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HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM: READING COMPREHENSION, CHEMISTRY, GRAMMAR, BIOLOGY, VOCABULARY & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY AND MATH VERSION 2 (With answers) Reading Comprehension Neurologists and biological psychologists have witnessed a sharp increase in the knowledge and understanding of particular structures of the brain over the past two decades. As technology becomes ever more advanced, scientists are able to isolate the functions of even small regions of ...

origin of earth - Answer-• Supernova: death of a star (great explosion) • Supernova happened 4.6 bya, dust and gas flattens to a disk and spins faster due to gravity and solar nebula formed. • Solar Nebula: describes formation of Earth 4.5 bya • Nebula: gas cloud origin of oceans - Answer-• volcanic explosion, H2O condensed and rained down for thousands of years to create oceans • icy comets hitting earth (responsible for 1/2 of earths ocean water) origin of life - Answer-•...

Virginia Property and Casualty Exam Prep (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: What is mysterious disappearance? Answer: Misplacement or loss of property without knowledge as to the location, time and cause of the loss Q: What are additional coverages available in Homeowners policies without additional premiums? Answer: Debris removal, lawns/plants/shrubs, and trees,removal, reasonable repairs, and fire department serv...

AU 61 Chapter 6 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct The point on the fault line at which movement of the earthen plates begins is an earthquake's Select one: A. Epicenter. B. Focus. C. Seismology. D. Surge point. - Answer B. Focus. The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake by the total amount of Select one: A. Damage caused. B. Geography impacted. C. Time or duration. D. Energy released. - Answer D. Energy released. Volcanic action losses are loss exposure...

Microbiology Exam 2 chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9 2023 Microbial Growth - Answer-The increase in numbers of microbes resulting in a discrete colony Heterotrophy - Answer-Eat food. They acquire carbon from organic molecules Autotrophy - Answer-Make food. They make carbon from inorganic CO2 Obligate anaerobe - Answer-Oxygen is deadly to them. They lack the enzyme to neutralize oxygen. Obligate aerobe - Answer-They require oxygen for survival Facultative anaerobe - Answer-Can grow with or with...

Geology Exam 3 GE2000 Questions and Answers Troposphere - Answer-Warmest layer, relatively unstable Stratosphere - Answer-Dry, stratified, warming due to ozone reactions Mesosphere - Answer-Coldest layer Thermosphere - Answer-Increased temperature due to interaction of ions with solar wind Volcanic eruptions cause temporary cooling of climate: - Answer-- large eruptions place ash and SO2 into the stratosphere - SO2 chemically converts to sulfuric acid aerosol droplets that reflec...

basalt - correct answer what is the most widely distributed volcanic rock? gabbro - correct answer what is the most common intrusive rock? feldspar - correct answer what is the most widespread mineral? shale - correct answer what is the most common sedimentary rock? arthropods - correct answer what is the largest animal phylum? 7 - correct answer how many major tectonic plates are there? coal-fired power plants - correct answer what is the largest source of mercur...

EAS exam 1 questions & answers 2023-24 torrential mudflow of wet volcanic debris is called - ANSWER-lahar shallow focus earthquakes are associated w which type of plate boundary? - ANSWER-convergent, transform, divergent what type of mineral is pyrite - ANSWER-sulfide chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 describes what mineral - ANSWER-olivine which volcanic flows moves the most rapidly - ANSWER-pyroclastic flows most common rock-forming minerals in the crust are - ANSWER-silicates ...

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...

Earth Science A, Unit 2 Latest Version 100% Pass What term refers to the layer of gases encircling the Earth? Atmosphere What is the term for Earth's icy regions? Cryosphere How would you describe an ecosystem? It consists of all living organisms and their interactions with each other and their nonliving environment in a specific location. What does the geosphere include? It covers all the solid landmasses, including rocks and landforms on Earth. What is encompassed by the h...