The most common term for the energy an object has because of its position.
What is Potential Energy?
100
Based on size and location, which of the 2 basic types of glaciers dominates Greenland today?
Continental (or Ice Sheet)
100
What is the measure, in degrees, of each angle in an equilateral triangle?
60
100
Which of the following can sometimes result after a
moderate to severe blow to the head:
W) Down syndrome
X) meningitis
Y) impetigo
Z) concussion
Z) CONCUSSION
100
How many limbs are tetrapods typically considered to have?
4
200
One of the four basic forces of the universe that is most directly involved with maintaining the planets in their orbits.
What is gravity?
200
Which of the following fossils is the oldest:
W) trilobite
X) snake
Y) petrified wood
Z) megalodon tooth
W) TRILOBITE
200
Reduce the following fraction to a proper fraction in lowest terms:
125/1000
1/8
200
What is the year of a person’s death who was born in the
year 580 BC and lived 63 years?
517 BC (ACCEPT: 517)
200
Which of the following is the most common source of energy
for brain cells in humans:
W) nucleic acids
X) proteins
Y) glucose
Z) pectins
Y) GLUCOSE
300
What is the most common term for the ratio of the output
force to the input force of a simple machine?
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (ACCEPT: ACTUAL MECHANICAL
ADVANTAGE)
300
Which of the following is NOT a mineral:
W) quartz
X) topaz
Y) basalt
Z) diamond
Y) BASALT
300
Find the volume, in inches cubed, of a rectangular solid whose dimensions are 3-inches by 5-inches by 8-inches:
120
300
What is the kelvin temperature that represents a condition
of no molecular motion?
0 (ACCEPT: ABSOLUTE ZERO)
300
What is the ultimate energy source for nearly all life on Earth?
The Sun
400
Which of the following most directly contributes to the
actual mechanical advantage always being less than the ideal mechanical advantage:
W) the basic design of any machine
X) friction
Y) how simple machines are combined
Z) the input distance always being less than the output distance
X) FRICTION
400
Which of the following is the hottest region of planet Earth:
W) the mantle
X) the inner core
Y) the outer core
Z) the crust
X) THE INNER CORE
400
Convert 150% into a mixed fraction in lowest terms:
1 1/2
400
How many grams are in 1 metric ton?
1 MILLION (ACCEPT: 1 × 106
)
400
What is the environmental factor most directly involved in
phototropism?
LIGHT (ACCEPT: SUNLIGHT or SUN)
500
Which of the following has the most inertia:
W) 1 kilogram of iron
X) 2 kilograms of flour
Y) 5 newtons of iron
Z) 4 kilograms of iron
Z) 4 KILOGRAMS OF IRON
500
What is the name for the “river” of high altitude wind over
North America that marks the southern boundary between polar air to the north and warmer air to
the south?
POLAR JET STREAM (ACCEPT: JET STREAM)
500
r If the area of a square field is 1,600 square feet, how many feet long is
one of its sides?
40
500
Which of the following is a product found in most
toothpastes for the purpose of making the teeth more resistant to decay by promoting
remineralization:
W) fluoride
X) melamine
Y) titanium dioxide
Z) diethylene glycol
W) FLUORIDE
500
The organ of Corti is directly involved in what human sense?