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When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?
occluded |
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warm |
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cold |
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stationary |
When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.
Examples of primary consumers include:
rats |
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all of these |
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fish |
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cows |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.
Elements in the Periodic Table of the Elements are ordered by which of the following?
atomic number |
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atomic weight |
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atomic mass |
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number of electron shells |
The Periodic Table of the Elements categorizes elements primarily by the number of protons in their nucleus (atomic number) and secondarily by the characteristics they exhibit.
The energy posessed by a thrown baseball is an example of what kind of energy?
transitional |
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potential |
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kinetic |
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gravitational |
Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by a moving object. Potential energy is stored energy in a stationary object based on its location, position, shape, or state.
When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:
ice |
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snow or ice |
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snow |
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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.