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Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?
vacuum |
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metal |
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air |
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water |
The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium. Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).
Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?
all of these are untrue |
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opposite poles repel each other |
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opposite poles attract each other |
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same poles repel each other |
Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.
The first step in the water cycle is:
precipitation |
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reclamation |
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infiltration |
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evaporation |
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.
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:
cartilage |
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tendons |
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vertebra |
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ligaments |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).
Respiration is the process by which __________ absorb oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide.
blood cells |
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bronchioles |
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capillaries |
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diaphragms |
The respiratory system manages respiration which is the process by which blood cells absorb oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide.