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During digestion, the kidneys filter substances from the blood. Which of the following is not filtered by the kidneys?
water |
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minerals |
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fats |
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salt |
Chemical waste like excess water, minerals, and salt are filtered from the blood by the kidneys and secreted into the urine. Urine is transported from the kidneys to the bladder through ureters.
What kind of weather front is likely to create clouds and storms?
warm front |
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temperate front |
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stationary front |
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cold front |
A warm front is the boundary between warm and cool (or cold) air when the warm air is replacing the cold air. Warm air at the surface pushes above the cool air mass creating clouds and storms.
Molecules and atoms that are outputs from a chemical reaction are known as which of the following?
results |
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reactants |
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side effects |
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products |
During a chemical reaction molecules and atoms (reactants) are rearranged into new combinations that result in new kinds of atoms or molecules (products).
When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:
rain |
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snow |
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ice |
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snow or ice |
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.
The crust and upper mantle of the earth is called the:
lithosphere |
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hydrosphere |
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atmosphere |
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geosphere |
The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).