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Which of these layers is found directly below the Earth's crust?
outer core |
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inner core |
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mantle |
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continents |
The crust is the Earth's outermost layer and is divided into oceanic and continental types. Oceanic crust is 3 miles (5 km) to 6 miles (10 km) thick and is composed primarily of denser rock. Continental crust is 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km) thick and composed primarily of less dense rock. The crust makes up approximately one percent of the Earth's total volume.
As part of the carbon cycle, plants release carbon into the atmosphere through which process?
photosynthesis |
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evaporation |
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decomposition |
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sedimentation |
The carbon cycle represents the ciruit of carbon through Earth's ecosystem. Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is absorbed by plants through photosynthesis. Plants then die and release carbon back into the atmosphere during decomposition or are eaten by animals who breathe (respiration) the carbon into the atmosphere they exhale and produce waste which also releases carbon as it decays.
50°F is how many °C?
10 |
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-10 |
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122 |
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58 |
The formula to convert from F° to C° is:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)
plugging in our values gives:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (50 - 32)\)
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (18)\)
\(C° = {90 \over 9}\)
\(C° = 10\)
A human heart consists of how many chambers?
2 |
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4 |
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1 |
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8 |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
Which is the proper order of Earth's atmospheric layers from the surface up to space?
stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
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thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere |
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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
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mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere |
The troposphere is the closest layer to Earth, followed by the stratosphere, mesosphere, and finally the thermosphere which borders space.