Round #10 Flashcards
1) Math – Short Answer What are the distinct prime factors of 110?
ANSWER: 2, 5, AND 11
1) Math – Short Answer Convert 112 in base 10 to base 6.
ANSWER: THREE-ZERO-FOUR
2) Earth and Space – Short Answer Gully erosion is caused by what agent of erosion?
ANSWER: WATER
2) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice Exposed Precambrian crystalline igneous and metamorphic rocks that form
tectonically stable areas are which type of geologic province?
W) Shield
X) Platform
Y) Orogen
Z) Basin
ANSWER: W) SHIELD
3) Energy – Multiple Choice Until the mid-1800s, biomass provided a significant portion of US energy needs. Which
of the following is closest to the percentage of US energy usage that was provided by biomass before 1850?
W) 10
X) 30
Y) 60
Z) 90
ANSWER: Z) 90
3) Energy – Multiple Choice What is the primary method used by a reactor operator to reduce the power level in a
boiling water nuclear reactor?
W) Insertion of control rods
X) Removal of control rods
Y) Addition of water to the reactor vessel
Z) Removal of water from the reactor vessel
ANSWER: W) INSERTION OF CONTROL RODS
4) Math – Short Answer Rounded to the nearest 100, what is 346 + 275 + 512?
ANSWER: 1100
4) Math – Short Answer What is the degree measure of each interior angle of a regular
60-sided polygon?
ANSWER: 174
5) Life Science – Multiple Choice Which of the following is an example of a plant with bulb stems?
W) Onion
X) Potato
Y) Strawberry
Z) Asparagus
ANSWER: W) ONION
5) Life Science – Multiple Choice A biker falls and now has trouble balancing. Which of the following structures is
likely damaged?
W) Auditory canal
X) Tympanic membrane
Y) Semicircular canal
Z) Cochlea [KOH-klee-ah]
ANSWER: Y) SEMICIRCULAR CANAL
6) Physical Science – Multiple Choice Which of the following is a characteristic of all strong acids?
W) Complete dissociation in water
X) High pH number
Y) Has a halogen
Z) Not an oxidant
ANSWER: W) COMPLETE DISSOCIATION IN WATER
6) Physical Science – Short Answer Add the following three terms and give the answer in centimeters to the
appropriate number of significant figures: 2.5 centimeters, 0.50 centimeters, and 0.055 centimeters.
ANSWER: 3.1
7) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice According to the U.S. government, the BP oil spill was responsible for the
release of approximately how many million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico?
W) 90
X) 150
Y) 210
Z) 305
ANSWER: Y) 210
7) Earth and Space – Short Answer What is the primary source for winds on the terrestrial planets?
ANSWER: SUNLIGHT
8) Energy – Multiple Choice Which country has the largest proven coal reserves?
W) China
X) India
Y) Russia
Z) United States
ANSWER: Z) UNITED STATES
8) Energy – Multiple Choice Which product of coal gasification can be used for power production?
W) Hydrogen sulfide
X) Oxygen
Y) Carbon dioxide
Z) Hydrogen
ANSWER: Z) HYDROGEN
9) Life Science – Short Answer How many different species in the genus Homo are extant?
ANSWER: ONE
9) Life Science – Short Answer Most unicellular eukaryotes [YOU-care-ee-oats] are grouped into what kingdom?
ANSWER: PROTISTA
10) Energy – Multiple Choice Which of the following types of energy production yields the most energy per gram of
fuel?
W) Combustion of coal
X) Fission of uranium
Y) Fusion of deuterium [doo-TEER-ee-um] and tritium [TRIH-tee-um]
Z) Hydrogen fuel cell
ANSWER: Y) FUSION OF DEUTERIUM AND TRITIUM
10) Energy – Short Answer What are the chemical compounds used as the anode [ANN-ode] and cathode [CATH-ode],
respectively, of a standard alkaline AA battery?
ANSWER: ANODE: ZINC; CATHODE: MANGANESE OXIDE (ACCEPT: ZINC AND MANGANESE OXIDE, IN
THAT ORDER)
11) Math – Short Answer A right triangle has its hypotenuse of length 24 and one angle that measures 60 degrees. What
is the length of its longer leg?
ANSWER: 12√3
11) Math – Short Answer Four to the 32nd power divided by 32 to the 4th power equals 2 to what power?
ANSWER: 44
12) Physical Science – Multiple Choice Which of the following types of radiation has the lowest energy?
W) Infrared
X) Microwave
Y) Blue light
Z) Visible
ANSWER: X) MICROWAVE
12) Physical Science – Short Answer What two elements are liquids at standard room temperature and pressure?
ANSWER: MERCURY AND BROMINE
13) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice The Intertropical Convergence Zone is the area encirling the Earth near the
equator where the northeast and southeast trade winds come together. This area was known to sailors as which of the
following?
W) Horse latitudes
X) Monsoon trough
Y) Doldrums
Z) Trade lows
ANSWER: Y) DOLDRUMS
13) Earth and Space – Short Answer A particular star has an apparent magnitude of 13 and an absolute magnitude of 8.
How many parsecs away is this star?
ANSWER: 100
14) Life Science – Short Answer During what cellular process do synapsis [sin-AP-sis] and crossing over occur?
ANSWER: MEIOSIS (ACCEPT: PROPHASE I)
14) Life Science – Short Answer Phagocytosis [fag-oh-sye-TOW-sis] and pinocytosis [PEE-noh-sigh-TOW-sis] are
both examples of what type of general cellular process?
ANSWER: ENDOCYTOSIS (ACCEPT: ACTIVE TRANSPORT, BULK TRANSPORT)
15) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice According to the conveyor belt model of ocean circulation, which of the
following happens when water reaches the poles?
W) The salinity of the water decreases
X) The density of the water increases
Y) The density of the water decreases
Z) The temperature of the water increases
ANSWER: X) THE DENSITY OF THE WATER INCREASES
15) Earth and Space – Short Answer What layer of the atmosphere is the location of the ozone layer?
ANSWER: STRATOSPHERE
16) Math – Short Answer How many feet are in two miles?
ANSWER: 10,560
16) Math – Short Answer What is the slope-intercept equation of the line that contains points
(–1, 1) and (4, 21)?
ANSWER: y = 4x + 5
17) Physical Science – Short Answer When graphing force versus time, what physical quantity can be determined from
the area underneath the curve?
ANSWER: IMPULSE
17) Physical Science – Short Answer A 100-kilogram vehicle is accelerating at 7 meters per second squared. In
newtons, what is the force on this vehicle?
ANSWER: 700
18) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice Which of the following best explains why the sun never sets in Northern
Finland in mid-summer?
W) Because it is always sunny in summer in Finland
X) Because when it is summer in Finland it is winter in Africa
Y) Because the Finns need a long growing season
Z) Because the rotational axis of the Earth is tilted relative to Earth’s orbit around the sun
ANSWER: Z) BECAUSE THE ROTATIONAL AXIS OF THE EARTH IS TILTED RELATIVE TO EARTH’S ORBIT
AROUND THE SUN
18) Earth and Space – Short Answer Which of the Galilean moons has the shortest orbital period?
ANSWER: IO
19) Physical Science – Multiple Choice A piece of zinc is in a beaker of water. As you add hydrochloric acid to the
beaker you see small gas bubbles forming around the zinc. What is this gas?
W) Chlorine gas
X) Water vapor
Y) Hydrogen gas
Z) Oxygen gas
ANSWER: Y) HYDROGEN GAS
19) Physical Science – Short Answer What scientist is famous for the deduction that blackbody radiation must be
quantized?
ANSWER: MAX PLANCK (ACCEPT: PLANCK)
20) Life Science – Short Answer In what area of the cell does glycolysis [glye-KAWL-eh-sis] occur?
ANSWER: CYTOSOL
20) Life Science – Short Answer What molecules diffuse across synapses [sin-AP-seez] and bind to ligand [LIH-gund]
gated ion channels?
ANSWER: NEUROTRANSMITTERS
21) Physical Science – Multiple Choice What happens to a light wave that passes from air into water?
W) Its speed increases and its frequency remains constant
X) Its wavelength increases and its speed decreases
Y) Its frequency increases and its wavelength remains constant
Z) Its speed decreases and its frequency remains constant
ANSWER: Z) ITS SPEED DECREASES AND ITS FREQUENCY REMAINS CONSTANT
21) Physical Science – Short Answer If a wave has a period of 0.125 seconds, what is the frequency in hertz?
ANSWER: EIGHT
22) Life Science – Short Answer What scientist is famous for her x-ray diffraction experiments that contributed to the
discovery of the structure of DNA?
ANSWER: ROSALIND FRANKLIN
22) Life Science – Short Answer What type of viruses exclusively attack bacteria?
ANSWER: BACTERIOPHAGES
23) Math – Short Answer If 48 students play in the band, and they represent 25% of the students in a school, how many
total students attend the school?
ANSWER: 192
23) Math – Short Answer To the nearest whole number, what is the slant height of a right circular cone with radius 8
and height 11?
ANSWER: 14
