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Which of the following is the correct order for types of radiation from lowest to highest frequency?
microwaves → radio waves → visible light |
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infrared waves → microwaves → ultraviolet light |
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visible light → ultraviolet light → radio waves |
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radio waves → visible light → gamma rays |
The electromagnetic spectrum covers all possible wavelengths and frequencies of radiation. From lowest frequency (longest wavelength) to highest frequency (shortest wavelength) radiation: radio waves → microwaves → infrared waves → visible light → ultraviolet light → X-rays → gamma rays.
Bronchioles, alveolus, and capillaries are vital parts of which bodily system?
respiration |
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nervous |
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circulation |
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digestion |
The trachea branches into the left and right bronchi which each lead to a lung where the bronchi subdivide into smaller tubes called bronchioles. Each bronchiole ends in a small sac called an alveolus which allows oxygen from the air to enter the bloodstream via tiny blood vessels called capillaries.
The hottest of Earth's atmospheric layers is which of the following?
troposphere |
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thermosphere |
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stratosphere |
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mesosphere |
Temperatures again increase with altitude in the thermosphere which is the hottest (4,530 °F / 2,500 °C) atmospheric layer due to direct exposure to the Sun's radiation. However, the gas in this layer is highly diluted so even though the atoms of gas may be very high in temperature, there are too few of them to effectively transfer much heat.
Gametes have how many pairs of chromosomes?
2 |
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46 |
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4 |
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23 |
Reproductive (haploid) cells known as gametes have half as many (23) pairs of chromosomes as normal (diploid) cells. When the male gamete (sperm) combines with the female gamete (ovum) through meiosis to form a zygote, each gamete supplies half the chromosomes needed to form the normal diploid cells.
What part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat?
cerebellum |
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spinal cord |
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medulla |
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cerebrum |
Part of the brainstem, the medulla is the connection between the brain and the spinal cord. It controls involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat.