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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 67% |
What is a major difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?
each belongs to a different nervous system |
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one is inherited, the other is learned |
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one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity |
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one controls thinking, the other controls feeling |
Both are part of the peripheral nervous system. The somatic nervous system sends sensory information to the central nervous system and controls voluntary actions while the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.
The ozone layer is in which of Earth's atmospheric layers?
troposphere |
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thermosphere |
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mesosphere |
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stratosphere |
The stratosphere is just above the troposphere and is stratified in temperature with warmer layers higher and cooler layers closer to Earth. This increase in temperature is a result of absorption of the Sun's radiation by the ozone layer.
The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Which of the following is formed by the gradual depositing of small rocks?
igneous |
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granite |
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metamorphic |
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sedimentary |
The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.
Convert -20C° to F°.
78 |
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-36 |
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-4 |
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36 |
To convert from C° to F° use:
\(F° = {9 \over 5}C° + 32\)
\(F° = {9 \over 5}(-20) + 32\)
\(F° = {-180 \over 5} + 32\)
\(F° = -36 + 32 = -4\)
Which is the proper order of Earth's atmospheric layers from the surface up to space?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
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mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere |
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thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere |
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stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
The troposphere is the closest layer to Earth, followed by the stratosphere, mesosphere, and finally the thermosphere which borders space.