Exam # 2 -
2010-11 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions
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1. What type of bonding occurs when two or more elements share electrons? Examples of this bond occur in H2 and CH4.
A. Covalent Bond
B. Metallic Bond
C. Bent Bond
D. Ionic Bond
2. In physics this quantity is usually measured in meters per second. What quantity can be defined as the change in displacement over the change in time in a specific direction?
A. Speed
B. Acceleration
C. Velocity
D. Deceleration
3. Copper and aluminum are commonly used in houses because they exhibit this property. What do we call a material that has the ability to transfer an electric current?
A. Superconductor
B. Resistor
C. Electromagnetic
D. Conductor
4. This unicellular organism travels using a pseudopod. When it feeds, it does so using phagocytosis. What organism is surrounded by a membrane and does not always have a definitive shape?
A. Protozoa
B. Bacteria
C. Paramecium
D. Amoeba
5. Examples this type of animal include vultures and flies. Animals that consume others that have already died are referred to as what?
A. Decomposers
B. Carnivores
C. Scavengers
D. Coprovores
6. This priest did not receive widespread recognition for his work until after his death. The foundations of modern genetics are a result of his work in the 19th century. Who developed the principles of heredity while studying the cross-breeding of pea plants?
A. Dmitri Mendeleev
B. Gregor Mendel
C. James Watson
D. Francis Crick
7. It is predicted that this limit will be reached by humans within the next century. What is the term used to describe the maximum population of a species that can be sustained by the environment?
A. Carrying Capacity
B. Maximum Population
C. Limiting Factors
D. Survival of the Fittest
8. This process occurs when heat is absorbed by gases like carbon dioxide and methane. What is this process in which heat stays trapped within the atmosphere?
A. Kyoto Protocol
B. Greenhouse Effect
C. Radiative Heating
D. Ozone Depletion
9. This celestial body was discovered as a result of a study by astronomer, Percival Lowell. What body is believed by some to be part of a double dwarf planet system with Charon and has additional satellites of Nix and Hydra?
A. Saturn
B. Uranus
C. Neptune
D. Pluto
10. A variable in science is a condition that may vary. What do we call the variable in an experiment that is manipulated while seeking an answer to the hypothesis?
A. Control
B. Co-variable
C. Dependent variable
D. Independent variable
11. Subfields of this study include a computational branch as well as Artificial Intelligence. Alan Turing contributed to this field with his Turing Machine. What science field deals with information on systems like Vista and Leopard?
A. Biomedical Engineering
B. Logic
C. Computer Science
D. Operating Systems
12. Tropical biomes of this name are located near the equator while temperate ones can be located above the tropics. What biome is characterized by the high amount of precipitation it receives?
A. Rainforest
B. Woodlands
C. Taiga
D. Chaparral
13. The idea of evolution was first developed here by Charles Darwin. What islands are home to finches that have evolved through natural selection and is also the home of the tortoise known as “Lonesome George,” thought to be the last of its species?
A. Kerguelen
B. Galapagos
C. Maldives
D. Seychelles
14. This type of fungus has gills on the underside and is commonly eaten if it is of the white variety. What fungus also contains a cap and stem and has some varieties that are both toxic and hallucinogenic?
A. Truffles
B. Mushrooms
C. Bread molds
D. Puffballs
15. This man from Syracuse was a leading scientist during Antiquity. His namesake screw was used to raise water. What man is said to have exclaimed, “Eureka!” when he discovered volumetric displacement?
A. Archimedes
B. Hippocrates
C. Aristotle
D. Plato
16. Historically prevalent among sailors, this disease is seen today in developing countries. A reddening of the gums is a symptom of what disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C?
A. Anemia
B. Ricketts
C. Scurvy
D. Brittle Bone
17. Examples of this type of organism include bacteria. What is the term for an organism that lacks a nucleus?
A. Myxobacteria
B. Eukaryotes
C. Animals
D. Prokaryotes
18. When two waves meet a certain condition is observed. What do we call the point at which two waves of different periods cross, canceling out each other?
A. Interference
B. Construction
C. Trough
D. Collision
19. What electromagnetic wave which is able to penetrate the Earth’s atmosphere allows communication on either frequency-modulated or amplitude-modulated waves?
A. Gamma
B. Radio
C. Infrared
D. X-Ray
20. Match the following elements with their symbols
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2010-11 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 2
x. Cesium / 1. Cdy. Cadmium / 2. Cs
z. Cerium / 3. Ce
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A. X-1, Y-3, Z-2
B. X-2, Y-3, Z-1
C. X-2, Y-1, Z-3
D. X-3, Y-2, Z-1
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2010-11 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions - Page 2
21. What is the phrase coined by Herbert Spencer that is used to describe the regulation of the food chain by predators?
A. Natural Selection
B. Survival of the Fittest
C. Carnivores
D. Selective Breeding
22. A box iused in genetics class is named after its founder. What is the square used to predict what traits the offspring of two parents will have?
A. Mendel’s Cube
B. Magic Box
C. Punnett Square
D. Ostrer Rectangle
23. This pigment is essential in the process of photosynthesis and is also used by chefs to add pigment to foods. Identify this green pigment that is found in plants and algae?
A. Chloroplasts
B. Acetone
C. Thylakoid
D. Chlorophyll
24. Examples of this include dropping dry ice in water and freeze-drying materials. What is the phase change called when a solid turns directly into a gas?
A. Sublimation
B. Deposition
C. Melting
D. Guttation
25. The event horizon characterizes this celestial object. Which object produces a gravity well so high that even light cannot escape?
A. Black Hole
B. Nova
C. Quasar
D. Black Dwarf
26. Some pieces of safety equipment should be present in all labs. Which station would be used if a liquid were to splash onto your face, inhibiting your vision?
A. Sink
B. Goggles
C. Eyewash
D. Shower
27. This piece of scientific technology straddles the border between Switzerland and France but lies underground. It is 17 miles long and is used as a particle accelerator. What is this object that seeks to find the nature of Dark Matter?
A. Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory
B. Synchrotron Light Facility
C. Electron Stretcher Accelerator
D. Large Hadron Collider
28. A deficiency of this vitamin can cause liver damage and bleeding as well as osteoporosis. It is abundantly found in typical diets in the form of meats, eggs, dairy products, leafy green vegetables, and some fruits. What vitamin is secreted by bacteria in the intestine of humans?
A. B12
B. K
C. D
D. A
29. This scientific instrument was used by Muslims to point to the Qibla as well as determine the time for prayers. What astronomical instrument can determine time and position based upon the Earth, Moon, Sun, and stars?
A. Compass
B. Astrolabe
C. Backstaff
D. Sextant
30. Match the following types of flowers with their life span in years.
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x. Perennial / 1. more than 2 yearsy. Annual / 2. 2 years
z. Biennial / 3. 1 year
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A. X-1, Y-2, Z-3
B. X-1, Y-3, Z-2
C. X-2, Y-1, Z-3
D. X-3, Y-2, Z-1
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31. This ecosystem is seen throughout the earth’s oceans. What ecosystem is home to 25% of marine life and is built through the storage of calcium carbonate?
A. Lagoon
B. Delta
C. Coral Reef
D. Tributary
32. This type of bacteria is propelled by flagella. Identify the bacteria that may infect people if certain foods—especially chicken—are undercooked or if surfaces are not cleaned after food preparation.
A. Anemia
B. Hepatitis
C. Trichinosis
D. Salmonella
33. An example of this law of Newton would be two individuals leaning on each other without falling. What law states that for every action there is an equal, but opposite, action?
A. 1st law
B. 2nd law
C. 3rd law
D. 4th law
34. An example of this type of reaction is the lighting of a grill. What type of reaction releases heat and sometimes light?
A. Exothermic
B. Endothermic
C. Nuclear
D. Fission
35. This name is used to describe the different parts inside a cell. Mitochondria, vacuoles, and ribosomes can all be classified as what?
A. Cell Membranes
B. Structures
C. Organelles
D. Nuclei
36. Which bone in the human body lies between the elbow and the wrist?
A. Ulna
B. Humerus
C. Tibia
D. Scapula
37. This disease can be treated successfully in children by performing a bone marrow transplant. Carrying a trait for this disease, however, can protect against contracting malaria. What disease causes the red blood cells to have an abnormal shape?
A. HIV
B. Leukemia
C. Hemochromatosis
D. Sickle-Cell
38. These parts of the food chain are instrumental for the survival of the other organisms in the food chain. What do we call the group that is located at the bottom of the food chain?
A. Consumers
B. Producers
C. Scavengers
D. Decomposers
39. This part of the atmosphere is home to nearly all of the Earth’s water vapor. Birds fly in what part of the atmosphere, the closest to the surface of the Earth?
A. Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Troposphere
D. Thermosphere
40. Identify the following acids and their formulas.
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x. Sulfuric / 1. H2SO4y. Hydrochloric / 2. H3BO3
z. Boric / 3. HCl
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A. X-1, Y-3, Z-2
B. X-1, Y-2, Z-3
C. X-2, Y-3, Z-1
D. X-3, Y-1, Z-2
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41. Examples of this type of cell include the egg and sperm. What is a cell that fuses with another cell in reproduction called?
A. Gamete
B. Ovum
C. Embryo
D. Fetus
42. Both eukaryotes and prokaryotes can reproduce using this method. What type of reproduction involves the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another?
A. Sexual
B. Asexual
C. Transformation
D. Transduction
43. This virus which is spread through the air affects millions of people around the globe each year. What is the most common viral agent in humans that causes the common cold?
A. Enterovirus
B. Smallpox
C. Influenza
D. Rhinovirus
44. What Scottish inventor spent much of his life studying the fields of hearing and speech and received a patent for the telephone in 1876?
A. Elisha Grey
B. Thomas Edison
C. George Brown
D. Alexander Graham Bell
45. This device is used by health professionals to ensure that people are getting the proper amount of exercise. What is the device that is used to count the number of steps that an individual takes in a day?
A. Treadmill
B. Odometer
C. Pedometer
D. Stair stepper
46. Which organelle nicknamed the “powerhouse” of the cell produces most of a cell’s ATP?
A. Mitochondrion
B. Golgi Apparatus
C. Cytoplasm
D. Lysosome
47. Watson and Crick won a Nobel Prize for determining the structure of DNA. They concluded that DNA consisted of which of the following features?
A. Single Helix
B. Double Helix
C. Ring
D. Tetrahedron
48. This phenomenon occurs in the stratosphere near a polar region. What is the name for the “lights” that are formed from charged particles reflecting off the atmosphere in the northern hemisphere?
A. Auroral Electrojets
B. Corona
C. Solar Winds
D. Aurora Borealis
49. What term which comes from the Latin for “building” is used for the science of studying the structure of the lithosphere and movements behind it?
A. Volcanology
B. Tectonics
C. Geophysics
D. Seismology
50. Match the following constellations with their representation.
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x. Aries / 1. Scalesy. Libra / 2. Fish
z. Pisces / 3. Ram
A. X-1, Y-3, Z-2
B. X-1, Y-2, Z-3
C. X-2, Y-3, Z-1
D. X-3, Y-1, Z-2
Science – Middle Grades - Exam # 2
2010-11 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions
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2. C
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