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Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
solid |
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liquid |
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primarily liquid |
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primarily solid |
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.
The ovum and oviduct are part of which bodily system?
reproductive |
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circulatory |
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digestive |
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nervous |
Approximately every 28 days during female ovulation an egg (ovum) is released from one of the ovaries and travels through the oviduct (fallopian tube) and into the uterus. At the same time, the endometrial lining of the uterus becomes prepared for implantation.
In the classification of life, bacteria, archaea and eukaryota are which of the following?
kingdoms |
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classes |
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species |
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domains |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.
Which of the following is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element?
molecule |
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neutron |
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atom |
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element |
An atom is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element.
In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?
centi |
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milli |
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kilo |
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mega |
Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.