Indiana Academic Super Bowl
Science Round
2017 – Senior Division Coaches Practice
A Program of the Indiana Association of School Principals
Students:
Throughout this competition, foreign
names and words will be used.
If there are any discrepancies
between how a word/phrase should
be pronounced and what you see
on the screen, the screen
supersedes what is spoken.
SD-CP-Sc-1
Rapid oxidation is defined as _________.
CHEMISTRY
A.
B.
C.
D.
combustion
rusting
decomposition
rotting
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SD-CP-Sc-2
SD-CP-Sc-3
Oxygen in its standard state is a
________.
Lavoisier discovered “a new kind of
air” by what experiment?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
solid
gas
liquid
plasma
SD-CP-Sc-4
How many allotropes of oxygen are
there?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
2
3
4
HgO decomposition
Hg combustion
Phlogiston recycling
more than one of the above
SD-CP-Sc-5
Which of the following methods is used
in the laboratory for generating small
amounts of oxygen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Heating KCIO3
Mixing MnO2 with H2O2
Heating H2O
Gently warming KNO3
2
SD-CP-Sc-6
What percent (by volume) of the
atmosphere is oxygen gas?
A.
B.
C.
D.
10%
15%
21%
53%
SD-CP-Sc-8
The percentage of oxygen (by mass)
in water is______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
88.8%
11.2%
33.3%
50.0%
SD-CP-Sc-7
Which of the scientists listed below was
NOT associated with early discoveries of
oxygen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Scheele
Priestley
Lavoisier
Guy-Lussac
SD-CP-Sc-9
What is the mass of 1.0 L of oxygen gas
at STP?
A.
B.
C.
D.
0.71g
1.43g
71g
143g
3
SD-CP-Sc-10
When oxides of metals are dissolved in water,
they produce __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
bubbles
acidic solutions
basic solutions
neutral solutions
SD-CP-Sc-12
SD-CP-Sc-11
Ozone is considered a(n) _________
of oxygen.
A.
B.
C.
D.
anomaly
isotope
allotrope
homotrope
SD-CP-Sc-13
When oxygen combines with an
element to form a compound, the
resulting compound is called _____.
What device is used to measure gas
pressures?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
a salt
an oxide
an oxalate
an acid
manometer
barometer
sling psychometer
both A and B are correct
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SD-CP-Sc-14
Which set of conditions is STP?
A.
B.
C.
D.
273C, 1 atmosphere pressure
0 K, 1 atmosphere pressure
273K, 760 mmHg pressure
0 C, 760 kPa pressure
SD-CP-Sc-16
In a sample of 5.0 moles of Ar gas at 150 kPa
and 298K, what will happen to the number of
molecules if the temperature is increased to
400K and the pressure is decreased to
100kPa?
A. the number of molecules will increase
B. the number of molecules will decrease
C. nothing will happen to the number of
molecules
D. no correct answer is given
SD-CP-Sc-15
Which device measures the pressure of
confined gas?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Closed arm manometer
Open arm manometer
Mercury barometer
Aneroid barometer
SD-CP-Sc-17
A 2.0 L container will hold about
6.5 grams of which of the following
gases at 0° Celsius and 760 torr?
A.
B.
C.
D.
SO2
C4H8
Cl2
CO2
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SD-CP-Sc-18
Three gases, X, Y, and Z in separate sealed
containers have molar masses of 16, 30, and
44 g/mole respectively. If they all are at the
same temperature and pressure, which gas
contains the largest mass?
A. X
B. Y
C. Z
D. All contain the same mass
SD-CP-Sc-20
On a day when the water vapor pressure was
15.8 mmHg, what is the total pressure of
250 mL of H2 gas collected in the
displacement reaction shown? The
atmospheric pressure that day was 0.96 atm.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mg + 2HCl → H2 + MgCl2
713.8 mmHg
729.6 mmHg
0.98 atm
745.4 mmHg
SD-CP-Sc-19
A mixture of nitrogen, argon, and oxygen
gases in the same container contains 2.0
moles of nitrogen, 6.0 moles of argon, and
4.0 moles of oxygen. The total pressure of
the mixture is 1000 mmHg. What is the
partial pressure of oxygen gas?
A.
170 mmHg
B.
330 mmHg
C.
500 mmHg
D.
Not enough information to calculate
SD-CP-Sc-21
What is the mole fraction of CH4 in a
mixture of gases which contains
88.0 g of C3H8, 48.0 g of CH4 and
90.0 g of C2H6?
A. 0.212
B. 0.375
C. 0.625
D. 2.66
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SD-CP-Sc-22
Which does NOT change when a sample
of gas at constant pressure is heated?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Volume
Temperature
Density
Mass
SD-CP-Sc-24
Heating confined gas increases the
pressure of the gas because ______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the volume is constant
the gas molecules hit the sides of
the container with more force
the gas molecules hit the sides of
the container more frequently
both B and C are correct
SD-CP-Sc-23
Which does NOT change when a
sample of gas at constant volume is
heated?
A. Mass
B. Pressure
C. Temperature
D. No correct answer; all of the
above change
SD-CP-Sc-25
One mole of any gas at STP has a volume of
________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
11.2 L
22.4 L
760 torr
No correct answer
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SD-CP-Sc-26
The change in potential energy of a unit charge
between two points in an electrical field is called
____________.
PHYSICS
SD-CP-Sc-27
A.
B.
C.
D.
potential difference
permittivity
flux
intensity
SD-CP-Sc-28
Battery cells are connected in parallel to
_________.
The presence of a dielectric between the plates of
a capacitor results in _____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
increase the efficiency
increase the current capacity
increase the voltage output
increase the internal residence
constant capacitance
decreasing its capacitance
zero capacitance
increasing its capacitance
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SD-CP-Sc-29
Energy can be expressed in terms of which
unit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
electron
electron volt
volt
farad
SD-CP-Sc-31
The force per unit charges is known as ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
electric potential
electric flux
electric field intensity
electric current
SD-CP-Sc-30
One joule per coulomb is called
___________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
one Farad
one volt
one Gauss
one ampere
SD-CP-Sc-32
Total potential difference across the combination
of three battery cells becomes maximum when
___________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
all three cells are connected in series
all three cells are connected in parallel
Two cells are connected in parallel and third
cells in series with combination
two cells are connected in series and third
cells in parallel with the combination.
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SD-CP-Sc-33
The unit of capacitance is _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Joule/Coulomb called Weber
Coulomb – Volt called Farad
Joule – Coulomb called Weber
Coulomb/Volt called Farad
SD-CP-Sc-35
When three capacitators are joined in series, the
total capacitance is ___________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
none of the above
equal to the sum of the capacitance
greater than the value of the maximum
capacitance
less than the value of the minimum
capacitance
SD-CP-Sc-34
Which of the following cannot be the units of
electric intensity?
A.
B.
C.
D.
N/C
J/C.m
J/C
V/m
SD-CP-Sc-36
Introducing a non-conducting medium
between two charges, the force between
them _______.
A. remains the same
B. increases
C. decreases
D becomes zero
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SD-CP-Sc-37
SD-CP-Sc-38
The unit of electric intensity is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
NC
Vm
V/m
N C/m
●
●
●
SD-CP-Sc-39
SD-CP-Sc-40
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SD-CP-Sc-41
A charge Q exerts a 12 N force on another charge
q. If the distance between the charges is doubled,
what is the magnitude of the force exerted on Q by
q?
SD-CP-Sc-42
At which point (or points) is the electric field zero N/C
for the two point charges shown on the x axis?
A.
A.
B.
C.
D.
3N
6N
24 N
48 N
SD-CP-Sc-43
An electron traveling horizontally enters a region
where a uniform electric field is directed upward.
What is the direction of the force exerted on the
electron once it has entered the field?
A. to the left
B. to the right
C. upward
D. downward
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-CP-Sc-43a
Consider two positive charges separated by
a small distance. The force experienced by
the charges is _________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
zero
attractive
repulsive
infinitely large
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SD-CP-Sc-44
In case of a parallel combination of capacitors,
the net capacity is greater than __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the least individual capacitance
the sum of the capacitance of all three
capacitors
the greatest individual capacitance
the sum of capacitance of any two
capacitors
SD-CP-Sc-45
Crinoids are sometimes known as _________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
“chicken of the sea”
“sea lilies”
“Indian beads”
both C and D are correct
EARTH SCIENCE
SD-CP-Sc-46
How did ancient crinoids obtain their energy and nutrition?
A.
Crinoids are plants and get their needed energy and
nutrition through photosynthesis
B.
Crinoids are plants and get their needed energy and
nutrition by capturing floating organisms, much like
terrestrial carnivorous plants do today.
C.
Crinoids are animals and their needed energy and
nutrition through the photosynthesis of symbiotic
bacterial that live between their cells
D.
Crinoids are animals that get their needed energy and
nutrition through filter feeding and extracting plankton
from the water
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SD-CP-Sc-47
Organization of fossils into a geologic column
would be considered a form of _________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
identification matrix
paleontological
absolute dating
relative dating
SD-CP-Sc-49
Compared to Uranium-Lead radiometric dating,
Carbon-14 radiometric dating is used to determine
the age of samples ___________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
presumed to be much younger
presumed to be much older
taken only from igneous rocks
taken only from marine environments
SD-CP-Sc-48
A sample from an object is found to have a ratio
of Carbon-14 to Carbon-12 of ¼ that of a present
day standard. What is the approximate age of the
object?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4 years
5,730 years
11,460 years
22,920 years
SD-CP-Sc-50
If one finds a brachiopod fossil in a strata of
sedimentary rock that is several meters lower in
depth from coral fossils one found earlier, it can
generally be assumed that ________.
A. the brachiopods went extinct before the corals
B. the brachiopods were fossilized before the
corals
C. the corals were fossilized before the
brachiopods
D. no relationship can be determined between the
fossils of the brachiopod fossils and the corals
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SD-CP-Sc-51
Georges Cuvier is often referred to as the
“Father of ____”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Entymolygy
Invertebrate embryology
Paleontology
Vertebrate exobiology
SD-CP-Sc-53
Lamark was able to ascend to his position to
Royal Botanist for the Jardin du Roi (now known
as the Jardin des Plantes) in some part due to
_________.
A. Lamark’s friendship with Comte du Buffon
B. Lamark’s work in paleobotany
C. letters of recommendation from Benjamin
Franklin
D. Lamark’s deep friendship with Cuvier.
SD-CP-Sc-52
Lamark and Cuvier held opposing
views on the idea of _________.
A. the existence of fossils
B. the immutability of characteristics
of species
C. the stratigraphy of the earth
D. the differentiation of vertebrates
and invertebrates
SD-CP-Sc-54
In Larmkian terms, evolution takes
place through _______.
A. descent with modification by
means of natural selection.
B. inheritance of acquired
characteristics
C. the fixity of species
D. punctuated equilibrium
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SD-CP-Sc-55
The Pipe Creek Sinkhole near Swayzee,
Indiana is notable because it is the only
example known in the central eastern half of
North America that displays fossils from
which epoch?
A. Creatacous
B. Silurian
C. Devonian
D. Pliocene
SD-CP-Sc-57
The difference between crinoids and brachiopods
is that ___________.
A. crinoids are terrestrial and brachiopods are
aquatic
B. crinoids are freshwater organisms and
brachiopods are marine organisms
C. crinoids are plants and brachiopods are
animals
D. crinoids are echinoderms and brachiopods
are related to mollusks
SD-CP-Sc-56
While much of Indiana’s deposits of limestone
originated in the shallow seas of the Silurian, the
Falls of the Ohio State Park and surrounding area
display diverse reef communities that were
developed primarily during which later period?
A. Precambrian
B. Cambrian
C. Devonian
D. Carboniferous
SD-CP-Sc-58
The last of the dinosaurs died off by the end of
which period?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
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SD-CP-Sc-59
Trilobites are so named because _________.
A. they are known to have bitten their prey
three times before eating it
B. they are thought to make a peculiar trilling
sound when disturbed
C. their body is divided into three distinct
sections
D. they were named after the Scottish scientist
who first identified them, Ethan Triloby
SD-CP-Sc-61
A trilobite would be most closely related to which
modern living organism shown below?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3-spined catfish
other living trilobites; they are not extinct
sea stars (starfish)
crayfish
SD-CP-Sc-60
Which initial substance would be best for the
formation and preservation of fossils?
A.
B.
C.
D.
mud
cooling lava
sand
organic soil
SD-CP-Sc-62
Which of the types of dinosaurs shown below
have been found as fossils in Indiana?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tyrannosaurus (Cretaceous)
Allosaurs (Jurassic)
Dimetrodon (Permian)
none of these, Indiana has no true dinosaur
fossils
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SD-CP-Sc-63
Mastodon remains found in Indiana
were alive here during which epoch?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Paleocene
Cretaceous
Pleistocene
Mesozoic
SD-CP-Sc-65
Three of the commonly used radiometric dating
element series we see used in determining the
ages of rocks and fossils include ________.
A. potassium-argon; uranium-lead; radiocarbon
(carbon-nitrogen)
B. iron-gold; iron-silver; uranium-platinum
C. francium-europium; Americium-Europium;
Californium-Hotelium
D. Helium-Hydrogen; neon-sodium; xenonradon
SD-CP-Sc-64
The “Cambrian Explosion” took place
approximately how many years ago?
A. 1,947 years ago in 70 C.E. (AD) when
Mount Vesuvius erupted near Pompeii
B. 500 to 540 million years ago
C. 4 billion years ago when the earth was
covered with volcanic activity and cooling
rock
D. 60—75 million years ago, just after
dinosaurs went extinct
SD-CP-Sc-66
Which is the correct listing of the periods of the
“Age of Dinosaurs” from oldest to youngest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Permian, Pennsylvanian, Mississippian
Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous
Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic
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SD-CP-Sc-67
Though he viewed science as largely
utilitarian, which American from the
timeframe of our competition was an avid
paleontologist and did much to advance this
science?
A. John Adams
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. George Cuvier
D. Anthony Wayne
SD-CP-Sc-68
Finding fossils of megafauna like mammoths,
bison, and giant ground sloths at Big Bone Lick
State Park in Kentucky indicates this area was
terrestrial and quite biologically and ecologically
active during which epoch?
A. Pleistocene
B. Holocene
C. Anthropocene
D. Paleocene
SD-CP-Sc-69
A brachiopod looks most like which of these
common modern organisms?
End of Science Round
A.
B.
C.
D.
horseshoe crab
sea star (starfish)
clam
scorpion
2017 Senior Super Bowl Area Contest
April 18, 2017
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SD Science Coaches Practice Answer Key
Chemistry
Earth Science
57. D
45. D
Physics
1. A
11. C
21. B
26. A
38. B
46. D
58. A
2. B
12. B
22. D
27. B
39. A
47. D
59. C
3. D
13. D
23. A
28. D
40. D
48. C
60. A
4. B
14. C
24. D
29. B
41. A
49. A
61. D
5. B
15. A
25. B
30. B
42. C
50. B
62. D
6. C
16. C
31. C
43. D
51. C
63. C
7. D
17. C
32. A
43a. C
52. B
64. B
8. A
18. C
33. D
44. C
53. A
9. B
19. B
34. C
54. B
10. C
20. A
35. D
55. D
36. C
56. C
37. C
65. A
66. C
67. B
68. A
69. C
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