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All surface water is part of the:
lithosphere |
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geosphere |
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hydrosphere |
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atmosphere |
The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).
What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?
capillaries |
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valves |
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platelets |
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atria |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
What part of the brain is responsible for the major senses (thinking, hearing, seeing)?
brainstem |
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cerebrum |
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medulla |
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cerebellum |
The cerebrum is the major part of the brain and is responsible for the main senses (thinking, hearing, seeing).
Small rocks shed by asteroids and comets that reach the earth are called:
meteors |
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meteoroids |
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meteorites |
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shooting stars |
Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.
The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Which of the following is formed by the gradual depositing of small rocks?
sedimentary |
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granite |
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metamorphic |
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igneous |
The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.