Flashcards in Quiz 1 2014 Deck (49):
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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
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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
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A buffet has 4 salads, 5 entrees, 3 deserts, how many combinations are there possible?
4x5x3=60
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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
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What is the term for images which are visualized as 'slices' of the body? Mammogram, fluoroscopic images, tomographic images, radiographic images
Tomographic images
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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
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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
30
Which of the following types of plants does not reproduce using spores? Ferns, conifers, mosses, green algea
conifers
31
What part of the eye is reshaped during laser eye surgery? Lens, pupil, cornea, retina
cornea
32
Which of the following is an adaption plants have for living in deserts? Fast growth, large leaves, many leaves, hairs or spines?
hairs or spines
33
Which of the following is not an organelle found in plant cells... mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, xylem, vacuole?
xylem
34
On an electromagnetic spectrum, which waves have the shortest wavelength..xray, ultraviolet, infrared, gamma ray
gamma ray
35
What would appear the lightest/ whitest in an x-ray machine? Metal pins, skin, bones, muscles?
metal pins
36
Which of the following are considered to be valuable minerals?
all of the above
37
Blowing up a balloon can be explained using which gas law? Avogadro's law, Gay-Lussac's law, Charles's, Boyle's law
Avogadro's law
38
What type of code would change mathematics to mthmcs? Subsitution code, compression code, morse code, Caesar shift cipher
compression code
39
Which of the following is NOT a capacity unit used in the measurement of volume? Kilolitre, mililitre, litre, kilogram
kilogram
40
What is the biggest challenge facing SETI researchers? Background noise, weather, money for research, analyzing huge amounts of data
analyzing huge amounts of data
41
In northern Alberta, approximately how many abandoned well sites require land reclamation?
14000
42
When light is reflected off a surface, the angle of incidence is 1. equal to the angle of refraction, 2. greater than the angle of refraction, 3. less than the angle of refraction, 4. equal to the angle of refraction
equal to the angle of reflection
43
xrays are useful for looking at images of... gallstones...kidney stones...tumors...all of the above?
all of the above
44
Uranium is only mined in which province/territory? Sask, NWT, Ontario, Alberta
Sask
45
How a hot air balloon works can be explained with which gas law? Boyle's law, Gay-Lussac's Law, Charles's law, all of the above
Charles's law
46
What is the name of the organelle that contains a green pigment and traps light? Chloroplast, lysosome, golgi body, chlorophyll
chloroplast
47
Observations of the moons of which planet made Galileo famous? Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus
Jupiter
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What is the name of the encryption method created in ancient Rome? Nero's knot cipher, Caesar shift cipher, Cicero cipher, Tiberius Trifle Cipher
Caesar shift cipher
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