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During the water cycle, water enters the atmosphere as a gas through which process?
evaporation |
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transpiration |
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both evaporation and transpiration |
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precipitation |
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.
Molecules and atoms that are outputs from a chemical reaction are known as which of the following?
reactants |
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side effects |
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products |
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results |
During a chemical reaction molecules and atoms (reactants) are rearranged into new combinations that result in new kinds of atoms or molecules (products).
Earth's breathable air is held in which atmospheric layer?
troposphere |
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stratosphere |
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mesosphere |
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thermosphere |
The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.
The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?
outside the solar system |
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in the Kuiper Belt |
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between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn |
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in the asteroid belt |
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.
The formula for acceleration is which of the following?
\(\vec{a} = { m \over \vec{F} }\) |
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\(\vec{a} = { \vec{F} \over m }\) |
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\(\vec{a} = { m \over F }\) |
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\(\vec{a} = \vec{F} m\) |
Newton's second law of motion leads to the formula for acceleration which is a measure of the rate of change of velocity per unit time and, if you solve for positive acceleration, reveals how much net force is needed to overcome an object's mass. The formula for acceleration is \(\vec{a} = { \vec{F} \over m }\) or, solving for force, \(\vec{F} = m\vec{a}\).