| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.15 |
| Score | 0% | 63% |
Blood pressure is generally highest in which of the following?
capillaries |
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heart |
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veins |
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arteries |
Arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood.
The four planets closest to the Sun are called terrestrial. What does terrestrial mean?
the planets have magnetic fields |
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the planets have moons |
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the planets are Earth-like |
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the planets have water |
The four planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are called terrestrial (Earth-like) planets because, like the Earth, they're solid with inner metal cores covered by rocky surfaces.
-40°F is how many °C?
-40 |
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-8 |
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\(-{40 \over 9}\) |
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\({40 \over 9}\) |
The formula to convert from F° to C° is:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)
plugging in our values gives:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (-40 - 32)\)
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (-72) = {{-72 \times 5} \over 9}\)
\(C° = {-360 \over 9}\)
\(C° = -40\)
The connective tissue that connects bones to other bones at joints is called:
tendons |
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ligaments |
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cartilage |
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knuckles |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).
The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Which of the following is formed when existing rock is altered through pressure, temperature, or chemical processes?
igneous |
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sedimentary |
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coal |
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metamorphic |
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.