MS Sample Set 10, Round 9 from NSB
What radioactive isotope of carbon is prominently used in radiometric dating?
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Which of the following scientific principles is most directly used in a stationary hand-held radar gun to determine the speed of a car? W) Bernoulli’s principle X) The Doppler effect Y) Newton’s second law of motion Z) The theory of relativity
W: W) Bernoulli’s principle
X: X) The Doppler effect
Y: Y) Newton’s second law of motion
Z: Z) The theory of relativity
Answer: X) X) The Doppler effect
Which of the following pairs of metric volume units are NOT equal? W) Milliliter and cubic centimeter X) Centiliter and cubic millimeter Y) Liter and cubic decimeter Z) Kiloliter and cubic meter
W: W) Milliliter and cubic centimeter
X: X) Centiliter and cubic millimeter
Y: Y) Liter and cubic decimeter
Z: Z) Kiloliter and cubic meter
Answer: X) X) Centiliter and cubic millimeter
To the nearest whole number, 100 kilometers per hour is how many meters per second?
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What is the equation of the horizontal line that passes through the point with coordinates (5, 6)?
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A rectangle is to be constructed using a given segment as one of its diagonals. How many different segments could possibly be the second diagonal of this rectangle? W) 1 X) 2 Y) 4 Z) An infinite number
W: W) 1
X: X) 2
Y: Y) 4
Z: Z) An infinite number
Answer: Z) Z) An infinite number
Which of the following alternative energy sources provides the most energy in the US? W) Wind X) Hydropower Y) Biomass Z) Solar
W: W) Wind
X: X) Hydropower
Y: Y) Biomass
Z: Z) Solar
Answer: X) X) Hydropower
What country has produced the most coal worldwide for the last 10 years?
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What regions of noncoding RNA are removed from a transcript before translation?
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Which of the following is the MAJOR difference between Lamarck’s and Darwin’s theories of evolution? W) Lamarck’s theory could be applied to giraffes X) Lamarck’s theory involves changes to an individual Y) Darwin’s theory involves changes to a population Z) Darwin’s theory involves changes to an individual
W: W) Lamarck’s theory could be applied to giraffes
X: X) Lamarck’s theory involves changes to an individual
Y: Y) Darwin’s theory involves changes to a population
Z: Z) Darwin’s theory involves changes to an individual
Answer: Y) Y) Darwin’s theory involves changes to a population
Which of the following is a major component of marine snow? W) Salt X) Frozen water Y) Calcium carbonate Z) Fecal matter from zooplankton
W: W) Salt
X: X) Frozen water
Y: Y) Calcium carbonate
Z: Z) Fecal matter from zooplankton
Answer: Z) Z) Fecal matter from zooplankton
Edwin Hubble developed a four-type classification for galaxies that is often displayed in a "tuning fork" diagram. What are the four types?
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What is the number one tip the Department of Energy has for homeowners to save money on energy bills? W) Lower the temperature on your water heater X) Use a power strip for your electronic equipment Y) Use natural lighting rather than artificial Z) Install and set a programmable thermostat
W: W) Lower the temperature on your water heater
X: X) Use a power strip for your electronic equipment
Y: Y) Use natural lighting rather than artificial
Z: Z) Install and set a programmable thermostat
Answer: Z) Z) Install and set a programmable thermostat
While E10 fuel is known to reduce carbon monoxide emissions, it is also thought to increase emissions of what triatomic pollutant?
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Which of the following phenomena is NOT related to burning fossil fuels? W) Increased atmospheric CO₂ levels X) Magnetic reversals Y) Acid rain Z) Mercury pollution
W: W) Increased atmospheric CO₂ levels
X: X) Magnetic reversals
Y: Y) Acid rain
Z: Z) Mercury pollution
Answer: X) X) Magnetic reversals
The Intertropical Convergence Zone is the low-pressure zone of rising, warm air found in what atmospheric circulation cell? W) Ferrel X) Hadley Y) Polar Z) Wegener
W: W) Ferrel
X: X) Hadley
Y: Y) Polar
Z: Z) Wegener
Answer: X) X) Hadley
The temperature at 9 AM was 67 °F. If the temperature rose 4 °F per hour, what was the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, at 2 PM?
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Which of the following translations changes the graph of y = x² into that of y = (x + 3)² + 6? W) 6 units down and 3 units to the left X) 6 units down and 3 units to the right Y) 6 units up and 3 units to the left Z) 6 units up and 3 units to the right
W: W) 6 units down and 3 units to the left
X: X) 6 units down and 3 units to the right
Y: Y) 6 units up and 3 units to the left
Z: Z) 6 units up and 3 units to the right
Answer: Y) Y) 6 units up and 3 units to the left
What is the name of the bone in the human chin? W) Maxilla X) Mandible Y) Hyoid Z) Palatine
W: W) Maxilla
X: X) Mandible
Y: Y) Hyoid
Z: Z) Palatine
Answer: X) X) Mandible
What is the largest part of the brain? W) Cerebrum X) Cerebellum Y) Midbrain Z) Pons
W: W) Cerebrum
X: X) Cerebellum
Y: Y) Midbrain
Z: Z) Pons
Answer: W) W) Cerebrum
If the widest point on a population pyramid is located at the middle-age range then population growth is: W) Positive X) Negative Y) Neutral Z) Indeterminate
W: W) Positive
X: X) Negative
Y: Y) Neutral
Z: Z) Indeterminate
Answer: X) X) Negative
A data set includes a few points that are well out of the range of the rest of the points. What are these points called?
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Kinetic energy of an object is determined by what two properties of the object?
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What is the electric charge of the subatomic particle that carries electromagnetic force?
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What does a tachometer measure?
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What temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 40 °C?
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Lahars are typically associated with eruptions of what type of volcanoes?
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Identify all of the following three statements that are true of oligotrophic lakes: 1) They are nutrient-poor; 2) They contain abundant algae; 3) They typically have clear blue water.
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What is the term used to describe the embryonic leaf in a seed?
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What is the term for the long bone of the upper arm of tetrapods?
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The Ames Laboratory produced approximately 2 million pounds of uranium to contribute to what World War II effort?
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Light water reactors are an example of which of the following? W) Fast neutron reactor X) Fusion reactor Y) Thermal neutron reactor Z) Fast breeder reactor
W: W) Fast neutron reactor
X: X) Fusion reactor
Y: Y) Thermal neutron reactor
Z: Z) Fast breeder reactor
Answer: Y) Y) Thermal neutron reactor
Two functions that are inverses of each other must be reflections of each other through which of the following? W) The line y = x X) The x-axis Y) The y-axis Z) The origin
W: W) The line y = x
X: X) The x-axis
Y: Y) The y-axis
Z: Z) The origin
Answer: W) W) The line y = x
Solve the following equation for x over the negative real numbers: x⁴ – 3x² – 28 = 0
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Which of the following compounds is covalently bonded? W) Calcium oxide X) Carbon monoxide Y) Lithium bromide Z) Sodium chloride
W: W) Calcium oxide
X: X) Carbon monoxide
Y: Y) Lithium bromide
Z: Z) Sodium chloride
Answer: X) X) Carbon monoxide
What phenomenon, also known as pedesis, was described by Einstein as the result of random collisions of small molecules?
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Where can most deserts be found? W) In the horse latitudes and on the lee side of mountains X) At the equator and on the lee side of forests Y) Near inland seas Z) Wherever humans use too much water
W: W) In the horse latitudes and on the lee side of mountains
X: X) At the equator and on the lee side of forests
Y: Y) Near inland seas
Z: Z) Wherever humans use too much water
Answer: W) W) In the horse latitudes and on the lee side of mountains
Identify all of the following three constellations that would be visible in the night sky over the North Pole on New Year’s Eve: 1) Mensa; 2) Cassiopeia; 3) Ursa Major.
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Which of the following causes a drop of liquid to be rounded? W) Viscosity X) Surface tension Y) Nucleation Z) Adhesion
W: W) Viscosity
X: X) Surface tension
Y: Y) Nucleation
Z: Z) Adhesion
Answer: X) X) Surface tension
What principle states that it is impossible to know the position and the momentum of a particle simultaneously?
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What is the minimum number of lines of symmetry for an isosceles trapezoid? W) 0 X) 1 Y) 2 Z) 4
W: W) 0
X: X) 1
Y: Y) 2
Z: Z) 4
Answer: X) X) 1
Jimmy must create a new password for his account using the following criteria: It must begin with 2 English letters, followed by 3 digits. The letters may not be repeated. The digits may be repeated but the password cannot end in zero or one. How many different passwords are possible?
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What gas law states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature in kelvins if the pressure and number of particles of gas are constant?
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What type of materials will create an induced magnetic field opposite to an externally applied magnetic field?
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What is the term for the single cell that forms when a sperm cell and an egg cell combine?
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What is the term for the flexible tissue that holds bones together?
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