General Science
The universe is which of the following, according to the latest theory?
CONTINUOUSLY EXPANDING
Which of the following is NOT a type of sediment load carried by a river? W) Dissolved X) Drifting
Y) Suspended Z) Bed
X) DRIFTING
Which of the following is NOT a method by which heat travels?
CONVENTION
Expressed as a fraction, what is the probability that the daughter of a color blind father and carrier mother will also be color blind?
1/2
What is the primary source of all weather on Earth?
THE SUN
What force keeps planets and their moons in orbit?
GRAVITY
What primary weather factor is driven by the pressure gradient caused by uneven heating of Earth’s surface?
WIND
Using the International System of Units, which of the following units would be most appropriate to express force
NEWTONS
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?
FRUIT FLIES
What two products are most commonly formed when a strong acid and a strong base react?
WATER AND A SALT
What is the most abundant element in air?
NITROGEN
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?
SAN ANDREAS FAULT
Electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength of 10-4 meters is in which region of the spectrum?
INFRARED
Which of the following environmental limits on population growth is density-independent?
WEATHER
A friend tells you that he thinks that all processes that change a substance’s color are chemical changes. Which of the following processes could you use as an example of a color change that is NOT a chemical change?
DILUTION
The Earth has many types of mountains. Which of the following is the best example of a folded mountain?
MOUNTAINS FORMED WHEN TECTONIC MOVEMENTS SQUEEZE ROCK LAYERS TOGETHER LIKE AN ACCORDION
Why do hurricanes NOT occur at the equator?
THE CORIOLIS EFFECT IS TOO WEAK
Which of the following usually indicates a physical change?
CHANGE OF PHASE
The oxygen released into the air as a product of photosynthesis comes from what?
WATER
If 6 amperes of current flow through a 5 ohm resistor, what is the voltage across the resistor?
30
In 1912, the German scientist Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift, the theory that the continents had moved. However, he wasn’t completely sure how or why. It wasn’t until the 1960s that enough evidence had been found to propose a theory of how continental drift occurred, the theory we still use today. What is the name for this theory?
PLATE TECTONICS
What is the name for the characteristic assigned to minerals that do NOT cleave in an organized fashion?
FRACTURE
Which of the following is an accurate description of the liquid phase of matter?
CONSTANT VOLUME, BUT VARIABLE SHAPE
Arrange the following four groupings of organisms from narrowest to broadest level of categorization: 1) genus, 2) phylum [FY-luhm], 3) domain, 4) class.
1, 4, 2, 3 (ACCEPT: GENUS, CLASS, PHYLUM, DOMAIN)
Rubbing alcohol has a density of 0.778 grams per milliliter. Providing your answer to two significant figures, what is the mass in grams of a sample that has a volume of 81.0 milliliters?
63