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The energy posessed by a ball on the window ledge of a tall building is an example of what kind of energy?
kinetic |
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inherent |
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potential |
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gravitational |
Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by a moving object. Potential energy is stored energy in a stationary object based on its location, position, shape, or state.
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:
ligaments |
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vertebra |
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cartilage |
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tendons |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
dense |
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hot |
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all of these |
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makes up most of Earth's volume |
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.
Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the longest time period?
epoch |
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eon |
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era |
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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.
What is a major difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?
each belongs to a different nervous system |
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one is inherited, the other is learned |
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one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity |
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one controls thinking, the other controls feeling |
Both are part of the peripheral nervous system. The somatic nervous system sends sensory information to the central nervous system and controls voluntary actions while the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.