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An endoskeleton (internal skeleton) is a charateristic of __________ animals, including humans.
vertebrate |
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spiny |
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arthropod |
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sentient |
An endoskeleton (internal skeleton) is a charateristic of vertebrate animals, including humans.
An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?
Jupiter and Saturn |
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Mars and Earth |
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Mars and Jupiter |
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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.
The angle of reflection is equal to which the following?
refractive index |
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focal point |
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angle of incidence |
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90° |
The law of reflection specifies how waves, including light waves, bounce off of surfaces. Specifically, the angle of incidence of the approaching wave is equal to the angle of reflection of the reflected wave as measured from a line perpendicular (90°) to the surface.
Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?
asteroids contain frozen water |
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comets orbit the Sun |
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asteroids have a coma |
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comets have an atmosphere |
A comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that, in contrast to an asteroid, has an extended atmosphere surrounding the center. When passing close to the Sun, this atmosphere warms and begins to release gases forming a visible coma or tail.
What is the body's largest artery?
vena cava |
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arteriole |
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capillary |
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aorta |
The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.