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Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?
air |
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vacuum |
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water |
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metal |
The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium. Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).
Secondary consumers that also eat producers are known as:
omnivores |
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carnivores |
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herbivores |
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scavengers |
Secondary consumers (carnivores) subsist mainly on primary consumers. Omnivores are secondary consumers that also eat producers. Examples are rats, fish, and chickens.
Which of these does not contain oxygenated blood?
right atrium |
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left ventricle |
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aorta |
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pulmonary vein |
To provide oxygen to the body, blood flows through the heart in a path formed by the right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body. When blood enters the right side of the heart it is deoxygenated. It enters the left side of the heart oxygenated after traveling to the lungs.
An element in the physical state of __________ maintains a constant volume but their shape depends upon the shape of their container.
plasma |
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liquid |
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solid |
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gas |
In the liquid state, molecules flow freely around each other and exist at a higher temperature range than the same substance in a solid state. Liquids maintain a constant volume but their shape depends upon the shape of their container.
Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?
kinetic energy |
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a force |
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power |
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work |
Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.