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In the classification of life, which of the following is not a kingdom?
fungi |
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animals |
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plants |
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bacteria |
Below domain, life is classified into six kingdoms: plants, animals, archaebacteria, eubacteria, and fungi. The last kingdom, protists, include all microscopic organisms that are not bacteria, animals, plants or fungi. (Archaebacteria and eubacteria are sometimes combined into a single kingdom, monera.)
The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?
in the Kuiper Belt |
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outside the solar system |
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in the asteroid belt |
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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.
In the metric system, what prefix represents 10-3?
kilo |
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centi |
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mega |
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milli |
In the metric system, milli is the prefix for 10-3.
Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?
opposite poles repel each other |
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same poles repel each other |
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opposite poles attract each other |
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all of these are untrue |
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.
Which of the following states of matter exists at the lowest temperature?
gas |
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none of these |
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solid |
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liquid |
Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.