MS Sample Set 9, Round 4 from NSB
Express 0.0009013 in scientific notation.
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While eating out, you and your friend each tip the server 8 dollars on your separate bills. Your tip is 10% of your bill, while your friend’s tip is 20% of her bill. What is the difference, in dollars, between your bills?
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What state of matter has a definite volume but not a definite shape? W) Acid X) Liquid Y) Solid Z) Gas
W: W) Acid
X: X) Liquid
Y: Y) Solid
Z: Z) Gas
Answer: X) X) Liquid
A balloon is filled with air at room temperature and is then dipped into liquid nitrogen. Which of the following will occur? W) It will pop X) It will collapse Y) It will stay the same Z) It will elongate
W: W) It will pop
X: X) It will collapse
Y: Y) It will stay the same
Z: Z) It will elongate
Answer: X) X) It will collapse
Where are DNA molecules located in prokaryotes? W) Nucleus X) Cytoplasm Y) Ribosomes Z) Histones
W: W) Nucleus
X: X) Cytoplasm
Y: Y) Ribosomes
Z: Z) Histones
Answer: X) X) Cytoplasm
What gland in the human body produces melatonin?
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What type of extremely dense star is left behind after a supernova?
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Eclipses of the sun occur during which of the following? W) Full moon X) Any time Y) New moon Z) First or third quarter
W: W) Full moon
X: X) Any time
Y: Y) New moon
Z: Z) First or third quarter
Answer: Y) Y) New moon
The principle behind the operation of photovoltaic cells was first explained by what scientist?
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What devices store chemical potential energy and convert it to electrical energy?
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An object's specific gravity is determined by which of the following? W) Measuring the mass of an object X) Comparing the object's density with the density of water Y) Weighing the object without a gravitational pull Z) Floating the object in salt water
W: W) Measuring the mass of an object
X: X) Comparing the object's density with the density of water
Y: Y) Weighing the object without a gravitational pull
Z: Z) Floating the object in salt water
Answer: X) X) Comparing the object's density with the density of water
What force is responsible for the formation of the Earth from the planetary nebula? W) Strong force X) Weak force Y) Electromagnetic force Z) Gravity
W: W) Strong force
X: X) Weak force
Y: Y) Electromagnetic force
Z: Z) Gravity
Answer: Z) Z) Gravity
Karst topography refers to landscapes that have been shaped by what agent of erosion? W) Wind X) Water Y) Ablation Z) Anthropogenic agents
W: W) Wind
X: X) Water
Y: Y) Ablation
Z: Z) Anthropogenic agents
Answer: X) X) Water
What fuel source is classified into bituminous, anthracite, and lignite?
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The first cervical vertebrae is called the: W) Atlas X) Axis Y) Symphysis Z) Cervical prominence
W: W) Atlas
X: X) Axis
Y: Y) Symphysis
Z: Z) Cervical prominence
Answer: W) W) Atlas
Which of the following processes is not part of the water cycle? W) Transpiration X) Precipitation Y) Distillation Z) Evaporation
W: W) Transpiration
X: X) Precipitation
Y: Y) Distillation
Z: Z) Evaporation
Answer: Y) Y) Distillation
A quadrilateral has one angle that measures 108 degrees and two right angles. What is the measure of the 4th angle?
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The sum of two numbers is S. If each number is tripled and then 5 is added to each number, what is the sum of the final two numbers? W) 3S + 5 X) 3S + 10 Y) 3S + 15 Z) 6S + 5
W: W) 3S + 5
X: X) 3S + 10
Y: Y) 3S + 15
Z: Z) 6S + 5
Answer: X) X) 3S + 10
Which of the following is the hereditary material in most living things? W) DNA X) Lipids Y) Oxygen Z) Carbon dioxide
W: W) DNA
X: X) Lipids
Y: Y) Oxygen
Z: Z) Carbon dioxide
Answer: W) W) DNA
What specific form of RNA is used to transfer amino acids to a protein in the process of translation?
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Vince travels in a straight line to a city 200 miles away in 2.5 hours. What is his average speed, in miles per hour, during the trip?
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A student rolls a basketball down a half pipe and it rolls all the way up the other side. At the lowest point on the half pipe, in what direction does the acceleration vector of the basketball point?
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Which of the following locations would be most ideal for a wind farm? W) Coastal regions X) Seaward mountain sides Y) Mountains Z) River banks
W: W) Coastal regions
X: X) Seaward mountain sides
Y: Y) Mountains
Z: Z) River banks
Answer: W) W) Coastal regions
Which of the following fuel types is extracted by hydraulic fracturing? W) Geothermal X) Coal Y) Natural gas Z) Hydrothermal energy
W: W) Geothermal
X: X) Coal
Y: Y) Natural gas
Z: Z) Hydrothermal energy
Answer: Y) Y) Natural gas
What particle found in the nucleus has a positive charge?
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Bending of waves around a barrier is called what?
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By what process is the surface of a planet heated by the absorption of reflected thermal radiation by certain gases in the atmosphere?
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The Aurora Borealis is the name given to the light show that occurs in the sky in the northern hemisphere at high latitudes. What is the analogue in the southern hemisphere?
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Identify all of the following three processes or structures that a cell can use to move: 1) Cilia; 2) Flagellum; 3) Pseudopodia.
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When a red blood cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, what happens to the cell as water moves between the cell and the solution?
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What is the degree of the polynomial $$2x^2 - x^3 + 3x - 5$$? W) 0 X) 1 Y) 2 Z) 3
W: W) 0
X: X) 1
Y: Y) 2
Z: Z) 3
Answer: Z) Z) 3
What is the distance between the points (2, 5) and (6, 8)?
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What lines on a map run directly east-west?
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Argentite is an ore of what element? W) Mercury X) Silver Y) Cobalt Z) Gold
W: W) Mercury
X: X) Silver
Y: Y) Cobalt
Z: Z) Gold
Answer: X) X) Silver
Five batteries are connected in series. A sixth battery is added to the circuit in series without changing the resistance of the circuit. What happens to the current? W) Decreases X) Increases Y) Does not change Z) Increases only if the new battery has a higher voltage than the others
W: W) Decreases
X: X) Increases
Y: Y) Does not change
Z: Z) Increases only if the new battery has a higher voltage than the others
Answer: X) X) Increases
Which of the following correctly explains how nails become rusty? W) Nails attract rust particles from the air X) The iron in the nail becomes another element Y) Iron reacts with oxygen and moisture in the air to become rust Z) A decrease in temperature causes rust to form
W: W) Nails attract rust particles from the air
X: X) The iron in the nail becomes another element
Y: Y) Iron reacts with oxygen and moisture in the air to become rust
Z: Z) A decrease in temperature causes rust to form
Answer: Y) Y) Iron reacts with oxygen and moisture in the air to become rust
What type of fault is the San Andreas fault in California? W) Normal X) Reverse Y) Strike-slip Z) Dip-slip
W: W) Normal
X: X) Reverse
Y: Y) Strike-slip
Z: Z) Dip-slip
Answer: Y) Y) Strike-slip
Spectral lines are split by what external stimulus in the Zeeman effect?
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What is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals called?
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What is the name given to the longest day of the year?
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An equilateral triangle has a perimeter of 18. What is the height of the triangle? W) 3 X) $3\sqrt{2}$ Y) $3\sqrt{3}$ Z) 6
W: W) 3
X: X) $3\sqrt{2}$
Y: Y) $3\sqrt{3}$
Z: Z) 6
Answer: Y) Y) $3\sqrt{3}$
A sequence of 10 terms has the property that every term starting with the third is the sum of the previous two terms. If the ninth term is 110 and the seventh term is 42, what is the fifth term?
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Name the part of the plant that produces pollen.
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What is the genus and species identifier of the domestic dog?
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What type of device uses external work to remove heat from a cold reservoir and release it into a hot reservoir?
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How much energy, to the nearest hundred Joules, is dissipated by a 5-watt fan running for 4 minutes?
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