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What are the 3 parts of the upper respiratory tract

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Nasal Cavity,
Pharynx,
Larynx

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What are the 5 parts of the lower respiratory tract + musle of the respiratory system

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Trachea,
Bronchi,
Bronchioles,
Alveoli,
Lungs,
Diagphragm

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How are the 4 chambers of the heart classified

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Left or right,
Up (atrium) or Down (ventricle)

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What are the 3 vessels of blood

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Veins (toward, thinner and closer to skin),
Arteries (away),
Capillaries (small)

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How does blood flow through the heart

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Vena Cava>Right Atrium>Tricuspid Valve>Right Ventricle>Pulmonary Valve>Pulmonary artery>Pulmonary Vein>Left Atrium>Mitral Valve>Left Ventricle>Aortic Valve>Aorta>Body

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What is blood made of

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Plasma, Red blood cells, and WBC + Platelets

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What is Phenotype vs Genotype

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Genotype = letters
Phenotype = symptoms

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How is genotypic ratio written

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1 X^B X^B 1 X^B X^b
1 X^B Y^B 1 X^b Y^B

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How is Phenotypic ratio written

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2 female normal color vision
1 male color blind vision
1 male normal vision

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What seperates Organic and Inorganic compounds

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Organic ones have carbon,
Inorganic USUALLY no carbon

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What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons?

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Saturated - Single bond
Unsaturated - Doubles and Triples

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What are the prefixes for hydrocarbons 1-5

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meth
eth
prop
but
pent

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What are the prefixes for hydrocarbons 7-12

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Hept
Oct
Non
Dec
Undec
Dodec

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What is the difference between aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons

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Aliphatic - No Ring
Aromatic - Benzene Ring

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What are the 3 classifications of volcanoes based on eruptions

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Active - within the last 600 yrs
Dormant - active, not erupting
Extinct - no erupt for 10k yrs

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What are the 3 kinds of volcano structure

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CInder Cone - simplest type
Shield - Shield-like
Composite - Symmetrical cone

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What are the 5 types of volcano eruption thingy

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Phreatic - Steam
Phreatomagmatic - Magma + External Water
Strombolian - Fountain of Lava + Scoria
Vulcanian - Tall Eruption 20km
Plinian - Most destructive

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What is the difference between weather and climate

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Weather - day-to-day
Climate - Average over a long time

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What are the 4 factors affecting climate

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Lattitude - equator
Prevailing Winds - the usual wind direction
Altitude - higher = colder
Distance from sea - coastal areas are cooler and wetter

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What are the 5 types of climate

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Tropical - dry n wet
Dry - not much rain
Temperate - moderate everything
Continental - low rain hot summers cold winters
Polar - DUH

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What is the greenhouse effect

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Natural Heating Process Of The Earth

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What is climate change

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change in the average weather

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(SCI) La Nina, Neutral or El Nino:
Warming of ocean surface in EASTern and central tropical pacific ocean

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El Nino

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(SCI) La Nina, Neutral or El Nino:
Cooling of the ocean surface along the west coas

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La Nina

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(SCI) La Nina, Neutral or El Nino: Cold phase of ENSO
La Nina
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(SCI) La Nina, Neutral or El Nino: Name cones from the fact that it happens during christmas
El Nino
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(SCI) La Nina, Neutral or El Nino: This phase becomes stronger as the ocean waters become warmer
El Nino
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(SCI) La Nina, Neutral or El Nino: This phase is stronger with cooler ocean temperatures
La Nina
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(SCI) La Nina, Neutral or El Nino: Trade Winds blow from east to west, bringing warm to west Pacific and keeps central Pacific cold
Neutral
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(SCI) Rapid rotating storm formed over tropical oceans named after wind speed and place of origin
Tropical cyclone
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(SCI) ENSO meaning
El Nino Southern Oscillation
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(SCI) What are the 3 phases of the ENSO cycle?
El Nino, La Nina, Neutral
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(SCI) Type of tropical cyclone that forms over tropical/subtropical waters, with winds of 74 mph or more
Hurricane
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(SCI) Mature tropical cyclone that usually originates in the northwest pacific, with the usual wind speed being 118 to 220 kph
Typhoon
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(SCI) Unscramble the letters. RAWINSONDE
They aren't scrambled fool. Electronic device that measures wind speed and direction (attached to baloons)
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(SCI) What do you call the seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation
Monsoon
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(SCI) kinda windy kinda wet monsoon
Amihan
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(SCI) Rainy and Windy monsoon
Habagat
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(SCI) What do you call the gradual increase in earth's temperature generally due to greenhouse effect
Global warming
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(SCI) What do you call the process where gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat
Greenhouse Effect
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(SCI) What do you call a scatter plot of stars showing the relationship between a star's luminosity / absoute magnitudes and their stellar classifications or effective temeratures
Hertzsprung-Russel diagram
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(SCI) What do you call the Northeast Monsoon
Amihan
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(SCI) What do you call the Southwest Monsoon
Habagat
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SCI What is the start of the life cycle of a star
Stellar Nebula
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SCI What are the 12 constellation signs
Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Saggitarius, Capricorn
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SCI It is an integrated circuit that stores and displays images
CCD or Charge-coupled device
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SCI Early device used to represent the great circles of heavens
Armillary Sphere
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SCI telescope placed outside earth
SPACE TELESCOPE
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SCI What temperature does nuclear fusion start in protostars
15 000 000 C
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SCI What is another name for stable stars
Main sequence stars
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Who is Gilbert Lewis
Made LEDs
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what is the LED
Lewis Electron Dot System
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What are the 3 types of bonding?
Ionic, Covalent, Metallic
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Who is Niels Bohr
Made Bohr model of atom
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What are the rules of ionic bonding
Metal ion goes to nonmetal
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Difference between cation and anion
Cation - positive Anion - negative
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What colors are the stars
Blue blue-white White Yellow-White Yellow Orange Red
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what are the star sizes
Supergiant, Giant, Medium, Dwarf
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What is a small star's life cycle
Nebula>StableStar>Red Giant>Planetary Nebula>White Dwarf>White Dwart Cooling>Black Dwarf
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What are the 5 characteristics of stars
Brightness Color Temperature Size Mass
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What is the life cycle of a big star (does not vanish)
Nebula -> Main Sequence Star -> Supergiant -> Supernova -> Neutron Star (core collapses and becomes very dense)
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What is the life cycle of a big star (vanishes)
Nebula -> Main Sequence Star -> Supergiant -> Supernova -> Black hole (core collapses completely and vanishes)

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