SKELETAL SYSTEM Sitting, standing, walking, picking up a pencil and taking a breath all involve the skeletal system. Without the skeletal system to support our bodies, we would have no rigid framework to support the soft tissues of the body and no systems of levers so critical for movement. The skeletal system consists of bones…
A distinguishing feature of lower airway and pulmonary vessel disorders is the presence of dyspnea. Dyspnea (shortness of breath) is a subjective experience that results when air flow, oxygen exchange, or both are impaired. The sensation of uncomfortable breathing can be as distressing as pain and can lead to severe functional disability. The intensity and…
Atoms, Molecules, and Quantum Mechanics Avogadro’s number = 6.022 × 1023 Cations are smaller than the original ions; anions are larger than the original ions Five periodic trends Ionization energy, electron affinity, and electronegativity increase from left to right, bottom to top Atomic radius and metallic character increase from right to left, top to…
Purpose: Two observe two different single displacement reactions. Hypothesis: When zinc is added to copper (II) sulfate, a single displacement reaction will take place, creating a solid, copper, and zinc sulfate. When zinc is added to hydrochloric acid, hydrogen gas will be released a solid, zinc chloride, will be formed. Materials: Hydrochloric acid Zinc Copper…
What is color? The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the objects reflects or emits light. One, or any mixture, of the constituents into which light can be separated in a spectrum or rainbow. White light The reflection of all wavelengths of visible…
Solve the following questions using what you know about projectile motion. A roadrunner runs directly off a cliff with an initial velocity of 3.5 m/s. What are the components of this velocity? Vx = 3.5 m/s Vy = 0 m/s What will be the horizontal velocity 2 seconds after the bird leaves the…
SOURCE ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES HYDROELECTRICITY Produce inexpensive electricity Disrupt natural river flow Reservoirs used for flood control, irrigation, drinking water, and recreation Slow down river flow that can kill fish and other animals that depend on a steady flow Renewable energy source Alter water quality Increases reliability of energy sources Significant obstacle to fish and…
An object is projected horizontally at 8.0 m/s from the top of a 122.5 m cliff. How far from the base of the cliff will the object strike the ground? An arrow is shot at 30.0° angle with the horizontal. It has a velocity of 49 m/s. a) How high will it go? b)…
An object, person or place that is too spiritually powerful for anyone to come into contact is called a _________ Taboo For indigenous religions, the goal of life is to live with nature in balance or _________ Harmony Indigenous religions clearly make a distinction between what is sacred and what is not sacred. FALSE When…
Which of the following are parts of the Tao Tsang? Numinous Treasure, Three Sovereigns, Supreme Clarity The Yijing (I Ching) is formed with 64 Hexagrams The Tao Tsang is divided into the Three Caverns The Tao Te Ching is often called the Laozi The term that refers to methods of meditation concerning the One is…
Tiamat was killed by Marduk The Babylonian god, Tammuz, conferred immortality on Utnapishtim and his wife. False __ gave directions to Gilgamesh to find the plant of immortality. Utnapishtim The goddess Ishtar is also known as Inanna In a public festival the king of the city of Uruk becomes the husband of Inanna Utnapishtim sought…
____ taught that the way to rule people and the empire is to “collect for them what they like, and to not lay on them what they dislike.” Mencius The teachings of Confucius are found in the Analects Li applied to people will yield Yi The “Doctrine of Mean” is a part of the Four…
A small box containing short passages from the Torah and fastened to the doorpost is called a Mezuzah The Jewish Day of Atonement, the most sacred day of the Jewish year, is Yom Kippur ___ is the legendary patriarch (Book of Genesis) that the Israelites traced their lineage. Abraham The prophet…
What has been the importance of Zoroastrianism on Judaism? Zoroastrianism is the oldest monotheistic religion in the world. All other single-deity religions (such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) all have roots that stem from Zoroastrianism. One concept that all 3 of those stem-religions have in common with Z.A. is that they believe that good and…
Greek God Relationship Role Attribute Roman Counterpart Zeus husband and brother of Hera King and father of gods, sky. Thunderbolt, eagle. Jupiter Hera wife and sister of Zeus Queen and mother of gods; women, marriage, maternity. veil, cuckoo, pomegranate, peacock Juno Athena Daughter of Zeus, but not of Hera. Sprung from the head of Zeus…
Assets: Property owned by a person. Balanced budget: A budget in which the income and expense sides must equal each other. Balance sheet: A statement of both sides of a set of accounts in which the debit and credit balances add up as equal. Budget: A plan for saving and spending money based on your…
Introduction: The principal component of vinegar is acetic acid- HC2H3O2, and also a little bit of water. While analyzing vinegar and the percent composition of acetic acid in it, an acid/base reaction was performed by adding NaOH, a base, to vinegar, the acid. NaOH was added in small amounts at a time to a beaker…
Word: Definition: Example: Panoply A vast and impressive array – or the complete armor of a hoplite. There was a panoply of snacks on the party table. Phalanx A formation of heavily armed infantry soldiers, moving in close ranks as a single unit. The phalanx system was a brutal but effective form of Grecian warfare.…
Introduction: Energy is used in any type of reaction that causes a substance to change its phase. When heating a solid, energy is put into the substance, causing the substance to gain energy. If heating continues on the solid, a phase transition will occur and the solid will melt to a liquid. The amount of…
Louis Riel was born on October 22, 1844 in Saint-Boniface to his parents, Louis Riel Sr. and Julie Lagimodiere. He was the oldest out of the eleven children. His father was of Franco-Ojibwa Metis decent and his mother was one of the early white settlers. The family spent a fair amount of their time at…
