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Fossils Science Olympiad Latest Update Graded A+ Conditions required for a plant or an animal to become fossilized Hard body parts (bones, teeth, shells) - soft body parts will not fossilise, but may leave behind trace evidence (e.g. imprints) -Preservation of remains (protection against scavenging, erosion and environmental damage) -High pressure to promote mineralisation of remains (i.e. turn hard body parts into fossilised rocks) -Anoxic (low oxygen) conditions to protect against ...

Science Olympiad Meteorology Latest Update Graded A+ air mass a huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height and a source region. Remember cP, cT, mP, mT, cA continental polar (cP) cold, dry stable air mass that forms over land continental tropical (cT) unstable, warm, dry air mass that forms over land Winter - warm and dry Summer - Hot and dry maritime polar (mP) unstable cold, moist air mass that forms over cold oceans-- Winte...

KLOSE LYMPHEDEMA TRAINING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The thoracic duct drains all of the following - answer - The right leg, left arm, and left side of the head and neck; The intestines, genitourinary organs, and liver The left leg, both lower trunk quadrants, and both kidneys What is the main task of the lymph capillaries? - answer - To ensure the absorption of proteins and fluid from the interstitial spaces Which of the following statement about the lymph nodes is true? - answer - To ensu...

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Astronomy Science Olympiad Master Latest Update Graded A+ Optical double not actually binaries simply two stars lying along same line of sight (similar RA & dec) Not gravitationally bound Not usefull in determining stellar masses Visual binary both stars resolved independently if orbital pd not too long, can monitor motion provides angular separation from center of mass If dist known, linear separations can be calculated Astrometric binary If one significantly brighter, not pos...

Science Olympiad Crime Busters Latest 2024 Graded A+ Arch a hill with no deltas tented arch an arch with a sharp corner at the top point plain arch an arch with a more rounded top point loop a beanish shape with one delta ulnar loop a loop pointing towards the pinky radial loop a loop pointing towards thumbs whorl a circle like shape with 2 or more deltas plain whorls has 2 deltas and at least one ridge making a complete circuit central whorls consists of at least o...

Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Latest Version Graded A+ volcano a weak spot in the crust where magma has come through the surface magma the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the mantle lava liquid magma that reaches Earth's surface Ring of Fire a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean island arc a string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate hot spot an area where mag...

Science Olympiad Anatomy and Physiology Latest Update graded A+ Dendrite Receive stimulus and carries it impulses toward the cell body. Cell Body with nucleus Fiber which carries impulses away from cell body schwann cell cells which produce myelain or fat layer in the PNS Myelin Sheath Lipid layer around the axon; which insulates the axon Node Ranvier Gaps or nodes in the myelin sheath impulse -self propagating -mechanism, potassium and sodium pump synapse -junction betwee...

Remote Sensing Science Olympiad Latest Update Graded A+ Remote Sensing collection and interpretation of information about an object without being in physical contact with the object ATI Apparent thermal inertia AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer AVIRIS Airborne visible and infrared imaging spectrometer CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lider and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations CCD Charge-coupled detector CCT Computer-compatible tape COSMIC Computer Software...

Solar System - Science Olympiad Questions and Answers Rated A+ How did the terrestrial planets form? In the proto-Solar-Sytem, after the sun formed, the rest of the materials orbiting close around it began to clump together too. However, closer to the sun, lighter materials like gases blew away and only rocky material was left, causing the four terrestrial planets, and some of their moons, to form. What are the characteristics of Terrestrial Planets? Solid bodies with a core surrounded...