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Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?
cumulus clouds |
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stratus clouds |
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fog |
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cirrus clouds |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.
When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:
snow |
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ice |
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snow or ice |
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rain |
Rising into the atmosphere, the water condenses into clouds. When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as snow or ice precipitation which may warm as it falls to reach Earth as rain.
Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?
genus |
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species |
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domain |
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family |
The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.
The fossil record is a product of which period of Earth's history?
Cenozoic |
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Cretaceous |
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Jurassic |
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Cambrian |
The Cambrian period is one of the most significant geological time periods. Lasting about 53 million years, it marked a dramatic burst of changes in life on Earth known as the Cambrian Explosion. It is from this period that the majority of the history of life on Earth, as documented by fossils, is found. Called the fossil record, the layering of these mineralized imprints of organisms preserved in sedementary rock have allowed geologists to build a historical record of plant and animal life on Earth.
Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?
weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity |
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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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mass is the amount of matter something has |
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.