Sample Questions - Set 1

Question 1

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

Answer 1

W) 0

Question 2

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?

Answer 2

50

Question 3

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

Answer 3

X) WATER

Question 4

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

Answer 4

BASALT

Question 5

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

Answer 5

HYPOTENUSE

Question 6

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?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

METER

Question 8

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

Answer 8

MACH, KNOTS

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Z) MUSCLE

Question 10

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

Answer 10

SPECIES

Question 11

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

Answer 11

ELECTRON

Question 12

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

Answer 12

NEUTRONS

Question 13

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

Answer 13

JUPITER

Question 14

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

Answer 14

HEAT AND PRESSURE (in any order)

Question 15

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?

Answer 15

RADIUS (ACCEPT: RADII)

Question 16

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

Answer 16

0.3333 (ACCEPT: .3333)

Question 17

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

Answer 17

64

Question 18

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

Answer 18

HECTARE, ACRE

Question 19

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

Answer 19

THE CELL

Question 20

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

Answer 20

CHLOROPLAST (ACCEPT: PLASTID)

Question 21

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

Answer 21

1

Question 22

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

Answer 22

FERMENTATION

Question 23

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

Answer 23

SOUTH

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Y) CIRRUS

Question 25

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

Answer 25

6pi

Question 26

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)

Answer 26

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

Answer 27

w