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1
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Gets nutrients from the aqueous humor

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Cornea

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2
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Anterior epithelium

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Cornea

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3
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Bowman’s layer

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Cornea

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4
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Stroma

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Cornea

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5
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Descemet’s membrane

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Cornea

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6
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Endothelium

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Cornea

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7
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Gives the eye its color

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Iris

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8
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This structure’s sphincter and dilator muscles control the diameter of the pupil

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Iris

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9
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The crypts of Fuchs and folds of Schwalbe are found in this structure

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Iris

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10
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Layer at the back of the eye

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Retina

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11
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The highly sensitive fovea sits at the center of this structure’s macula

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Retina

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12
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Contains rods and cones

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Retina

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13
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Cells in this structure contain rhodopsin

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Retina

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14
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Ganglion cells

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Retina

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15
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Structure enables color vision

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Retina

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16
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Nazar charms resemble these

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Eyes

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17
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G nucleobase

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Guanine

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18
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A nucleobase

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Adenine

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19
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C nucleobase

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Cytosine

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20
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Okazaki fragments

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DNA

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21
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Double-helical macromolecule

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DNA

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22
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Nucleobase that pairs with Uracil or Thymine

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Adenine

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23
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Nucleobase that pairs with Adenine

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Thymine

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24
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Nucleobase that pairs with Cytosine

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Guanine

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25
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Nucleobase that pairs with Guanine

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Cytosine

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26
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This purine base uses two hydrogen bonds to pair with uracil

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Adenine

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27
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Molecule undergoes spontaneous deamination to form uracil

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Cytosine

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28
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Heaviest canonical amino acid

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Tryptophan

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29
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Protein absorbance at 280 nanometers relies on this amino acid

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Tryptophan

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30
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Conformation capture

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Chromosome

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31
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Barr bodies

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(X) Chromosome

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32
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These molecules form three hydrogen bonds with each other in DNA

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Cytosine and Guanine

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33
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One of these structures causes Klinefelter Syndrome

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Chromosome

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34
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noncoding RNA called Xist

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Chromosome

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35
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“world hypothesis”

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RNA

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36
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A type of this molecule is cloverleaf shaped and is used to transfer amino acids

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RNA

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37
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Nucleic acid that is created via transcription

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RNA

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38
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Dentate granule cells

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Brain

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39
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Schwann cells

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Brain

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40
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Cerebrospinal fluid

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Brain

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41
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Limbic system

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Brain

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42
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Amygdala

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Brain

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43
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PEG, a medical procedure, drained fluid from this organ

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Brain

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44
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Contigs are combined into scaffolds during analysis of this polymer

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DNA

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45
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Golden Gate and Gibson assembly

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DNA

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46
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Linus Pauling’s model of this polymer was proven incorrect by Photo 51

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DNA

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47
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Foramen ovale

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Heart

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48
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Chordae tendinea connect the papillary muscles of this organ

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Heart

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49
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Frank-Starling Law

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Heart

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50
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Wiggers diagram

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Heart

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51
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Two organs that can be damaged by deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin

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Liver and Lungs

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52
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Organs function can be plotted with flow-volume loops

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Lungs

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53
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Alveoli

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Lungs

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54
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Primary source of the angiotensin converting enzyme

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Lungs

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55
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“Father of genetics”

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Gregor Mendel

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56
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Pea plant observations

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Gregor Mendel

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57
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Formulated the laws of segregation and independent assortment

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Gregor Mendel

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58
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Austrian monk who studied the inheritance of patterns of pea plants

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Gregor Mendel

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59
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Movement of particles from regions of high to low concentration

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Diffusion

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60
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Closest planet to the sun

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Mercury

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61
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88-day orbital period

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Mercury

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62
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Raditladi Crater

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Mercury

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63
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Pantheon Fossae

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Mercury

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64
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Caloris Crater

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Mercury

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65
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BepiColombo Mission

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Mercury

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66
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3:2 spin-orbit resonance with the sun

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Mercury

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67
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Hun Kal Crater

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Mercury

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68
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Unusually large pit-floor craters

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Mercury

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69
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225-day orbital period

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Venus

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70
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JAXA probe AKATSUKI

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Venus

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71
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Magellan Probe

72
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Maxwell Montes

73
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Great red spot

74
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Europa orbits

75
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Grand Tack Hypothesis

76
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Juno orbiter

77
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Synchrotron Radiation

78
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Gossamer ring

79
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Encke and Keeler Gap

80
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Who discovered the moons of Mars

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Asaph Hall III

81
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Titan orbits

82
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Cassini-Huygens probes

83
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Enceladus and Rhea are moons of what planet

84
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North pole has a hexagonal shape

85
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Titania orbits

86
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Alexis Bouvard discovered orbital perturbations on these bodies

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Neptune and Uranus

87
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These two planets were visited by Voyager 2

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Neptune and Uranus

88
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Verona Rupes

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Miranda, moon of Uranus

89
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Discovered by William Herschel

90
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Along with Venus, this is the only other planet in our Solar System to have a retrograde orbit

91
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Along with Uranus, this is the only other planet in our Solar System to have a retrograde orbit

92
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Coldest planet in the solar system

93
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Floating “diamond-bergs”

94
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MUSE mission

95
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Urbain le Verrier predicted the existence of this planet’s neighbor due to anomalies in its orbit

96
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Body contains starburst-shaped channels known as “spiders”

97
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Dorsa Argentea

98
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This body has been analyzed by rovers such as Zhurong, Sojourner, and Opportunity

99
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Solar System’s largest volcano, Olympus Mons

100
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Elsyium Planitia

101
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First craft to orbit this planet was Mariner 9

102
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Planet covered with iron oxide

103
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“Yogi” basaltic rock

104
Q

Symbolized “G”

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Gibbs Free Energy

105
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A quantity similar to this one, named after Helmholtz

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Gibbs Free Energy

106
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Enthalpy - Temperature * Entropy

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Gibbs Free Energy

107
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Negative for a spontaneous reaction

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Gibbs Free Energy

108
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Margules Model

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Gibbs Free Energy

109
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This quantity was originally defined graphically in 1873 using entropy and volume as coordinates to represent the state of a substance

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Gibbs Free Energy

110
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Measure of the usable work in available in a system

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Gibbs Free Energy

111
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Determines the spontaneity of a reaction

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Gibbs Free Energy

112
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Ellingham Diagram

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Gibbs Free Energy

113
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Clapeyron Equation

114
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Carnot Engine

115
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Haveged daemon

116
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Joule-Thomson Effect

117
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Sackur-Tetrode formula

118
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Allows for the entropy in a system to decrease

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Gibbs Paradox

119
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Violates the second law of thermodynamics

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Gibbs Paradox

120
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Internal energy - temperature * entropy

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Helmholtz free energy

121
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Shark and other fish contain what heavy metal

122
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Aquamarine is what kind of stone

123
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What is the birthstone of May

124
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Blood cells coagulate into what

125
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The H-R Diagram puts what against what

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Temperature vs Luminosity

126
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non-Gibbs free energy

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Helmholtz free energy

127
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internal energy - entropy * temperature

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Helmholtz free energy

128
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Helmholtz free energy equation

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Internal energy - Entropy * Temperature

129
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German free energy physicist

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Hermann von Helmholtz

130
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Used to describe Gaussian beams and Fresnel diffraction

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Helmholtz equation

131
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Arnold Sommerfield

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Helmholtz equation

132
Q

Useful work obtainable from a closed thermodynamic system is known as what

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Helmholtz free energy

133
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Quantity attained from helmholtz free energy equation

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Useful work

134
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Quantity equal to kinetic - potential energy

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Lagrangian

135
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This quantities’ Legendre transform is the Hamiltonian

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Lagrangian

136
Q

Represents the total energy of a system

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Hamiltonian

137
Q

Type of number that has only prime factors

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Merseene Prime

138
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Plotted against Reynold’s Number in a Moody Chart

139
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Plotted against Friction in a Moody Chart

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Reynold’s Number

140
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Relationship between the Hersey number and a quantity of this force is the Stribeck Curve

141
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Relationship between the coefficient of friction and this number is the Stribeck Curve

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Hersey Number

142
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Length SI Unit

143
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Mass SI Unit

144
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Time SI Unit

145
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Electric Current SI Unit

146
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Thermodynamic Temperature SI Unit

147
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Amount of substance SI Unit

148
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Luminous Intensity SI Unit

149
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Frequency SI Unit

150
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Force SI Unit

151
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Pressure SI Unit

152
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Energy SI Unit

153
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Power SI Unit

154
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Electric Charge SI Unit

155
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Electric Potential SI Unit

156
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Electric Resistance SI Unit

157
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Electric Capacitance SI Unit

158
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Electric Conductance SI Unit

159
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Magnetic Flux SI Unit

160
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Magnetic Field Strength SI Unit

161
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Inductance SI Unit

162
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Illuminance SI Unit

163
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Radioactivity SI Unit

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BecquerelA

164
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Absorbed Dose SI Unit

165
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Equivalent Dose SI Unit

166
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Catalytic Activity SI Unit

167
Q

Stores electrical energy by accumulating electric charges

168
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Reduces current flow, divides voltages, and terminates transmission lines

169
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Also known as a coil, choke, or reactor

170
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Stores energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through it

171
Q

Only allows electric current to flow in one direction

172
Q

Made by “doping” the semiconductor

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P-N Junctions

173
Q

Can amplify electric signals

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Transistor

174
Q

Usually at least three terminals, input, output, and control

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Transistor

175
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Transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another, or several others

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Transformer

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