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Leafy vegetables, beans, potatoes, fruits, and whole grains are good sources of:
saturated fat |
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unsaturated fat |
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protein |
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fiber |
Fiber provides bulk to help the large intestine carry away waste. Good sources of fiber are leafy vegetables, beans, potatoes, fruits, and whole grains.
pH is a scale that measures of how basic or acidic a solution is. A solution with a pH of 9 is:
alkaline |
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water |
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neutral |
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acidic |
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.
Which of Earth's layers has weather?
mesosphere |
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troposphere |
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stratosphere |
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thermosphere |
The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.
In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?
centi |
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kilo |
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mega |
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milli |
Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.
The brain and spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.
somatic |
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peripheral |
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autonomic |
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central |
The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.