MS Sample Set 8, Round 14 from NSB
A car rounds a curve on a level road. What most directly provides the centripetal force on the car? W) Inertia X) Gravity Y) Friction between the tires and the road Z) The force applied to the steering wheel
W: W) Inertia
X: X) Gravity
Y: Y) Friction between the tires and the road
Z: Z) The force applied to the steering wheel
Answer: Y) Y) Friction between the tires and the road
Two resistors of equal resistance R are in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance of this circuit? W) 0 R X) ½ R Y) R Z) 2 R
W: W) 0 R
X: X) ½ R
Y: Y) R
Z: Z) 2 R
Answer: X) X) ½ R
The Basin and Range region of Nevada is characterized by an abundance of what kind of faults?
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You are looking west, at a fault in a region of shear. Across the fault, on the western side, the stream bed has been offset to the south, though no vertical movement has been detected. How do you describe this fault? W) Low angle thrust fault X) Left-lateral fault Y) Right normal fault Z) Oblique-slip fault
W: W) Low angle thrust fault
X: X) Left-lateral fault
Y: Y) Right normal fault
Z: Z) Oblique-slip fault
Answer: X) X) Left-lateral fault
What is the smallest integer radius of a circle centered at the point (3, 4) such that the point (9, 9) is within the interior of the circle?
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In triangle ABC, angle C measures 90 degrees and angle A measures 41 degrees. The length of AC is 5 feet. Which expression is equivalent to the length of BC? W) 5 tan 41 X) 5 tan 49 Y) 5 sin 49 Z) 5 sin 41
W: W) 5 tan 41
X: X) 5 tan 49
Y: Y) 5 sin 49
Z: Z) 5 sin 41
Answer: W) W) 5 tan 41
Which group of gases, commonly produced from refrigerator coolants, is largely responsible for the destruction of Earth’s ozone layer?
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What prevents most of the consequences of a solar flare from reaching the Earth’s surface? W) Earth’s ionosphere X) Earth’s magnetic field Y) Nothing – it all reaches the Earth’s surface Z) Earth’s stratosphere
W: W) Earth’s ionosphere
X: X) Earth’s magnetic field
Y: Y) Nothing – it all reaches the Earth’s surface
Z: Z) Earth’s stratosphere
Answer: X) X) Earth’s magnetic field
Which of the following parts of the cytoskeleton is involved in moving chromosomes during cell division? W) Microfilaments X) Microtubules Y) Intermediate filaments Z) Vesicles
W: W) Microfilaments
X: X) Microtubules
Y: Y) Intermediate filaments
Z: Z) Vesicles
Answer: X) X) Microtubules
A plant cell contains two external layers. One layer gives support to the cell but does not filter what may enter and exit. The other layer does not provide support but does filter compounds. Respectively, name the two layers.
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Which of the following best describes hypothesis-based inquiry? W) Deductive reasoning X) Logical reasoning Y) Inductive reasoning Z) Intuitive reasoning
W: W) Deductive reasoning
X: X) Logical reasoning
Y: Y) Inductive reasoning
Z: Z) Intuitive reasoning
Answer: W) W) Deductive reasoning
Put the following four solutions in order from least acidic to most acidic: vinegar, human blood, battery acid, and seawater.
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Which of the following electromagnetic waves has a shorter wavelength than visible light waves? W) Radar X) Infrared Y) Ultraviolet Z) Microwave
W: W) Radar
X: X) Infrared
Y: Y) Ultraviolet
Z: Z) Microwave
Answer: Y) Y) Ultraviolet
Which of the following properties of an atomic electron is not associated with a quantum number? W) Energy X) Mass Y) Spin Z) Angular momentum
W: W) Energy
X: X) Mass
Y: Y) Spin
Z: Z) Angular momentum
Answer: X) X) Mass
What highly efficient technology is currently employed to allow satellites to maintain their orbits without carrying large quantities of fuel? W) Warp drive X) Chemical propulsion Y) Solar sails Z) Ion thruster
W: W) Warp drive
X: X) Chemical propulsion
Y: Y) Solar sails
Z: Z) Ion thruster
Answer: Z) Z) Ion thruster
By number, in descending order, rank the potential energy of an object in the following three situations: 1) 30 kilogram at 10 meters from the Moon’s surface; 2) 30 kilogram at 20 meters from the Earth’s surface; 3) 10 kilogram at 70 meters from the Earth’s surface.
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At the most basic level, wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure. When there is a difference, air moves in which of the following directions? W) Clockwise to anticlockwise direction X) Area of low friction to area of high friction Y) Higher to lower pressure area Z) Lower to higher pressure area
W: W) Clockwise to anticlockwise direction
X: X) Area of low friction to area of high friction
Y: Y) Higher to lower pressure area
Z: Z) Lower to higher pressure area
Answer: Y) Y) Higher to lower pressure area
Which of the following is NOT true of the Cretaceous geologic time period? W) It follows the Jurassic period X) It is the last period in the Mesozoic era Y) It was a period of relatively warm climate Z) The period began with a large mass extinction
W: W) It follows the Jurassic period
X: X) It is the last period in the Mesozoic era
Y: Y) It was a period of relatively warm climate
Z: Z) The period began with a large mass extinction
Answer: Z) Z) The period began with a large mass extinction
What is the remainder when \(6^4\) is divided by 5?
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Given a line segment in a plane, how many different 30-60-90 right triangles in the plane have the given line segment as a side?
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Which of the following traits is NOT a characteristic of modern birds? W) Feathers X) A three-chambered heart Y) A beak with no teeth Z) A lightweight but strong skeleton
W: W) Feathers
X: X) A three-chambered heart
Y: Y) A beak with no teeth
Z: Z) A lightweight but strong skeleton
Answer: X) X) A three-chambered heart
What are the two major organs that degrade hormones?
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Which of the following can be found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? W) Nuclei X) Chloroplasts Y) Mitochondria Z) Flagella
W: W) Nuclei
X: X) Chloroplasts
Y: Y) Mitochondria
Z: Z) Flagella
Answer: Z) Z) Flagella
Which of the following best describes how metamorphic rock turns into igneous rock? W) Erosion followed by sedimentation X) Melting Y) Tectonic burial Z) Melting followed by crystallization
W: W) Erosion followed by sedimentation
X: X) Melting
Y: Y) Tectonic burial
Z: Z) Melting followed by crystallization
Answer: Z) Z) Melting followed by crystallization
The speed needed to put a satellite into orbit does NOT depend on which of the following? W) The mass of the satellite X) The radius of the orbit Y) The shape of the orbit Z) The gravity at the orbit
W: W) The mass of the satellite
X: X) The radius of the orbit
Y: Y) The shape of the orbit
Z: Z) The gravity at the orbit
Answer: W) W) The mass of the satellite
Which of these types of heat transfer explains how the water molecules in coffee carry scent molecules across a restaurant? W) Radiation X) Conduction Y) Convection Z) Osmosis
W: W) Radiation
X: X) Conduction
Y: Y) Convection
Z: Z) Osmosis
Answer: Y) Y) Convection
Which of the following is NOT a component of the continental margin of western South America? W) Shallow abyssal plain X) Narrow continental shelf Y) Active volcanic belt inland Z) Trench offshore
W: W) Shallow abyssal plain
X: X) Narrow continental shelf
Y: Y) Active volcanic belt inland
Z: Z) Trench offshore
Answer: W) W) Shallow abyssal plain
You are walking along an eroded dome structure. How will the age of strata change if you start from the center and walk outward?
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In a coordinate system, a lattice point is a location with integer coordinates. How many lattice points lie on the circle \(\,x^2 + y^2 = 25\)? W) 4 X) 6 Y) 12 Z) 20
W: W) 4
X: X) 6
Y: Y) 12
Z: Z) 20
Answer: Y) Y) 12
A manufacturing facility wants to stack identical boxes along the side wall of a storage room. The wall is 18 feet wide and 8 feet tall. Each box is 18 inches by 18 inches by 2 feet. They are stacked against the wall from floor to ceiling and are placed so that the height of each box is 2 feet. How many boxes can be stacked against the wall?
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What is the name of a mat of absorptive filaments of fungus?
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Which of the following is an example of metamorphosis? W) A rabbit giving birth to eight young X) A bumble bee larva forming a pupa and emerging as a mature adult Y) A baby bird emerging from the egg Z) A stink bug transitioning through multiple instars eventually becoming a mature adult
W: W) A rabbit giving birth to eight young
X: X) A bumble bee larva forming a pupa and emerging as a mature adult
Y: Y) A baby bird emerging from the egg
Z: Z) A stink bug transitioning through multiple instars eventually becoming a mature adult
Answer: X) X) A bumble bee larva forming a pupa and emerging as a mature adult
Which of the following archipelagos is an example of a geologic “hot spot”? W) Hawaiian Islands X) British Virgin Islands Y) Samoan Islands Z) Philippines
W: W) Hawaiian Islands
X: X) British Virgin Islands
Y: Y) Samoan Islands
Z: Z) Philippines
Answer: W) W) Hawaiian Islands
What are the two types of human cells that are haploid?
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Which of the following is a physical change? W) Combustion X) Electrolysis Y) Sublimation Z) Fermentation
W: W) Combustion
X: X) Electrolysis
Y: Y) Sublimation
Z: Z) Fermentation
Answer: Y) Y) Sublimation
Why does sodium become positively charged when it combines with chlorine? W) It loses one electron X) It gains one electron Y) It forms a covalent bond Z) It has more electrons than protons
W: W) It loses one electron
X: X) It gains one electron
Y: Y) It forms a covalent bond
Z: Z) It has more electrons than protons
Answer: W) W) It loses one electron
How is energy transported in the layer of the Sun just below the photosphere? W) Conduction X) Convection Y) Radiation Z) Wave motion
W: W) Conduction
X: X) Convection
Y: Y) Radiation
Z: Z) Wave motion
Answer: X) X) Convection
A conventional home pressure cooker can increase the pressure to about twice that of atmospheric pressure. In degrees Fahrenheit rounded to the nearest 10, what would be the boiling point of water held at twice atmospheric pressure?
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Dip-slip faults are associated with what two kinds of forces?
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How do sediments found on continental shelves of active margins compare to those at passive margins? W) Limestone is only present at passive margins X) Terrigenous and carbonate sediments are limited to active margins Y) Both margins are devoid of river-carried sediments Z) Active margins are more likely to have ash and other volcanic materials
W: W) Limestone is only present at passive margins
X: X) Terrigenous and carbonate sediments are limited to active margins
Y: Y) Both margins are devoid of river-carried sediments
Z: Z) Active margins are more likely to have ash and other volcanic materials
Answer: Z) Z) Active margins are more likely to have ash and other volcanic materials
What is the product of the unique prime factors of 72? W) 6 X) 24 Y) 72 Z) 144
W: W) 6
X: X) 24
Y: Y) 72
Z: Z) 144
Answer: W) W) 6
Given that a particular right triangle has two sides of length 5 and 11, what are the possible lengths of the third side?
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Which of the following birds dives below the ocean surface to find fish? W) Jaegers X) Gulls Y) Petrels Z) Frigates
W: W) Jaegers
X: X) Gulls
Y: Y) Petrels
Z: Z) Frigates
Answer: Y) Y) Petrels
Which of the following statements about flatworms is NOT correct? W) Flatworms have no true body cavity and an incomplete digestive system X) Flatworms do not have a respiratory system Y) There are true blood vessels present in the flatworms Z) The flatworms have a ladder-like nervous system with a distinct head region that includes nerve cells and sensory organs
W: W) Flatworms have no true body cavity and an incomplete digestive system
X: X) Flatworms do not have a respiratory system
Y: Y) There are true blood vessels present in the flatworms
Z: Z) The flatworms have a ladder-like nervous system with a distinct head region that includes nerve cells and sensory organs
Answer: Y) Y) There are true blood vessels present in the flatworms
Which of the following is NOT an anticipated result of global climate change? W) Increased ocean acidity X) Rise in average global temperatures Y) More severe and frequent storms Z) Increased permafrost coverage
W: W) Increased ocean acidity
X: X) Rise in average global temperatures
Y: Y) More severe and frequent storms
Z: Z) Increased permafrost coverage
Answer: Z) Z) Increased permafrost coverage
Petrified wood is formed by which of the following fossilization types? W) Molds and casts X) Compression Y) Permineralization Z) Preserved remains
W: W) Molds and casts
X: X) Compression
Y: Y) Permineralization
Z: Z) Preserved remains
Answer: Y) Y) Permineralization