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Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?
comets orbit the Sun |
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comets have an atmosphere |
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asteroids have a coma |
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asteroids contain frozen water |
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.
Blood is delivered to bodily tissues through:
arterioles |
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capillaries |
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veins |
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plasma |
The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.
Leafy vegetables, beans, potatoes, fruits, and whole grains are good sources of:
saturated fat |
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fiber |
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unsaturated fat |
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protein |
Fiber provides bulk to help the large intestine carry away waste. Good sources of fiber are leafy vegetables, beans, potatoes, fruits, and whole grains.
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
makes up most of Earth's volume |
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hot |
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dense |
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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.
Momentum is a measure of how difficult it is for a moving object to stop. Which of the following is the formula for momentum?
\(\vec{p} = m\vec{v}\) |
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\(\vec{p} = { \vec{v} \over m}\) |
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none of these |
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\(\vec{p} = {m \over \vec{v}}\) |
Momentum is a measure of how difficult it is for a moving object to stop and is calculated by multiplying the object's mass by its velocity: \(\vec{p} = m\vec{v}\). Like velocity, momentum is a vector quantity as it expresses force applied in a specific direction.