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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 65% |
Which of these is not a component of blood?
marrow |
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red blood cells |
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white blood cells |
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plasma |
Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.
The hottest of Earth's atmospheric layers is which of the following?
stratosphere |
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troposphere |
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thermosphere |
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mesosphere |
Temperatures again increase with altitude in the thermosphere which is the hottest (4,530 °F / 2,500 °C) atmospheric layer due to direct exposure to the Sun's radiation. However, the gas in this layer is highly diluted so even though the atoms of gas may be very high in temperature, there are too few of them to effectively transfer much heat.
Molecules and atoms that are outputs from a chemical reaction are known as which of the following?
products |
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results |
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reactants |
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side effects |
During a chemical reaction molecules and atoms (reactants) are rearranged into new combinations that result in new kinds of atoms or molecules (products).
__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.
anemia |
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diabetes |
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shingles |
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scurvy |
Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.
Elements that belong to the same period in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same number of:
atomic mass units |
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protons |
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electrons |
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electron shells |
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.