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Blood pressure is generally highest in which of the following?
veins |
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capillaries |
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arteries |
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heart |
Arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Sun?
is a yellow dwarf star |
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is composed of hydrogen and helium |
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makes up over 99% of the mass of the solar system |
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formed 2.6 billion years ago |
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.
Poor balance could indicate an issue with which part of the nervous system?
spinal cord |
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cerebellum |
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medulla |
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cerebrum |
The cerebellum is a large cluster of nerves at the base of the brain that's responsible for balance, movement, and muscle coordination.
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
primarily solid |
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liquid |
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solid |
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primarily liquid |
Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.
The first step in the water cycle is:
infiltration |
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reclamation |
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precipitation |
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evaporation |
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.