1) Toss Up - Astronomy - Multiple Choice
Which of the following can be used to see through Venus's clouds?
W) refracting telescopes
X) radar
Y) x-rays
Z) ultraviolet
1) Bonus - Astronomy - Multiple Choice
Where as latitude and longitude are the coordinates of places on earth, the coordinates used for star locations include:
W) ascension
X) right ascension
Y) altitude
Z) height
2) Toss Up - Biology - Short Answer
Glucagon, (pronounced: "glue' ka gone") a hormone, is secreted by what organ?
ANSWER: PANCREAS2) Bonus - Biology - Short Answer
Chromosomes that are not identified as sex chromosomes are called:
ANSWER: AUTOSOMES3) Toss Up - Physics - Short Answer
Answer The ratio of the magnitudes of electric field and current density is known as what property?
ANSWER: RESISTIVITY3) Bonus - Physics - Short Answer
Answer A piece of pure silicon has a resistivity of 2,300 ohms times meters at room temperature. A silicon wire has a length of 10 meters and a cross-sectional area of 0.25 meters squared. What is the resistance, in ohms, of the wire?
ANSWER: 920,000 OHMS (ALSO: `9.2 * 10^5` OHMS)4) Toss Up - Physics - Multiple Choice
Tripling the power output from a speaker emitting a single tone will result in an increase in sound intensity in decibels that is closest to which of the following?
W) 0.3
X) 2
Y) 4
Z) 5
4) Bonus - Physics - Short Answer
When subjected to a potential difference of 100 volts, a parallel-plate capacitor builds up a charge on one plate of 0.2 coulombs. Providing your answer to the nearest thousandth, what is this capacitor's capacitance in farads?
ANSWER: 0.0025) Toss Up - Physics - Multiple Choice
An object is placed 20 cm to the left of a diverging lens with a focal length of 30 cm. Where will the resulting image be formed?
W) 12 cm to the right of the lens
X) 12 cm to the left of the lens
Y) 60 cm to the right of the lens
Z) 60 cm to the left of the lens
5) Bonus - Physics - Multiple Choice
Two point charges placed at (0,0) and (4,0) exert a force of magnitude F on each other. If the second charge is moved to (4,4), what is the magnitude of the new force that the charges exert on each other?
W) 2F
X) F / 2
Y) F
Z) F * sqrt(2)
6) Toss Up - Biology - Multiple Choice
Between the layers of phospholipids in a cell membrane, there is an area that is:
W) hydrophobic
X) hydrophillic
Y) hygroscopic
Z) hygrolipic
6) Bonus - Biology - Multiple Choice
Which of the following are skin receptors in humans that are sensitive to heat? Are they:
W) end organs of Krause
X) Meissner's corpuscles
Y) end organs of Ruffini
Z) Pacinian corpuscles
7) Toss Up - Astronomy - Short Answer
What are the two layers that make up the atmosphere of the Sun?
ANSWER: Chromosphere, Corona7) Bonus - Astronomy - Multiple Choice
What is the name of the largest body in the asteroid belt?
W) Gaspara
X) Eris
Y) Ceres
Z) Biela
8) Toss Up - Physics - Short Answer
Jan is riding her bike northward on Main Street at 20 kilometers per hour and applies her brakes. In what direction would a physicist MOST likely record her acceleration?
ANSWER: SOUTH8) Bonus - Physics - Short Answer
If 200 coulombs pass through a wire in 0.5 seconds, what is the average current, in amps, passing through the wire?
ANSWER: 4009) Toss Up - Chemistry - Multiple Choice
In 2-butene, which of the following bonds prevents the atoms at each end of the bond from rotating with respect to each other. Is it an:
W) ionic bond
X) sigma bond
Y) strong bond
Z) double bond
9) Bonus - Chemistry - Multiple Choice
In the filling of electron orbitals for the element sulfur, which has 16 electrons, the number of electrons in the 3p orbitals is:
W) 3
X) 4
Y) 6
Z) 0
10) Toss Up - Math - Multiple Choice
A number that can be expressed in the form p/q, where p and q
are integers and q is not equal to zero, is a
W) integer.
X) irrational number.
Y) imaginary number.
Z) rational number.
10) Bonus - Math - Short Answer
How many distinct ways are there to paint a cube with six different colors without painting two faces with the same color?
ANSWER: 3011) Toss Up - Astronomy - Multiple Choice
A total solar eclipse is likely when
W) Full moon occurs at descending node.
X) New moon occurs at ascending node.
Y) New moon occurs at apogee.
Z) New moon occurs at perigee.
11) Bonus - Astronomy - Multiple Choice
The Zodiacal Light is due to
W) scattering of Sunlight from interplanetary dust particles.
X) refraction of Sunlight by the Earth’s Atmosphere.
Y) scattering of Sunlight by ice crystals in the stratosphere.
Z) multiple reflection of Sunlight between the Moon and the Earth.
12) Toss Up - Chemistry - Multiple Choice
A substance’s heat of sublimation at a given temperature is equal to which of the following at the same temperature:
W) heat of fusion
X) heat of vaporization
Y) heat of fusion plus heat of vaporization
Z) heat of fusion minus heat of vaporization
12) Bonus - Chemistry - Short Answer
Order the following 4 acids from the strongest to the weakest: nitric acid; perchloric acid; hydrochloric acid; acetic acid
ANSWER: PERCHLORIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; NITRIC ACID; ACETIC ACID13) Toss Up - Math - Multiple Choice
How many distinct roots does the equation x cubed minus 4 x squared plus 4x have?
W) 0
X) 1
Y) 2
Z) 3
13) Bonus - Math - Short Answer
Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph `y = x^4-3x` at x = 1.
ANSWER: 114) Toss Up - Biology - Multiple Choice
The muscle which is under involuntary control is:
W) striated
X) smooth
Y) skeletal
Z) fatty
14) Bonus - Biology - Multiple Choice
Which of the following are the most common bryophytes?
W) ferns
X) cone-bearing plants
Y) mosses and liverworts
Z) flowering plants
15) Toss Up - Earth Science - Multiple Choice
Portions of the Ogallala aquifer are located under:
W) Nebraska
X) the San Jaoquin valley
Y) Arizona
Z) Florida
15) Bonus - Earth Science - Short Answer
The seismic discontinuity that marks the base of the crust of the Earth is known as the what?
ANSWER: MOHO (ACCEPT: M-DISCONTINUITY OR MOHOROIVICIC DISCONTINUITY)16) Toss Up - Biology - Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be LEAST likely to diffuse through a typical plasma membrane:
W) propane
X) methanol
Y) potassium ions
Z) carbon dioxide
16) Bonus - Biology - Multiple Choice
In which of the following cell types does phosphocreatine provide the greatest role:
W) hepatocyte
X) parafollicular cell
Y) endothelial cell
Z) a skeletal muscle cell
17) Toss Up - General Science - Multiple Choice
Which of the following is TRUE for the f-number in a typical camera lens:
W) the larger the f-number, the more light reaches the film
X) the larger the f-number, the greater the depth of field
Y) the smaller the f-number, the lesser the light reaches the film
Z) the smaller the f-number, the greater the depth of field
17) Bonus - General Science - Multiple Choice
Which of the following has been most effectively
implicated in Alzheimer’s disease:
W) glutanic oxygenase (Pron: glu-tan-ik oxygen-ace)
X) aluminum toxicosis (Pron: aluminum tox-ee-kosis)
Y) amyloid-beta (Pron: am-ah-loyd beta) precursor protein
Z) poor diet
18) Toss Up - Biology - Short Answer
Name the gelatin-like substance which is prepared from various speciesof re=d algae growing in Asiatic waters. The prepared product appears in the form= of cakes, coarse granules, long shreds or in thin sheets. It is used exten=sively alone or in combination with various nutritive substances, as a medi=um for culturing bacteria and various fungi
ANSWER: agar-agar or just agar18) Bonus - Biology - Multiple Choice
Mendel succeeded in forming the basis of modern hereditary theory in part because of his training:
W) as a printer of rare and scientific documents
X) in calligraphy of scientific manuscripts for the Royal Austrian Science Society
Y) in probability and mathematics
Z) as a scientific apostolic nuncio
19) Toss Up - Chemistry - Short Answer
The standard heat of formation of calcium oxide is -635.5 kilojoules per mole. What is the complete, balanced equation for the formation of calcium oxide, including the energy value?
ANSWER: Ca(s) + 0.5 O2(g) -> CaO(S) + 635.5 kJ (read as: Ca solid plus one half O2 gas yields CaO solid plus 635.5 kilojoules) ALSO ACCEPT: 2Ca(s) + O2(g) -> 2CaO(s) + 1271 kJ (NOTE: STUDENTS MUST INDICATE SOLID AND GAS)19) Bonus - Chemistry - Short Answer
The following reaction between hydrogen and oxygen takes place in a closed container and at a temperature that maintains the water vapor in the gas phase: 2 H20(g) (read as: in equilibrium with) 2 H2(g) + 02(g). In one experiment, the equilibrium concentrations of the gases are as follows: [H2] = 2.0M, [O2] = 3.0M and [H2O] = 4.0M. Calculate the value of Keq for this reaction.
ANSWER: Keq = 0.7520) Toss Up - Physics - Short Answer
What is the current, in amperes, running through a 200-watt light bulb running on a 100 volt power source:
ANSWER: 2 AMPERES (Solution: current = watts/volts; 200/100 = 2 amperes)20) Bonus - Physics - Short Answer
What is the centripetal force, in Newtons, required for a 12 kilogram body traveling at 2 meters per second in a perfect circle with a radius of 4 meters?
ANSWER: 12 NEWTONS (Solution: CF = m v 2 / r = 12 x 22 / 4 = 12 )21) Toss Up - Biology - Multiple Choice
Which of the following terms relates to the mating of genetically-related individuals (blood relatives)?
W) familialism
X) kinship genetics
Y) consanguinity
Z) none of these
21) Bonus - Biology - Short Answer
The chemical difference between chlorophyll a and b is that a methyl group in chlorophyll b is replaced by what group in chlorophyll a?
ANSWER: formyl (-coh)22) Toss Up - Physics - Short Answer
A 500 gram Pokeball is dropped from a 500 meter tall building. Neglecting air resistance, what is the velocity at which it will hit the ground, in meters per second?
ANSWER: 99 METERS PER SECOND (ACCEPT 100 METERS PER SECOND)22) Bonus - Physics - Short Answer
A 20 kg bag of potatoes is thrown upward with initial velocity 10 meters per second over a ledge with height 30 meters. What is the total distance that the bag travels before it hits the ground?
ANSWER: 40 METERS23) Toss Up - Physics - Multiple Choice
Light produced from heat is called
W) illuminated.
X) fluorescent.
Y) incandescent.
Z) neon.
23) Bonus - Physics - Multiple Choice
A candle flame is seen because it is
W) illuminated.
X) refracted.
Y) coherent.
Z) luminous.
24) Toss Up - Math - Short Answer
The number 1111 in base 2 equals what number in base 10?
ANSWER: 1524) Bonus - Math - Multiple Choice
If F is a continuous function on the closed interval [a,b], then F attains a maximum and a minimum value on [a,b]. What is the name of this theorem?
W) Rolle’s theorem
X) Mean Value theorem
Y) Extreme Value theorem
Z) Continuity theorem
25) Toss Up - Earth And Space - Short Answer
Name the three quantities that can completely describe any black hole.
ANSWER: SPIN, MASS, CHARGE (ACCEPT: ANGULAR MOMENTUM OR ANGULAR VELOCITY INSTEAD OF SPIN)25) Bonus - Earth And Space - Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the dominant cooling mechanism in a core-collapse supernova?
W) X-rays and gamma-rays
X) Synchrotron emission
Y) Neutrinos
Z) Electron evaporation