MS Sample Set 9, Round 14 from NSB
What transport proteins facilitate diffusion of water across plasma membranes in plants?
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What branch of the nervous system is responsible for “fight or flight” responses?
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Liquefaction can happen during which natural hazard? W) Earthquakes X) Volcanoes Y) Tsunamis Z) Floods
W: W) Earthquakes
X: X) Volcanoes
Y: Y) Tsunamis
Z: Z) Floods
Answer: W) W) Earthquakes
Kerr, Ressner-Nostrdrom, and Schwarzschild refer to solutions of which of the following set of equations? W) Stokes law X) Einstein field equations Y) Poincaré conjecture Z) ABC theorem
W: W) Stokes law
X: X) Einstein field equations
Y: Y) Poincaré conjecture
Z: Z) ABC theorem
Answer: X) X) Einstein field equations
Four daily high temperature readings in Blacksburg were 82 °F, 79 °F, 80 °F, and 80 °F. The temperature on the fifth day was 99 °F. Which of the following temperature statistics was affected most by the 5th day’s temperature? W) First quartile X) Mean Y) Mode Z) Median
W: W) First quartile
X: X) Mean
Y: Y) Mode
Z: Z) Median
Answer: X) X) Mean
How many different (that is, non-congruent) isosceles triangles that are not equilateral have the length of each side being an integer between 1 and 4 inclusive?
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What experiment disproved the existence of luminiferous ether?
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Which of the following is a unit of pressure? W) Newton X) Kilogram Y) Gram per centimeter cubed Z) Newton per meter squared
W: W) Newton
X: X) Kilogram
Y: Y) Gram per centimeter cubed
Z: Z) Newton per meter squared
Answer: Z) Z) Newton per meter squared
What type of rechargeable battery, often used in cell phones and laptop computers, includes a lithium-cobalt oxide cathode and a carbon cathode?
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Of the three isotopes of uranium found in nature, which is used most commonly for energy production?
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Which of the following is a coarse-grained clastic rock that contains angular fragments? W) Conglomerate X) Limestone Y) Breccia Z) Sandstone
W: W) Conglomerate
X: X) Limestone
Y: Y) Breccia
Z: Z) Sandstone
Answer: Y) Y) Breccia
What is the name for the movement of a tectonic plate under the force of its own weight?
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Synaptic vesicles contain what signaling molecules?
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What phase of the cell cycle follows mitosis and is generally thought of as the time the cell performs normal, non-dividing functions?
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Identify all of the following three observations that are examples of qualitative data: 1) The bird flew in a zigzag motion 2) The temperature decreased from 20 °C to 15 °C 3) The population of robins hatched an average of three chicks each
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Which of the following groups on the periodic table is generally known to be unreactive? W) Group 1 X) Group 10 Y) Group 15 Z) Group 18
W: W) Group 1
X: X) Group 10
Y: Y) Group 15
Z: Z) Group 18
Answer: Z) Z) Group 18
A spaceship starts at rest at the origin. Later, the spaceship is at coordinate (2000 m, 0) with a velocity of 200 m/s in the positive x direction. If the spaceship accelerated uniformly, what was the magnitude, in meters per second squared, of its acceleration during this interval? W) 5 X) 10 Y) 15 Z) 20
W: W) 5
X: X) 10
Y: Y) 15
Z: Z) 20
Answer: X) X) 10
Maxwell based his theory of electromagnetic waves on the hypothesis that a changing electric field gives rise to which of the following? W) An electric current X) A stream of electrons Y) A magnetic field Z) A universal constant
W: W) An electric current
X: X) A stream of electrons
Y: Y) A magnetic field
Z: Z) A universal constant
Answer: Y) Y) A magnetic field
Two angles will necessarily be equal in measure if they are which of the following? W) Alternate interior angles formed by a transversal X) Alternate exterior angles formed by a transversal Y) Corresponding angles formed by a transversal Z) Vertical angles
W: W) Alternate interior angles formed by a transversal
X: X) Alternate exterior angles formed by a transversal
Y: Y) Corresponding angles formed by a transversal
Z: Z) Vertical angles
Answer: Z) Z) Vertical angles
To the nearest tenth, find the area of a circle that has a circumference of 4.
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What term describes metamorphic rocks that are characterized by their layers and bands of minerals?
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The international treaties called the Montreal Protocols were agreements to ban the use of what chemicals?
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Which of the following engines runs using the Otto cycle? W) Diesel engine X) Gasoline engine Y) Refrigerator motor Z) Steam engine
W: W) Diesel engine
X: X) Gasoline engine
Y: Y) Refrigerator motor
Z: Z) Steam engine
Answer: X) X) Gasoline engine
Identify all of the following three gases that would be reacted in the catalytic converter of an automobile: 1) Carbon monoxide 2) Propane 3) Nitrogen dioxide
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Which of the following subsets of the real numbers contains the square root of 2? W) Integers X) Whole numbers Y) Rational numbers Z) Irrational numbers
W: W) Integers
X: X) Whole numbers
Y: Y) Rational numbers
Z: Z) Irrational numbers
Answer: Z) Z) Irrational numbers
If angle ABC is inscribed in a circle and measures 65 degrees, what is the degree measure of arc ABC?
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What type of stars are found at the lower left of the H–R diagram?
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Identify all of the following three planets that are Jovian: 1) Mars 2) Neptune 3) Earth
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What ions are formed during the reaction between carbon dioxide and water?
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Order the following four elements from least electronegative to most electronegative: 1) carbon 2) oxygen 3) nitrogen 4) fluorine
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Varicella zoster is the causative agent of which childhood disease?
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Which two valves are located between the atria and ventricles of the heart? W) Aortic and mitral X) Pulmonary and aortic Y) Mitral and tricuspid Z) Tricuspid and pulmonary
W: W) Aortic and mitral
X: X) Pulmonary and aortic
Y: Y) Mitral and tricuspid
Z: Z) Tricuspid and pulmonary
Answer: Y) Y) Mitral and tricuspid
Pepsin is most active in the stomach due to the presence of which of the following acids? W) Hydroiodic X) Sulfuric Y) Hydrofluoric Z) Hydrochloric
W: W) Hydroiodic
X: X) Sulfuric
Y: Y) Hydrofluoric
Z: Z) Hydrochloric
Answer: Z) Z) Hydrochloric
What cellular organelle is responsible for packaging and transporting proteins outside of the cell?
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Steam reforming is used to produce hydrogen from what fuel?
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Derricks and drilling rigs are used to mine what natural resource?
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Sponges capture food particles suspended in water as it flows through their body. This type of organism is known as what type of feeder?
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Identify all of the following four diseases that are caused by nematodes: 1) Chagas disease 2) Toxoplasmosis 3) Elephantiasis 4) Heartworm disease
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What is $$61^2$$?
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Coach Myers bought pizza for her basketball team. She bought 8 pizzas. Each pizza contained 12 slices. Each player ate one-third of a pizza. If there were two and two-thirds pizzas left, how many players were on the team?
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A rope inclined upward at 45 degrees pulls a suitcase horizontally across 100 meters while exerting a constant force of 20 newtons. To the nearest hundred joules, how much work does the rope do?
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A quantum number is not associated with an atomic electron’s: 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
Which of the following conversions between English and metric units is exact? W) One quart equals 0.946 liter X) One pound equals 0.454 kilogram Y) One inch equals 2.54 centimeters Z) One mile equals 1.61 kilometers
W: W) One quart equals 0.946 liter
X: X) One pound equals 0.454 kilogram
Y: Y) One inch equals 2.54 centimeters
Z: Z) One mile equals 1.61 kilometers
Answer: Y) Y) One inch equals 2.54 centimeters
What is the binomial scientific name of the common fruit fly?
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What element is the most abundant in Earth’s crust?
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The measure of the level of particles such as sediment, plankton or organic by-products in a body of water is called what?
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