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Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?
cirrus clouds |
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cumulus clouds |
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stratus clouds |
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fog |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.
Which of these is important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair?
fiber |
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fats |
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carbohydrates |
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protein |
Found in both animal sources (meat, fish, eggs, cheese) and vegetables (beans, nuts, some grains), proteins are important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair.
Blood is circulated throughout the body via:
arterioles |
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aorta |
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capillaries |
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veins |
The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.
In taxonomy, domains are the broadest classification of life. How many domains are there?
5 |
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3 |
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6 |
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dozens |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.
During the water cycle, water enters the atmosphere as a gas through which process?
precipitation |
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transpiration |
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evaporation |
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both evaporation and transpiration |
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.