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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 66% |
Cirrus clouds generally occur in what kind of weather?
stormy |
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hot |
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fair |
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freezing |
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.
The first step in the water cycle is:
reclamation |
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precipitation |
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evaporation |
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infiltration |
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.
Saturated fats can __________ LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can __________ it.
decrease, raise |
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stabilize, raise |
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decrease, stabilize |
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raise, decrease |
Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.
Absolute zero is which of the following?
0°C |
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the coldest temperature possible in the universe |
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the freezing point of oxygen |
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the freezing point of hydrogen |
In contrast to the Celsius scale (measured in degrees centigrade) that fixes 0° at the freezing point of water and the Fahrenheit scale that uses 32°, the Kelvin scale fixes 0 at absolute zero (-273°C) which is the lowest temperature possible in the universe.
As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air __________ the lighter warm air that it is replacing.
cancels out |
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mixes with |
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pushes under |
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pushes above |
A cold front is a warm-cold air boundary with the colder air replacing the warmer. As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air pushes under the lighter warm air that it is replacing. The warm air becomes cooler as it rises and, if the rising air is humid enough, the water vapor it contains will condense into clouds and precipitation may fall.