| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.28 |
| Score | 0% | 66% |
212°F is how many °C?
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100 |
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-100 |
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\(135 {5 \over 9}\) |
The formula to convert from F° to C° is:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)
plugging in our values gives:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (212 - 32)\)
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (180) = {{180 \times 5} \over 9}\)
\(C° = {900 \over 9}\)
\(C° = 100\)
Within DNA, a variety of a particular gene is called a(n):
allele |
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homozygous |
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heterozygous |
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chromosome |
The gene is the base unit of inheritance and is contained within DNA. A gene may come in several varieties (alleles) and there are a pair of alleles for every gene. If the alleles are alike, a person is homozygous for that gene. If the alleles are different, heterozygous.
The rows of the Periodic Table of the Elements are called:
groups |
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families |
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shells |
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periods |
The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.
A major difference between sound waves and light waves is which of the following?
all of these are correct |
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a sound wave is much slower than a light wave |
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a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic |
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a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum |
A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.
Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?
opposite poles repel each other |
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opposite poles attract each other |
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same poles repel 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.