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ALL ABOUT SCIENCE Flashcards

1
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layers of the earth

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crust
outer core
inner core
upper mantle
lower mantle

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2
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the outer layer of the earth

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crust

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3
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a thin layer of crust that overlies the ocean basis

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oceanic crust

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4
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layers of rock which froms the continents

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continental crust

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4
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2 types of the earths crust

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oceanic and continental crust

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5
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is layered with a lithosphere and a dense metallic core

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earth

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6
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the outermost and the thinnest layer of the earth

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crust

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7
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composed of plates on which the continents and oceans rest

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crust

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8
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solid but capable of flow and also the thickest layer of the earth

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Mantle

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9
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70% of the earths mass

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mantle

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10
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molten (liquid) metal beneath the mantle. composed of the melted metals nickel and iron

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outercore

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11
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solid sphere composed mostly of iron

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inner core

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12
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where do we find the magnetic field?

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outer core

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13
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solid ball made mostly of solid iron and nickel

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inner core

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14
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rocky surface layer of earth

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crust

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15
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made of molten rocks that flow like liquid

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outer core

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16
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made of molten iron and nickel

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mantle

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16
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causes the crust to move

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Mantle convection

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17
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changes the direction of the compass based on the movement of different materials and inner core

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magnetic reversal

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18
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what is produced when a fault suddenly moves?

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earthquake

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19
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What carries energy from an earthquake away from the focus, through the Earth’s interior and across the surface?

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seismic waves

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20
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Waves which travel through the earth’s surface are called

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surface waves

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21
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energy released by the earthquake travels in all directions from the focus

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seismic waves

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22
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travelling through the interior of the earth

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body waves

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22
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types of seismic waves

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surface waves
body waves

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23
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twotypes of body waves

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primary and secondary waves

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24
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also stands shear or shake waves

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s-waves or secondary waves

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24
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a longitudinal wave or compressional waves due to particle compression during their transport

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primary waves or p-waves

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25
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also stands for push and pull waves

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primary waves or p-waves

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26
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they are transverse waves shake particles at right angles to the waves direction of travel

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secondary waves

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27
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travelling only to the crust

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`surace waves

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28
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this wave is similar to how waves prpagate the waves are descriptively called ground roll

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rayleigh waves

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29
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2 types of surface waves

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love waves and rayleigh waves

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30
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named after A.E.H Love

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love waves

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31
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this wave is somewhat similar to s-waves, travel by a transverse motion of particles that is parallel to the ground surface

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love waves

32
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rayleigh waves was named after who?

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Lord Rayleigh

33
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is the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that moves through and around the earth

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seismology

34
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is a scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic waves

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seismologist

35
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is an instrument used to detect and record seismic waves

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seismograph or seismometer

36
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sound that travels through soft tissue and fluids

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ultrasound

37
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is an area of the earths surface where sismographs cannot detect earthquakes after it seismic waves had pass through the earth

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seismic shadow zone

38
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is the most destructive seismic waves

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surface waves

39
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all earth

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pangea

40
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all water

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panthalassa

41
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laurasia

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gondwanaland

41
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theories of the movement of the plates

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continental drift theory
seafloor spreading theory
plate tectonics theory

42
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the two scientists who used visial or drawing in seafloor spreading theory

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harry hesc
robert dietz

43
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SONAR

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sound navigation and raging

44
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they didnt study it its just the combination of alfred, robert and harry

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plate tectonics theory

45
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a german meteorologist and geophysicist changed the worlds perspective of the earth

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alfred wegener

45
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greek word for pangea

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all earth

46
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stated that continents were all connected at one point in earths history

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the continental drift theory

46
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was a woody, seed bearing shrub or tree

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glossopteris

47
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it forms a single largest mountain chain in the world

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mid-ocean ridges

48
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is a continous process because forces cause opposite sides of the mid-ocean ridge to constantly move apart

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seafloor spreading

49
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refers ti change in the earths magnetic field

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alternating magnetic polarity

49
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who proposed convectional current theory

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arthur holmes

50
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laws of motion

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law of inertia
law of acceleration
law of interaction

51
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an object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it.

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law of inertia

52
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the force on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration

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law of acceleration

53
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when two objects interact, they apply forces to each other of equal magnitude and opposite direction

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law of interaction

54
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changes in long term averages of daily weather

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climate change

55
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average of weather over time and space

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climate

56
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floods

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el nino

57
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drier or warmer

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la nina

58
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stable subatomic particle

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electrons

59
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moving

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motion

60
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any influence that can produce a change in the speed or direction of the motion of a subject

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force

60
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rate of change of distance

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speed

61
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rate of change of displacemnt

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velocity

62
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a muscular funnel that extends from theposterior end of the nasal cavity to thesuperior end of the esophagus and larynx

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pharynx

63
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connects the larynx to the bronchi andallows air to pass through the neck and intothe thorax

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trachea

64
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into the right lung before branching off into smaller secondary bronch

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left pulmonary bronchus

65
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large, spongy organs found in the thoraxlateral to the heart and superior to thediaphragm

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right lung

66
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inside of the nose

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nasal cavity

67
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muscles found beneath the lungs that aid thebreathing process

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diaphragm

68
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two external openings of the nasal cavity; alsoreferred to as nostrils

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external nares

69
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also known as the voice box

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larynx

70
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This blood component serves as the soldier ofthe body which fights off foreign diseases

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white blood cells

70
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71
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runs into the left lung before branching off into smaller secondary bronchi

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left pulmonary bronchus

72
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This blood component carries oxygen andcarbon dioxid

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red blood cells

73
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This blood component takes part in bloodclotting.

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platelets

73
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blood flow between the heart and body tissues

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systemic circulation

74
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This blood component makes up most of theblood and is composed mainly of water

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plasma

75
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flow of blood between the heart and the lungs

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pulmonary circulation

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