Round #4 Flashcards
1) EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice What size of particle is loess [LOH-es]?
W) Clay
X) Silt
Y) Sand
Z) Gravel
ANSWER: X) SILT
1) EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice Which of the following is LEAST likely to occur at a
subduction zone?
W) Transform faulting
X) Offshore trenches
Y) Deep-focus earthquakes
Z) Active volcanism
ANSWER: W) TRANSFORM FAULTING
2) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice In pea plants, the yellow seed trait is completely dominant
over the green seed trait. Suppose you cross a pea plant that is heterozygous [het-er-uh-ZYguhs] for the yellow seed trait with a pea plant containing green seeds. What colors of seed will
the offspring have?
W) Green
X) Yellow
Y) Half of the offspring will have green seeds and half will have yellow seeds
Z) A seed color that is halfway between green and yellow
ANSWER: Y) HALF OF THE OFFSPRING WILL HAVE GREEN SEEDS AND HALF WILL HAVE
YELLOW SEEDS
2) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer Plants that are said to be non-vascular are lacking what two
types of conductive tissues?
ANSWER: XYLEM AND PHLOEM
3) MATH Multiple Choice Which of the following is a real number that does NOT have a
reciprocal?
W) -1
X) 0
Y) 1
Z) �
ANSWER: X) 0
3) MATH Short Answer What is the total surface area of a cylinder with a base radius of 2 and a
height equal to the diameter of the base?
ANSWER: 24π
4) ENERGY Short Answer If an electrochemical device is operating at 1.5 volts and delivering 1
ampere of current, how much power is it delivering in watts?
ANSWER: 1.5
4) ENERGY Multiple Choice In a residence, how are appliances generally connected to the
power supply?
W) In series
X) In parallel
Y) In a delta to wye connection
Z) In a wye to delta connection
ANSWER: X) IN PARALLEL
5) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer How many protons and how many neutrons are there in
carbon-13?
ANSWER: 6 PROTONS; 7 NEUTRONS
5) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following does NOT describe ideal fluid
flow?
W) Viscous [VIS-kuhs]
X) Laminar
Y) Incompressible
Z) Steady state
ANSWER: W) VISCOUS
6) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Leprosy is a bacterial disease that results in skin
lesions and nerve damage. Which of the following animals is known to be a common host of this
disease?
W) Raccoons
X) Armadillos
Y) Coyotes
Z) Opossums
ANSWER: X) ARMADILLOS
6) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer According to endosymbiotic theory, cyanobacteria [syuh-noh-bak-TEER-ee-uh] gave rise to which cellular organelle?
ANSWER: CHLOROPLAST
7) EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice Which of the following igneous minerals would be the
first to melt as temperature increases?
W) Quartz
X) Potassium feldspar
Y) Olivine
Z) Hornblende
ANSWER: W) QUARTZ
7) EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice In 1953, two scientists, Stanley Miller and Harold Urey,
conducted a famous experiment on the origin of life. They passed an electrical charge through a
closed system containing methane, ammonia, hydrogen, and water. What did this process
produce that led to the currently accepted theory of biogenesis?
W) Nucleic acids
X) Lipids
Y) Amino acids
Z) Proteins
ANSWER: Y) AMINO ACIDS
8) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer In what form does energy that is not passed on to the next
level in a food web exit from an ecosystem?
ANSWER: HEAT (ACCEPT: THERMAL)
8) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer What are the names of the two different groups of trees: those
that generally lose their leaves in autumn and those with needle-shaped leaves with cones?
ANSWER: DECIDUOUS, CONIFEROUS (ACCEPT: CONIFERS)
9) MATH Short Answer Simplify the following, if y is not equal to 1:
y/(y - 1) – 1/(y - 1) [y over open parenthesis y minus 1 close parenthesis minus 1 over the
quantity y minus 1]
ANSWER: 1
9) MATH Short Answer Given the geometric sequence with first three terms of 8, 2, and 1/2,
respectively, what is its 6th term?
ANSWER: 1/128
10) ENERGY Multiple Choice Why is copper one of the most common materials used to make
wires that carry electricity?
W) Because of its dielectric properties
X) Because of its perfect insulating properties
Y) Because it has both conducting and dielectric properties
Z) Because it is a good conductor
ANSWER: Z) BECAUSE IT IS A GOOD CONDUCTOR
10) ENERGY Multiple Choice Which of the following units is used to describe the amount of
electric current passing through a conductor?
W) Volt
X) Ohm
Y) Ampere
Z) Weber
ANSWER: Y) AMPERE
11) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Batteries require energy transfer in a redox reaction.
Which of the following describes one possible type of cell in a battery?
W) Magnetic
X) Electrolytic
Y) Galvanic
Z) Electrochemical
ANSWER: Y) GALVANIC
11) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is true of Coulomb’s law?
W) It describes the interaction of two magnets in a magnetic field
X) It is independent of the separation distance between the two points of charge
Y) It measures the total energy in an electric field
Z) It is a vector function
ANSWER: Z) IT IS A VECTOR FUNCTION
12) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer Name one of the two elements that formed Earth’s first
atmosphere.
ANSWER: HYDROGEN OR HELIUM
12) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer Put the following four atmospheric layers in order from
lowest to highest altitude: 1) mesosphere, 2) troposphere, 3) thermosphere, 4) stratosphere.
ANSWER: 2, 4, 1, 3 (ACCEPT: TROPOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE, MESOSPHERE,
THERMOSPHERE)
13) EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice Which of the following types of coal has the highest
carbon content?
W) Bituminous
X) Peat
Y) Anthracite
Z) Lignite
ANSWER: Y) ANTHRACITE
13) EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice What class of mollusks [MOL-uhsks] includes
modern day clams?
W) Scaphopoda
X) Gastropoda
Y) Bivalvia
Z) Cephalopoda
ANSWER: Y) BIVALVIA
14) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following biomes has the lowest net primary
production?
W) Tundra
X) Tropical rainforest
Y) Savannah
Z) Coniferous forest [koh-NIF-er-uhs]
ANSWER: W) TUNDRA
14) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Under which of the following conditions would a plant’s
stomata most likely be open?
W) Cold and dry
X) Hot and dry
Y) Cold and moist
Z) Hot and moist
ANSWER: Y) COLD AND MOIST
15) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer Fossil continuity, coastline shape, and other geologic
data support today’s continents arising from a supercontinent that existed during the late
Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. What is the name given to that supercontinent?
ANSWER: PANGAEA
15) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is a trace fossil?
W) Petrified wood
X) Brachiopod shell [BRAY-kee-uh-pod]
Y) Worm burrow
Z) Dinosaur bone
ANSWER: Y) WORM BURROW
16) MATH Short Answer Subtract -97 + a from 3 + a.
ANSWER: 100
16) MATH Short Answer Express the following in scientific notation:
(6 × 107)�6 ×1011�
(3 × 108) [the fraction
with numerator 6 times 10 to the 7th times 6 times 10 to the 11th and denominator 3 times
10 to the 8th]?
ANSWER: 1.2 x 1011
17) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice If in a given circuit with a 4.0 ohm resistor, the
potential difference across it is 12 volts, what is the current traveling through it, in amperes?
W) 1
X) 3
Y) 4
Z) 48
ANSWER: X) 3
17) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer Plasma is a common phase of matter on the Sun. On
Earth, however, there are very specific times and places where plasma can be found. Other
than fire, whose status as a plasma is hotly debated, what natural phenomenon can generate
plasma on Earth?
ANSWER: LIGHTNING (ACCEPT: ST. ELMO’S FIRE, AURORAS)
18) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is true about permafrost?
W) It exists in the Antarctic but not the Arctic
X) It is not affected by the warming climate
Y) It can support plant growth near the surface
Z) It is a practical permanent substrate for roads and buildings
ANSWER: Y) IT CAN SUPPORT PLANT GROWTH NEAR THE SURFACE
18) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer List the three primary layers that make up the Earth, in
order of decreasing mass.
ANSWER: MANTLE, CORE, CRUST
19) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice A glacier splits a population of rabbits in two. Which of the
following best describes what might happen in the two populations over a long period of time?
W) Allopatric speciation
X) Sympatric speciation
Y) Sexual selection
Z) Migration
ANSWER: W) ALLOPATRIC SPECIATION
19) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer The following four features are common characteristics of
which phylum of organisms: notochord, dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal [fuh-RIN-jee-uhl]
slits, and a postanal tail?
ANSWER: CHORDATA
20) EARTH AND SPACE Short Answer What Atlantic island nation is located on top of both a
hotspot and a divergent plate boundary?
ANSWER: ICELAND
20) EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice Most groundwater is stored in pore spaces that are
typically how big?
W) 1 to 5 millimeters
X) 1 to 5 centimeters
Y) 1 to 5 decimeters
Z) 1 to 5 meters
ANSWER: W) 1 TO 5 MILLIMETERS
21) MATH Multiple Choice If the point (-2, y) lies on the line with equation 5x + 3y = 5, what is
the value of y?
W) -5
X) -5/3
Y) 3/5
Z) 5
ANSWER: Z) 5
21) MATH Short Answer A standard pair of dice is rolled. What is the probability that the sum of
the numbers on the two dice is 8?
ANSWER: 5/36
22) ENERGY Short Answer What is the general term for a source of renewable energy that is
made from organic material of plants or animals?
ANSWER: BIOMASS
22) ENERGY Multiple Choice Ground source heat pumps, a form of geothermal energy, are
most similar to which of the following renewable energy applications?
W) Solar cooker
X) Solar water heater
Y) Solar dryer
Z) Solar parabolic collector
ANSWER: X) SOLAR WATER HEATER
23) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Proteins can be separated by which of the following?
W) Chromatography
X) Electrolysis
Y) Distillation
Z) Reverse osmosis
ANSWER: W) CHROMATOGRAPHY
23) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is a vitamin D deficiency disease of
the young, often marked by the faulty ossification of bone?
W) Rhinitis [ry-NY-tis]
X) Rickets
Y) Scurvy
Z) Psoriasis [suh-RY-uh-sis]
ANSWER: X) RICKETS
24) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Compared to almost all other types of waves,
electromagnetic waves are unique because they can travel through what?
W) Solids
X) Plasma
Y) Bone
Z) Vacuum
ANSWER: Z) VACUUM
24) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is classified as a
homogeneous [hoh-muh-JEE-nee-uhs] mixture?
W) Solution
X) Gel
Y) Foam
Z) Emulsion
ANSWER: W) SOLUTION
25) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is NOT true with regard to the
organization of the periodic table?
W) Elements are grouped into their natural states as solids, liquids, and gases
X) Elements are in order of increasing atomic number
Y) Elements are grouped into metals, metalloids, and nonmetals
Z) Elements are divided into periods, groups, and series
ANSWER: W) ELEMENTS ARE GROUPED INTO THEIR NATURAL STATES AS SOLIDS,
LIQUIDS, AND GASES
25) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following best describes why water has
the ability to dissolve ionic compounds?
W) It has high compressibility
X) Its molecules are polar
Y) It contains salt
Z) It has high surface tension
ANSWER: X) ITS MOLECULES ARE POLAR
