Flashcards in Quiz 1 2014 Deck (49)
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1
Light first enters the eye through which part?
cornea
2
Put the following is in the correct order for receiving a signal? Antenna, secondary reflector, dish, feedhorn,
Dish, secondary reflector, feedhorn, antenna
3
Magnetic Resonance Imaging involves magnetic fields and what else?
Radio waves
4
Which of the following animals lives in a savanna? Lemurs, brown bears, wildebeasts, or camels?
Wildebeasts
5
Which type of rock is based on the latin word for fire? Igneous, sedimentary, shale, metamorphic
Igneous
6
What is the name for the interstellar clouds of dust and hydrogen gas? Nebulae, galaxies, constellations, comets
nebulae
7
When light passes through a double convex lens, in which direction is light reflected? In the same direction as the incoming light, backwards, outward- diverging, inward – converging
Inward, converging
8
Which is not a type of flowering plant? Pine, cactus, rose, grass
pine
9
Which is correct? A pressure cooker 1. cooks food at higher temperatures than a regular pot, 2. cooks food faster, 3. makes tough meat more tender, 4. all of the above
all of the above
10
A buffet has 4 salads, 5 entrees, 3 deserts, how many combinations are there possible?
4x5x3=60
11
What does SETI stand for
Search for extra terrestrial intelligence
12
Plants in the Arctic tundra tend to do what in the winter? Grow later, go dormant, grow faster, flower?
go dormant
13
People who have myopia... see spots, cannot see things that are far away, cannot see things that are up close, see flashes of light?
cannot see things far away
14
Which country created a famous cryptography machine during World War 2? England, USA, Germany, Canada?
Germany
15
Which is a good example of a rainforest animal that absorbs toxins making it deadly to eat? Boar, sloth, poison dart frog, jaguar?
Poison dart frog
16
What is the term for images which are visualized as 'slices' of the body? Mammogram, fluoroscopic images, tomographic images, radiographic images
Tomographic images
17
What can you get from a bright light reflecting off the fundus of your eye? Yellow eye, black eye, red eye, pink eye?
Red eye
18
Which is the correct order for the layers of the earth from inside to outside? 1. inner core, middle core, outer core, crust. 2. crust, mantle, inner core, outer core. 3. inner core, mantle, outer core, crust. 4. inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
4. inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
19
Which of the following is the outermost layer of a plant cell? Cell wall, nuclear membrane, cell membrane, cytoplasm
cell wall
20
Which of the following is NOT a gas law? Gay-Lussac's law, Charles's law, Boyle's law, Brannigan's law
Brannigan's law
21
Tropical rainforests are very hot and dry, warm and humid, warm and dry, cold and dry?
warm and humid
22
Which type of telescope uses lenses to bend incoming light? X-ray telescope, radio telescope, reflecting telescope, refracting telescope
refracting telescope
23
Which of the following people use x-ray imaging in their jobs? Dentists, mammographers, airport security guards, all of the above?
all of the above
24
Which of the following plants has cones and needle-shaped leaves? Conifers, bryophytes, angiosperms, mosses
conifers
25
Which of the following are physical properties of minerals? Hardness, lustre, density, all of the above?
all of the above
26
If you flip a coin, what is the probability as a fraction of getting heads 5 times in a row?
½ x ½ x ½ x ½ x ½ = 1/32
27
If you keep the volume of gas constant (such as a closed container) and you apply heat, what happens? Gas pressure increases, gas pressure decreases, molecules of gas increase, pressure stays the same?
pressure of the gas increases
28
What is an eye condition that is the result of aging? Hyperopia, myopia, utopia, presbyopia
Presbyopia
29
You are playing a game with a spinner with 1,2,3,4. What are the chances as a fraction that it will land on 1?
¼
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