Round #6 Flashcards
1) Life Science – Short Answer What vasculature [VASS-kyu-lah-chur] in the human circulatory system relies on
valves?
ANSWER: VEINS
1) Life Science – Multiple Choice Which of the following pairs of structures can be considered
homologous [hoe-MAWL-uh-gus]?
W) Human hand and cat paw
X) Butterfly wings and bat wings
Y) Whale flipper and spider leg
Z) Grasshopper leg and dog leg
ANSWER: W) HUMAN HAND AND CAT PAW
2) Energy – Multiple Choice Which of the following types of fossil fuels is created primarily from the remains of
vegetation?
W) Oil
X) Coal
Y) Natural Gas
Z) Heavy Oil
ANSWER: X) COAL
2) Energy – Short Answer Identify all of the following four units that are commonly used for energy: 1) Kilowatt-hour;
2) British thermal unit; 3) Joule [jool]; 4) Horsepower.
ANSWER: 1, 2, 3
3) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice In August 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on what surface feature of
Mars?
W) Olympus Mons
X) Northern Ice Cap
Y) Southern Ice Cap
Z) Gale Crater
ANSWER: Z) GALE CRATER
3) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice Which of the following is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectivelyinduced straight-line windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms usually taking the
form of a bow echo?
W) Polar front
X) Derecho
Y) Haboob
Z) Line echo wave pattern
ANSWER: X) DERECHO
4) Math – Multiple Choice A right triangle has one angle that measures 52 degrees. In degrees, what is the measure of
the third angle of this triangle?
W) 38
X) 48
Y) 128
Z) 142
ANSWER: W) 38
4) Math – Short Answer The base-six numeral four-four-three is equivalent to what in base 10?
ANSWER: 171
5) Physical Science – Multiple Choice A colleague explaining the results of an experiment tells you that a plot of
position as a function of time is a straight line. Which of the following can you deduce from this information?
W) Acceleration was decreasing
X) Velocity was increasing
Y) Acceleration was zero
Z) Velocity was zero
ANSWER: Y) ACCELERATION WAS ZERO
5) Physical Science – Multiple Choice A 2-pound ball traveling to the right collides elastically [ee-LASS-tik-lee] with
a stationary 1-pound ball. Which of the following is most likely to occur as a result of the collision?
W) The 2-pound ball will travel to the left while the 1-pound ball will travel to the right
X) The 1-pound ball and the 2-pound ball will move to the right at the same speed
Y) The 1-pound ball and the 2-pound ball will move to the right at different speeds
Z) The 1-pound ball will move to the right while the 2-pound ball remains stationary
ANSWER: Y) THE 1-POUND BALL AND THE 2-POUND BALL WILL MOVE TO THE RIGHT AT DIFFERENT
SPEEDS
6) Life Science – Multiple Choice Which of the following is found in both prokaryotic [PRO-care-ee-AW-tic] and
eukaryotic [YOU-care-ee-AW-tic] cells?
W) Ribosomes [RYE-beh-sohms]
X) Golgi [GOAL-jee] apparatus
Y) Mitochondria [my-tow-KON-dree-ah]
Z) Endoplasmic [EN-doh-PLAZ-mik] reticulum [reh-TIK-yoo-lum]
ANSWER: W) RIBOSOMES
6) Life Science – Short Answer When blood sugar levels rise, the pancreas releases what compound into the blood as a
signal to the body’s cells to absorb the sugar?
ANSWER: INSULIN
7) Energy – Multiple Choice Which technology is the largest source of carbon-free renewable electricity in the United
States?
W) Hydroelectric
X) Photovoltaics [photo-vawl-TAY-iks]
Y) Wind turbines
Z) Geothermal
ANSWER: W) HYDROELECTRIC
7) Energy – Short Answer What unit of heat energy equals 100,000 BTUs?
ANSWER: THERM
8) Math – Short Answer What is the value of x when x/3 + 5 = 18?
ANSWER: 39
8) Math – Multiple Choice In the Cartesian coordinate system, which of the following points is closest to the origin?
W) (–8, 11)
X) (–4, 13)
Y) (10, –9)
Z) (12, –7)
ANSWER: Y) (10, –9)
9) Life Science – Multiple Choice What is the connective tissue that protects the ends of the bones and allows them to
move more easily?
W) Cartilage
X) Tendons
Y) Ligaments
Z) Muscles
ANSWER: W) CARTILAGE
9) Life Science – Short Answer What kingdom primarily contains organisms that possess a cell wall but no chlorophyll
[KLOR-oh-fil]?
ANSWER: FUNGI
