Indiana Academic Super Bowl
Science Round
2017 – Senior Division Invitational 2
A Program of the Indiana Association of School Principals
Emcee:
Please ask Proctors to check student
calculators at this time. The only
calculators allowed during this
competition are the following models:
TI-30Xa and TI-30X IIS
If someone at your table has a different
model, raise your hand for a
procedural official.
SD-I2-PRACTICE
Rapid oxidation is defined as
_________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
combustion
rusting
decomposition
rotting
SD-I2-PRACTICE
Rapid oxidation is defined as
_________.
A. combustion
SD-I2-Sc-1
Who was the author of the influential
text, Le Régne Animal (English = The
Animal Kingdom)?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lamarck
Comte du Buffon
William Paley
Cuvier
SD-I2-Sc-1
Who was the author of the influential
text, Le Régne Animal (English = The
Animal Kingdom)?
D. Cuvier
SD-I2-Sc-2
What is the density of oxygen gas
at STP?
A.
B.
C.
D.
143 g/L
71 g/L
1.43 g/L
0.71 g/L
SD-I2-Sc-2
What is the density of oxygen gas
at STP?
C. 1.43 g/L
SD-I2-Sc-3
In a geologic timeline, which is the
proper order of time frames from
youngest to oldest?
A. Epoch, Period, Era
B. Period, Epoch, Era
C. Era, Epoch, Period
D. Era, Period, Epoch
SD-I2-Sc-3
In a geologic timeline, which is the
proper order of time frames from
youngest to oldest?
A. Epoch, Period, Era
SD-I2-Sc-4
When three capacitors are joined in
series, the total capacitance is
__________.
A. equal to the sum of the
capacitance
B. greater than the value of the
maximum capacitance
C. less than the value of the minimum
capacitance
D. none of the above
SD-I2-Sc-4
When three capacitors are joined in
series, the total capacitance is
__________.
C. less than the value of the minimum
capacitance
SD-I2-Sc-5
The bond order in the oxygen
molecule is _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
SD-I2-Sc-5
The bond order in the oxygen
molecule is _______.
C. 2.0
SD-I2-Sc-6
Battery cells are connected in
parallel in order to _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
increase the voltage rating
increase the current rating
increase the life of the cells
none of the above
SD-I2-Sc-7
Battery cells are connected in
parallel in order to _______.
B. increase the current rating
SD-I2-Sc-7
A sample from an old wooden object is
found to have an approximate age of
23,000 years. What would be the ratio
of C14 to C12 in this sample when
compared to a modern standard?
A. ½
B. ¼
C. 1/8
D. 1/16
SD-I2-Sc-7
A sample from an old wooden object
is found to have an approximate age
of 23,000 years. What would be the
ratio of C14 to C12 in this sample
when compared to a modern
standard?
D. 1/16
SD-I2-Sc-8
In an electrolytic cell, oxidation always
occurs _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
with production of electricity
at the cathode
at the anode
where oxygen is produced
SD-I2-Sc-8
In an electrolytic cell, oxidation always
occurs _______.
C. at the anode
SD-I2-Sc-9
You are walking on a beach on the
Gulf coast and come across the shell
of a common Gulf scallop. Which
below would be the most closely
related ancient fossil organism?
A. crinoid
B. trilobite
C. brachiopod
D. crayfish
SD-I2-Sc-9
You are walking on a beach on the
Gulf coast and come across the shell
of a common Gulf scallop. Which
below would be the most closely
related ancient fossil organism?
C. brachiopod
SD-I2-Sc-10
Consider two negative charges
separated by a small distance. The
force experienced by the charge is
_______.
A. zero
B. attractive
C. repulsive
D. infinitely large
SD-I2-Sc-10
Consider two negative charges
separated by a small distance. The
force experienced by the charge is
_______.
C. repulsive
SD-I2-Sc-11
What is the oxidation number of
oxygen in Rb2O?
A.
B.
C.
D.
-½
-1
-2
-2½
SD-I2-Sc-11
What is the oxidation number of
oxygen in Rb2O?
C. -2
SD-I2-Sc-12
At which point (or points) is the electric field zero N/C for
the point charges shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the electric field is never zero in the vicinity of these
charges
the electric field is zero somewhere on the x axis to
the left of the +4q charge
the electric field is zero somewhere on the x axis to
the right of the +2q charge
the electric field is zero somewhere on the x axis
between the two charges, but this point is nearer to
the +2q charge
SD-I2-Sc-12
At which point (or points) is the electric field zero N/C for
the point charges shown?
D.
the electric field is zero somewhere on the x axis
between the two charges, but this point is nearer to
the +2q charge
SD-I2-Sc-13
A bone from a mastodon was found in a
farmer’s field in Indiana when workers were
digging a ditch. Which of the methods
listed below would be the most appropriate
for determining the age of the bone?
A. potassium-argon dating
B. lead-uranium dating
C. Carbon-14 analysis
D. direct comparison of this bone with
other fossils found in the same layer
of soil
SD-I2-Sc-13
A bone from a mastodon was found in a
farmer’s field in Indiana when workers were
digging a ditch. Which of the methods
listed below would be the most appropriate
for determining the age of the bone?
C.
Carbon-14 analysis
SD-I2-Sc-14
Which of the following gases
behaves LEAST like an ideal gas?
A.
B.
C.
D.
SO2
CH4
CO2
Ne
SD-I2-Sc-14
Which of the following gases
behaves LEAST like an ideal gas?
A. SO2
SD-I2-Sc-15
How did ancient brachiopods obtain their energy and
nutrition?
A.
Brachiopods are plants and get their needed energy
and nutrition directly through photosynthesis
B.
Brachiopods are plants and get their needed energy
and nutrition by capturing floating organisms, much
like terrestrial carnivorous plants do today
C.
Brachiopods are animals and get their needed
energy and nutrition through photosynthesis of
symbiotic algae that live between their cells and also
by trapping plankton
D.
Brachiopods are animals and get their needed
energy and nutrition through filter feeding and
extracting plankton from the water
SD-I2-Sc-15
How did ancient brachiopods obtain their energy and
nutrition?
D.
Brachiopods are animals and get their needed
energy and nutrition through filter feeding and
extracting plankton from the water
SD-I2-Sc-16
At the same temperature and
pressure, which gas will have the
largest volume?
A. 8.0 g of C3H8
B. 8.0 g of C2H6
C. 8.0 g of CH4
D. All will have the same volume
SD-I2-Sc-16
At the same temperature and
pressure, which gas will have the
largest volume?
C. 8.0 g of CH4
SD-I2-Sc-17
If two 5 μF capacitors are
connected in parallel, the equivalent
capacitance will be _____.
A. 2.5 μF
B. 5 μF
C. 10 μF
D. 2 μF
SD-I2-Sc-17
If two 5 μF capacitors are
connected in parallel, the equivalent
capacitance will be _____.
C. 10 μF
SD-I2-Sc-18
A cylinder of propane at room
temperature of 298 K with a constant
volume of 1.25 L experiences a
decrease in pressure from 3.0 atm to
1.0 atm as the gas is consumed. What
happens to the temperature?
A. Nothing
B. It increases
C. It decreases
D. Not enough information to answer
SD-I2-Sc-18
A cylinder of propane at room
temperature of 298 K with a constant
volume of 1.25 L experiences a
decrease in pressure from 3.0 atm to
1.0 atm as the gas is consumed. What
happens to the temperature?
C.
It decreases
SD-I2-Sc-19
In which labeled strata
A
shown in the diagram are B
C
D
fossils most likely to be
found?
A.
D, because D is the oldest strata
B.
D, because D is the youngest strata
C. C, because it is between two similar strata
D. we cannot say because we do not know
the compositions or ages of any of the
strata
SD-I2-Sc-19
In which labeled strata
shown in the diagram are
fossils most likely to be
found?
D.
A
B
C
D
we cannot say because we do not know
the compositions or ages of any of the
strata
SD-I2-Sc-20
Which of the following changes would
decrease the capacitance of a capacitor?
A. increasing the area of the plates
B. increasing the dielectric constant of the
material between the plates
C. decreasing the distance between the
plates
D. increasing the distance between the
plates
SD-I2-Sc-20
Which of the following changes would
decrease the capacitance of a capacitor?
D. increasing the distance between the
plates
SD-I2-Sc-21
The Pipe Creek Sinkhole near Swayzee, Indiana is
a very important fossil site in the eastern half of
North America. Which of those listed below is an
extinct organism whose fossil remains would
likely be found at this site today?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ichthyosaur
triceratops
teloceras
dimetrodon
SD-I2-Sc-21
The Pipe Creek Sinkhole near Swayzee, Indiana is
a very important fossil site in the eastern half of
North America. Which of those listed below is an
extinct organism whose fossil remains would
likely be found at this site today?
C. teloceras
SD-I2-Sc-22
Five particles are shot from the left into a region
that contains a uniform electric field. The
numbered lines show the paths taken by the five
particles. A negatively charged particle with a
charge -3Q follows path 2 while it moves
through this field. Do not consider any effects
due to gravity. Which path would a charge of
+6Q follow?
A. Path 1
B. Path 3
C. Path 4
D. Path 5
SD-I2-Sc-22
Five particles are shot from the left into a region
that contains a uniform electric field. The
numbered lines show the paths taken by the five
particles. A negatively charged particle with a
charge -3Q follows path 2 while it moves
through this field. Do not consider any effects
due to gravity. Which path would a charge of
+6Q follow?
D. Path 5
SD-I2-Sc-23
At 5.00 atmospheres and 70°C, how
many moles of oxygen gas are present
in 1.5 L?
A.
B.
C.
D.
0.036
0.27
0.54
0.10
SD-I2-Sc-23
At 5.00 atmospheres and 70°C, how
many moles of oxygen gas are present
in 1.5 L?
B. 0.27
SD-I2-Sc-24
Of the scientists listed, which was
responsible for inventing the label for
the timeframe that was called The Age
of Reptiles?
A. Compte du Buffon
B. Jardin des Plantes
C. Jean-Baptists Lamarck
D. Georges Cuvier
SD-I2-Sc-24
Of the scientists listed, which was
responsible for inventing the label for
the timeframe that was called The
Age of Reptiles?
D. Georges Cuvier
SD-I2-Sc-25
An electric charge q experiences a
force of -10 Newton when placed in an
electric field of magnitude 1000 V/m.
What is the value of the charge q?
A. -0.01 Coulombs
B. -0.01 Volts
C. 0.01 Volts
D. 0.01 Coulombs
SD-I2-Sc-25
An electric charge q experiences a
force of -10 Newton when placed in
an electric field of magnitude 1000
V/m. What is the value of the charge
q?
A. -0.01 Coulombs
End of Science Round
The Next Round will be Fine Arts
2017 Academic Area Super Bowl Competition
Tuesday, April 18, 2017