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The first step in the water cycle is:
precipitation |
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reclamation |
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infiltration |
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evaporation |
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.
Someone who has Rh-factor __________ blood cannot receive blood with a __________ type.
negative, positive |
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antigen, negative |
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positive, negative |
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positive, antigen |
Blood transfer is limited by the type and Rh factor of the blood. Someone who has Rh-factor negative blood cannot receive blood with a positive type but a person with Rh-factor positive type blood can receive Rh-negative blood. Type O negative blood is the universal donor because it can be given to a person with any blood type. Type AB positive is the universal recipient meaning someone with this blood type can receive any other type of blood.
Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?
cirrus clouds |
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cumulus clouds |
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stratus clouds |
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fog |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.
The coldest point in the Earth's atmosphere is reached in which atmospheric layer?
mesosphere |
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stratosphere |
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troposphere |
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thermosphere |
In the mesosphere, temperature again drops as altitude increases until the coldest point in the Earth's atmosphere, the mesopause, is reached where temperatures fall to −225 °F (−143 °C).
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
primarily solid |
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primarily liquid |
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solid |
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liquid |
Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.