Question 1
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LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice For reasons known only to her, Susie wants her houseplant
Reggie the Radish to make as much oxygen as possible. Which of the following should Susie
do to increase Reggie’s rate of oxygen production?
Answer
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W) Bring in more plants to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide in the room
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X) Put the plant in the corner of the room where there is less light present
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Y) Put a humidifier next to the plant
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Z) Set the thermostat to the lowest temperature possible in the room
Question 2
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GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice The universe is which of the following, according to the
latest theory?
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W) Continuously expanding
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X) Continuously contracting
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Y) Sometimes expanding and sometimes contracting
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Z) Staying the same size
Question 3
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MATH Short Answer What is the slope of a line parallel to the line 3x – y = 8?
Question 4
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LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer Place the following four levels of life in order from the level that
refers to the lowest number and variety of organisms to the level that refers to the highest
number and variety of organisms: 1) biosphere, 2) communities, 3) ecosystems, 4) organisms
Answer
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W) 4, 2, 3, 1
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X) 4,3,2,1
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Y) 2,1,4,3
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Z) 3,4,1,2
Question 5
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GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer What force keeps planets and their moons in orbit?
Answer
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W) Lunar Force
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X) Gravity
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Y) Atmospheric Pressure
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Z) Centrifugal
Question 6
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ENERGY Multiple Choice Which of the following can NOT be a direct source of energy for
living organisms?
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W) Heat
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X) Water
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Y) Sunlight
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Z) Radiation
Question 7
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ENERGY In a hydrogen fuel cell, the anodic reaction is hydrogen oxidation at
0.00 volts and the cathodic reaction is at 1.23 volts. What is the electric potential of the cell in
volts?
Answer
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W) +1.23
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X) -1.23
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Y) less than 1.23
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Z) greater than 1.23
Question 8
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EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice Which of the following major cities is located next to a
major subduction zone?
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W) London, England
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X) Victoria, Canada
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Y) Los Angeles, USA
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Z) Paris, France
Question 9
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EARTH AND SPACE What is the name of the transform plate boundary that
runs along the western edge of southern California to the Mendocino triple junction in northern
California?
Answer
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W) Aleutian Trench
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X) Pacific Plate
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Y) Puchberg Fault System
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Z) San Andreas Fault
Question 10
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Using the International System of Units, which of the
following units would be most appropriate to express force?
Answer
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W) Electron volts
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X) Watts
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Y) Newtons
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Z) Joules
Question 11
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following usually indicates a physical
change?
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W) Change in odor
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X) Release of light
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Y) Formation of a gas
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Z) Change of phase
Question 12
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LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Imagine you are dropped at a random place on planet Earth.
You are not told where you are. However, you are told that the average temperature here is 78°
Fahrenheit and that over 180 inches of rain fall here every year. In what kind of biome do you
most likely find yourself?
Question 13
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LIFE SCIENCE Equal numbers of fruit flies, ducks, blue jays, and raccoons are
each found in their own ideal environment with no natural predators. Assuming that resources
are plentiful, which species will grow to have the largest population after one year?
Answer
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W) Ducks
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X) Blue Jays
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Y) Racoons
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Z) Fruit Flies
Question 14
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GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following structures is present in plant
cells but absent in animal cells?
Answer
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W) Mitochondrion [my-tuh-KON-dree-uhn]
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X) Cell wall
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Y) Nucleolus [noo-KLEE-uh-luhs]
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Z) Endoplasmic reticulum [EN-duh-plaz-mik ri-TIK-yuh-luhm]
Question 15
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GENERAL SCIENCE What process provides the main source of energy for a
star?
Answer
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W) Nuclear Fusion
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X) Nuclear Fission
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Y) Combustion
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Z) Expansion
Question 16
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MATH Multiple Choice Which of the following statements is NOT true about the diagonals of a
rectangle?
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W) They are always congruent
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X) They are always perpendicular
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Y) They always bisect each other
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Z) They intersect at one point
Question 17
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ENERGY Multiple Choice Hot springs are sources of which of the following types of energy?
Answer
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W) Hydroelectric
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X) Geothermal
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Y) Solar
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Z) Fossil fuel
Question 18
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ENERGY Multiple Choice Which of the following factors does NOT affect solar panel
performance?
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W) Panel orientation
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X) Roof slope
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Y) Energy price
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Z) Elevation
Question 19
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EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice What type of fault is associated with the Basin and
Range Province of the southwestern United States?
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W) Normal
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X) Reverse
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Y) Strike-slip
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Z) Thrust
Question 20
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is NOT a method by which
heat travels?
Answer
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W) Radiation
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X) Convection
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Y) Conduction
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Z) Convention