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The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?
between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn |
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in the Kuiper Belt |
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in the asteroid belt |
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outside the solar system |
The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.
The __________ is a system of muscles that allows breathing.
pulmonary |
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bronchioles |
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trachea |
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diaphragm |
The diaphragm is a system of muscles that allows breathing. During inhalation, the diaphragm expands and air rushes in to fill the space created. Then, during exhalation, the diaphragm contracts and forces the air back out.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Sun?
is a yellow dwarf star |
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is composed of hydrogen and helium |
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formed 2.6 billion years ago |
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makes up over 99% of the mass of the solar system |
The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.
In the Periodic Table of the Elements, elements in the same column belong to the same:
atomic number |
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period |
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group |
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family |
The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups and all elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer electron shell. The group that an element occupies generally determines its chemical properties as the number of outer shell electrons establishes the way it reacts with other elements to form molecules. So, because each element has the same number of electrons in its outer shell, each has similar reactivity.
Plant cells may generate energy through which of the following?
all of these |
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photosynthesis |
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aerobic respiration |
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anaerobic respiration |
Some plant cells produce their own energy through photosynthesis which is the process by which sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water react to make sugar and oxygen. Animal cells cannot produce their own energy and, instead, generate energy when mitochondria consume outside sugar and oxygen through aerobic respiration.