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1
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waves generated in a fluid when gravity tries to restore equilibrium from disturbance

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gravity waves

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2
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shrubs or trees used as fence or boundary

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hedge

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3
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false tooth anchored to natural teeth

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bridge

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4
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purifying filters for fluid balance

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lymph nodes

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5
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Author of “Man who mistook his wife for a hat”

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Oliver Sacks

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6
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a plane figure with 3 or more sides

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polygon

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7
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finger and toe bones

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phalanges

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8
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Notable triple star system

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Alpha, Beta, Proxima Centauri

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9
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filtering unwanted substances from the blood

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kidneys

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10
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medieval device to find altitude of the sun

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astrolabe

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11
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phylum of urchins, starfish, sand dollars

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echinoderms

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12
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Thor Heyerdahl’s raft

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Kon-Tiki

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13
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materials with pH below 7

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acids

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14
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magnitude in mathematics

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measure of relative size

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15
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second to reach South Pole

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Robert Scott, died on return

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16
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what happens to light when it hits an object

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diffraction - the wave bends, turns, scatters

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17
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part of atmosphere nearest the surface

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troposphere

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18
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wrist bones

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carpal bones

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19
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neurotransmitter interrupted by Alzheimer’s

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acetylcholine

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20
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trellis that forces plants to grow in defined patters

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espalier

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21
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test for birth defects in uterine fluid

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amniocentesis

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22
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A ____ of baboons

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troop

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23
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thyroid glands regulate

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metabolic rates

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24
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principle that energy becomes less concentrated every time it is transformed

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Second Law of Themodynamics

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25
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progressive liver destruction and scarring

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cirrhosis

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26
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developed technique of heating to kill microorganisms

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Pasteur

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27
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6-faced polyhedron, all faces equal

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cube

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28
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Head of NASA in 1960s

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James Webb

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29
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developed calculus independent of Newton

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Leibniz

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30
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wind pipe

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trachea

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31
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unit for quantity of force

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newton

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32
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line that cuts through two or more other lines

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transversal

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33
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plants with life span of 2 or more years

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perennials

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34
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one joule produces one ____ of power for one second

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watt

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35
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types of magnitude in math

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length, area, volume

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36
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infection of lower intestines

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dysentery

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37
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shell of ice and rocks beyond Pluto

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Oort Cloud

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38
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muscle at back of thigh

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hamstring

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39
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anemia caused by malfunction of bone marrow

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aplastic anemia

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40
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first to fly over North and South poles

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Robert Byrd

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41
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bone of upper leg

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femur

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42
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The rising of this star signaled the dog days of summer

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Sirius

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43
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study of animal behavior

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ethology

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44
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wrote The Theory of the Leisure Class

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Thorstein Veblen

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45
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line that infinitely curves toward a right angle

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asymptote

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46
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potter’s lung

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silicosis

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47
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sexual reproduction produces offspring by the fusion of

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gametes (haploid reproductive cells)

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48
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organ that pours digestive juices into the intestine

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pancreas

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49
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tooth grinding

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bruxism

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50
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A _____ of moles

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labor or movement

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51
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study of chemicals not derived from living things

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inorganic chemistry

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52
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discovered that all gases had the same number of particles

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Avogadro

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53
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unit for the rate of energy converted from one form to another — or moved — per unit of time

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watt

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54
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Bright blue star, 5th brightest

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Vega

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55
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different ______ determine whether eyes are brown or blue

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alleles

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56
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inventor of artificial heart

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Jarvik

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57
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unit for quantity of electric current

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ampere

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58
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Neptune largest moon

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Triton

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59
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relating to the lungs

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pulmonary

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60
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supporting/woody tissue in plants

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xylem

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61
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developed basis for quantum theory

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Max Planck

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62
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trait carried on the woman’s gene

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X-linked trait

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63
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developed oral polio vaccine

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Walter Reed

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64
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the work done by one newton of force extended over a distance of one meter

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one joule

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65
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process by which water is progressively enriched with nutrients

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eutrophication

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66
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prefix for a thousandth

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milli

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67
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watchmaker’s disease with loss of hearing

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Meniere’s disease

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68
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muscle that nods the head

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sternocleomastoid

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69
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the nutrient part of a plant seed

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endosperm

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70
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disease with high blood pressure and edema in pregnant women

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pre/eclampsia

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71
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glands that secrete directly into blood

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endocrine

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72
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baby coming feet first

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breach position

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73
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kneecap

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patella

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74
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ANS fibers prepare for & responding to crisi

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sympathetic & parasympathetic

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75
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organ that produces bile

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liver

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76
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Name for current program to bring humans to the Moon again

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Artemis program

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77
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farsightedness

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hyperopia

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78
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white blood cells controlling immune reactions

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lymphocytes

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79
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formulated basic laws of gravity and motion

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Isaac Newton

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80
Q

tissue binding skin and underlying tissue

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fascia

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81
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infection in middle ear

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otitis media

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82
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two types of plankton

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zooplankton and phytoplankton

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83
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all living matter in an area

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biomass

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84
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astronomer who thought Sun revolved around Earth

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Ptolemy

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85
Q

stroke with bleeding from ruptured vessel

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cerebral hemorrhage

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86
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hormone that helps the body use glucose as fuel

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insulin

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87
Q

forms when an acid’s hydrogen is replaced by a metal

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salt

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88
Q

Swiss child psychologist

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Jean Piaget

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89
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prominent child psychologist, later discredited

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Bruno Bettelheim

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90
Q

overactive thyroid

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hyperthyroidism or Graves’ Disease

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91
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vessels carrying blood to the heart

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veins

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92
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asteroidea class is

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starfish

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93
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condition of rigid muscles and unresponsiveness

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catalepsy

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94
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bone forming lower jaw

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mandible

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95
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disease that destroys nerves’ myelin covering

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multiple sclerosis

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96
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prefix centi means

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one hundredth

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97
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bone of fused vertebrae joining hips

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sacrum

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98
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inner, variable layer of uterus wall

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endometrium

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99
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removal of stomach

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gastrectomy

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100
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class of snails

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gastropods

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101
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artery used to measure pulse

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radial artery

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102
Q

excavated King Tut’s tomb

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Howard Carter

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103
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part of nervous system surrounding vital organs

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autonomic nervous system

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104
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part of the brain joining the spinal cord

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medula oblongota

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105
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built the Spruce Goose

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Howard Hughes

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106
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prefix peta means

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one quadrillion times

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107
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main blood vessel to the brain

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carotid artery

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108
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dome-shaped muscle separating chest and abdomen

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diaphragm

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109
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lightest element

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hydrogen

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110
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uterine tissue that nourishes the fetus

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placenta

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111
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vessels carrying blood from the heart

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arteries

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112
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Gemini associated with myth of

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Castor and Pollux (asked Zeus for immortality –> stars)

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113
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the pair of US spacecraft that landed on Mars in 1975

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Viking 1 and 2

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114
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On its leg, the bird is undergoing this zoological process, also called ringing

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banding

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115
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inflammation of air passages

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bronchitis

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116
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dissolving substances from plant by soaking

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leaching

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117
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excess mucus oozing into pharynx

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postnasal drip

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118
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cartilage cells

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chrondocytes

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119
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First three human spaceflight programs

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(Project) Mercury, Gemini, Apollo

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120
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superbright energy emitted where black hole is sucking up a galaxy

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quasar

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121
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liver ailment yellow skin

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jaundice

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122
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the throat above esophagus

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pharynx

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123
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study of fish

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ichthyology

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124
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network of nerves in the abdomen

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solar plexus

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125
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started using statistics in sociological work

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Emile Durkheim

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126
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closest star to Earth

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Proxima Centauri

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127
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prefix nano means

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one billionth

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128
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basic solution is also called

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alkaline - can accept proton to neutralize acid

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129
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seven-sided polygon

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heptagon

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130
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too fast a heart rhythm

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tachycardia

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131
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longest cranial nerve

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vagus nerve

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132
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mapmaking

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cartography

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133
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study of reptiles and amphibians

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herpetology

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134
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one _____ of force extended over a distance of one meter = one joule

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newton

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135
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power to perceive extrasensory things

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clairvoyance

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136
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large underground stem with buds, eg potato

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tuber

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137
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First US space station

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Skylab

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138
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2 or more points that give a location in space

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Cartesian coordinates

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139
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developed modern theories of behaviorism

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B.F. Skinner

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140
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inflammation of liver

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hepatitis

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141
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muscle at front of leg

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quadricep

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142
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Rocket family that powered Apollo program

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Saturn

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143
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a substance that donates protons/hydrogen ions into solution

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acid

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144
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small organ that stores sperm

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epididymis

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swelling from excess fluid

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edema

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146
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One followed by six zeroes

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A million

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hardening of eye and loss of vision

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glaucoma

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148
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prefix deci means

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one tenth

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149
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plants with stems that grow along the surface

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creepers

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sites in ovaries where ova mature

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follicles

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speech loss from brain damage

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aphasia

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use of sound to detect objects

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echolocation

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153
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sebaceous glands

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oil glands

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line between points of the same pressure in meteorology

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isobar

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disease filtering structures in throat

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tonsils and adenoids

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156
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unit for electrical resistance

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ohm

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hypersensitivity leading to restlessness and fatigue

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neurasthenia

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detected cells seen through a microscope

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Robert Hooke

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159
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piece of bone behind ear

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mastoid process

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160
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study of nature and consequence of disease

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pathology

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161
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nerve from lower spine down legs

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sciatic

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compound made from nitrogen and hydrogen

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ammonia

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12-faced polyhedron

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dodecahedron

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artery used to measure blood pressure

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brachial artery

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genetic disease involving excessive mucus and air passage blockage

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cystic fibrosis

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166
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First black woman astronaut

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Mae Jemison

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167
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Carter initiative parasite

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Guinea worm

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vine-covered, open arched walk

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pergola

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condition of immobility, stupor

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catatonia

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inflammation of a joint

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arthritis

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fluid part of the blood

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plasma

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cells that form bone

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osteoblasts

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seed-bearing, female part of a flower

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pistil

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174
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vertebrae at lower back

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lumbar vertebrae

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Missions in which a spacecraft is reused

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Space shuttle program

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176
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Physicist name for the size of a string in string theory

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Planck’s length

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177
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designed mechanical computer in 1830s

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Charles Babbage

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178
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record electrical impulses of heart

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EKG

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179
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General relativity

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Einstein’s geometric theory of gravitation involving curved spacetime

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180
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large muscles that move head and shoulders

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trapezius

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181
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miner’s lung disease

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pneumoconiosis

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182
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The Big Dipper is part of

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Ursa Major

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giving off of water vapor by a plant

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transpiration

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184
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oil that makes poison ivy itch

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urushiol

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185
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Brightest star in Orion

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Rigel

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186
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fatty substance

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lipid

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indigestible plant carbohydrates

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cellulose

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high, thin, streaky bands of clouds

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cirrus

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189
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machine to speed up and smash atoms

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particle accelerator

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190
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division between nostrils

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septum

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moons of Mars

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Phobos and Demos

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192
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mathematical study of continuously changing quantities

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calculus

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193
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oblique triangle has

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no right angles

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194
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amino acid-based compounds

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proteins

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195
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organ that stores bile

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gall bladder

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196
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triangle with one angle more than 90 degrees

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obtuse triangle

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197
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two pumping chambers of the heart

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ventricles

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198
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type of hedges used in mazes

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boxwood

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199
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developed wave theory of light

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Huygens

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200
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lining of lungs and chest cavity

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pleura

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201
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muscle in calf at heel

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soleus

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202
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air-filled cavities in bones near nose

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sinuses

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203
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Sirius also called

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Canis Majoris

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theologian with hospital in Africa

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Albert Schweitzer

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205
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a number showing rank in order

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ordinal number

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invented the catapult

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Archimedes

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207
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One followed by twelve zeroes

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A trillion

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Swedish chemist

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Berzelius

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209
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orbit point nearest the sun

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perihelion

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fluid surrounding the fetus

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amniotic fluid

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211
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Mendel studied these plants

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sweet peas

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adjective for soil deposited by a river

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alluvial

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inner layer of heart tissue

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endocardium

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Bright red supergiant in Orion

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Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice)

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loss of coordination

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ataxia

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216
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Phobos

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moon of mars

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217
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Why were Galilean moons important?

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Rotated around something other than Earth –> blow to Ptolemaic, geocentric worldview

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218
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constellation of Andromeda’s father

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Cepheus

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219
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Author of “Awakenings”

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Oliver Sacks

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220
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names for green part of flower

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calyx, made up of sepals

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221
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condition when warm air traps cold air and pollutants

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inversion

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222
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amount of radiation from a surface

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albedo

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angiosperms

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flowering, enclosed-seed-producing plants

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224
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alternative forms of a gene

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allele

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eye’s inner layer

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retina

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archaeologist family in Kenya

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Leakey

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227
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collapsed lung

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pneumothorax

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228
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soft tissue hanging behind palate

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uvula

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229
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protein producers in cell

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ribosomes

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230
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inventor of barometer

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Torricelli

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231
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obstruction of blood vessel by a plug

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embolism

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232
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behavioral chemicals released

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pheromones

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233
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Mission that landed first rover on Mars

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Pathfinder

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234
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artificial covering for a tooth

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crown

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235
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connection between two neurons

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synapse

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236
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principle combining the constancy of the speed of light with principle of relativity

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Special relativity (Einstein)

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237
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cutting teeth in front

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incisors

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238
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inflammation of vocal cords

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laryngitis

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239
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prefix giga means

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one billion times

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protons and neutrons are made from these particles

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quarks

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241
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unit for measuring work or energy

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joule

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242
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constellation of northern crown

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Corona Borealis

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false tooth anchored in gums

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denture

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one billion bytes

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gigabyte

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middle layer of atmosphere

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stratosphere

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waste digesters in cell

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lysosomes

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tiny roundworms living everywhere

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nematodes

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nerve cell’s long, thin transmitters

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axons

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249
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bands of high radiation around Earth

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Van Allen belts

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250
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pimple on the eye

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sty

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walls dividing the heart’s chambers

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septa

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torque is the force that produces this

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twisting/turning around an axis

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study of grapes for wine

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viticulture

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other words for gums

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gingiva, periodontal tissue

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inverse function to exponentiation

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logarithm

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zero on the kelvin scale

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absolute zero, coldest possible temperature

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257
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A _____ of sharks

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shiver

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shoulder blade bone

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scapula

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A _____ of kangaroos

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troop or mob

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viral infection in children with noisy breathing

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croup

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261
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palm bones

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metacarpal bones

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discovered bacteria using microscope

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van Leeuwenhoek

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leaking of air from lungs into chest

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pneumothorax

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influential Ancient Greek architect

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Vitruvius

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265
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energy-providers for a cell

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mitochondria

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surgical reshaping of nose

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rhinoplasty

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267
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pointed teeth beside the front

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canines

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Milky Way’s neighboring two galaxies

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Magellanic Cloud

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substance that makes peppers hot

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capsaicin

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Two halves of Cenozoic era

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Tertiary (prehuman) and Quaternary

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Betelgeuse is in the constellation

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Orion

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structure used in cell for general storage

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vacuole

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273
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lung disease called consumption

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tuberculosis

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274
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too slow a heart rhythm

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bradychardia

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part of brain relaying sensory signals and regulating sleep

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thalamus

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276
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nerve stimulated by rods and cones

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optic nerve

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277
Q

formulated basic laws of planetary motion

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Kepler

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278
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vertebrae to which ribs attach

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thoracic vertebrae

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279
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warm front blocked by a cold front

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occluded front

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280
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producer of special immune lymph cells

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thymus

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281
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general term for rate of data transmission over computer

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bit rate

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282
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Greek-deified physician

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Asclepius

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283
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treating first those who will benefit most

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triage

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284
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short chain of amino acides

A

peptides

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285
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lower part of stomach

A

pyloric canal

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286
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First wheeled vehicle to rove on Mars

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Sojourner

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287
Q

material making up nails

A

keratin

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288
Q

duck-billed dinosaur

A

hadrosaur

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289
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the mountain-building process

A

orogeny

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weak bulge in a vessel that can rupture

A

aneurysm

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dark center of the eye

A

pupil

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292
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flat-topped teeth beyond bicuspids

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molars

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293
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dating with growth rings in trees

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dendrochronology

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294
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inability of heart to pump enough blood

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congestive heart failure

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295
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disease caused by lack of insulin

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diabetes mellitus

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296
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prefix for a millionth

A

micro

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297
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constellation of the scales

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Libra

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298
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colored membrane of eye

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iris

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299
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prefix for a billionth

A

nano

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300
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parts of the ocean with low winds

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doldrums

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301
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butterfly’s inactive stage between larval and adult

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pupa, encased in a chrysalis

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302
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prefix for ten times

A

deka

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303
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substance used to produce a chemical reaction

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reagent

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304
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procedure on pulp in tooth

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root canal

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305
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muscles that move the shoulders

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pectoralis

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306
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Teacher killed on Challenger

A

Christa McAuliffe

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307
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clouding of lens

A

cataract

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308
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pollen-producing male part of a flower

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stamen

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309
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First two people in space

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Yuri Gagarin and 3 weeks later Alan Shepard

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310
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nerve cell’s short, thin receivers

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dendrites

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acid produced by stomach

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hydrochloric acid

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312
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muscle pain

A

myalgia

313
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gland below the stomach

A

pancreas

314
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discovered penicillin

A

Alexander Fleming

315
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first artificial objects to leave the solar system

A

Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11

316
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highest point of body above horizon

A

zenith

317
Q

unit for measuring pressure

A

pascal

318
Q

dense, high clouds producing heavy storms and hail

A

cumulonimbus

319
Q

Potentially habitable moon

A

Europa

320
Q

bones making up spinal column

A

vertebrae

321
Q

large vessels in front of neck

A

jugular veins

322
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first milk produced after a birth

A

colostrum

323
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morphine is this type of drug

A

opioid

324
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muscle weakness from immune response

A

Guillan-Barré syndrom

325
Q

A _____ of cobras

A

quiver

326
Q

brain + spinal cord

A

central nervous system

327
Q

constellation of the swan

A

Cygnus

328
Q

The Three Sisters stars also known as

A

Orion’s belt

329
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container used by high-temp chemical reactions

A

crucible

330
Q

blood pressure during heart relaxation

A

diastolic

331
Q

A _____ of beavers

A

colony

332
Q

how we measure degree of acidity

A

pH

333
Q

Brightest star from Earth

A

Sirius

334
Q

three space programs for which objects have left the solar system

A

Pioneer, Voyager, New Horizons

335
Q

metal from dinosaur asteroid

A

iridium

336
Q

special study of air and gases

A

pneumatics

337
Q

sample of body tissue

A

biopsy

338
Q

wasting of muscles

A

atrophy

339
Q

parallelogram with all 4 sides equal

A

rhombus

340
Q

First operational orbiter of space shuttle program

A

Columbia

341
Q

crossed Pacific on a raft

A

Thor Heyerdahl

342
Q

surgery to deactivate frontal lobe

A

lobotomy

343
Q

psyche’s repository of moral standards

A

superego

344
Q

founded the theory of probability

A

Blaise Pascal

345
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process of matter going straight from solid to gas

A

sublimation

346
Q

muscular perceptions

A

kinesthesia

347
Q

test for cancer by scraping cervical cells

A

pap smear

348
Q

upper part of small intestine

A

duodenum

349
Q

soft part of the palate

A

velum

350
Q

Center of a black hole

A

singularity

351
Q

12-sided polygon

A

dodecagon

352
Q

vision test chart

A

Snellen Chart

353
Q

First human space walk

A

Alexei Leonov

354
Q

4-faced polyhedron

A

tetrahedron

355
Q

amount of light that bounces off an object

A

albedo

356
Q

A _____ of foxes

A

skulk

357
Q

a substance that sheds energetic protons and neutrons over time is

A

radioactive

358
Q

constellation of the eagle

A

Aquila

359
Q

A ____ of apes

A

shrewdness

360
Q

clear fluid in the cornea

A

aqueous humor

361
Q

built code-breaking computer in WWII

A

Turing

362
Q

mucous membrane of eyelid and eye

A

conjunctiva

363
Q

pioneered statistical polling

A

George Gallup

364
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injury to ligaments

A

sprain

365
Q

A _____ of ravens

A

unkindness

366
Q

shock absorber between vertebrae

A

disk

367
Q

biologically hazardous radiation is this type

A

ionizing radiation

368
Q

thiamin deficiency disease

A

beriberi

369
Q

atoms with same atomic number but different mass

A

isotopes

370
Q

vessel carrying blood from he lungs

A

pulmonary veins

371
Q

large muscle in calf

A

gastrocnemius

372
Q

covering of the crown

A

enamel

373
Q

absolute zero is zero on the

A

kelvin scale

374
Q

virus linked with mono

A

Epstein-Barr

375
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paralysis on one side of the body

A

hemiplegia

376
Q

part of brain for forming new memories

A

hippocampus

377
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value expressed as a magnitude and direction

A

vector

378
Q

gentle west wind

A

zephyr

379
Q

excessive production of white blood cells

A

leukemia

380
Q

extinct early human found here in Germany

A

Heidelberg

381
Q

why Einstein needed to revise principle of relativity

A

if you are moving toward an object moving toward you, its speed relative to you should be/seem faster than if you were moving away. but that’s not true for light - constant speed, doesn’t move through anything that resists it (Michelson-Morley)

382
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improper heart valve closing

A

valve prolapse

383
Q

First Earth orbiter

A

Sputnik

384
Q

mineral formation hanging from cave ceiling

A

stalactite

385
Q

decomposable

A

biodegradable

386
Q

subcutaneous part of hair

A

follicle

387
Q

developed device to count radiation particles

A

Geiger

388
Q

small incision to see inside abdomen

A

laporoscopy

389
Q

small tear within a muscle

A

strain

390
Q

study of extremely cold temperatures and effects

A

cryogenics

391
Q

study of butterflies

A

lepidopterology

392
Q

US and Russian space programs agreed to cooperate and combined these programs

A

Apollo-Soyuz

393
Q

Second operational orbiter of space shuttle program

A

Challenger

394
Q

A _____ of hippos

A

bloat

395
Q

unthinking repetition of words

A

echolalia

396
Q

part of atmosphere that combines multiple other layers

A

ionosphere

397
Q

In 1774 this British chemist discovered a gas he called “dephlogisticated air”, what we now call oxygen

A

Joseph Priestley

398
Q

solid figure with 4 or more faces

A

polyhedron

399
Q

inner ear’s hearing recepters

A

cochlea

400
Q

blood pressure during heart contraction

A

systolic

401
Q

Demos (moon)

A

Mars

402
Q

study of ancient documents

A

paleography

403
Q

flow of heat through atmospheric motion

A

convection

404
Q

4 South Pole exhibitions

A

Shackleton

405
Q

cell scientist

A

cytologist

406
Q

first experimental physiologist

A

Galen

407
Q

characteristic that can be passed to child through one parent

A

dominant trait

408
Q

integrated chip that functions as a CPU

A

microprocessor

409
Q

too-fast beat of an atrium

A

atrial fibrillation

410
Q

A _____ of ponies

A

string

411
Q

increasing disorder in a system

A

entropy

412
Q

crescent-shaped red blood cells

A

sickle-cell anemia

413
Q

constellation of the water-bearer

A

Aquarius

414
Q

the body’s natural chemical balance

A

homeostasis

415
Q

outer, fibrous meninges

A

dura matter

416
Q

inner lower arm bone

A

radius

417
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pocket of pus

A

abscess

418
Q

collective name for abdominal organs

A

viscera

419
Q

A ____ of bears

A

sleuth or sloth

420
Q

the 4 nucleobases that are the basis for genetic code

A

adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine

421
Q

8 sided polygon

A

octagon

422
Q

whooping cough

A

pertussis

423
Q

amount of energy needed to produce one watt of power for one second

A

one joule

424
Q

a number’s distance from zero on number line

A

absolute value

425
Q

2-pointed teeth beyond the canines

A

bicuspids

426
Q

Purpose of space shuttle program

A

Partly reusable spacecraft in low earth orbit

427
Q

class of bats

A

chiroptera

428
Q

lack of symmetry in cornea

A

astigmatism

429
Q

often used to provide contrast in x-rays

A

barium

430
Q

the compound that carries energy in living creatures

A

ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

431
Q

A _____ of larks

A

ascension or exaltation

432
Q

9 sided polygon

A

nonagon

433
Q

fine-grained, layered sedimentary rock

A

shale

434
Q

IT breaking up a message to transmit it more efficiently is

A

packet switching

435
Q

tiny particles of pollution in ocean

A

microplastics

436
Q

A _______ of eagles

A

convocation

437
Q

theoretical tunnel linking two points in space and time

A

wormhole

438
Q

rate at which something changes over distance or time

A

gradient

439
Q

Two space shuttle disasters

A

Challenger (1986) disintegrated on takeoff, Columbia (2003) disintegrated on reentry

440
Q

chains of linked molecules of a compound

A

polymer

441
Q

smell receptors in upper nasal cavity

A

olfactory receptors

442
Q

clear bulging eye coating

A

corea

443
Q

prefix for one trillion times

A

tera

444
Q

inflammation of blood vessels

A

vasculitis

445
Q

rocket science pioneer

A

Robert Goddard

446
Q

constellation of the harp

A

Lyra

447
Q

six-sided polygon

A

hexagon

448
Q

chemical in vinegar

A

acetic acid

449
Q

prefix for one billion times

A

giga

450
Q

developed modern scientific method

A

Francis Bacon

451
Q

a triangle with no right angle

A

oblique

452
Q

organic compounds found in proteins

A

amino acids

453
Q

litmus test colors

A

red for acid, blue for base

454
Q

part of tooth below the gum

A

root

455
Q

master gland near base of brain

A

pituitary

456
Q

study of eye diseases

A

ophthalmology

457
Q

lack of peripheral vision

A

tunnel vision

458
Q

prefix for one million times

A

mega

459
Q

substance that starts a chemical reaction while remaining unchanged

A

catalyst

460
Q

built first practical television

A

John Logie Baird

461
Q

chemicals produced in a gland and carried around body to trigger chemical reactions

A

hormones

462
Q

membrane lining abdominal cavity

A

peritoneum

463
Q

prefix micro (numerical) means

A

one millionth

464
Q

pain along course of nerve

A

neuralgia

465
Q

process of sprouting from a seed

A

germination

466
Q

unit for quantity of electric charge

A

coulomb

467
Q

inflammation of the stomach

A

gastritis

468
Q

nucleobase different in RNA from DNA is

A

uracil (replaces thymine)

469
Q

built Suez Canal

A

Ferdinand de Lesseps

470
Q

hot dusty wind in Southern California

A

Santa Ana

471
Q

Polaris is part of

A

the Little Dipper/Ursa Minor

472
Q

Mosquito variety that transmits malaria

A

Anopheles

473
Q

sore in stomach lining

A

gastric ulcer

474
Q

orbit point nearest to the earth

A

perigee

475
Q

initiated basic methods of chemical analysis

A

Roger Boyle

476
Q

prefix for one tenth

A

deci

477
Q

use of sound waves to picture body organs

A

ultrasound or sonogram

478
Q

First crewed Earth orbiter

A

Vostok 1, Yuri Gagarin

479
Q

the sound of a diseased valve

A

heart murmur

480
Q

constellation of the crow

A

Corvus

481
Q

tissue holding bones together

A

ligaments

482
Q

phrase for “another self”

A

alter ego

483
Q

hormone stimulating milk production

A

oxytocin

484
Q

blood vessel to the legs

A

iliac artery

485
Q

adipose cells

A

fat cells

486
Q

boundary demarcating the two lowest layers of atmosphere

A

tropopause

487
Q

developed the dirigible

A

von Zeppelin

488
Q

blood specialist

A

hematologist

489
Q

constellation of the archer

A

Sagittarius

490
Q

class of octopus and squids

A

cephalopods

491
Q

particle representing smallest possible amount of light

A

photon

492
Q

TV-like screen in a computer

A

cathode ray tube

493
Q

developed analytical geometry based on coordinates

A

Descartes

494
Q

prefix pico means

A

a trillionth

495
Q

part of tooth above the gum

A

crown

496
Q

human-induced rapid eutrophication brings on

A

algal blooms

497
Q

outer lower arm bone

A

ulna

498
Q

kidney stones

A

nephroliths

499
Q

largest artery

A

aorta

500
Q

Saturn largest moon

A

Titan

501
Q

sight receptors for light alone

A

rods

502
Q

prefix milli means

A

one thousandth

503
Q

valve between stomach and intestine

A

pyloric valve

504
Q

characteristic that both parents must carry to pass to child

A

recessive trait

505
Q

study of trees

A

dendrology

506
Q

section of brain outside cerebellum

A

brain stem

507
Q

study of insects

A

entomology

508
Q

vessel taking blood to the lungs

A

pulmonary artery

509
Q

lid covering larynx

A

epiglottis

510
Q

DNA and RNA are molecules known as

A

nucleid acids

511
Q

prefix for one hundred times

A

hecto

512
Q

study of the measurement of time

A

horology

513
Q

Galilean moon names source

A

Lovers of Zeus

514
Q

chemical that inflames tissues when allergic

A

histamine

515
Q

class of sharks, rays, skates

A

chondrichthytes (cartilaginous fishes)

516
Q

“Catch 22” situation where everything has negative consequences

A

double bind

517
Q

nervous system beyond brain & spinal cord

A

peripheral nervous system

518
Q

paralysis on lower half of body

A

paraplegia

519
Q

made first US survey of Grand Canyon

A

John Wesley Powell

520
Q

ear drum that vibrates

A

tympanic membrain

521
Q

prefix for a hundredth

A

centi

522
Q

foglike, low-altitude cloud

A

stratus

523
Q

lack of red blood cells

A

anemia

524
Q

tiny crustaceans such as plankton

A

copepods

525
Q

NASA’s research & development center is called

A

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

526
Q

self-controlling mechanism that centers activity around a point

A

feedback

527
Q

elongated, symmetrical oval

A

ellipse

528
Q

substances that act as catalysts in living beings

A

enzymes

529
Q

layer of cells between veins and nerve cells

A

blood-brain barrier

530
Q

invented pendulum clock

A

Christiaan Huygens

531
Q

fluffy, white, flat-bottomed clouds linked with storms

A

cumulus

532
Q

constellation of the Ram

A

Aries

533
Q

bruise with broken skin

A

laceration or abrasion

534
Q

mineral formation sticking up from cave ground

A

stalagmite

535
Q

CT scan stands for and uses

A

computed tomography, takes x-rays from every angle

536
Q

sight receptors for light and color

A

cones

537
Q

first to scale Mt Everest

A

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

538
Q

vertebrae making up neck

A

cervical vertebrae

539
Q

another word for esophagus

A

gullet

540
Q

Crux constellation

A

Southern Cross

541
Q

American father of rocket science

A

Robert Goddard

542
Q

prefix femto means

A

one quadrillionth

543
Q

fat molecule where carbon atoms form double bonds with each other

A

unsaturated fat (not full of hydrogens)

544
Q

gas-and-dust remains of a supernova

A

nebula

545
Q

protein storers in cell

A

Golgi body/apparatus

546
Q

baby coming head first

A

vertex presentation

547
Q

the side protected from the wind

A

lee

548
Q

fat molecule where carbon has at least two hydrogen atoms attached

A

saturated fat (full of hydrogen)

549
Q

diffusion of liquid through semipermeable membrane

A

osmosis

550
Q

Chimpanzees put in space under what program

A

Mercury

551
Q

one million bytes

A

megabyte

552
Q

chest pain

A

angina

553
Q

knowing something before it occurs

A

precognition

554
Q

developed antiseptic surgery

A

Joseph Lister

555
Q

setting that fulfills a being’s survival requirements

A

niche

556
Q

stage when fetus can first be felt moving

A

quickening

557
Q

the result of division

A

quotient

558
Q

constellation of the chained maiden

A

Andromeda

559
Q

light colored igneous rock used in building

A

granite

560
Q

word for measuring quantities of atoms/molecules

A

mole

561
Q

red blood cells

A

erythryocytes

562
Q

gymnosperms

A

non-flowering, seed producing plants, eg conifers, ginkgo

563
Q

18th c French chemist

A

Lavoisier

564
Q

coagulation disorder

A

hemophilia

565
Q

photons absorbed into a cell, excite electrons that travel to another material

A

photovoltaic energy

566
Q

unit for measuring illuminance

A

lux

567
Q

implanting healthy vessel to restore flow

A

coronary bypass

568
Q

full moon at autumn equinox

A

harvest moon

569
Q

Early American space programs to analyze moon surface

A

Ranger, Surveyor

570
Q

vessels circling the heart

A

coronary arteries

571
Q

triangles with equal sides and angles

A

equilateral triangle

572
Q

Greek who estimated Earth’s circumference

A

Eratosthenes

573
Q

triangle with two equal sides

A

isosceles triangle

574
Q

First three Americans in space

A

Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn

575
Q

First orbiter built for space shuttle program

A

Enterprise

576
Q

breathing out

A

aspiration

577
Q

general mental disorder without identifiable cause

A

neurosis

578
Q

Current NASA Mars mission consists of

A

Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter

579
Q

curved line between two asymptotes

A

hyperbola

580
Q

theory of wager with lives that God exists or doesn’t

A

Pascal’s wager

581
Q

membrane surrounding the heart

A

pericardium

582
Q

inflamed pouches in GI system

A

diverticulitis

583
Q

measure of how much a fluid resists stress

A

viscosity

584
Q

nearsightedness

A

myopia

585
Q

study of coins

A

numismatics

586
Q

time after contact before symptoms show

A

incubation period

587
Q

muscle that extends the forearm

A

triceps

588
Q

invented dynamite

A

Alfred Nobel

589
Q

principle that energy can be transformed but not created or destroyed

A

First Law of Thermodynamics

590
Q

put forth theory of utilitarianism

A

Jeremy Bentham

591
Q

study of winds

A

anemology

592
Q

reproductive method in non-flowering plants

A

spores (can be sexual or asexual)

593
Q

heart tissue damage due to lack of blood

A

myocardial infarction

594
Q

First American Earth orbiter

A

Explorer 1 satellite

595
Q

twisting force

A

torque

596
Q

Danish astronomer

A

Tycho Brahe

597
Q

two words for shaded shelter in a garden

A

arbor or bower

598
Q

Jet Propulsion Laboratory is located in

A

Pasadena, CA

599
Q

part of upper atmosphere that absorbs UV light

A

ionosphere

600
Q

slim stalk holding up the anther

A

filament

601
Q

fat produced when hydrogen is bubbled through an unsaturated fat

A

trans fat

602
Q

Space shuttle cabin fire disaster

A

Apollo I

603
Q

inflammation of brain and spinal membranes

A

meningitis

604
Q

invented the telegraph

A

Morse

605
Q

sideways curving of lumbar spine

A

scoliosis

606
Q

lack of sense of smell

A

anosmia

607
Q

A _____ of emus

A

mob

608
Q

A _____ of crocodiles

A

float

609
Q

developed the helicopter

A

Igor Sikorsky

610
Q

lack of breathing during sleep

A

sleep apnea

611
Q

how much material a computer can read directly rather than serially

A

RAM (random access memory)

612
Q

borderline between two air masses differing in temperature

A

front

613
Q

bones forming upper jaw

A

maxillae

614
Q

Two halves of Quaternary period

A

Pleistocene epoch (ice age) and Holocene epoch (current)

615
Q

passages for air into lungs

A

bronchi

616
Q

temporary facial paralysis

A

Bell’s palsy

617
Q

pollen-producing part of stamen

A

anther

618
Q

measuring deep bodies of water

A

bathymetry

619
Q

front/inner lower leg bone

A

tibia

620
Q

6-sided polyhedron

A

hexahedron

621
Q

3, 4, 5 in space shuttle program

A

Discovery, Endeavour, Atlantis

622
Q

Galilean moons

A

Io, Europa, Ganymede, Calisto

623
Q

study of behaviors of subatomic particles

A

quantum physics/mechanics

624
Q

Experiment that showed there is no “aether” through which light travels

A

Michelson-Morley Experiment

625
Q

triangle with all angles less than 90 degrees

A

acute triangle

626
Q

leaving one country for another

A

emigration

627
Q

disease originating in animals and spread to people

A

zoonotic

628
Q

“It is impossible by mechanical means to say whether we are moving or staying at rest.”

A

principle of relativity (Galileo)

629
Q

Successor to Hubble Space Telescope named for

A

James Webb

630
Q

muscle that flexes the forearm

A

bicep

631
Q

study of caves

A

speleology

632
Q

drug that reverses the effects of heroin

A

naloxone

633
Q

benign growth in uterus

A

fibroid

634
Q

orbit point farthest from the Earth

A

apogee

635
Q

German sociologist

A

Max Weber

636
Q

fertilized egg outside the uterus

A

ectopic pregnancy

637
Q

underground food-storing system of a plant

A

bulb

638
Q

quadrilateral with 2 parallel sides

A

trapezoid

639
Q

disturbance in heart pumping

A

cardiac arrhythmia

640
Q

tibia extension that moves with ankle

A

medial malleolus

641
Q

exposure of bone after tooth extraction

A

dry socket

642
Q

sewing edges together after surgery

A

suture

643
Q

constellation of the dragon

A

Draco

644
Q

force that pushes whirling bodies away from the center

A

centrifugal force

645
Q

unit for measuring power

A

watt

646
Q

bruise without broken skin

A

contusion

647
Q

This American chemist is the only person to have won 2 unshared Nobel prizes

A

Pauling

648
Q

derived formula for centripetal and centrifugal force

A

Christiaan Huygens

649
Q

10 sided polygon

A

decagon

650
Q

part of the brain that helps process emotion and form memories

A

amygdala

651
Q

layer between Earth’s crust and core

A

mantle

652
Q

killing bacteria by heating

A

pasteurization

653
Q

word for a propagating dynamic disturbance from equilibrium

A

a wave

654
Q

process of microbes breaking down carbohydrates to make acids, alcohols, gases

A

fermentation

655
Q

process by which a cell expels something

A

exocytosis

656
Q

Two-man NASA program

A

Gemini

657
Q

tube connecting middle ear and throat

A

Eustachian or auditory tube

658
Q

low, uniform grey clouds producing rain but no thunder

A

nimbus/nimbostratus

659
Q

part of brain regulating the ANS

A

hypothalamus

660
Q

experiment where neither patients nor doctors know if placebo

A

double blind

661
Q

deadly poisoning from canned food

A

botulism

662
Q

Only moon with an atmosphere

A

Titan

663
Q

a substance that takes up protons/hydrogen ions in solution

A

base

664
Q

cells that conduct nerve impulses

A

neurons

665
Q

developed early electric battery

A

Alessandro Volta

666
Q

clot blocking a coronary artery

A

coronary thrombosis

667
Q

moon between half and fully lit

A

gibbous

668
Q

arthritis from crystal deposits

A

gout

669
Q

bright ring around a celestial body

A

corona

670
Q

prefix for one quadrillion times

A

peta

671
Q

set of bones enclosing brain

A

cranium

672
Q

being that nourishes a parasite

A

host

673
Q

solar panels mostly made from this element

A

silicon

674
Q

point when orbits of 3 or more bodies are in line

A

syzygy

675
Q

study of size and shape of the earth

A

geodesy

676
Q

cells that hold together and support nervous system

A

glial cells

677
Q

study of evolving shape of land forms

A

geomorphology

678
Q

regulator of fluid balance in body

A

lymphatic system

679
Q

clotting elements in blood

A

platelets

680
Q

tailbone

A

coccyx

681
Q

material that does not readily transmit

A

insulator

682
Q

large two-lobed part of the brain

A

cerebellum

683
Q

prefix for a trillionth

A

pico

684
Q

upper arm bone

A

humerus

685
Q

wrote On Liberty

A

John Stuart Mill

686
Q

brain inflammation

A

encephalitis

687
Q

growing ornamental plants

A

horticulture

688
Q

prefix tera means

A

one trillion times

689
Q

materials with pH above 7

A

bases

690
Q

constellation of the goat

A

Capricorn

691
Q

plants with vessels to transport sap

A

vascular plants

692
Q

ocean regions 30-35 degrees above and below equator with calm winds

A

horse latitudes

693
Q

Freud’s conscious self

A

ego

694
Q

uterine tissue growing outside the uterus

A

endometriosis

695
Q

1-crop agricultural system

A

monoculture

696
Q

sore throat

A

pharyngitis

697
Q

membranes covering brain & spine

A

meninges

698
Q

This physiologist developed the concept of conditioned reflex

A

Pavlov

699
Q

tissue connecting muscle to bones

A

tendons

700
Q

prefix for quadrillionth

A

femto

701
Q

first woman physician in US

A

Elizabeth Blackwell

702
Q

formulated fundamentals of geometry

A

Euclid

703
Q

indentation between upper lip and nose

A

philtrum

704
Q

cancer of lining of chest or abdomen

A

mesothelioma

705
Q

constellation of southern crown

A

Corona Australis

706
Q

atomic number is the number of

A

protons

707
Q

stuffing dead animals

A

taxidermy

708
Q

gases that resist forming chemical bonds - eg helium, neon

A

noble gases

709
Q

developed mercury thermometer

A

Gabriel Fahrenheit

710
Q

constellation of the giraffe

A

Cameleopardalis

711
Q

decayed vegetable matter used for nutrients

A

humus

712
Q

large part of pelvic girdle

A

ilium

713
Q

gelatinous fluid in back of eye

A

vitreous humor

714
Q

Saturn rockets developed by

A

Werner von Braun

715
Q

spacecraft pair sent to Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus in 1977

A

Voyager 1 and 2

716
Q

bones of flat of foot

A

metatarsals

717
Q

organs that secrete substances for use in body

A

glands

718
Q

collar bone

A

clavicle

719
Q

middle layer of heart tissue

A

myocardium

720
Q

main nerves serving the brain

A

cranial nerves

721
Q

quadrilateral with both pairs of sides parallel

A

parallelogram

722
Q

varicella

A

chicken pox

723
Q

wrote Coming of Age in Samoa

A

Margaret Mead

724
Q

neck glands

A

thyroid

725
Q

if you are moving toward an object moving toward you, its speed _____ ____ ______ is faster than if you were moving away

A

relative to you = relativity

726
Q

tear in a muscle wall

A

hernia

727
Q

voice box

A

larynx

728
Q

basin from collapsed volcano crater

A

caldera

729
Q

study of population size and distribution

A

demography

730
Q

open-and-shut devices connecting heart chambers

A

valves

731
Q

weakening of bones through calcium loss

A

osteoporosis

732
Q

vitamin-D deficiency disease of spine

A

rickets

733
Q

growth by a standard ratio

A

geometric growth

734
Q

bacteria causing travelers’ diarrhea

A

e coli

735
Q

lack of blood from arterial blockage

A

ischemia

736
Q

hairlike projections in nose

A

cilia

737
Q

insulating sheath covering nerve fibers

A

myelin

738
Q

bryophytes are

A

mosses

739
Q

plant tissue that conducts food

A

phloem

740
Q

prefix deka means

A

ten times

741
Q

unit for measuring frequency

A

hertz

742
Q

One followed by nine zeroes

A

A billion

743
Q

white blood cells

A

leukocytes

744
Q

constellation of the twins

A

Gemini

745
Q

Stars named for “string of pearls” in Arabic

A

Orion’s belt

746
Q

laying unfertilized eggs that produce offspring, like bee drones

A

parthenogenesis

747
Q

broke the sound barrier

A

Chuck Yeager

748
Q

Developed rockets for Nazis and for US

A

Wernher von Braun

749
Q

inflammation of kidneys

A

nephritis

750
Q

Jung’s inherited psychic experience

A

collective unconscious

751
Q

practice of classifying plants and animals

A

taxonomy

752
Q

pH stands for

A

potential hydrogen

753
Q

breastbone

A

sternum

754
Q

First space station

A

Mir

755
Q

the exponent of a number that makes it equal a given number

A

logarithm

756
Q

Japanese art of arranging flowers

A

ikebana

757
Q

disease of heart valves or muscles

A

cardiomyopathy

758
Q

insertion of balloon to open arteries

A

angioplasty

759
Q

two receiving chambers of the heart

A

atria

760
Q

stars named for Atlas’s 7 daughters

A

Pleiades (7 sisters)

761
Q

A ______ of ferrets

A

business

762
Q

Lindbergh’s plane

A

Spirit of St Louis

763
Q

four geologic eras

A

Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

764
Q

quotient of two limits, in calculus

A

derivative

765
Q

oral polio vaccine

A

Albert Sabin

766
Q

process by which a cell takes something in

A

endocytosis

767
Q

red/blue paper test for acid/base

A

litmus test

768
Q

A ______ of crows

A

murder

769
Q

type of rays from radioactive decay

A

Alpha, Beta, Gamma

770
Q

undeveloped lungs in infant

A

pulmonary hypoplasia

771
Q

rock formed from molten state

A

igneous

772
Q

device using electric shock to restore heartbeat

A

defibrillator

773
Q

A _____ of goldfish

A

troubling

774
Q

study of fungi

A

mycology

775
Q

glands on top of kidneys

A

adrenal glands

776
Q

back/outer lower leg bone

A

fibula

777
Q

abnormal digestion

A

dyspepsia

778
Q

small arteries leading to capillaries

A

arterioles

779
Q

viral disease of parotid glands

A

mumps

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