| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.23 |
| Score | 0% | 65% |
Which of these vitamins doesn't come from food?
D |
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Potassium |
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C |
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A |
Vitamins are necessary for a wide variety of bodily processes. Some vitamins like Vitamins A and C come from diet but others, like Vitamin D, are generated in response to sunlight.
Which of the following states of matter exists at the highest temperature?
liquid |
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solid |
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none of these |
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gas |
Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.
Cirrus clouds generally occur in what kind of weather?
hot |
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fair |
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freezing |
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stormy |
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.
Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?
breaking down fats |
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breaking down proteins |
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breaking down starches |
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absorbing nutrients |
Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.
Momentum is a measure of how difficult it is for a moving object to stop. Which of the following is the formula for momentum?
none of these |
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\(\vec{p} = m\vec{v}\) |
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\(\vec{p} = { \vec{v} \over m}\) |
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\(\vec{p} = {m \over \vec{v}}\) |
Momentum is a measure of how difficult it is for a moving object to stop and is calculated by multiplying the object's mass by its velocity: \(\vec{p} = m\vec{v}\). Like velocity, momentum is a vector quantity as it expresses force applied in a specific direction.