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Stratus clouds are __________clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base.
mid-altitude |
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low-altitude |
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high-altitude |
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all-altitude |
Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.
Which of the following is the correct order for types of radiation from lowest to highest frequency?
radio waves → visible light → gamma rays |
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infrared waves → microwaves → ultraviolet light |
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visible light → ultraviolet light → radio waves |
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microwaves → radio waves → visible light |
The electromagnetic spectrum covers all possible wavelengths and frequencies of radiation. From lowest frequency (longest wavelength) to highest frequency (shortest wavelength) radiation: radio waves → microwaves → infrared waves → visible light → ultraviolet light → X-rays → gamma rays.
Examples of primary consumers include:
all of these |
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cows |
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rats |
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fish |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.
Earth's troposphere layer is which of the following?
closest to the surface |
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hottest |
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farthest from the surface |
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coldest |
The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.
Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?
work |
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power |
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kinetic energy |
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a force |
Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.