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Blood is delivered to bodily tissues through:
capillaries |
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veins |
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arterioles |
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plasma |
The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.
Which of the following is not one of the outer planets?
Neptune |
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Jupiter |
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Venus |
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Uranus |
In contrast to the solid terrestrial planets, the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) consist of hydrogen and helium gas and water.
Respiration is the process by which __________ absorb oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide.
blood cells |
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capillaries |
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bronchioles |
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diaphragms |
The respiratory system manages respiration which is the process by which blood cells absorb oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide.
Which of the following describes the Earth's outer core?
primarily solid |
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solid |
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makes up most of the Earth's volume |
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liquid |
The Earth's core is divided into the liquid outer core (1,430 miles or 2,300 km radius) and the solid inner core (745 miles or 1,200 km radius).
Which of the following is not a medium for sound waves?
vacuum |
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liquid |
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none of these is a medium for sound waves |
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solid |
A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.