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Question Answer What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources? Nonrenewable energy resources are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. What is an inexhaustible resource? Renewable energy; any energy…

Question Answer SCIENCE THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD TECHNOLOGY THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE PRODUCTS OR TOOLS PEOPLE CAN USE SCIENTIFIC METHODS STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES OF SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM SOLVING OBSERVATION BITS OF INFORMATION YOU GATHER WITH YOUR SENSES INFERENCE A CONCLUSION ABOUT AN OBSERVATION HYPOTHESIS A STATEMENT THAT CAN…

Question Answer Troposphere Layer in which we live, weather occurs here Stratosphere Gases are found in layers, ozone layer is found here Mesosphere Coolest layer, meteors burn up in this layer Thermosphere Highest temperatures, contains the ionosphere Atmosphere The mixture of gases which surround our planet; mostly nitrogen and oxygen Weather The state of the…

Term Definition Microorganism Organisms that are so small they can only be seen with a microscope; many have only one cell Invertebrate An animal without a backbone Vertebrate An animal with a backbone classify to group things together because the have something in common trait a characteristic of a living thing Nucleus A cell's control…

Question Answer The study of how traits are studied Genetics Structures in a cell's nucleus that are made of DNA (the genetic material). Chromosomes A distinguishing characteristic or quality; eye color, face shape. Traits The passing of traits from parents to offspring. Heredity A type of reproduction (regeneration, budding, binary fission, vegetative propagation) in which…

Sagittal Plane Divides body into left and right Flexion Bending movement/ decrease in joint angle Extension Straightening movement/ increase in joint angle Hyperextension Continuation of extension Dorisflexion Extension at the wrist and ankle joints; Toes to shin Plantar flexion Flexion at the ankle; Point toes

Question Answer Photographic properties effect Visbility, Density, Contrast Geometric Properties Effect Sharpness, Recorded Detail, Distortion Radiographic Density The overall blackness produced on the image after processing Controlling factor of Density mAs Influencing factors of Density kVp, Distance, Grids, Film-screen speed, collimation, anatomic part, anode heel effect, filtration, processing mAs= Quantity kVp= Quality The Law of…

Question Answer abomasum last section of the ruminant stomach that acts as the true stomach and allows food to be digested alimentary canal veterinary medical terminology for the GI system amylase enzyme produced by the pancreas that breaks down starches anastomosis surgical removal of a dead area of tissue along the digestive tract and resectioning…

Term Definition Categories of Suffixes – diseases or abnormal conditions – surgical procedure – diagnostic procedure – general suffixes – medical specialties or personnel – converts word roots into adjectives – algia pain – asthenia weakness – cele hernia, protrusion – dynia pain – cytosis abnormal cell condition ( too many) – ectasis dilated, stretched…

Term Definition Scientific Method A way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments Hypothesis Suggested answer to a question or problem Theory Set of hypotheses that have been supported by testing over and over again. Variable Anything that can affect the outcome of an experiment. Independent Variable The variable that…