1. When light appears to bend, because the light changes speed when moving from one medium to another, this phenomenon is called: A. refraction B. convergence C. divergence D. reflection

2. When the moon moves between the sun and earth

3. Which of the following is NOT accomplished by digestion?: A. Chemical energy is extracted from food in the form of sugars and fat. B. Raw material for the building of tissue, like proteins, is removed from food. C. Built-up carbon dioxide is removed from tissues and excreted in urine. D. Trace minerals are collected from food for specific body processes.

4. Meiosis is the process by which _____ cells duplicate and mitosis is the process by which _____ cells duplicate.

5. What body in the solar system is also known as an icy mud ball?: A. asteroid B. comet C. meteorite D. meteoroid

6. To which kingdom do gymnosperms belong?: A. Animalia B. Plantae C. Fungi D. Protista

7. The name Homo sapiens is an example of binomial nomenclature, which is a way of referring to a living thing by naming two aspects of its classification. The two parts of a name in binomial nomenclature refer to: A. kingdom and phylum B. class and phylum C. genus and species D. kingdom and species

8. What's contained in the nucleus

9. During a game of baseball, two players both attempt to catch the same ball. The 50 kg Player A is traveling west at 12 m/s, while the 60 kg Player B is traveling east along the same line at 10 m/s. What will happen when they collide?: A. Player A will continue forward at reduced velocity, knocking back Player B. B. Player B will continue forward at reduced velocity, knocking back Player A. C. Player B will continue forward without any decrease in velocity, knocking back Player B. D. Player A and Player B will both come to a complete stop.

10. What is the taxonomic rank breakdown from most inclusive to least inclusive?

11. _____ eat only animals. _____ eat only plants. _____ eat both plants and animals. _____ decompose organic material

12. What is sodium metal in the chemical reaction described below?

sodium metal + chlorine gas → sodium chloride (table salt): A. a noble gas B. a reactant C. a non-metal D. a product

13. What is the formula to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius? How is Celsius converted to Kelvin?

14. The resulting offspring from a purebred dominant and a purebred recessive pea plant is called a(n): A. hybrid B. purebred mix C. mutt D. F2 generation

15. Which of the following occurs in the mesosphere?: A. ultra violet ray filtering B. weather C. falling stars D. cloud formation

16. In which organelle of eukaryotic cells does protein synthesis take place?: A. mitochondria B. ribosome C. Golgi apparatus D. endoplasmic reticulum

17. The overall charge on a non-ionized atom is: A. positive B. zero C. negative D. variable

18. What are the planets in our solar system from closest to farthest from the sun?

19. igneous rock

20. The inner planets are also called _____ planets because they are similar in composition to the Earth.: A. sister B. congruent C. terrestrial D. adjunct

21. What is it called when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass?: A. cold air front B. warm air front C. stationary front D. neutral front

22. There have been thick gray clouds and heavy rain over your city for several days. This weather is the result of which of the following?: A. warm front B. cold front C. stationary front D. warm air mass

23. A spring-loaded toy dart gun accelerates its projectiles at an average rate of 150 m/s2 for a fraction of a second after the spring is released until it reaches maximum extension. Each dart is about 20 g. What is the average magnitude of force applied by the expanding spring?: A. 3 N B. 7.5 N C. 3000 N D. 7500 N

24. When you woke up this morning, there was a heavy layer of fog blanketing town. What type of cloud is fog considered to be?: A. cirrus B. stratus C. cumulus D. cumulonimbus

25. The tendency to reflexively startle at a loud noise is controlled in
: A. the cerebrum B. the spinal cord C. the cerebellum D. the medulla