1. What is the Kuiper belt? a region of the solar
sys- tem beginning
just be- yond the
orbit of Nep- tune
that contains many
icy comets
2. What organ produces bile? liver
3. What is the name of the two largest veins in the body vena
cavae
4. In the metric system the basic unit of length is the Meter
5. What type of star is the sun yellow dwarf
6. When light bends due to passing through a Refraction
medium, this bending is referred to as
7. Define capillaries The smallest blood
ves- sels, which
deliver oxy- genated
blood to the
body's tissues
8. Identify the value and abbreviation of Deka base times 10,
symbolized
by da
9. The hottest and uppermost layer of Earth's Mantle
atmos- phere is the
10. Define Trachea The windpipe--the pas-
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sageway from the throat
to the lungs
11. which blood type is the universal donor O
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12. Above the stratosphere is the Mesosphere
13. What role do ribosomes play in eukaryotic cells? Produces protein
14. Variants of genes is known as alleles
15. Our solar system's asteroid belt lies between Mars and Jupiter
the or- bits of
16. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes between
the moon and the
sun.
17. What does DNA stand for Deoxyribose Nucleic
Acid
18. Absolute zero expressed in Degrees celsius is -273 C
19. Define atomic mass Number of protons
and neutrons
20. Define the abbreviation of Hecto Base x 100
21. Scurvy is the lack of what nutrient? Vitamin C
22. Liquids are effective at transmitting force Compress
because they are difficult to
23. What does torque measure how much a force is
able to cause an
object to ro- tate
24. Torque is directly proportional to and . force and distance
25. What is the advantage of a pulley it enables someone to
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lift with a downward
force
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