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
10) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice What is the largest known natural satellite in the solar system?
W) Ganymede
X) Io
Y) Callisto
Z) Europa
ANSWER: W) GANYMEDE
10) Earth and Space – Short Answer What American astronomer first proved the existence of other galaxies?
ANSWER: EDWIN HUBBLE
11) Physical Science – Short Answer What type of radiation is associated with the release of very high energy photons?
ANSWER: GAMMA
11) Physical Science – Short Answer Identify all of the following three actions that can cause a physical change:
1) Boiling water; 2) Frying an egg; 3) Cutting a banana.
ANSWER: 1 AND 3
12) Math – Short Answer Rounded to the nearest 100, what is 415 times 7?
ANSWER: 2900
12) Math – Short Answer What is the volume of a rectangular pyramid with base dimensions 15 and 12 and height 13?
ANSWER: 780
13) Earth and Space – Short Answer Atolls are rings of coral reefs surrounding what bodies of water?
ANSWER: LAGOON
13) Earth and Space – Short Answer What is the name given to a body in orbit about a star, in the process of
accumulating mass and destined to become a planet?
ANSWER: PROTOPLANET
14) Energy – Multiple Choice Which of the following is closest to the percentage of the energy used in the United
States that comes from non-renewable sources?
W) 60
X) 70
Y) 80
Z) 90
ANSWER: Z) 90
14) Energy – Multiple Choice Which of the following types of energy is associated with the reservoir behind a dam?
W) Kinetic
X) Chemical
Y) Electrical
Z) Potential
ANSWER: Z) POTENTIAL
15) Life Science – Multiple Choice Some bacteriophages [bak-TEER-ee-oh-fay-jez] do not immediately kill the
bacteria that they infect; rather, they incorporate themselves into the host genome [JEE-nome]. What is the term for the
incorporated virus?
W) Lysogen [LYE-soh-jen]
X) Temperate
Y) Prophage [pro-fayj]
Z) Lytic [LIH-tik] phage [fayj]
ANSWER: Y) PROPHAGE
15) Life Science – Multiple Choice Chemoreceptors [KEE-mo-receptors] would likely be involved in sensing which of
the following?
W) Pheromones [FAIR-oh-moans]
X) Touch
Y) Pain
Z) Light
ANSWER: W) PHEROMONES
16) Physical Science – Multiple Choice If the radius of a wheel is 6 centimeters and the radius of the axle is 2
centimeters, what is the mechanical advantage?
W) 3
X) 4
Y) 6
Z) 12
ANSWER: W) 3
16) Physical Science – Short Answer What type of frictional force only acts upon a body that isn’t moving relative to
the surface on which it sits?
ANSWER: STATIC FRICTION (ACCEPT: STATIC)
17) Math – Short Answer The point (–4, –8) is reflected over the y-axis. In what quadrant does the reflected point lie?
ANSWER: 4 (ACCEPT: FOURTH)
17) Math – Short Answer If f of x equals –2 times 8 to the x power, what is f of 2/3?
ANSWER: –8
18) Physical Science – Short Answer You place a 10-pound weight on one end of a see-saw and find that it takes
a 30-pound weight on the other end to exactly balance the see-saw. What is the mechanical advantage of the see-saw if
used as a lever from the side with the 10-pound weight?
ANSWER: 3 (ACCEPT: 3 TO 1)
18) Physical Science – Short Answer You throw a ball into the air. What type of energy is at a maximum when the ball
reaches its highest point?
ANSWER: POTENTIAL (ACCEPT: GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL)
19) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice Which of the following rocks is composed of the smallest particles?
W) Breccia
X) Shale
Y) Sandstone
Z) Conglomerate
ANSWER: X) SHALE
19) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice Which of the following could be a likely location for a salt mine?
W) Playa
X) Inselberg
Y) Kame
Z) Drumlin
ANSWER: W) PLAYA
20) Math – Short Answer Express the following number in scientific notation: 67,400
ANSWER: 6.74 X 104
20) Math – Short Answer If angle ABC is inscribed in a circle and measures 35 degrees, what is the degree measure of
arc ABC?
ANSWER: 290
21) Physical Science – Short Answer What type of chemical bond is found in table salt?
ANSWER: IONIC
21) Physical Science – Multiple Choice What would be the effect on an x-ray passing through a region containing
crossed electric and magnetic fields?
W) The x-ray will be deflected by the electric field but not by the magnetic field
X) The x-ray will be deflected by the magnetic field but not by the electric field
Y) The x-ray will be unaffected by both the electric field and the magnetic field
Z) The x-ray will be deflected by both the electric field and the magnetic field
ANSWER: Y) THE X-RAY WILL BE UNAFFECTED BY BOTH THE ELECTRIC FIELD AND THE MAGNETIC
FIELD
22) Life Science – Short Answer A protein consists of a single polypeptide chain. How many levels of protein structure
does it possess?
ANSWER: THREE
22) Life Science – Short Answer Scientists believe that the chloroplast was once a bacterial cell that was engulfed by
an ancestral eukaryotic [YOU-care-ee-AW-tic] cell. What other organelle [organ-ELL] did the ancestral eukaryotic cell
engulf?
ANSWER: MITOCHONDRION
23) Earth and Space – Short Answer What type of nebula consists of ionized gas that emits light?
ANSWER: EMISSION NEBULA
23) Earth and Space – Short Answer Identify all of the following three statements that are generally true of artesian
wells: 1) They exist in areas where the water table has little to no incline; 2) They are sandwiched between aquitards;
3) They are characterized by groundwater rising to the surface.
ANSWER: 2 AND 3
