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During the water cycle, water enters the atmosphere as a gas through which process?
evaporation |
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both evaporation and transpiration |
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precipitation |
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transpiration |
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.
These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.
cumulus clouds |
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cirrus clouds |
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stratus clouds |
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nimbus clouds |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.
In the classification of life, which of the following is not a domain?
archaea |
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bacteria |
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eukaryota |
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animalia |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.
What part of the brain is responsible for the major senses (thinking, hearing, seeing)?
medulla |
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brainstem |
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cerebrum |
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cerebellum |
The cerebrum is the major part of the brain and is responsible for the main senses (thinking, hearing, seeing).
Arteries carry __________ blood at __________ pressure.
deoxygenated, high |
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deoxygenated, low |
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oxygenated, high |
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oxygenated, low |
Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.