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I biome is made up of naturally occurring flora and fauna. Fauna is which of the following?
habitats |
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plants |
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animals |
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minerals |
A biome is a large naturally occurring community of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) occupying a major habitat (home or environment).
The crust and upper mantle of the earth is called the:
atmosphere |
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geosphere |
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lithosphere |
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hydrosphere |
The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).
The energy posessed by a ball on the window ledge of a tall building is an example of what kind of energy?
gravitational |
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potential |
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inherent |
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kinetic |
Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by a moving object. Potential energy is stored energy in a stationary object based on its location, position, shape, or state.
A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries no electric charge. This desribes which of the following?
atom |
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electron |
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neutron |
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proton |
A neutron is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It is neutral as it carries no electric charge.
An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?
Mars and Jupiter |
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Mars and Earth |
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Jupiter and Saturn |
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Mercury and Venus |
The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.