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Small rocks shed by asteroids and comets that reach the earth are called:
meteors |
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meteorites |
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meteoroids |
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shooting stars |
Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.
Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?
convection |
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reflection |
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radiation |
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conduction |
Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.
Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?
weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity |
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weight depends on the location where it is measured |
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mass is the amount of matter something has |
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mass depends on the location where it is measured |
Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity. So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.
The __________ nervous system controls voluntary actions.
somatic |
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central |
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autonomic |
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peripheral |
Part of the peripheral nervous system, the somatic nervous system is made up of nerve fibers that send sensory information to the central nervous system and control voluntary actions.
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity per unit of time. Which of these is the formula for acceleration?
\(\vec{a} = { t \over \Delta \vec{v} }\) |
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\(\vec{a} = \Delta \vec{v} t \) |
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\(\vec{a} = { \Delta \vec{v} \over t }\) |
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\(\vec{a} = { \vec{v} \over t }\) |
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity per unit of time. In physics, the delta symbol (\(\Delta\)) represents change so the formula for acceleration becomes \(\vec{a} = { \Delta \vec{v} \over t }\)