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Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the shortest time period?
eon |
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epoch |
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period |
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age |
The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.
Poor balance could indicate an issue with which part of the nervous system?
cerebrum |
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spinal cord |
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medulla |
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cerebellum |
The cerebellum is a large cluster of nerves at the base of the brain that's responsible for balance, movement, and muscle coordination.
Elements that belong to the same period in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same number of:
electrons |
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protons |
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atomic mass units |
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electron shells |
The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
primarily solid |
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liquid |
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solid |
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primarily liquid |
Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.
Absolute zero is which of the following?
the coldest temperature possible in the universe |
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the freezing point of oxygen |
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0°C |
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the freezing point of hydrogen |
In contrast to the Celsius scale (measured in degrees centigrade) that fixes 0° at the freezing point of water and the Fahrenheit scale that uses 32°, the Kelvin scale fixes 0 at absolute zero (-273°C) which is the lowest temperature possible in the universe.