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The energy posessed by a thrown baseball is an example of what kind of energy?
kinetic |
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gravitational |
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potential |
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transitional |
Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by a moving object. Potential energy is stored energy in a stationary object based on its location, position, shape, or state.
Which of the following states of matter exists at the highest temperature?
none of these |
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liquid |
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gas |
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solid |
Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.
Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?
air |
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water |
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metal |
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vacuum |
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).
Which of the following is not one of the outer planets?
Neptune |
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Uranus |
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Venus |
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Jupiter |
In contrast to the solid terrestrial planets, the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) consist of hydrogen and helium gas and water.
In the heart, the __________ artery and vein manage blood flow to the lungs.
capillary |
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pulmonary |
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atrial |
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aorta |
The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.