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In the heart, blood flows from the __________ ventricle to the lungs then back to the heart via the __________ atrium.
right, right |
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right, left |
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left, right |
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left, left |
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.
Which of the following is sedimentary rock?
basalt |
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sandstone |
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obsidian |
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slate |
The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.
During digestion, the kidneys filter substances from the blood. Which of the following is not filtered by the kidneys?
minerals |
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salt |
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water |
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fats |
Chemical waste like excess water, minerals, and salt are filtered from the blood by the kidneys and secreted into the urine. Urine is transported from the kidneys to the bladder through ureters.
An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?
Mars and Earth |
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Mars and Jupiter |
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Jupiter and Saturn |
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Mercury and Venus |
The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Generally, an atom has __________ negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.
double the number of |
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more |
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equal numbers of |
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fewer |
An electron is a subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom. It carries a negative electric charge. Generally, an atom has the same number of negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.