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The hottest of Earth's atmospheric layers is which of the following?
stratosphere |
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troposphere |
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thermosphere |
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mesosphere |
Temperatures again increase with altitude in the thermosphere which is the hottest (4,530 °F / 2,500 °C) atmospheric layer due to direct exposure to the Sun's radiation. However, the gas in this layer is highly diluted so even though the atoms of gas may be very high in temperature, there are too few of them to effectively transfer much heat.
The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?
in the asteroid belt |
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between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn |
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outside the solar system |
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in the Kuiper Belt |
The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.
The two heart chambers that collect blood are called:
atria |
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aorta |
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ventricles |
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valves |
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.
In the food chain, consumers are classified as which of the following?
tertiary |
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secondary |
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all of these |
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primary |
Most animals consume other organisms to survive. Consumers (heterotrophs) are divided into three types, primary, secondary, and tertiary, based on their place in the food chain.
Which of these foods should a person with high cholesterol avoid?
avocados |
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vegetable oils |
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eggs |
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olive oil |
Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils). Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.