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The two heart chambers that pump blood called:
ventricles |
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valves |
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atria |
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aorta |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.
somatic |
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autonomic |
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peripheral |
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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.
A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries no electric charge. This desribes which of the following?
proton |
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atom |
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neutron |
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electron |
A neutron is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It is neutral as it carries no electric charge.
What kind of weather front is likely to create clouds and storms?
warm front |
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temperate front |
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stationary front |
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cold front |
A warm front is the boundary between warm and cool (or cold) air when the warm air is replacing the cold air. Warm air at the surface pushes above the cool air mass creating clouds and storms.
pH is a scale that measures of how basic or acidic a solution is. A solution with a pH of 4 is:
alkaline |
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neutral |
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acidic |
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basic |
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.