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The four planets closest to the Sun are called terrestrial. What does terrestrial mean?
the planets are Earth-like |
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the planets have moons |
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the planets have water |
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the planets have magnetic fields |
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.
Convert 0C° to F°.
16 |
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-32 |
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32 |
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0 |
To convert from C° to F° use:
\(F° = {9 \over 5}C° + 32\)
\(F° = {9 \over 5}(0) + 32\)
\(F° = 0 + 32 = 32\)
Which of the following is not true of light waves?
can travel through a vacuum |
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travel faster than sound waves |
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are mechanical waves |
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are electromagnetic waves |
Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.
Reproductive haploids are also known as:
sperm |
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diploids |
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ovum |
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gametes |
Reproductive (haploid) cells known as gametes have half as many (23) pairs of chromosomes as normal (diploid) cells. When the male gamete (sperm) combines with the female gamete (ovum) through meiosis to form a zygote, each gamete supplies half the chromosomes needed to form the normal diploid cells.
Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
velocity |
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acceleration |
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mass |
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momentum |
Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only. A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol: \(\vec{v}\)