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As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air __________ the lighter warm air that it is replacing.
cancels out |
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pushes under |
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pushes above |
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mixes with |
A cold front is a warm-cold air boundary with the colder air replacing the warmer. As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air pushes under the lighter warm air that it is replacing. The warm air becomes cooler as it rises and, if the rising air is humid enough, the water vapor it contains will condense into clouds and precipitation may fall.
__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
shingles |
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diabetes |
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scurvy |
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anemia |
Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
The four planets closest to the Sun are called terrestrial. What does terrestrial mean?
the planets have water |
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the planets have magnetic fields |
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the planets are Earth-like |
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the planets have moons |
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.
The pitch of the siren of an approaching ambulance changes as it approaches you. This is an example of which of the following?
Doppler effect |
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reflection |
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sound radiation |
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refraction |
The Doppler effect occurs when the source or listener (or both) of sound waves is moving. If they're moving closer together, the listener perceives the sound with a higher pitch and, when they're moving apart, the listener perceives the sound with a lower pitch.
Arteries carry __________ blood at __________ pressure.
oxygenated, low |
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oxygenated, high |
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deoxygenated, high |
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deoxygenated, low |
Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.