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General Science

DNA is encoded through a combination of which of the following?

nucleotides

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the molecule that contains genetic information. DNA is encoded through a combination of nucleotides that bind together in a specific double helix pattern.

Math Knowledge

This diagram represents two parallel lines with a transversal. If y° = 140, what is the value of c°?

For parallel lines with a transversal, the following relationships apply:

angles in the same position on different parallel lines equal each other (a° = w°, b° = x°, c° = z°, d° = y°)
alternate interior angles are equal (a° = z°, b° = y°, c° = w°, d° = x°)
all acute angles (a° = c° = w° = z°) and all obtuse angles (b° = d° = x° = y°) equal each other
same-side interior angles are supplementary and add up to 180° (e.g. a° + d° = 180°, d° + c° = 180°)

Applying these relationships starting with y° = 140, the value of c° is 40.

General Science

Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds composed of ice crystals. At what elevation to cirrus clouds form?

high-altitude

Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.

General Science

The connective tissue that connects bones to other bones at joints is called:

ligaments

Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).

General Science

The ozone layer is in which of Earth's atmospheric layers?

stratosphere

The stratosphere is just above the troposphere and is stratified in temperature with warmer layers higher and cooler layers closer to Earth. This increase in temperature is a result of absorption of the Sun's radiation by the ozone layer.

Shop Information

A __________ is driven by a motor and used to shape and form edge contours.

router

A router is a tool that a worker uses to rout (hollow out), shape, or contour an area in relatively hard material like wood or plastic.

Word Knowledge

The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success.

medium

Tending toward the average.

Shop Information

This tool is a(n) __________.

combination wrench

Wrenches are used to provide grip and mechanical advantage by applying torque to turn objects (or to keep them from turning). The longer the wrench, the more torque that can be applied. Wrench ends are available in two primary types, open-end and box-end. A box-end wrench encloses the bolt head and is useful when more torque is needed or to maintain contact in difficult to reach locations. An open-end wrench is designed for speedily loosening easier to reach fasteners. Wrenches that feature one open and one box end are called combination wrenches and adjustable wrenches feature an open end with an adjustable width.

General Science

Molecules and atoms that are outputs from a chemical reaction are known as which of the following?

products

During a chemical reaction molecules and atoms (reactants) are rearranged into new combinations that result in new kinds of atoms or molecules (products).

Mechanical Comprehension

A block and tackle with four pulleys would have a mechanical advantage of:

Two or more pulleys used together constitute a block and tackle which, unlike a fixed pulley, does impart mechanical advantage as a function of the number of pulleys that make up the arrangement. So, for example, a block and tackle with three pulleys would have a mechanical advantage of three.