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Earth's breathable air is held in which atmospheric layer?
stratosphere |
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troposphere |
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thermosphere |
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mesosphere |
The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.
Generally, an atom has __________ negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.
double the number of |
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equal numbers of |
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fewer |
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more |
An electron is a subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom. It carries a negative electric charge. Generally, an atom has the same number of negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.
Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?
weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity |
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mass depends on the location where it is measured |
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weight depends on the location where it is measured |
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mass is the amount of matter something has |
Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity. So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.
Small rocks shed by asteroids and comets that reach the earth are called:
meteorites |
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meteors |
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meteoroids |
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shooting stars |
Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.
In the classification of life, bacteria, archaea and eukaryota are which of the following?
domains |
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species |
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classes |
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kingdoms |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.