Round #1 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice For reasons known only to her, Susie wants her houseplant
Reggie the Radish to make as much oxygen as possible. Which of the following should Susie
do to increase Reggie’s rate of oxygen production?
W) Bring in more plants to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide in the room
X) Put the plant in the corner of the room where there is less light present
Y) Put a humidifier next to the plant
Z) Set the thermostat to the lowest temperature possible in the room
ANSWER: Y) PUT A HUMIDIFIER NEXT TO THE PLANT
1) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer Place the following four levels of life in order from the level that
refers to the lowest number and variety of organisms to the level that refers to the highest
number and variety of organisms: 1) biosphere, 2) communities, 3) ecosystems, 4) organisms.
ANSWER: 4, 2, 3, 1 (ACCEPT: ORGANISMS, COMMUNITIES, ECOSYSTEMS, BIOSPHERE)
2) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice The universe is which of the following, according to the
latest theory?
W) Continuously expanding
X) Continuously contracting
Y) Sometimes expanding and sometimes contracting
Z) Staying the same size
ANSWER: W) CONTINUOUSLY EXPANDING
2) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer What force keeps planets and their moons in orbit?
ANSWER: GRAVITY
3) MATH Short Answer What is the slope of a line parallel to the line 3x – y = 8?
ANSWER: 3
3) MATH Multiple Choice A class of 10 students earns the following 10 grades: 100, 80, 79, 40,
75, 90, 95, 74, 100, 100. What is the median grade?
W) 80
X) 83.3
Y) 85
Z) 90
ANSWER: Y) 85
4) ENERGY Multiple Choice Which of the following can NOT be a direct source of energy for
living organisms?
W) Heat
X) Sunlight
Y) Water
Z) Radiation
ANSWER: Y) WATER
4) ENERGY Short Answer In a hydrogen fuel cell, the anodic reaction is hydrogen oxidation at
0.00 volts and the cathodic reaction is at 1.23 volts. What is the electric potential of the cell in
volts?
ANSWER: +1.23 (ACCEPT: 1.23; DO NOT ACCEPT: -1.23)
5) EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice Which of the following major cities is located next to a
major subduction zone?
W) London, England
X) Victoria, Canada
Y) Los Angeles, USA
Z) Paris, France
ANSWER: X) VICTORIA, CANADA
5) EARTH AND SPACE Short Answer What is the name of the transform plate boundary that
runs along the western edge of southern California to the Mendocino triple junction in northern
California?
ANSWER: SAN ANDREAS FAULT
6) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Using the International System of Units, which of the
following units would be most appropriate to express force?
W) Electron volts
X) Watts
Y) Newtons
Z) Joules
ANSWER: Y) NEWTONS
6) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following usually indicates a physical
change?
W) Change in odor
X) Release of light
Y) Formation of a gas
Z) Change of phase
ANSWER: Z) CHANGE OF PHASE
7) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Imagine you are dropped at a random place on planet Earth.
You are not told where you are. However, you are told that the average temperature here is 78°
Fahrenheit and that over 180 inches of rain fall here every year. In what kind of biome do you
most likely find yourself?
W) Taiga [TY-guh]
X) Temperate rain forest
Y) Tropical seasonal forest
Z) Tropical rain forest
ANSWER: Z) TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
7) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer Equal numbers of fruit flies, ducks, blue jays, and raccoons are
each found in their own ideal environment with no natural predators. Assuming that resources
are plentiful, which species will grow to have the largest population after one year?
ANSWER: FRUIT FLIES
8) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following structures is present in plant
cells but absent in animal cells?
W) Mitochondrion [my-tuh-KON-dree-uhn]
X) Cell wall
Y) Nucleolus [noo-KLEE-uh-luhs]
Z) Endoplasmic reticulum [EN-duh-plaz-mik ri-TIK-yuh-luhm]
ANSWER: X) CELL WALL
8) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer What process provides the main source of energy for a
star?
ANSWER: NUCLEAR FUSION (ACCEPT: FUSION) (DO NOT ACCEPT: NUCLEAR)
9) MATH Multiple Choice Which of the following statements is NOT true about the diagonals of a
rectangle?
W) They are always congruent
X) They are always perpendicular
Y) They always bisect each other
Z) They intersect at one point
ANSWER: X) THEY ARE ALWAYS PERPENDICULAR
9) MATH Multiple Choice Given points A with coordinates (5, k), B with coordinates (2, 0), and C
with coordinates (-2, 6), what is the value of k for which the measure of angle ABC = 90°?
W) 2
X) ½
Y) -2
Z) -3
ANSWER: W) 2
10) ENERGY Multiple Choice Hot springs are sources of which of the following types of energy?
W) Hydroelectric
X) Geothermal
Y) Solar
Z) Fossil fuel
ANSWER: X) GEOTHERMAL
10) ENERGY Multiple Choice Which of the following factors does NOT affect solar panel
performance?
W) Panel orientation
X) Roof slope
Y) Energy price
Z) Elevation
ANSWER: Y) ENERGY PRICE
11) EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice What type of fault is associated with the Basin and
Range Province of the southwestern United States?
W) Normal
X) Reverse
Y) Strike-slip
Z) Thrust
ANSWER: W) NORMAL
11) EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice If Yellowstone Caldera suffered a catastrophic eruption
today, which of the following types of volcanic hazard is most likely to have the farthest reaching
effects?
W) Lahars
X) Ash fall
Y) Pyroclastic flows
Z) Lava bombs
ANSWER: X) ASH FALL
12) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is NOT a method by which
heat travels?
W) Radiation
X) Convection
Y) Conduction
Z) Convention
ANSWER: Z) CONVENTION
12) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer In order to kill microorganisms, materials can be placed
under pressurized hot steam in an autoclave. If the temperature of the autoclave is 121° Celsius,
what is the temperature in Kelvin to the nearest whole number?
ANSWER: 394
