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The rows of the Periodic Table of the Elements are called:
periods |
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groups |
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families |
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shells |
The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.
The number system most used in science is the:
English system |
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metric system |
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British system |
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American system |
The metric system is a number system that designates one base unit for each type of measurement. For example, the base unit for length is the meter and the base unit for mass is the gram.
A major difference between sound waves and light waves is which of the following?
a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic |
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a sound wave is much slower than a light wave |
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all of these are correct |
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a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum |
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.
The small intestine utilizes enzymes produced where?
all of these are correct |
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liver |
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small intestine |
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pancreas |
The small intestine is where most digestion takes place. As food travels along the small intestine it gets broken down completely by enzymes secreted from the walls. These enzymes are produced in the small intestine as well as in the pancreas and liver. After the enzymes break down the food, the resulting substances are then absorbed into the blood via capillaries in the small intestine walls.
Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?
weight depends on the location where it is measured |
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mass depends on the location where it is measured |
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weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity |
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mass is the amount of matter something has |
Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity. So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.