| Your Results | Global Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.65 |
| Score | 0% | 73% |
What part of the brain is responsible for for balance, movement, and muscle coordination?
cerebrum |
|
cerebellum |
|
medulla |
|
brainstem |
The cerebellum is a large cluster of nerves at the base of the brain that's responsible for balance, movement, and muscle coordination.
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
makes up most of Earth's volume |
|
hot |
|
dense |
|
all of these |
Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.
The crust and lithosphere of the Earth is made up of which of the following?
metamorphic rock |
|
plates |
|
continents |
|
sedimentary rock |
The crust and the rigid lithosphere (upper mantle) is made up approximately thirty separate plates. These plates more very slowly on the slightly more liquid mantle (asthenosphere) beneath them. This movement has resulted in continental drift which is the gradual movement of land masses across Earth's surface. Continental drift is a very slow process, occurring over hundreds of millions of years.
What part of the brain is responsible for the major senses (thinking, hearing, seeing)?
brainstem |
|
medulla |
|
cerebrum |
|
cerebellum |
The cerebrum is the major part of the brain and is responsible for the main senses (thinking, hearing, seeing).
Which of blood component fights infection?
platelets |
|
plasma |
|
red blood cells |
|
white blood cells |
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.