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When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?
stationary |
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cold |
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occluded |
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warm |
When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.
What type of cloud is responsible for fog?
cirrus |
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cumulus |
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stratus |
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cumulonimbus |
Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.
Reproductive haploids are also known as:
gametes |
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sperm |
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ovum |
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diploids |
Reproductive (haploid) cells known as gametes have half as many (23) pairs of chromosomes as normal (diploid) cells. When the male gamete (sperm) combines with the female gamete (ovum) through meiosis to form a zygote, each gamete supplies half the chromosomes needed to form the normal diploid cells.
Minerals, vitamins, and fiber are:
micronutrients |
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proteins |
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macronutrients |
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carbohydrates |
Minterals, vitamins, and fiber are micronutrients while proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are macronutrients.
Antigens are found on the outside of which blood cells?
red |
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white |
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platelets |
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plasma |
Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.