MS Sample Set 11, Round 2 from NSB
Nuclear power plants generate energy by which of the following processes? W) Fission X) Fusion Y) Formation Z) Fracture
W: W) Fission
X: X) Fusion
Y: Y) Formation
Z: Z) Fracture
Answer: W) W) Fission
Most of today’s plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles incorporate a common battery. This battery is also onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. What type is this battery? W) Lithium-ion X) Lead-acid Y) Nickel-metal hydride Z) Nickel cadmium
W: W) Lithium-ion
X: X) Lead-acid
Y: Y) Nickel-metal hydride
Z: Z) Nickel cadmium
Answer: W) W) Lithium-ion
If both parents are heterozygous for a Mendelian trait, what is the percent probability that an offspring is homozygous recessive for that trait? W) Zero X) 25 Y) 50 Z) 100
W: W) Zero
X: X) 25
Y: Y) 50
Z: Z) 100
Answer: X) X) 25
Stromatolites have been used to study the age of which of the following? W) Earliest life forms X) Oceans Y) The Earth Z) The Solar System
W: W) Earliest life forms
X: X) Oceans
Y: Y) The Earth
Z: Z) The Solar System
Answer: W) W) Earliest life forms
The rings of Saturn are primarily composed of which of the following? W) Fine particles and dust X) Chunks of rock Y) Lumps of water ice Z) Hydrogen, helium, methane and other trace gases
W: W) Fine particles and dust
X: X) Chunks of rock
Y: Y) Lumps of water ice
Z: Z) Hydrogen, helium, methane and other trace gases
Answer: Y) Y) Lumps of water ice
Which of the following is the final phase of stellar evolution for our Sun and stars of similar size? W) Brown dwarf X) Red giant Y) Supergiant Z) White dwarf
W: W) Brown dwarf
X: X) Red giant
Y: Y) Supergiant
Z: Z) White dwarf
Answer: Z) Z) White dwarf
Which of the following types of triangles is impossible? W) Acute equilateral X) Obtuse equilateral Y) Obtuse isosceles Z) Right scalene
W: W) Acute equilateral
X: X) Obtuse equilateral
Y: Y) Obtuse isosceles
Z: Z) Right scalene
Answer: X) X) Obtuse equilateral
What are the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola with equation $$\displaystyle y = -3x^2 + 4x - 10\ ?$$
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How are ionically-bonded compounds generally named? W) After the scientist who first created the compound X) They end in “onium” Y) By using the name of the positive ion followed by the name of the negative ion Z) By using the name and Roman numeral associated with the metal involved
W: W) After the scientist who first created the compound
X: X) They end in “onium”
Y: Y) By using the name of the positive ion followed by the name of the negative ion
Z: Z) By using the name and Roman numeral associated with the metal involved
Answer: Y) Y) By using the name of the positive ion followed by the name of the negative ion
A nucleus of Lithium containing 3 protons and 4 neutrons is surrounded by 4 electrons. Which of the following best describes this? W) Tracer X) Ion Y) Isotope Z) Neutral atom
W: W) Tracer
X: X) Ion
Y: Y) Isotope
Z: Z) Neutral atom
Answer: X) X) Ion
A blood cell is placed into a salt solution and is observed to shrink. What type of solution was the blood cell placed in? W) Hypertonic X) Isotonic Y) Hypotonic Z) Osmotic
W: W) Hypertonic
X: X) Isotonic
Y: Y) Hypotonic
Z: Z) Osmotic
Answer: W) W) Hypertonic
In what state will a plant cell be if placed in a hypotonic environment? W) Lysis X) Plasmolysis Y) Turgor Z) Shrinking
W: W) Lysis
X: X) Plasmolysis
Y: Y) Turgor
Z: Z) Shrinking
Answer: Y) Y) Turgor
A coin is flipped 6 times. The first five flips all result in heads. Which of the following statements is true about the result of the sixth flip? W) It is more likely to be heads X) It is more likely to be tails Y) It is equally likely to be heads or tails Z) The probability of the result being tails is 5/6
W: W) It is more likely to be heads
X: X) It is more likely to be tails
Y: Y) It is equally likely to be heads or tails
Z: Z) The probability of the result being tails is 5/6
Answer: Y) Y) It is equally likely to be heads or tails
A regular polygon with 15 sides has exterior angles of what degree measure?
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The liquefaction of what gas was recognized with the 1913 Nobel Prize in Physics?
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What scientist used the data collected by Tycho Brahe in order to formulate empirical laws regarding the motion of the planets?
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Important mineral deposits and large reservoirs of petroleum and natural gas are associated with which of the following? W) Ocean trenches X) Guyots Y) Rift zones Z) Continental shelves
W: W) Ocean trenches
X: X) Guyots
Y: Y) Rift zones
Z: Z) Continental shelves
Answer: Z) Z) Continental shelves
What is the term for reefs that form circular or horseshoe-shaped rings around lagoons?
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In what cellular organelle does photosynthesis occur?
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A plant cell containing 0.1 M sucrose and 0.2 M glucose is placed in a 0.3 M solution of sucrose. What type of solution is this? W) Super saturated X) Isotonic Y) Hypotonic Z) Hypertonic
W: W) Super saturated
X: X) Isotonic
Y: Y) Hypotonic
Z: Z) Hypertonic
Answer: X) X) Isotonic
Which of the following is closest to the percentage of the electricity in the United States that is generated from wind? W) 4 X) 10 Y) 16 Z) 22
W: W) 4
X: X) 10
Y: Y) 16
Z: Z) 22
Answer: W) W) 4
Scientists from two DOE labs have developed new methods for extracting uranium from seawater. Which of the following would this be used to fuel? W) Fission reactors X) Fusion reactors Y) Chemical reactors Z) Hybrid reactors
W: W) Fission reactors
X: X) Fusion reactors
Y: Y) Chemical reactors
Z: Z) Hybrid reactors
Answer: W) W) Fission reactors
What is the adjective for the type of formal reasoning that leads to a conclusion that logically follows from a set of premises?
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Kaye makes widgets at a rate of 20 per hour and Jay makes them at a rate of 15 per hour. If Jay has a one-hour head start and they both then work continuously, after how many hours from the time she starts will Kaye have made the same number of widgets as Jay?
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What is the name for the SI derived unit for energy? W) Erg X) Electron-volt Y) Watt Z) Joule
W: W) Erg
X: X) Electron-volt
Y: Y) Watt
Z: Z) Joule
Answer: Z) Z) Joule
Which of the following is most closely related to the frequency of a wave? W) Amplitude X) Wavelength Y) Crest Z) Trough
W: W) Amplitude
X: X) Wavelength
Y: Y) Crest
Z: Z) Trough
Answer: X) X) Wavelength
Which of the following is the target of alkylating agents, such as mustard gas? W) DNA X) Proteins Y) Carbohydrates Z) Fatty acids
W: W) DNA
X: X) Proteins
Y: Y) Carbohydrates
Z: Z) Fatty acids
Answer: W) W) DNA
Lecithin is an example of which of the following? W) Carbohydrate X) Protein Y) Phospholipid Z) Nucleic acid
W: W) Carbohydrate
X: X) Protein
Y: Y) Phospholipid
Z: Z) Nucleic acid
Answer: Y) Y) Phospholipid
What was the name of the first U.S. satellite put in orbit around the Earth? W) Explorer I X) Sputnik Y) Vanguard Z) Telstar
W: W) Explorer I
X: X) Sputnik
Y: Y) Vanguard
Z: Z) Telstar
Answer: W) W) Explorer I
A cooler-than-normal sea surface temperature in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, near the equator off the west coast of South America, is known as what?
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Which of the following percentages is closest to the typical efficiency of a steam turbine for electricity generation? W) 10 X) 35 Y) 60 Z) 85
W: W) 10
X: X) 35
Y: Y) 60
Z: Z) 85
Answer: X) X) 35
What does the acronym OPEC stand for?
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Simplify the fraction $$\displaystyle \frac{x^5 y^6}{x^{-3} y^5}\ .$$
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A manufacturing facility says that a 100% rate at its packing station is 200 shelves per day. Last week, Jordan’s rates for 5 days were 50%, 60%, 45%, 70%, and 75%. What was the average daily number of shelves packed by Jordan during those 5 days?
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Which of the following is closest to the ratio of the surface temperature of Aldebaran, a red giant, to that of the Sun? W) 0.5 X) 1 Y) 2 Z) 3
W: W) 0.5
X: X) 1
Y: Y) 2
Z: Z) 3
Answer: W) W) 0.5
Identify all of the following four rocks that would be considered well-sorted: 1) Breccia; 2) Arkose; 3) Shale; 4) Quartz sandstone.
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What type of microscope did van Leeuwenhoek use when first observing cells?
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In what structure of the human lung does gas exchange occur?
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For two samples of mercury, one with a mass of 10 grams and the other with a mass of 20 grams, which of the following would NOT be the same? W) Boiling point X) Density Y) Melting point Z) Volume
W: W) Boiling point
X: X) Density
Y: Y) Melting point
Z: Z) Volume
Answer: Z) Z) Volume
What type of elementary particle is thought not to exist in isolation because of color confinement?
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What radiation belts surround the Earth due to charged particles becoming trapped by Earth’s magnetic field?
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Which of the following is the most significant benefit of the Earth’s magnetic field to life on Earth? W) It deflects dangerous particles emitted by the sun X) It is used by migrating birds to find their way Y) It is the source of our electric power Z) It helps us find mineral deposits
W: W) It deflects dangerous particles emitted by the sun
X: X) It is used by migrating birds to find their way
Y: Y) It is the source of our electric power
Z: Z) It helps us find mineral deposits
Answer: W) W) It deflects dangerous particles emitted by the sun
Express the fraction 11/8 as a decimal.
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What is the largest prime factor of 1035?
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What is the term for the point at which an orbiting body is closest to the Sun?
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Occultation of background stars was used to discover what feature of Uranus?
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