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The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?
frozen methane, ammonia, and water |
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gaseous methane, ammonia, and water |
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rock |
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minerals |
The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.
What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?
medulla |
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spinal cord |
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cerebrum |
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autonomic |
The spinal cord connects the brain to the body's network of nerves. It carries impulses between all organs and the brain and controls simple reflexes.
In the metric system, what prefix represents 10-3?
milli |
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kilo |
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centi |
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mega |
In the metric system, milli is the prefix for 10-3.
As part of the carbon cycle, plants release carbon into the atmosphere through which process?
sedimentation |
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decomposition |
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photosynthesis |
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evaporation |
The carbon cycle represents the ciruit of carbon through Earth's ecosystem. Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is absorbed by plants through photosynthesis. Plants then die and release carbon back into the atmosphere during decomposition or are eaten by animals who breathe (respiration) the carbon into the atmosphere they exhale and produce waste which also releases carbon as it decays.
A human heart consists of how many chambers?
4 |
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2 |
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1 |
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8 |
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.