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What gland located beneath the larynx produces a hormone that helps regulate growth and metabolism?
Thyroid
What value is equal to distance traveled divided by time?
Speed or Velocity
What is the zone of calm air and light winds around the equator called?
Doldrums or horse latitudes
What are the elements located between Groups 2A and 3A (or Group 2 and Group 13) on the periodic table?
Transitional metals
What is foaming formed as a result of a gas being evolved from a solid or liquid called?
Effervescence
What organ that is part of the lymphatic system, in which T lymphocytes grow and multiply is located in the chest behind the breastbone?
Thymus
What volume, in liters, of diatomic hydrogen is needed to produce 224 Liters of ammonia when it is reacted with excess diatomic nitrogen at STP?
336
Which mineral has a hardness of 1 on Moh’s hardness scale?
Talc
Metals
What type of energy is stored in an object due to its position?
Potential
What layer is the surface of the sun?
Photosphere
Excess Hydrogen sulfide reacts with diatomic oxygen to produce sulfur dioxide and ice. How many grams of diatomic oxygen must be reacted to produce 9 grams of ice?
What is the early growth state of a plant embryo called?
Germination
What type of circuit has a complete path for current flow?
Closed
What German astronomer developed three laws governing the motion of planets and said that the orbits of the planets are ellipses?
Johannes Kepler
It's about as wide as the state of Texas and is the largest known asteroid. What is its name?
Ceres
What is the tubular sheath below the surface of the skin that contains the mechanism that creates the hair called?
Follicle
Clownfish are covered with a mucous layer that allows them to live among the poisonous tentacles of a sea anemone. The anemone provides the fish with food and protection while the fish keeps the anemone’s enemies away. What is this relationship called?
Symbiosis or Mutualism
During which month of the year is the Earth closest to the sun?
January
What is the pOH of pure water?
7
When a flashlight is on, the battery in the flashlight is converting chemical energy into what type of energy?
Electrical
What are the retinal receptors that can detect black and white but work well in dim light?
Rods
What type of formula shows the smallest whole number ratio of atoms of each element present in that molecule?
Emperical
What process breaks down rocks through natural processes?
Weathering
What property causes a straw in a glass to appear bent?
Refraction