Science for Non-Majors Mock Exam
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Science for Non-Majors is an introductory course designed to provide students from diverse academic backgrounds with a foundational understanding of key scientific principles and their real-world applications. Covering topics from biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, and environmental studies, the course emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, and the integration of scientific knowledge into everyday life. Students explore the scientific method, evaluate current scientific issues, and develop an appreciation for the role of science in society, fostering scientific literacy for informed decision-making.
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An Introduction to Physical Science 13th Edition by James Shipman
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Chapter 1: Temperature and Heat
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Q1) The meter is presently defined as
A) one ten-millionth of the diameter of Earth.
B) the wavelength of a line in the spectrum of krypton-86.
C) the length of a platinum-iridium bar.
D) the distance light travels in a vacuum in a very short time.
Answer: D
Q2) A successfully tested hypothesis may take on the status of a(n)
A) experimental result.
B) theory.
C) scientific law.
D) concept.
E) superior hypothesis.
Answer: B
Q3) The meter was defined originally as
A) one ten-millionth of the diameter of Earth.
B) one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole.
C) the wavelength of a line in the spectrum of krypton-86.
D) the length of a platinum-iridium bar.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Waves and Sound
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Q1) The magnitude of the acceleration of an object moving in a circle at constant speed is
A) inversely proportional to the speed squared.
B) inversely proportional to the speed.
C) inversely proportional to the radius of the circle squared.
D) inversely proportional to the radius of the circle.
Answer: D
Q2) Two objects are in uniform circular motion at the same speed but at different radii. The one with the ______________ radius has the largest centripetal acceleration.
Answer: smallest or least
Q3) Which one of the following is true for deceleration?
A) The acceleration is in the direction opposite the motion.
B) The acceleration is zero.
C) The acceleration is necessarily negative.
D) The velocity remains constant.
Answer: A
Q4) In free fall, the _______________ is constant.
Answer: acceleration
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Chapter 3: Optics and Wave Effects
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Q1) Angular momentum has units of ______________.
Answer: kg-m<sup>2</sup>/s
Q2) Calculate the centripetal force on a 3.0-kg object moving in a horizontal circular path of 20-m radius with a speed of 8.0 m/s.
Answer: 6 N
Q3) The angular momentum of a body is constant if the A) net torque is zero.
B) net force is constant.
C) net torque is constant.
D) net force is zero.
Answer: A
Q4) The linear momentum of an object is conserved if there are no ______________ forces acting on it.
Answer: unbalanced, or net
Q5) The essentials of the first law of motion were initially developed by A) Aristotle.
B) Galileo.
C) Newton.
D) an unknown scientist.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Electricity and Magnetism
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Q1) The energy of a system
A) always increases.
B) always remains constant.
C) increases when work is done by the system.
D) increases when work is done on the system.
Q2) Energy provided directly from Earth's interior is called
A) groundwater energy.
B) geothermal energy.
C) artesian energy.
D) thermionic energy.
Q3) A joule/meter (J/m) is a unit of A) force.
B) work.
C) energy.
D) power.
Q4) The two types of mechanical energy are ______________ and ______________.
Q5) Besides fossil fuels, the only other significant commercial sources of energy are ______________ and ______________.
Q6) In lifting an object, work is done against ______________.
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Q7) The units of work are the same as those of ______________.
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Chapter 5: Atomic Physics
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Q1) The Fahrenheit scale has a ___________ degree size than the Celsius scale.
Q2) The ______________ temperature scale has no negative readings.
Q3) The energy balance in a thermodynamic process is expressed in the ______________.
Q4) A ______________ is an ultra-hot collection of electrically charged particles.
A) gas
B) liquid
C) plasma
D) solid
Q5) When 10 kcal of heat is added to 2.0 kg of a substance, its temperature increases 20
C°. What is the specific heat of the substance?
Q6) Gas pressure is caused by molecular ______________ with the walls of the container.
Q7) If the temperature of a quantity of ideal gas increases, then A) the number of molecules must increase.
B) the pressure must increase.
C) the volume must increase.
D) the product of the pressure and volume must increase.
Q8) To what temperature does 0°F correspond on the Celsius scale?
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Chapter 6: Nuclear Physics
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Q1) For a transverse mechanical wave, the particle motion is
A) both parallel and perpendicular to the direction of the wave velocity.
B) parallel to the direction of the wave velocity.
C) perpendicular to the direction of the wave velocity.
D) in all directions.
Q2) A series of ocean waves, each 12.0 m from crest to crest and moving past an observer at a rate of 6.0 waves per second, has what speed?
A) 72 m/s
B) 2 m/s
C) 6 m/s
D) 0.5 m/s
Q3) A sound level of 19 dB is how many times as intense as one of 10 dB?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 3
D) 18
Q4) A series of ocean waves, each 6.0 m from crest to crest and moving past an observer at a rate of 2.0 waves per second, has what speed?
Q5) A sound level of 96 dB is how many times as intense as one of 90 dB?
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Chapter 7: The Chemical Elements
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Q1) A light wave traveling in air strikes a plane mirror surface at an angle of 20° relative to the normal. The wave is reflected at an angle of
A) 20° relative to the surface.
B) 20° relative to the normal.
C) 70° relative to the normal.
D) none of these.
Q2) A(n) ______________ image is defined as one that can be brought to a focus on a screen.
A) virtual
B) real
C) upright
D) inverted
Q3) When a wave is ______________, the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence.
Q4) A change in the direction of a wave resulting from its meeting an opaque material is called ______________.
Q5) When light strikes a transparent medium, some light is reflected and some is ____________.
Q6) A(n) ______________ consists of many narrow parallel slits very close together.
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Chapter 8: Chemical Bonding
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Q1) If the voltage across a resistor is quadrupled, the current will A) remain the same.
B) be cut to one-quarter.
C) be cut by one-quarter.
D) be quadrupled.
E) be multiplied by sixteen.
Q2) A(n) ______________ is an elementary particle with a charge of +1.6 \(\times\)10<sup>-19</sup> coulomb.
Q3) A system of a proton and an electron has a net charge of
A) +1.6 \(\times\) 10<sup>-19 </sup>C.
B) -1.6 \(\times\) 10<sup>-19 </sup>C.
C) 3.2 \(\times\) 10<sup>-19 </sup>C.
D) zero.
Q4) Ohm's law gives the relationship between A) current and voltage.
B) work and current.
C) current and charge.
D) force and current.
Q5) A current of 6.0 A flows through a resistance of 50 \(\Omega\). How much power is dissipated?
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Chapter 9: Chemical Reactions
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Q1) According to the Schr dinger equation, the probability of finding a hydrogen atom's ground-state electron 0.053 nm from the proton is
A) zero.
B) high, but not 100%.
C) low, but not zero.
D) 100%.
Q2) The ancient Greek who is known for championing the concept of atom was named
A) Democritus
B) Socrates
C) Plato
D) Zeus
Q3) When the energy state of an atom changes by \(\Delta\)E, the frequency of the photon emitted or absorbed is calculated by dividing \(\Delta\)E by
Q4) Who discovered the electron in 1897?
A) Dalton
B) Bohr
C) Rutherford
D) Thomson
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Chapter 10: Organic Chemistry
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Q1) The diameter of an average nucleus is about
A) 10<sup>-5 </sup>m.
B) 10<sup>-7 </sup>m.
C) 10<sup>-10</sup> m.
D) 10<sup>-14 </sup>m.
Q2) Neutrons are good "projectiles" for inducing nuclear reactions because they
A) have no electric charge.
B) are themselves unstable.
C) are highly energetic.
D) have no mass.
Q3) Radioactive decay was discovered in 1896 by
A) Ernest Rutherford.
B) Niels Bohr.
C) Henri Becquerel.
D) Marie and Pierre Curie.
Q4) Breeder reactors
A) produce plutonium from <sup>238</sup>U.
B) use <sup>238</sup>U as a fuel.
C) produce <sup>235</sup>U from <sup>238</sup>U.
D) produce <sup>238</sup>U from <sup>235</sup>U.
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Chapter 11: Place and Time
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Q1) About 74% by mass of Earth's crust is composed of the two elements
A) oxygen and iron.
B) aluminum and iron.
C) oxygen and silicon.
D) silicon and aluminum.
Q2) Elements in Period 2 of the periodic table have electrons in how many shells?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 4
D) 2
Q3) Which of the following Period 3 atoms has the smallest radius?
A) Ar
B) Al
C) S
D) Na
Q4) In a given period, the element of which group has the highest ionization energy?
A) 2A
B) 8A
C) 7A
D) 1A
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Chapter 13: The Solar System
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Q1) A solution with a pH of 14 is
A) strongly acidic.
B) weakly basic.
C) strongly basic.
D) weakly acidic.
Q2) A neutral aqueous solution has a pH of ______________.
Q3) The equation 1/2 N<sub>2</sub> + 3/2 H<sub>2</sub> \(\to\)NH<sub>3</sub> is not appropriately written because
A) the number of atoms of each element on each side is not the same.
B) fractional coefficients are not generally used.
C) nitrogen is not diatomic.
D) the product is N<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>, not NH<sub>3</sub>.
Q4) In the reaction 2Al + 3F<sub>2</sub> \(\to\) 2AlF<sub>3</sub>, the fluorine A) is reduced.
B) loses electrons.
C) is oxidized.
D) is the catalyst.
Q5) When energy is released in a chemical reaction, the reaction is called a(n) ______________ reaction.
Q6) A solution of pH 5 is ______________ times as acidic as a solution of pH 6.
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Chapter 15: Moons and Small Solar System Bodies
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Q1) The Greenwich meridian is also known as the A) zero, or prime, meridian.
B) reference circle.
C) east-west coordinate parallel.
D) hour meridian.
Q2) On September 22 or 23, the noonday Sun is overhead at what latitude?
A) 0°
B) 23.5°N
C) 23.5°S
D) That of the Tropic of Cancer
Q3) The maximum east or west longitude possible is also called the A) meridian.
B) longitude.
C) International Date Line.
D) equator.
Q4) A two-dimensional coordinate system is called a(n) ______________ coordinate system.
Q5) Daylight hours and night hours are equal in duration throughout the year at the ______________.
Q6) The Sun is at the autumnal equinox on ______________.
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Chapter 16: The Universe
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Q1) The planet Mercury
A) has retrograde motion.
B) is the closest planet to Venus.
C) is the smallest of the terrestrial planets.
D) has a uniquely circular orbit.
Q2) Other planetary systems are best detected by the Doppler shifts that change the pattern of the star's ______________.
Q3) The planet with a hexagonally shaped storm at its pole is A) Jupiter.
B) Neptune.
C) Uranus.
D) Saturn.
E) Mars.
Q4) The fraction of incident sunlight reflected by a celestial body is called its ______________.
Q5) "Canals" are a feature once associated with the planet ______________.
Q6) Kepler's first law states that Earth's orbit around the Sun takes the shape of a(n) ______________.
Q7) The point of a planet's orbit farthest from the Sun is called the ______________.
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Chapter 17: The Atmosphere
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Q1) A(n) ______________ moon occurs when more than one-half of the Moon's surface appears illuminated.
Q2) When the Moon is on an observer's meridian at 9 A.M., the Moon is in the ______________ phase.
A) waning crescent
B) waning gibbous
C) waxing crescent
D) waxing gibbous
Q3) Someone on the near side of the Moon would observe Earth rise once every
A) 24 hours.
B) 24 hours and 50 minutes.
C) 29.5 Earth days.
D) None of these, the observer would never see Earth rise or set.
Q4) ______________ is the major moon of Neptune.
Q5) Which of the Jovian planets has the most moons?
A) Jupiter
B) Saturn
C) Uranus
D) Neptune
Q6) The Moon's maria, or plains, are believed to have been caused by
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Chapter 19: Atmospheric Effects
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Q1) Which of the following units is used to express atmospheric pressure?
A) Torr only
B) Millibar only
C) Inches of Hg only
D) All of these
Q2) A barometer that does not use mercury is a(n) ______________ barometer.
Q3) The relative humidity is 100% at the ______________ temperature.
Q4) A normal lapse rate of 3.5 °F/1000 ft is equivalent to
A) 3.5 °C/m.
B) 4 °C/1000 ft.
C) 3.5 °C/km.
D) 6.5 °C/1000 m.
Q5) The cloud root name meaning "heap" is ______________.
Q6) The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere is
A) oxygen.
B) nitrogen.
C) water vapor.
D) carbon dioxide.
Q7) After nitrogen and oxygen, the major constituent of the air is___________.
Q8) The ______________ lies below the stratosphere.
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Chapter 21: Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics
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Q1) What is the name of the earthquake scale that gives an absolute measure of the energy released by an earthquake?
A) Modified Mercalli scale
B) Mohs scale
C) Torino scale
D) Richter scale
Q2) Earth's outer core is
A) liquid.
B) part solid and part liquid.
C) solid.
D) frozen.
Q3) One plate slides horizontally past another plate at the type of plate boundary called ______________.
Q4) The ______________ scale gives an absolute measure of the energy released by an earthquake.
Q5) The lowest places on Earth's surface are called __________ trenches.
A) plateau
B) mid-oceanic
C) deep-sea
D) none of these
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Chapter 22: Minerals Rocks and Volcanoes
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the major types of metamorphism?
A) Contact
B) Fold
C) Shear
D) Regional
Q2) Stratification, or _____________, is the layering that develops at the time sediments are deposited.
Q3) The deflection of one lithospheric plate beneath another plate with which it is colliding is called
A) subduction.
B) superposition.
C) cross-cutting.
D) plutonic movement.
Q4) Which of the following is the hardest mineral?
A) Quartz
B) Diamond
C) Talc
D) Gypsum
Q5) A(n) ______________ is any mineral or other precious or semiprecious stone valued for its beauty.
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Chapter 23: Surface Processes
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Q1) A stream's load is divided into three components: dissolved load, suspended load, and ______________ load.
Q2) The movement of Earth's water supply from the oceans to the atmosphere and back again is called the ______________.
Q3) The formation of which of the following is not directly caused by erosive wave action?
A) Wave-cut cliffs
B) Sea stacks
C) Pocket beaches
D) Sea caves
Q4) The upper boundary of the zone of saturation is called the ______________.
Q5) The most important climatic factors that affect the rate of chemical weathering are heat and
A) moisture.
B) wind.
C) clouds.
D) none of these.
Q6) Subsurface soil that remains permanently frozen is called ______________.
Q7) Carbonic acid is the main agent of ______________ weathering.
Q8) The physical disintegration or fracturing of rock is called ______________.
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Chapter 24: Geologic Time
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Q1) The smallest units of geologic time are the A) eons.
B) periods.
C) eras.
D) epochs.
Q2) In which of the following eons do we live?
A) Phanerozoic
B) Hadean
C) Proterozoic
D) Archean
Q3) Which of the following radionuclides is used to date once-living material?
A) Rubidium-87
B) Potassium-40
C) Thorium-232
D) Carbon-14
Q4) The Great Dying occurred at the end of the ______________ era.
Q5) The oldest era in the Phanerozoic eon is the ______________ era.
Q6) Petrified wood is a common type of ______________ fossil.
Q7) The term age of mammals is sometimes used to refer to the ______________ era.
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