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The layer of gas covering the earth is called:
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2. The speed of light has been calculated to be 186,000.
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3. A distance of one mile is about:
A.1 kilometer
B.16 kilometers
C.160 kilometers
D.1.6 kilometers
4. The largest object in the solar system is:
A.A star
B.A planet
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D.A meteor
5. Which of the following is most responsible for erosion?
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[Link] outer core
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6. Which of the following is most responsible for earthquakes?
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[Link] imbalance in the crust
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7. When a scientist uses the process of reasoning, it means that he
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[Link] not need to make observations
[Link] inferences on the basis of observations
[Link] not need to make a hypothesis
8. An instrument that is used to map the ocean floor is called?
A.A hydrograpH
B.A SONAR
C.A hydroscope
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9. When scientists refer to the hydrosphere, they mean:
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[Link] of the air
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[Link] of the earth
10. Chemical elements that are usually present in only very small amounts are called?
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11. The Milky Way is a
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12. The brightest star in the sky other than our sun is:
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13. A scale of temperature that uses absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature for its zero
points is called
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14. The force of attraction between the earth and the moon is called
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15. The moon’s gravity is _____________ that of the earth’s.
A.1/2
B.1/3
C.1/5
D.1/6
16. Which of the following did Sir Isaac Newton discover?
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17. Why is it warmer in regions near the equator?
[Link] near the equator have thicker atmospHere.
[Link] near the equator get vertical rays from the sun.
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[Link] is more pollution in that area.
18. What is the important animal hormone responsible for the control of glucose levels in the
blood?
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19. A 1,000-kilogram car traveling with a velocity of +20. meters per second decelerates
uniformly at -5.0 meters per second2 until it comes to rest. What is the total distance the car
travels as it decelerates to rest?
A.10 m
B.20 m
C.40 m
D.80 m
20.
What yellowish-orange compound belonging to the vitamin B complex is used to treat pernicious
anemia? It is synthesized in the intestinal bacteria and occurs in green plants, fresh fruit, liver,
and yeast. Its formula is C19H19N7O6.
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21. The reaction 2H2O(l) --> 2H2O(g) + O2(g) is forced to occur by use of an externally applied
electric current. This procedure is called
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22. A student calculated the percent by mass of water in a sample of BaCl2 * H2O to be 16.4% but
the accepted value is 14.8%. What was the student’s percent error?
A.(14.8/16.4)*100%
B.(16.4/14.8)*100%
C.(1.6/14.8)*100%
D.(14.8/1.6)*100%
23. The symmetrical structure of the CH4 molecule is due to the fact that the four single bonds
between carbon and hydrogen atoms are directed toward the corners of a:
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24. How much work is done on a downhill skier by an average braking force of 9.8 X
102 newtons to stop her in a distance of 10 meters?
A.1.0 X 10^1 J
B.9.8 X 10^1 J
C.1.0 X 10^3 J
D.9.8 X 10^3 J
25. What is the absence of measurable electrical resistance in certain substances at temperatures
close to zero degrees Kelvin?
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26. What do you call the phylum of marine and freshwater invertebrates which live permanently
attached to rocks and other surfaces? Its body is hollow and consists of an aggregation of
millions of single-celled organisms.
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27. What do you call a liquid with a high content of nitrogen, antibodies and vitamins secreted
from mammary glands just after giving birth, and prior to the flow of proper milk?
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What do you call the reactions in which the hydrogen ion of an acid and the hydroxide ion of a
base unite to form water?
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29. What term to the part of the nitrogen cycle where nitrogen compounds are formed by certain
bacteria from the free nitrogen in the air?
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[Link] leaching from soil
[Link] of NH4 by decomposition
30. Which lustrous, white metal conducts heat and electricity most easily and is highly valued for
ornamental and industrial use?
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31. Which two metals make-up brass?
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32. Which of the following statements about food chains and energy flow through ecosystems is
FALSE?
A.A single organism can feed at several tropHic levels.
[Link] feed at all tropHic levels except the producer level.
[Link] lower the tropHic level at which an organism feeds, the more energy available.
[Link] webs include two or more food chains.
33. When a doctor gives you an antibiotic when you are sick, he/she always tells you to keep
taking the antibiotic until it is all finished. The reason he/she tells you this is because:
[Link] is wasteful not to finish all the antibiotic.
[Link] require high doses of antibiotics to kill them.
[Link] the more antibiotic-tolerant bacteria to survive may encourage a population of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria to evolve.
D.A long period of antibiotic use is required to prevent secondary virus infection.
34. Under a light microscope, tiny dots can be seen in the cytoplasm of living plant and animal
cells. These are likely to be:
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35. An organism has the genotype AaBbCCDd. How many possible combinations of alleles do
the gametes of this organism produce?
A.2
B.4
C.6
D.8
36. Brown eyes are dominant over blue eyes. Which cross would produce a blue-eyed child?
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37. The more active the cell/tissue such as muscle, the greater the number of__________
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38. What do you call the type of cell division exhibited by sex cells wherein the chromosome
number of the four daughter cell is reduces to half the somatic number?
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39. Mutation is caused by all of the following except:
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What type of reproduction involves gametes?
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41. Viruses are not considered free-living because
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[Link] cannot reproduce outside a living cell
42. The conversion of radiant energy in most plants are called
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43. It is the change in form or structure in an organ or organism during growth
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44. Oxygen laden blood pumped by the heart is supplied to different parts of the body through
the channels called
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45. It is the totality of an individual’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social characteristics
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46. The transport system of the human body is the
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Correct Answer
C. Circulatory system
47. They are bacteria that feed on dead materials.
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48. Some organisms living in a garden included dragonflies, bugs, roses, grasshoppers, grasses,
worms and spiders. Collectively, these organisms represent a
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49. DNA is to genes as chromatin is to
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50. The totality of pattern of relationship between living organisms and their environment is the
basic concern of
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