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The first step in the water cycle is:
evaporation |
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reclamation |
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precipitation |
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infiltration |
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.
__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
anemia |
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scurvy |
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shingles |
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diabetes |
Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
In a eukaryotic cell, which organelles deal with proteins?
all of these deal with proteins |
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Golgi apparatus |
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ribosomes |
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endoplasmic reticulum |
The nucleus of a eukaryotic cell contains the genetic material of the cell and is surrounded by cytoplasm which contains many organelles. Ribosomes produce proteins, endoplasmic reticulum helps synthesize proteins and fats, and Golgi apparatus prepares proteins for use.
Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?
cirrus clouds |
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fog |
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stratus clouds |
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cumulus clouds |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.
Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the longest time period?
era |
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eon |
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age |
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epoch |
The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.