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ENGLISH 3rd QUARTER > CL NOTES 76-100 > Flashcards

CL NOTES 76-100 Flashcards

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1
Q

Radioactive waste, is material that what?

A

May be left after a commercial or laboratory process.

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2
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Radioactive waste is left in a what?

A

Nuclear reactor

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3
Q

What is software?

A

The programs and instructions that run a computer.

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4
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What do programs run, in a software?

A

A computer

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5
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What was the Spirit of St. Luis?

A

Specially designed airplane

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6
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Where is the Spirit of St. Louis on display?

A

Smithsonian institution

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7
Q

Sputniks are a series of what?

A

Satellites

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8
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Sputniks where the first what?

A

Artificial satellites

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9
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What does SST stand for?

A

Super sonic transport

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10
Q

What is SST?

A

Commercial aircraft

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11
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What is stealth technology?

A

Use of advanced design and specialized material.

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12
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Stealth Technology tries to create what?

A

An aircraft that can’t be detected by RADAR

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13
Q

What were the Wright brothers first name?

A

Orville and Wilbur

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14
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What where the Wright brothers?

A

American mechanics

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15
Q

What is Achilles’ tendon?

A

A tendon

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16
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What kind of mythology is the Achilles Tendon related to?

A

Greek mythology

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17
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Where did acupuncture orginate?

A

In China

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18
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What is acupuncture for?

A

Curing disease

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19
Q

What does the acronym AIDS stands for?

A

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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20
Q

AIDS are a virus, or a what?

A

HIV

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21
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Where was AIDS believed to originate from?

A

Africa

22
Q

AIDS has become what?

A

Am epidemic

23
Q

What is alcoholism?

A

A chronic disease

24
Q

What organ is included in the damage of alcoholism?

A

The Liver

25
Q

What is anorexia nervosa?

A

A psychosomatic disorder

26
Q

What is part of the suffering of Anorexia nervosa?

A

Refusal to eat, and undertaking activities.

27
Q

What is bacterial infection?

A

An actual infection

28
Q

Bacterial infection can be halted by the use of what?

A

Antibiotics

29
Q

What is Benign a term for?

A

Conditions

30
Q

Benign is the opposite of what?

A

Malignant

31
Q

What is a nanosecond?

A

A billionth of a second

32
Q

Nanosecond is often referred to as what?

A

A very short time

33
Q

Nanotechnology is a what?

A

Branch of technology

34
Q

Nanotechnology is designed to what?

A

Producing devices of an atomic scale

35
Q

Neural Networks are what?

A

Computer systems

36
Q

Neural Networks mimic what?

A

The human brain

37
Q

What is Offshore Drilling?

A

Operation of oil wells

38
Q

Offshore drilling can be up to how many feet?

A

Hundreds of feet deep

39
Q

What is a perpetual motion machine is a what?

A

A machine that could run forever

40
Q

What would a perpetual modish machine produce?

A

At least as much energy as needed for the operation

41
Q

What is the acronym of a RADAR?

A

Radio Detection And Ranging

42
Q

What does a RADAR detect?

A

Speed of automobiles

43
Q

Where is blood pressure especially applied?

A

The arteries

44
Q

How is blood pressure expressed?

A

One over the other

45
Q

Blood types has many what?

A

Types/groups

46
Q

Recipients and donors must have the same what?

A

Blood type

47
Q

Blood circulates through where?

A

Arteries, veins, and capillaries

48
Q

Blood begins circulate through where?

A

Flexible, tubular canals

49
Q

What is blood?

A

Fluid we need that circulates through our body

50
Q

What does blood carry?

A

Oxygen and nutrients.

ENGLISH 3rd QUARTER (6 decks)

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