MS Sample Set 9, Round 6 from NSB
Which of the following is a scale of earthquake intensity? W) Saffir-Simpson X) Fujita Y) EF-scale Z) Moment magnitude
W: W) Saffir-Simpson
X: X) Fujita
Y: Y) EF-scale
Z: Z) Moment magnitude
Answer: Z) Z) Moment magnitude
What is the term for subsoil that remains frozen year round?
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Which of the following is the study of spiders? W) Arachnology [air-ack-nol-oh-gee] X) Dendrochronology [den-dro-chron-ol-oh-gee] Y) Planktology Z) Lepidopterology [lep-uh-dop-ter-ol-oh-gee]
W: W) Arachnology [air-ack-nol-oh-gee]
X: X) Dendrochronology [den-dro-chron-ol-oh-gee]
Y: Y) Planktology
Z: Z) Lepidopterology [lep-uh-dop-ter-ol-oh-gee]
Answer: W) W) Arachnology [air-ack-nol-oh-gee]
Which of the following is an example of a high-altitude cloud type? W) Altostratus X) Stratocumulus Y) Stratus Z) Cirrocumulus
W: W) Altostratus
X: X) Stratocumulus
Y: Y) Stratus
Z: Z) Cirrocumulus
Answer: Z) Z) Cirrocumulus
Which of the following is formed when three atoms combine to produce a single unit of a larger substance? W) Nucleus X) Mixture Y) Solution Z) Molecule
W: W) Nucleus
X: X) Mixture
Y: Y) Solution
Z: Z) Molecule
Answer: Z) Z) Molecule
Identify all of the following four quantities that are considered vector quantities: 1) Mass; 2) Velocity; 3) Speed; 4) Acceleration.
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What infectious particles consist of nucleic acids packaged into a protein coat?
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Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells both contain: W) Cytoplasmic organelles X) Nuclear membrane Y) Cell membrane Z) Chromosomal proteins
W: W) Cytoplasmic organelles
X: X) Nuclear membrane
Y: Y) Cell membrane
Z: Z) Chromosomal proteins
Answer: Y) Y) Cell membrane
What are the two gases used to power the first generation fuel cell cars?
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To the nearest ten percent, what percent of the sun’s energy that hits the Earth is reflected back into space?
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What is the distance of the point (2, 3) from the origin? W) Square root of 5 X) Square root of 13 Y) 5 Z) 13
W: W) Square root of 5
X: X) Square root of 13
Y: Y) 5
Z: Z) 13
Answer: X) X) Square root of 13
Given the linear function f(x) = 3x + b, if f(-1) = 7, what is f(5)?
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Scientists were able to determine that the outer core of the Earth is a liquid because what seismic waves cannot pass through it?
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Which of the following features is created by a volcano? W) Fjord X) Caldera Y) Moraine Z) Esker
W: W) Fjord
X: X) Caldera
Y: Y) Moraine
Z: Z) Esker
Answer: X) X) Caldera
In a vacuum, all photons have the same: W) Speed X) Frequency Y) Wavelength Z) Energy
W: W) Speed
X: X) Frequency
Y: Y) Wavelength
Z: Z) Energy
Answer: W) W) Speed
What is the efficiency of an engine that consumes 7500 Joules of energy to load a box that requires 4500 Joules of work?
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What astronomical measurement is analogous to latitude? W) Declination X) Right ascension Y) Conjunction Z) Superposition
W: W) Declination
X: X) Right ascension
Y: Y) Conjunction
Z: Z) Superposition
Answer: W) W) Declination
Halite is composed of what two elements?
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A father's age is twice that of his son. Expressed as a fraction, what is the ratio of the son's age to the father's age?
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If x and y are positive, simplify the following expression: $$\frac{4x^5 y^{-1}}{3x^{-4}y^2}$$
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Most gasoline in the United States is E10, meaning that 10% of its content is made up of what?
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Which of the following countries generates the highest percentage of its electricity by nuclear power? W) Japan X) France Y) United States Z) Russia
W: W) Japan
X: X) France
Y: Y) United States
Z: Z) Russia
Answer: X) X) France
By what process does a mother cell split into two genetically identical daughter cells?
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Which of the following types of plant cell tissue is considered most important for structural support? W) Mesophyll X) Parenchyma [pahr-ehn-ky-muh] Y) Collenchyma [cohl-ehn-ky-muh] Z) Sclerenchyma [skleh-rehn-ky-muh]
W: W) Mesophyll
X: X) Parenchyma [pahr-ehn-ky-muh]
Y: Y) Collenchyma [cohl-ehn-ky-muh]
Z: Z) Sclerenchyma [skleh-rehn-ky-muh]
Answer: Z) Z) Sclerenchyma [skleh-rehn-ky-muh]
For what value of x does the graph of the function y = -5x + 15 cross the x-axis?
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What two numbers have a sum of 36 and a product of 323?
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Which of the following pairs of structures both contain linear DNA? W) Animal cell nucleus and chloroplast X) Animal cell nucleus and plant cell nucleus Y) Fungal cell nucleus and mitochondria Z) Mitochondria and bacteria
W: W) Animal cell nucleus and chloroplast
X: X) Animal cell nucleus and plant cell nucleus
Y: Y) Fungal cell nucleus and mitochondria
Z: Z) Mitochondria and bacteria
Answer: X) X) Animal cell nucleus and plant cell nucleus
What green pigment gives plants their color?
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Which of the following variables is most responsible for lake stratification? W) Wind X) Biological activity Y) Temperature Z) Current
W: W) Wind
X: X) Biological activity
Y: Y) Temperature
Z: Z) Current
Answer: Y) Y) Temperature
What is the term for the days during which the Sun is furthest south or north of the equator?
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Which of the following causes the Coriolis Effect? W) Mesospheric winds X) Strong electric field gradients Y) Tidal forces Z) The Earth's easterly rotation
W: W) Mesospheric winds
X: X) Strong electric field gradients
Y: Y) Tidal forces
Z: Z) The Earth's easterly rotation
Answer: Z) Z) The Earth's easterly rotation
What term is used to describe the ever-increasing amount of “disorder” in the universe?
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A cubic centimeter of water has a mass of almost exactly one of which of the following? W) Milliliter X) Kilogram Y) Gram Z) Fluid ounce
W: W) Milliliter
X: X) Kilogram
Y: Y) Gram
Z: Z) Fluid ounce
Answer: Y) Y) Gram
What is the chemical formula of magnesium nitrate?
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Which of the following materials yields the greatest percentage reduction in energy to manufacture when it is made from recycled material rather than from raw materials? W) Aluminum X) Glass Y) Newsprint Z) Plastics
W: W) Aluminum
X: X) Glass
Y: Y) Newsprint
Z: Z) Plastics
Answer: W) W) Aluminum
What is the term for the total energy used to manufacture a finished product, including the energy to extract raw materials from nature, plus the energy used in primary and secondary manufacturing activities?
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Water is formed when oxygen and hydrogen undergo what process? W) Homogeneous mixture X) Hydrophobic reaction Y) Chemical reaction Z) Spontaneous condensation
W: W) Homogeneous mixture
X: X) Hydrophobic reaction
Y: Y) Chemical reaction
Z: Z) Spontaneous condensation
Answer: Y) Y) Chemical reaction
How many bonds exist between two nitrogen atoms in dinitrogen gas?
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In how many different orders can you play 5 songs once each?
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Which of the following equations represents a line with slope of 7/5? W) 5x + 7y – 11 = 0 X) 7x = -5y – 12 Y) 7x – 5y = 14 Z) 7y/5 = x + 4
W: W) 5x + 7y – 11 = 0
X: X) 7x = -5y – 12
Y: Y) 7x – 5y = 14
Z: Z) 7y/5 = x + 4
Answer: Y) Y) 7x – 5y = 14
Sand dollars, sea stars, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins all belong to what phyla?
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Rubisco can use oxygen as a substrate in a process known as what?
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A lunar eclipse occurs when: W) The moon casts a shadow on the earth X) The earth casts a shadow on the moon Y) The earth, sun, and moon form a 90º angle Z) The moon casts a shadow on the sun
W: W) The moon casts a shadow on the earth
X: X) The earth casts a shadow on the moon
Y: Y) The earth, sun, and moon form a 90º angle
Z: Z) The moon casts a shadow on the sun
Answer: X) X) The earth casts a shadow on the moon
Alfred Wegener proposed what theory, which suggested that 200 million years ago, a supercontinent named Pangaea existed?
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What is the term for exceptionally bright stars that are up to 1000 times the sun’s diameter?
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Most of the convection that occurs in the Earth occurs in what layer?
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