Asteroid - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is extinction? correct answer: The loss or death of a species What is mass extinction? correct answer: A decline in biodiversity greater than the background extinction rate What is background extinction? correct answer: Background extinction occurs when certain populations are reduced to zero because of normal environment change, emerging disease, predation pressure, or competition with another species How are mass extinctions detected and how many have been detected? correct an...

Natural Event Geological or atmospheric processes involving the release of energy and has nothing to do with people. Geological is due to the hot interior of the Earth and can be expressed as volcanoes. Atmospheric type of energy is the product of solar energy which can be expressed as tornadoes. Characteristics of a Natural Disaster (5) geological, atmospheric, magnitude, frequency, duration, areal extent Recurrence interval time between same sized events (150 years) frequency 1/recurrenc...

What makes up 99.8% of the solar system's mass? The sun Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called what type of planets? Terrestrial Terrestrial planets are ________ in size and ______ in mass and have a _______ density of 3.9-5.5 g/cm3 Small; Low; High What terrestrial planet is the densest of them all. Earth Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called what types of planets? Jovian Jovian planets are ______ is size, ______ in mass and have a _______ density of about 0.7-1.6 g/c...

A rock found on Earth that crashed down from space is called _________. correct answers a meteorite Which of the following statements about asteroids, Kuiper belt objects, and Oort cloud objects is true? correct answers Objects in the asteroid belt and Kuiper belt orbit the Sun in nearly the same plane as the planets, but objects in the Oort cloud do not. When a comet passes near the Sun, part of it takes on the appearance of a large, bright ball from which the tail extends. This part is c...

Respiratory pharmacology Respiratory drugs Pharmacology of respiratory system Asthma medication COPD medication Bronchodilators Inhaled corticosteroids Anticholinergics for asthma/COPD Beta-agonists for asthma/COPD Pharmacotherapy of respiratory diseases Mechanism of action of respiratory drugs Clinical trials in respiratory pharmacology Treatment guidelines for respiratory conditions Respiratory drug interactions Side effects of respiratory medications

HESI RN EXIT Exam Questions and Answers_HESI RN EXIT 2024 (HESI) A+ Graded 100% Pass A nurse working on an Endocrine Unit should see which client first? - CORRECT ANSWER-A pt taking corticosteroids who has become disoriented in the last two hours. A pt presses the call bell and requests pain medication for a severe headache. To assess the quality of the pt. Pain, which approach should the nurse use? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ask the patient to describe the pain The nurse is wearing personal prote...

Compared to the age of the Universe of about 14 billion years, the currently accepted age of Earth is about ________ years as determined by using radioactivity for dating rocks and minerals. A) 4.6 thousand B) 4.6 billion C) 5.4 million D) 13.7 billion - B The ________ division of the geologic time scale is an era of the Phanerozoic Eon. A) Paleocene B) Paleozoic C) Permian D) Proterozoic - B The Earth's core was formed from ________. A) a massive nickel iron asteroid that was the n...

Which of the following are terrestrial planets? a) only earth b) earth, moon, and venus c) mercury, venus, earth, and mars d) mercury, venus, mars, moon, earth, and pluto e) mercury, venus, earth, moon, mars, and ceres Correct Answer-c) mercury, venus, earth, and mars What causes a meteor shower? a) A comet and an asteroid collide. b) Earth runs into a stray swarm of asteroids. c) Earth runs into the debris of an old comet littering its orbit. d) Meteorites are ejected from the M...

Compared to the age of the Universe of about 14 billion years, the currently accepted age of Earth is about ________ years as determined by using radioactivity for dating rocks and minerals. A) 4.6 thousand B) 4.6 billion C) 5.4 million D) 13.7 billion - B The ________ division of the geologic time scale is an era of the Phanerozoic Eon. A) Paleocene B) Paleozoic C) Permian D) Proterozoic - B The Earth's core was formed from ________. A) a massive nickel iron asteroid that was the n...

TEST BANK INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH EDITION EXAM QUSTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS 1.Anacuteexacerbationofasthmaistreatedwithwhichofthefollowing? - correct answerInhaled bronchodilators and intravenous corticosteroids 2.Thenurseisdischargingapatienthomefollowingtreatmentforcommunityacquiredpneumonia.Aspart ofthedischargeteaching,thenurseinstructs: - correct answerIt is important for you to get an annual influenza shot to reduce your risk of pneumonia 3.Thenurseisdischarg...