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Elements that belong to the same period in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same number of:
protons |
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atomic mass units |
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electron shells |
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electrons |
The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.
Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?
mass is the amount of matter something has |
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mass depends on the location where it is measured |
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weight depends on the location where it is measured |
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weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity |
Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity. So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.
The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?
gaseous methane, ammonia, and water |
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frozen methane, ammonia, and water |
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rock |
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minerals |
The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.
During digestion, the kidneys filter substances from the blood. Which of the following is not filtered by the kidneys?
minerals |
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water |
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salt |
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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.
In the classification of life, which of the following is not a domain?
animalia |
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bacteria |
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archaea |
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eukaryota |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.