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As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air __________ the lighter warm air that it is replacing.
mixes with |
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cancels out |
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pushes above |
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pushes under |
A cold front is a warm-cold air boundary with the colder air replacing the warmer. As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air pushes under the lighter warm air that it is replacing. The warm air becomes cooler as it rises and, if the rising air is humid enough, the water vapor it contains will condense into clouds and precipitation may fall.
Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?
water |
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air |
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vacuum |
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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 __________ nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.
autonomic |
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peripheral |
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somatic |
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central |
Part of the peripheral nervous system, the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.
A transition zone between two air masses is called:
front |
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fog |
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thunderstorm |
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boundary |
An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.
What is a major difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?
one is inherited, the other is learned |
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one controls thinking, the other controls feeling |
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one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity |
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each belongs to a different nervous system |
Both are part of the peripheral nervous system. The somatic nervous system sends sensory information to the central nervous system and controls voluntary actions while the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.