7th
What is the enlargement of muscles due to exercise called?
Hypertrophy
Which type of weathering does not change the chemical composition of the minerals that compose a rock?
Physical
What device automatically regulates temperature?
thermostat
What are the fat-soluble vitamins?
A, D, E, K
The SI unit of energy is the _____________________
Joule
What is the general term for a disease-causing organism like a bacterium or virus?
Pathogen
What is the main agent of chemical weathering?
Water
What is the amount of heat needed to change an objects temperature by one degree?
heat capacity
What is the lowest part of the brain stem, which controls breathing and heartbeat?
Medulla Oblongata
At constant pressure, the enthalpy change equals: __________________________________
Heat
Which drug is commonly found in tobacco plants?
Nicotine
What term describes a huge hole left in the ground when an ice chunk left by a retreating glacier melts?
Kettle
What is the energy of motion?
Kinetic energy
What is the hollow area of a tooth that contains nerves and blood vessels?
Pulp
An endothermic reaction is characterized by a ____________________ change in enthalpy
Positive
What is the most important thing you can do if you encounter a medical emergency?
Get Help
What are limestone formations that have become filled with various passageways and large caves?
Caverns
What is the energy exerted by a spinning wheel?
Rotational energy
Which function of the stomach explains why it has three muscle layers instead of the two layers found in the rest of the digestive tract?
The stomach mixes food with gastric juice
The enthalpy of creation for any element in its standard state is ______________________
Zero
What are the building blocks of proteins called?
Amino Acids
What type of weathering occurs when rainwater soaks into the cracks in a rock and freezes, splitting the rock?
Ice Wedging
What type of heat transfer causes the handle of a pot of boiling water to become hot?
Conduction
What are the protective layers of tissue which surround the brain and the spinal cord?
Meninges
When a cup of water evaporates into water vapor, the entropy of the system is ______________________
Positive