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Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?
weight depends on the location where it is measured |
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weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity |
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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 acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object." This describes which of Newton's laws of motion?
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third |
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second |
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fourth |
Newton's second law of motion states that The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. This law basically means that the greater the mass of an object, the more force is needed to overcome its inertia.
What part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat?
spinal cord |
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medulla |
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cerebrum |
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cerebellum |
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.
Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the shortest time period?
epoch |
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period |
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age |
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eon |
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.
Which of the following describes how a person's genes express themselves in physical characteristics?
DNA |
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chromotype |
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phenotype |
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genotype |
A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.