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Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?
air |
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vacuum |
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water |
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metal |
The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium. Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).
The universal recipient blood type can recieve any other blood type. Which blood type is the universal recipient?
AB-positive |
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O-negative |
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O |
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AB |
Blood transfer is limited by the type and Rh factor of the blood. Someone who has Rh-factor negative blood cannot receive blood with a positive type but a person with Rh-factor positive type blood can receive Rh-negative blood. Type O negative blood is the universal donor because it can be given to a person with any blood type. Type AB positive is the universal recipient meaning someone with this blood type can receive any other type of blood.
When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?
cold |
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stationary |
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warm |
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occluded |
When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.
Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?
Jupiter |
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Venus |
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Earth |
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Mercury |
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 food chain serves only as food for other organisms?
primary consumers |
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secondary consumers |
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decomposers |
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producers |
Producers (autotrophs) serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis