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The Sun is a __________-type main-sequence star.
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E |
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G |
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D |
The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.
A transition zone between two air masses is called:
thunderstorm |
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front |
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fog |
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boundary |
An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.
Bronchioles, alveolus, and capillaries are vital parts of which bodily system?
nervous |
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digestion |
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respiration |
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circulation |
The trachea branches into the left and right bronchi which each lead to a lung where the bronchi subdivide into smaller tubes called bronchioles. Each bronchiole ends in a small sac called an alveolus which allows oxygen from the air to enter the bloodstream via tiny blood vessels called capillaries.
During digestion, after proteins are broken down where does the undigested food go next?
small intestine |
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large intestine |
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esophagus |
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stomach |
Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.
In cell biology, cytokinesis results in two separate:
nuclei |
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chromatids |
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cells |
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chromosomes |
During cell division, the cytokinesis phase occurs when cytoplasm and cell membranes complete their separation resulting in two separate cells.