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The first step in the water cycle is:
precipitation |
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evaporation |
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infiltration |
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reclamation |
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.
When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?
cold |
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occluded |
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warm |
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stationary |
When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.
In the pancreas, lipase converts fat to:
complex carbohydrates |
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glycerol and fatty acids |
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amino acids |
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simple sugars |
The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion. Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.
Which of the following does not represent the freezing point of water?
0°F |
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0°C |
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32°F |
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273K |
The Fahrenheit scale fixes the freezing point of water at 32°F, the Celsuis scale at 0°C, and the Kelvin scale at 273K.
An electrically charged atom is a(n):
neutron |
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electron |
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ion |
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proton |
A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by a chemical bond. In ionic compounds, one atom borrows an electron from another atom resulting in two ions (electrically charged atoms) of opposite polarities that then become bonded electrostatically.