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The heart __________ blood.
deoxygenates |
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creates |
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oxygenates |
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filters |
To provide oxygen to the body, blood flows through the heart in a path formed by the right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body. When blood enters the right side of the heart it is deoxygenated. It enters the left side of the heart oxygenated after traveling to the lungs.
A major difference between sound waves and light waves is which of the following?
a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum |
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a sound wave is much slower than a light wave |
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all of these are correct |
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a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic |
A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.
Earth's troposphere layer is which of the following?
hottest |
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closest to the surface |
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coldest |
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farthest from the surface |
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 four planets closest to the Sun are called terrestrial. What does terrestrial mean?
the planets have magnetic fields |
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the planets have water |
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the planets have moons |
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the planets are Earth-like |
The four planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are called terrestrial (Earth-like) planets because, like the Earth, they're solid with inner metal cores covered by rocky surfaces.
What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?
medulla |
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autonomic |
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spinal cord |
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cerebrum |
The spinal cord connects the brain to the body's network of nerves. It carries impulses between all organs and the brain and controls simple reflexes.