Sample Questions - Set 1 Flashcards

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1
Q

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Mary tried to lift her couch by exerting 500 newtons of
force but it doesn’t budge. If the couch weighed 2,000 newtons, how much work did she do:
W) 0
X) 50 watts
Y) 500 joules
Z) 2000 joules

A

W) 0

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PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer Jeff walks west in a straight path for 100 meters and then
east in a straight path for 150 meters. What is the magnitude of his displacement, in meters?

A

50

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EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice The hydrologic cycle describes the circulation of Earth’s:
W) tides
X) water
Y) sediments
Z) rocks

A

X) WATER

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EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer What is the name of the rock that makes up most of the ocean
floor and volcanic ocean islands?

A

BASALT

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5
Q

Short Answer In a right triangle, what is the name for the side opposite the 90º angle?

A

HYPOTENUSE

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MATH Short Answer Rounded to the nearest meter, find the length of the hypotenuse of a right
triangle if the legs measure 5 and 12 meters?

A

13
(Solution: 52 + 122
= c
2
; c = 13)

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7
Q

GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer What is the SI base unit for length?

A

METER

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8
Q

GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer Name all of the following 3 choices that are
measurements units for speed: mach; newton; knots

A

MACH, KNOTS

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9
Q

LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Most of the heart is composed of which of the following
types of tissues:
W) epithelial
X) connective
Y) nervous
Z) muscle

A

Z) MUSCLE

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10
Q

LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer In the taxonomical name Homo sapiens, what taxonomical rank
does sapiens represent?

A

SPECIES

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Q

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer What atomic particle balances the charge of protons to
produce a neutral atom?

A

ELECTRON

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Q

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer Isotopes of the same element are based on their different
numbers of what atomic particle?

A

NEUTRONS

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Q

EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer Which of the Gas giant planets is closest to the Sun?

A

JUPITER

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EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer What are the 2 main factors causing the metamorphism of
rocks?

A

HEAT AND PRESSURE (in any order)

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Q

MATH Short Answer What is the name for any segment with one endpoint at the center of a
circle and the other endpoint on the circle?

A

RADIUS (ACCEPT: RADII)

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16
Q

MATH Short Answer Rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth, convert 1/3 rd to a decimal:

A

0.3333 (ACCEPT: .3333)

17
Q

GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer If there are 640 ounces of water in 5 gallons, how many
ounces are in ½ gallon?

A

64

18
Q

GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer Name all of the following 4 choices that are measurement
units of area: meter; hectare; acre; mile

A

HECTARE, ACRE

19
Q

LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer What is generally considered the basic unit of life?

A

THE CELL

20
Q

LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer In what organelle of a plant cell does photosynthesis occur?

A

CHLOROPLAST (ACCEPT: PLASTID)

21
Q

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer An ionic state of an atom of hydrogen would have how
many protons?

A

1

22
Q

) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer What is the name for the biochemical process that
converts grape juice into wine or soy beans into soy sauce?

A

FERMENTATION

23
Q

EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer Giving your answer as north, south, east, or west, a southerly
wind blows FROM what direction?

A

SOUTH

24
Q

EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following clouds has little vertical
development:
W) altostratus
X) altocumulus
Y) cirrus
Z) nimbostratus

A

Y) CIRRUS

25
Q

MATH Short Answer What is the exact circumference, in centimeters, of a circle whose radius
is 3 centimeters?

A

6pi

26
Q

MATH Short Answer Change each of the following 3 fractions, respectively, to equivalent
fractions with a denominator of 30:
3
1
; 5
3
; 6
5 (NEEDS UPDATE)

A

30
10
; 30
18
; 30
25 (REQUIRES UPDATES)

27
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A

w