Science Bowl Set 7 Round 1

Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

Y) Put a humidifier next to the plant

Answer

W) Bring in more plants to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide in the room

Answer

X) Put the plant in the corner of the room where there is less light present

Answer

Z) Set the thermostat to the lowest temperature possible in the room

Question 2

GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice The universe is which of the following, according to the
latest theory?

Accepted Answer

W) Continuously expanding

Answer

X) Continuously contracting

Answer

Y) Sometimes expanding and sometimes contracting

Answer

Z) Staying the same size

Question 3

MATH Short Answer What is the slope of a line parallel to the line 3x – y = 8?

Accepted Answer

Y) 3

Answer

W) 2

Answer

X) 9

Answer

Z) 13

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

W) 4, 2, 3, 1

Answer

X) 4,3,2,1

Answer

Y) 2,1,4,3

Answer

Z) 3,4,1,2

Question 5

GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer What force keeps planets and their moons in orbit?

Accepted Answer

X) Gravity

Answer

W) Lunar Force

Answer

Y) Atmospheric Pressure

Answer

Z) Centrifugal

Question 6

ENERGY Multiple Choice Which of the following can NOT be a direct source of energy for
living organisms?

Accepted Answer

X) Water

Answer

W) Heat

Answer

Y) Sunlight

Answer

Z) Radiation

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

W) +1.23

Answer

X) -1.23

Answer

Y) less than 1.23

Answer

Z) greater than 1.23

Question 8

EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice Which of the following major cities is located next to a
major subduction zone?

Accepted Answer

X) Victoria, Canada

Answer

W) London, England

Answer

Y) Los Angeles, USA

Answer

Z) Paris, France

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

Z) San Andreas Fault

Answer

W) Aleutian Trench

Answer

X) Pacific Plate

Answer

Y) Puchberg Fault System

Question 10

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Using the International System of Units, which of the
following units would be most appropriate to express force?

Accepted Answer

Y) Newtons

Answer

W) Electron volts

Answer

X) Watts

Answer

Z) Joules

Question 11

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following usually indicates a physical
change?

Accepted Answer

Z) Change of phase

Answer

W) Change in odor

Answer

X) Release of light

Answer

Y) Formation of a gas

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

Z) Tropical rain forest

Answer

W) Taiga [TY-guh]

Answer

X) Temperate rain forest

Answer

Y) Tropical seasonal forest

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

Z) Fruit Flies

Answer

W) Ducks

Answer

X) Blue Jays

Answer

Y) Racoons

Question 14

GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following structures is present in plant
cells but absent in animal cells?

Accepted Answer

X) Cell wall

Answer

W) Mitochondrion [my-tuh-KON-dree-uhn]

Answer

Y) Nucleolus [noo-KLEE-uh-luhs]

Answer

Z) Endoplasmic reticulum [EN-duh-plaz-mik ri-TIK-yuh-luhm]

Question 15

GENERAL SCIENCE What process provides the main source of energy for a
star?

Accepted Answer

W) Nuclear Fusion

Answer

X) Nuclear Fission

Answer

Y) Combustion

Answer

Z) Expansion

Question 16

MATH Multiple Choice Which of the following statements is NOT true about the diagonals of a
rectangle?

Accepted Answer

X) They are always perpendicular

Answer

W) They are always congruent

Answer

Y) They always bisect each other

Answer

Z) They intersect at one point

Question 17

ENERGY Multiple Choice Hot springs are sources of which of the following types of energy?

Accepted Answer

X) Geothermal

Answer

W) Hydroelectric

Answer

Y) Solar

Answer

Z) Fossil fuel

Question 18

ENERGY Multiple Choice Which of the following factors does NOT affect solar panel
performance?

Accepted Answer

Y) Energy price

Answer

W) Panel orientation

Answer

X) Roof slope

Answer

Z) Elevation

Question 19

EARTH AND SPACE Multiple Choice What type of fault is associated with the Basin and
Range Province of the southwestern United States?

Accepted Answer

W) Normal

Answer

X) Reverse

Answer

Y) Strike-slip

Answer

Z) Thrust

Question 20

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is NOT a method by which
heat travels?

Accepted Answer

Z) Convention

Answer

W) Radiation

Answer

X) Convection

Answer

Y) Conduction

Science Bowl Set 7 Round 1

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