MS Sample Set 11, Round 7 from NSB
On a geology field trip, you come across a sedimentary rock containing marks. These marks might contain information about which of the following? W) Water depth X) Seasonal climate variability Y) Flow direction Z) Local vegetation
W: W) Water depth
X: X) Seasonal climate variability
Y: Y) Flow direction
Z: Z) Local vegetation
Answer: Y) Y) Flow direction
Which of the following is the term for a downward shift of the Earth's surface caused by excess removal of ground water? W) Slippage X) Aseismic creep Y) Subsidence Z) Erosion
W: W) Slippage
X: X) Aseismic creep
Y: Y) Subsidence
Z: Z) Erosion
Answer: Y) Y) Subsidence
Before a protein can be made, a gene must first be transcribed into what molecule? W) tRNA X) rRNA Y) mRNA Z) sRNA
W: W) tRNA
X: X) rRNA
Y: Y) mRNA
Z: Z) sRNA
Answer: Y) Y) mRNA
In what organ does the female germ cell develop?
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New research at Lawrence Livermore National Lab captures carbon dioxide and converts it to sodium bicarbonate. What is the more common name of sodium bicarbonate?
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To maximize solar energy absorption in the northern hemisphere, the front of a building constructed for passive solar should face what direction? W) North X) South Y) East Z) West
W: W) North
X: X) South
Y: Y) East
Z: Z) West
Answer: X) X) South
What is the structure capable of transporting dissolved organic material throughout a plant?
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If one parent is homozygous dominant for a trait and the other is homozygous recessive for that trait, what is the probability that the offspring will be homozygous recessive for that trait?
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What is the additive inverse of –4/7?
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If a fully-charged cell phone is good for 8 hours, how many minutes remain after using 30% of the battery?
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A photon of what wavelength carries the most energy? W) Red X) Ultraviolet Y) Infrared Z) Blue
W: W) Red
X: X) Ultraviolet
Y: Y) Infrared
Z: Z) Blue
Answer: X) X) Ultraviolet
A 25-kilogram load is placed on a beam 1 meter from the fulcrum. How far away from the fulcrum, in meters, must a 5-kilogram mass be placed to keep the system in equilibrium?
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When a pair of parallel lines is cut by a transversal, 8 angles are formed. If one of these angles measures 145 degrees, how many of the other 7 angles also measure 145 degrees? W) 1 X) 2 Y) 3 Z) 4
W: W) 1
X: X) 2
Y: Y) 3
Z: Z) 4
Answer: Y) Y) 3
If \(6b + 7 = 12c\) and \(2b - 5c = 4\), what is \(c\)?
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Which of the following is NOT a nucleic acid? W) DNA X) RNA Y) ATP Z) DNR
W: W) DNA
X: X) RNA
Y: Y) ATP
Z: Z) DNR
Answer: Z) Z) DNR
What stage of cellular respiration involves the net conversion of glucose to two pyruvate molecules?
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Water ice floats because its density is less than liquid water at the same temperature. Which of the following intermolecular forces best explains this effect? W) Covalent bonding X) Ionic bonding Y) Hydrogen bonding Z) London forces
W: W) Covalent bonding
X: X) Ionic bonding
Y: Y) Hydrogen bonding
Z: Z) London forces
Answer: Y) Y) Hydrogen bonding
A beaker of water is placed in a vacuum chamber and the chamber evacuated. Which of the following will NOT happen? W) The water begins to boil X) The water heats up Y) The water cools down Z) The water freezes
W: W) The water begins to boil
X: X) The water heats up
Y: Y) The water cools down
Z: Z) The water freezes
Answer: X) X) The water heats up
How many constellations are currently officially recognized?
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Who was the first American woman to fly in space?
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Which of the following areas of the United States has the most potential for geothermal energy? W) Northeast X) Southeast Y) Northwest Z) Southwest
W: W) Northeast
X: X) Southeast
Y: Y) Northwest
Z: Z) Southwest
Answer: Y) Y) Northwest
Mirrors are molded into what shape to capture and concentrate solar energy in trough-type solar thermal installations?
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Which of the following best describes quantum tunneling? W) A particle crosses a potential barrier without surmounting it X) A particle rests at equilibrium in a potential well Y) A particle switches quantum numbers spontaneously Z) A particle disobeys the exclusion principle
W: W) A particle crosses a potential barrier without surmounting it
X: X) A particle rests at equilibrium in a potential well
Y: Y) A particle switches quantum numbers spontaneously
Z: Z) A particle disobeys the exclusion principle
Answer: W) W) A particle crosses a potential barrier without surmounting it
What antimatter particle will annihilate with an electron?
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An atom of what isotope has a nucleus that contains eight protons and ten neutrons?
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How many neutrons are in an atom of carbon-14?
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How many centimeters is 35 millimeters?
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What is the area of a right triangle with hypotenuse of length 7 and one leg of length 5?
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Identify all of the following three mountains that are volcanoes: 1) Mt. Fuji; 2) Pike’s Peak; 3) Mt Mazama.
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Order the following Jovian satellites, from largest to smallest: 1) Io; 2) Callisto; 3) Europa; 4) Ganymede.
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Today’s nuclear power reactors convert about 4 percent of the potential energy in their fuel to make electricity. A new class of fuel being developed at DOE National Labs may increase this amount to 20 percent. In doing so, by what factor would the efficiency of the process be multiplied?
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What were the two metal components of the first battery designed by Alesandro Volta?
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What is $$5^2 - 2^5$$?
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What is the distance between the points (2, –5) and (–7, 8)?
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In humans, chemical digestion of protein does NOT occur in which of the following areas? W) Stomach X) Small intestine Y) Brush border Z) Mouth
W: W) Stomach
X: X) Small intestine
Y: Y) Brush border
Z: Z) Mouth
Answer: Z) Z) Mouth
Which of the following best describes the role of NADPH in the process of photosynthesis? W) Source of high energy phosphate X) Oxidizing agent Y) Reducing agent Z) Acceptor of high energy phosphate
W: W) Source of high energy phosphate
X: X) Oxidizing agent
Y: Y) Reducing agent
Z: Z) Acceptor of high energy phosphate
Answer: Y) Y) Reducing agent
In degrees, what is the supplement of a 27-degree angle?
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What is the prime factorization of 294?
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A brick sliding on a frictionless surface collides with a second stationary object. After the collision both objects move off with the same velocity. This is known as what type of collision?
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For the redox reaction of tin(II) and iron(III) to produce tin(IV) and iron(II), the sum of the coefficients of the balanced reaction is: W) 0 X) 4 Y) 6 Z) 10
W: W) 0
X: X) 4
Y: Y) 6
Z: Z) 10
Answer: Y) Y) 6
What is thought to drive plate tectonics? W) Earth’s magnetic field X) Mantle convection Y) Gravitational influence of the Sun Z) Tides
W: W) Earth’s magnetic field
X: X) Mantle convection
Y: Y) Gravitational influence of the Sun
Z: Z) Tides
Answer: X) X) Mantle convection
Which of the following materials could potentially be found directly underneath a perched water table? W) Sand X) Clay Y) Gravel Z) Silt
W: W) Sand
X: X) Clay
Y: Y) Gravel
Z: Z) Silt
Answer: X) X) Clay
What process do eukaryotic cells use to divide into two identical daughter cells?
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What eukaryotic cellular organelle is the location of the Krebs cycle?
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What is the term for rocks or layers of sediment that are permeable to water, and are located below the water table?
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Meltwater streams leaving glaciers tend to be very cloudy. What is present in the water causing the cloudy appearance?
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