Life Science
What organelle functions to isolate a human cell’s chromosomes from the cytoplasm?
What is NUCLEUS
What physical state of matter is intermediate between a solid and gas?
What is LIQUID
What is the general name for the rising and falling of sea levels in response to the forces exerted by the Moon and Sun?
What is TIDES
How many degrees are in one-third of a right angle?
What is 30
The number 4.56 × 1011 has how many zeroes?
What is 9
What is the primary oxygen-carrying protein found in red blood cells?
What is HEMOGLOBIN
Which of the following BEST describes the term static:
W) stationary
X) low
Y) constant
Z) used
What is W) STATIONARY
Approximately what fraction of Earth’s surface is covered by oceans:
W) one-half
X) two-thirds
Y) seven-tenths
Z) four-fifths
What is Y) SEVEN-TENTHS
Round the number 535,279 to the nearest ten-thousand:
What is 540,000
Giving your answer in grams, subtract 200 grams from 6.2 kilograms:
What is 6,000 (ACCEPT: 6 × 103)
How many permanent teeth does a typical adult human have?
What is 32
Mary tried to lift her couch by exerting 500 newtons of force but it doesn’t budge. If the couch weighed 2,000 newtons, how much work did she do:
W) 0
X) 50 watts
Y) 500 joules
Z) 2000 joules
What is W) 0
The hydrologic cycle describes the circulation of Earth’s:
W) tides
X) water
Y) sediments
Z) rocks
What is X) WATER
In a right triangle, what is the name for the side opposite the 90º angle?
What is HYPOTENUSE
What is the SI base unit for length?
What is METER
How many canine teeth does the typical human adult have?
What is 4
Jeff walks west in a straight path for 100 meters and then east in a straight path for 150 meters. What is the magnitude of his displacement, in meters?
What is 50?
What is the name of the rock that makes up most of the ocean floor and volcanic ocean islands?
What is BASALT?
Rounded to the nearest meter, find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if the legs measure 5 and 12 meters?
What is 13
(Solution: 52 + 122 = c2; c = 13)
Name all of the following 3 choices that are measurements units for speed: mach; newton; knots
What are MACH and KNOTS
Most of the heart is composed of which of the following types of tissues:
W) epithelial
X) connective
Y) nervous
Z) muscle
What is Z) MUSCLE
What atomic particle balances the charge of protons to produce a neutral atom?
What is ELECTRON
Which of the Gas giant planets is closest to the Sun?
What is JUPITER
What is the name for any segment with one endpoint at the center of a circle and the other endpoint on the circle?
What is RADIUS (ACCEPT: RADII)
If there are 640 ounces of water in 5 gallons, how many ounces are in ½ gallon?
What is 64