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Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?
asteroids contain frozen water |
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asteroids have a coma |
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comets orbit the Sun |
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comets have an atmosphere |
A comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that, in contrast to an asteroid, has an extended atmosphere surrounding the center. When passing close to the Sun, this atmosphere warms and begins to release gases forming a visible coma or tail.
Bronchioles, alveolus, and capillaries are vital parts of which bodily system?
circulation |
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respiration |
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digestion |
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nervous |
The trachea branches into the left and right bronchi which each lead to a lung where the bronchi subdivide into smaller tubes called bronchioles. Each bronchiole ends in a small sac called an alveolus which allows oxygen from the air to enter the bloodstream via tiny blood vessels called capillaries.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Sun?
makes up over 99% of the mass of the solar system |
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is a yellow dwarf star |
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formed 2.6 billion years ago |
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is composed of hydrogen and helium |
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.
Tertiary consumers eat which of the following?
primary and secondary consumers |
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decomposers |
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producers |
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all of these |
Tertiary consumers eat primary consumers and secondary consumers and are typically carnivorous predators. Tertiary consumers may also be omnivores. Examples include wolves, sharks, and human beings.
"An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force." This describes which of Newton's laws of motion?
second |
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fourth |
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third |
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first |
Also known as the law of inertia, Newton's first law of motion states that An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.