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In the heart, blood flows from the right __________ to the lungs then back to the heart via the left __________.
atrium, atrium |
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ventricle, atrium |
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atrium, ventricle |
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ventricle, ventricle |
The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.
The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?
frozen methane, ammonia, and water |
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rock |
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gaseous methane, ammonia, and water |
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minerals |
The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.
pH is a scale that measures of how basic or acidic a solution is. A solution with a pH of 4 is:
neutral |
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acidic |
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basic |
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alkaline |
An acid is a substance that gives up positively charged hydrogen ions (H+) when dissolved in water. A base (alkaline) gives up negatively charged hydroxide ions (OH-) when dissolved in water. pH is a scale that measures of how basic or acidic a solution is. Numbered from 0 to 14, solutions with a pH of 7 are neutral, less than 7 are acidic, more than 7 are alkaline.
In the classification of life, bacteria, archaea and eukaryota are which of the following?
species |
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domains |
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kingdoms |
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classes |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.
Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?
work |
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a force |
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kinetic energy |
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power |
Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.