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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 65% |
An air mass is a large body of air that has which of the following characteristics?
all of these |
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similar temperature |
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similar density |
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similar moisture |
An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.
What part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat?
spinal cord |
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cerebrum |
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medulla |
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cerebellum |
Part of the brainstem, the medulla is the connection between the brain and the spinal cord. It controls involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat.
Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?
a magnitude and a polarity |
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a direction only |
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a magnitude only |
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a magnitude and a direction |
Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only. A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol: \(\vec{v}\)
212°F is how many °C?
\(135 {5 \over 9}\) |
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100 |
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0 |
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-100 |
The formula to convert from F° to C° is:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)
plugging in our values gives:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (212 - 32)\)
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (180) = {{180 \times 5} \over 9}\)
\(C° = {900 \over 9}\)
\(C° = 100\)
Elements in the same group in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same:
number of electrons |
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number of electrons in their outer electron shell |
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number of electron shells |
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number of atomic mass units |
The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups and all elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer electron shell. The group that an element occupies generally determines its chemical properties as the number of outer shell electrons establishes the way it reacts with other elements to form molecules. So, because each element has the same number of electrons in its outer shell, each has similar reactivity.