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| Score | 0% | 67% |
__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
anemia |
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shingles |
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scurvy |
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diabetes |
Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
Which of the following is not true of light waves?
are mechanical waves |
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can travel through a vacuum |
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are electromagnetic waves |
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travel faster than sound waves |
Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.
An air mass is a large body of air that has which of the following characteristics?
similar temperature |
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similar moisture |
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all of these |
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similar density |
An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.
Blood is circulated throughout the body via:
capillaries |
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aorta |
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arterioles |
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veins |
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.
The Sun is a __________-type main-sequence star.
D |
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S |
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E |
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G |
The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.