Round #1 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer Living organisms are often divided into five Kingdoms. In which of the 5 Kingdoms would E. coli be classified?
ANSWER: MONERA
1) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer What is the binomial scientific genus and species name for humans?
ANSWER: HOMO SAPIENS
2) EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer The Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous are all periods in what era?
ANSWER: MESOZOIC
2) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is the correct term for a large crack in ice:
W) crevice
X) chasm
Y) canyon
Z) crevasse (PRONOUNCE: crah-VAHSS)
ANSWER: Z) CREVASSE
3) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice What is the density given as specific gravity, of a
one centimeter cube of a metal that weighs 5 grams:
W) .5
X) 5
Y) 2
Z) .2
ANSWER: X) 5
3) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following has the greatest density:
W) 10 kilogram of pure water
X) 10 kilogram of aluminum
Y) 2 kilogram of silver
Z) 1 kilogram of gold
ANSWER: Z) 1 KILOGRAM OF GOLD
4) MATH Peter bought a soda from a vending machine with a dollar bill. The soda cost 35 cents. What is the smallest number of coins he could receive in change if pennies are not included?
ANSWER: FOUR
4) MATH What is the integer value of 10 to the power of 5 divided by 10 to the power of 3?
ANSWER: 100 (DO NOT ACCEPT: 102)
5) GENERAL SCIENCE Rickets, which was a common disease in the early twentieth century,
is caused by a deficiency in what vitamin:
W) riboflavin
X) vitamin B12
Y) vitamin K
Z) vitamin D
ANSWER: Z) VITAMIN D
5) GENERAL SCIENCE Short answer Exposure to sunlight converts cholesterol found in
human skin into what vitamin?
ANSWER: VITAMIN D
6) EARTH SCIENCE Which of the following is present only where benthic organisms reside:
W) phytoplankton
X) zooplankton
Y) diatoms
Z) deep sea vents
ANSWER: Z) DEEP SEA VENTS
6) EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer What is the name of the rapid rise of coastal water that
accompanies the arrival of a cyclone?
ANSWER: TIDAL SURGE (ACCEPT: STORM OR BASAL SURGE)
7) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following metals is attracted to a
magnet?
W) gold
X) silver
Y) iron
Z) aluminum
ANSWER: Y) IRON
7) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice The reaction of hydrocarbons found in such things
as wood and paper with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water and heat is called:
W) fission
X) fusion
Y) endothermic
Z) combustion
ANSWER: Z) COMBUSTION
8) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice Metamorphism transforms limestone into a
metamorphic rock called:
W) quartzite
X) marble
Y) hornfel
Z) granite
ANSWER: X) MARBLE
8) EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer What are the icicle-shaped deposits of limestone hanging
from the roof of a cave called:
ANSWER: STALACTITES
9) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is the region of the body where the
stapes bone is located:
W) ankle
X) ear
Y) wrist
Z) knee
ANSWER: X) EAR
9) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer Sharks belong the class Chondricthyes because they have a
skeleton made of what substance?
ANSWER: CARTILAGE
10) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer Engineers in the USA often report pressure in PSI’s.
What does the abbreviation PSI stand for?
ANSWER: POUNDS per SQUARE INCH
10) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which planet does not have an element named
after it?
W) Uranus
X) Mars
Y) Mercury
Z) Pluto
ANSWER: X) MARS
11) MATH Multiple Choice A parallelogram whose adjacent sides are unequal is a:
W) deltoid
X) rectangle
Y) rhomboid
Z) monogram
ANSWER: Y) RHOMBOID
11) MATH Short Answer Solve the following equation: 9x – 13 = 14
ANSWER: 3
12) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer On the Centigrade temperature scale give the whole
number value that is the closest to absolute zero.
ANSWER: MINUS 273
12) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is NOT seen by reflection
of sun light:
W) the moon
X) Mercury
Y) Mars
Z) the north star
ANSWER: Z) THE NORTH STAR
