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JV - Science Flashcards

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Science (Physical Science): What type of reaction releases heat?

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Exothermic (also accept Exergonic)

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What type of cells can change into many other types of cells, and, for this purpose, are useful in many medical treatments?

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Stem Cells

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Science (Chemistry): What term is given to the relative tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself when bonded to another atom?

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Electronegativity

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Science (Physical Science): What is the term for the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time?

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Frequency

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart. What carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues?

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Arteries

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Science (Chemistry): What type of reaction is aluminum phosphate plus potassium yielding potassium phosphate plus aluminum?

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Single Replacement

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Science (Physical Science): What is the tendency of any object to resist a change in its state of motion called?

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Inertia

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What structure connects the placenta to the fetus?

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Umbilical Cord

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Science (Chemistry): What is the state in which electrons are at their lowest possible energy level?

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Ground (State)

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Science (Physical Science): What is the term for a material that is a poor conductor of heat and electricity?

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Insulator (also accept Insulation)

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What term refers to a change in a gene that produces a changed inherited trait?

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Mutation

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Science (Chemistry): Who is given credit for the development of the Atomic Theory?

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John Dalton

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Science (Physical Science): What are the dissolved molecules in a solvent in a given solution?

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Solute

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What is the term that describes the growth of plant organs in response to the stimulus of sunlight?

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Phototropism

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Science (Chemistry): In chemistry, what name is given to the solid that separates out of a solution?

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Precipitate

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Science (Physical Science): What is the vector quantity for speed?

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Velocity

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What is the type of hibernation that occurs during the summer?

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Estivation

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Science (Chemistry): How much volume, in liters, would .5 mol of gaseous peanut butter and jelly sandwiches occupy at STP?

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11.2 L

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Science (Physical Science): Define the measure of the gravitational force acting on an object.

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Weight

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What taxonomic category level is above the class level?

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Phylum

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Science (Chemistry): In stoichiometry (stoy-kee-YAH-mih-tree), what are the numbers preceding participants in a reaction that show their molar ratios?

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Coefficient

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Science (Physical Science): Who is credited for creating the first periodic table?

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(Dmitri) Mendeleev (men-dih-LAY-ev)

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What name is given to a solution that resists a change in its pH even when a strong acid or base is added to it?

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Buffer (also accept Buffered Solution)

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Science (Physical Science): Name the natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

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Fossil Fuel

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What is the term given to the length of time from conception to birth in mammals?

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Gestation Period

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Science (Chemistry): What is the name given to elements that have different forms such as oxygen gas and ozone gas?

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Allotropes

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Science (Physical Science): What is the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value?

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Half-life

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Name the scientist often called “The Father of Modern Genetics” for his study of pea plants.

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(Gregor) Mendel

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Science (Chemistry): Name the rapid combination of oxygen with another substance producing light or heat.

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Combustion (also accept Burning)

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Science (Physical Science): What type of heat transfer occurs through a solid or stationary fluid?

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Conduction

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What is the name for the fluid that surrounds the developing embryo in mammals, birds, and reptiles?

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Amniotic (Fluid)

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Science (Chemistry): Which letters designate the first four energy levels of an atom?

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S, P, D, F

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Science (Physical Science): What type of rocks undergo a physical change due to extreme heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Mitochondria has been widely called the powerhouse of the cell for its large role in the production of what high-energy molecule?

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ATP

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Science (Chemistry): Convert 15 degrees Celsius to Kelvins.

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288 Kelvins (do not accept 288 Degrees kelvin, Kelvins are not measured in degrees)

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Science (Physical Science): What is the geological term for hardened tree sap?

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Amber

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What structure in plant cells regularly occupies up to 90% of the total volume of the cell?

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Vacuole

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Science (Chemistry): What type of mixture has a uniform composition throughout?

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Homogeneous (huh-MAH-jin-iss)

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Science (Physical Science): What is the layer of atmosphere where weather occurs called?

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Troposphere

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What bone touches no other bone in the human body?

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Hyoid

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Science (Chemistry): Which measure shows how exact a measurement is, regardless of how close it may be to the true value?

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Precision (do not accept Accuracy)

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Science (Physical Science): What do you call a material that can be broken down by living things into simpler chemicals?

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Biodegradable

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): In biology, what is the largest number of organisms a given environment can sustain?

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Carrying Capacity

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Science (Chemistry): The number of which subatomic particle in the nucleus of a substance identifies which element it is?

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Protons

45
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Science (Physical Science): What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to earth called?

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Troposphere

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What term is defined as the specific sequence in which organisms obtain energy in an ecosystem?

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Food chain, food web, or food pyramid

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Science (Chemistry): Give the term used to describe a solution of a metal in another metal.

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Alloy

48
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Science (Physical Science): Name 3 of the 4 layers of the earth.

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Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, and Crust

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Identify the astronomical term for the nuclear explosion of a giant star.

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Supernova

50
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Science (Chemistry): What type of chemical reaction is shown in the following generic equation: A plus BX yields AX plus B?

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Single Replacement (also accept single replacement)

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Science (Physical Science): Which rock, common in Kansas, is formed from calcium carbonate and is commonly used in the making of cement?

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Limestone

52
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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Name the two bones that compose the human forearm.

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Radius and Ulna

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Science (Chemistry): What is the pH of pure water?

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7

54
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Science (Physical Science): What is the name of the interaction of the Earth’s magnetic field with the wind of electrically charged particles from the sun?

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Aurora

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Which cell organelle only exists in plants and uses sunlight to make food in photosynthesis?

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Chloroplast

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Science (Chemistry): What is the term for a substance that lowers the activation energy of a reaction, which often ends up speeding up the reaction?

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Catalyst

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What type of symbiotic relationship is characterized by one organism being harmed and the other benefitting?

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Parasitic or parasitism or parasite

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Science (Chemistry): What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the second energy level?

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Eight

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Science (Physical Science): Name the type of chemical reaction in which a complex substance breaks down into two or simpler substances.

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Decomposition (Reaction)

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): If pink flowers are dominant over white and you cross a homozygous pink plant with a plant producing white flowers, then what are the chances you will produce a plant with pink flowers?

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100% or 4 of 4

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Science (Chemistry): What is the name of the principle that states that it is impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle?

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Heisenburg Uncertainty (Principle)

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Science (Physical Science): What quantity gives a relative measure of the average kinetic energy of molcules?

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Temperature

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Name the scientist who wrote “I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term Natural Selection.”

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(Charles) Darwin

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Science (Chemistry): What type of molecule has one region which is negative and another region which is positive?

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dipole

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Science (Physical Science): What is the vibration of an object at its natural frequency?

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Resonance

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): What part of the body is associated with the term nephrology?

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Kidneys

67
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Science (Chemistry): What is the formula for Calcium Chloride?

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C A C L 2

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Science (Physical Science): Name the term for the ability of plants or animals to restore or replace lost tissues.

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Regeneration

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Name the organ, in the digestive system of earthworms and birds, modified for grinding food.

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Gizzard

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Science (Chemistry): What is the chemical formula for sodium hydroxide?

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NaOH

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Science (Physical Science): Give the name of the porous rocks, sand, or gravel that contain ground water.

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Aquifer

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Calculate the percentage yield of a chemical reaction if the actual amount of product produced is 23 grams and the theoretical yield is 25 grams.

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92%

73
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Science (Chemistry): What type of molecule has one region which is negative and another region which is positive?

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Dipole

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Science (Physical Science): Name the scientist known for his law of partial pressures.

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(John) Dalton

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Name two of the four lobes that each hemisphere of the human cranium is divided into.

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frontal (lobe), occipital (lobe), temporal (lobe), parietal (lobe)

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Science (Chemistry): What is the name of a group of covalently bonded atoms that act like a single ion when bonded to a metal in an ionic compound?

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Polyatomic (Ion)

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Science (Physical Science): What is the common name for the debilitating disease called ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)?

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Lou Gehrig’s (Disease)

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Science (Not Biology Oops): Give the name for the polyatomic ion N O three with a negative one charge.

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nitrate (do not accept nitrite or nitride)

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Science (Chemistry): What is the volume of a mole of any gas under STP conditions?

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22.4 Liters

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Science (Waaaaaves): What is the term for the pattern produced by two waves meeting in such a way that the crests overlap resulting in an increase in the amplitude?

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Constructive Interference

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Science (Chemistry): Give the formula for hydrochloric acid.

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HCl

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Science (Physical Science): Name two of the four planets in the solar system currently surrounded by at least one ring

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Science (Biology/Anatomy): Name the taxonomic classification between phylum and order.

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Class

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Science (Chemistry): List the letters that designate the different energy sublevels of an atom

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s, p, d, f

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