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In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?
kilo |
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centi |
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mega |
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milli |
Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.
The first step in the water cycle is:
evaporation |
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reclamation |
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infiltration |
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precipitation |
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.
Which of these is not a component of blood?
white blood cells |
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plasma |
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red blood cells |
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marrow |
Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." This describes which of Newton's laws of motion?
third |
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fourth |
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first |
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second |
Newton's third law of motion states that For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of equal magnitude in the opposite direction on the first object.
In the water cycle, infiltration is most closely related to:
runoff |
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oceans |
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water table |
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rivers |
The water then accumulates as runoff and eventually returns to bodies of water or is absorbed into the Earth (infiltration) and becomes part of the water table, an underground resevoir of fresh water.