| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.19 |
| Score | 0% | 64% |
The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?
in the Kuiper Belt |
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in the asteroid belt |
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between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn |
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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 Sun is a __________-type main-sequence star.
S |
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E |
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G |
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D |
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.
A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with:
a recessive trait |
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a chromosome |
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a dominant trait |
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a gene |
The traits represented by genes are inherited independently of each other (one from the male and one from the female gamete) and a trait can be dominant or recessive. A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with a recessive trait while two copies of a recessive trait (one from each parent) must be present for the recessive trait to be expressed.
Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?
opposite poles attract each other |
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same poles repel each other |
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opposite poles repel each other |
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all of these are untrue |
Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.
Convert 5C° to F°.
27 |
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37 |
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-23 |
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41 |
To convert from C° to F° use:
\(F° = {9 \over 5}C° + 32\)
\(F° = {9 \over 5}(5) + 32\)
\(F° = {45 \over 5} + 32\)
\(F° = 9 + 32 = 41\)