| Your Results | Global Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.27 |
| Score | 0% | 65% |
__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.
diabetes |
|
scurvy |
|
shingles |
|
anemia |
Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.
In the classification of life, which of the following is not a domain?
eukaryota |
|
bacteria |
|
archaea |
|
animalia |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.
The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?
in the asteroid belt |
|
outside the solar system |
|
in the Kuiper Belt |
|
between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn |
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.
A __________ is the smallest multi-atom particle of an element or compound that can exist and still retain the characteristics of the element or compound.
ion |
|
molecule |
|
neutron |
|
isotope |
A molecule is the smallest multi-atom particle of an element or compound that can exist and still retain the characteristics of the element or compound. The molecules of elements consist of two or more similar atoms, the molecules of compounds consist of two or more different atoms.
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds composed of ice crystals. At what elevation to cirrus clouds form?
ground level |
|
high-altitude |
|
mid-altitude |
|
low-altitude |
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.