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What percentage of the Earth's total mass is made up of the mantle?

  • 90%
  • 32%
  • 80%
  • 68% (correct)

What is the term for the process by which water changes from liquid to gas?

  • Transpiration
  • Respiration
  • Condensation
  • Evaporation (correct)

What is the function of the axon in a neuron?

  • Carries messages away from the cell body (correct)
  • Provides structural support
  • Stores genetic information
  • Carries messages towards the cell body

What is the term for the line that divides the incident and reflected rays?

<p>Normal line (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of iodine deficiency in the diet?

<p>Goiter (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

<p>Crust (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the huge ocean that surrounded Pangaea?

<p>Panthalassa (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the Philippine institute that deals with volcanology and seismology?

<p>PHIVOLCS (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the reproductive system?

<p>Perpetuation of species (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the law that describes the inverse relationship between the volume and pressure of a gas?

<p>Boyle's Law (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the layer of the Earth that makes up only 1% of its total mass?

<p>Crust (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the group of geographically related mountains?

<p>Mountain belt (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the theory of continental drift?

<p>A German scientist (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of waves are generated by the sudden movement of a plate?

<p>Energy waves (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of Earth's water is available for human use?

<p>Less than 1% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a scientist who studies climate patterns and history?

<p>Climatologist (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a medical procedure that allows doctors to see an image of the internal body?

<p>MRI (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of lens is thicker at the edges and thinner in the center?

<p>Convex lens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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