SCI III Exam Review 3
  • 1. Which of the following body parts is NOT included in the excretory System?
A) sweat glands
B) kidneys
C) lungs
D) heart
  • 2. The lowest point of a transverse wave is called:
A) trough
B) compression
C) crest
D) amplitude
  • 3. A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels.
A) electromagnetic wave
B) transverse wave
C) node
D) longitudinal wave
  • 4. Which wave has the greater frequency?
A) Bottom
B) Top
C) You can't tell frequency from these diagrams
D) They have the same frequency
  • 5. Waves from the sun in this part of the electromagnetic spectrum can burn your skin.
A) radio waves
B) x-rays
C) ultraviolet light
D) microwaves
  • 6. Doppler Effect: As a source of sound moves towards you, the pitch of the sound you hear ___________.
    As the source moves away, the pitch __________.
A) starts, stops
B) decreases, increases
C) increases, decreases
D) stops, restarts
  • 7. A convex lens...
A) always creates a virtual image
B) always creates a real image
C) can create a virtual or real image
D) always creates an inverted image
  • 8. A see a green book becauseā€¦
A) it is recyclable
B) it reflects blue and yellow
C) it reflects every colour of light except green
D) it absorbs every colour of light except green
  • 9. While watching the waves at the beach, Maxine counted 12 waves every minute. Calculate the frequency of the waves.
A) 0.2 Hz
B) 5 Hz
C) 0.5 Hz
D) 12 Hz
  • 10. Compared to 40 decibels, 20 decibels is how many times softer?
A) 2
B) 100
C) 800
D) 20
  • 11. Sound vibrations travel the fastest in...
A) space
B) liquids
C) gases
D) solids
  • 12. Which of the following statements is NOT true for light?
A) Light that bounces back is reflected
B) Light that bends is refracted
C) Light travels in a straight line
D) Light can pass straight through an opaque surface.
  • 13. You can not see a reflection on a rough surface because rough surfaces...
A) reflect light waves in a single direction
B) produce curved reflections, like funhouse mirrors
C) scatter light rays that hit them
D) are always opaque
  • 14. Which lens will correct hyperopia?
A) diverging
B) reflective
C) convex
D) concave
  • 15. For a converging lens, a ray that hits the lens parallel to the principal axis...
A) reflects straight back to the object
B) refracts inwards and through the lens' focal point
C) refracts outwards as if originating from the lens' focal point
D) goes straight through, continuing parallel
  • 16. The structure that changes shape to help form a clear image on the retina is called...
A) sclera
B) iris
C) lens
D) cornea
  • 17. 90% of how we taste things comes from our...
A) ear
B) tongue
C) nose
D) eye
E) skin
  • 18. What reaction is performed by your skin to help keep the heat in?
A) blinking
B) sweating
C) itching
D) goosebumps
  • 19. The thin membrane that moves with the rhythm of sound wave vibrations...
A) cochlea
B) eardrum
C) retina
D) pinna
  • 20. A bundle of more than one million nerve fibers that carries visual messages from the retina to the brain.
A) blind spot
B) optic nerve
C) motor nerve
D) auditory nerve
  • 21. The _________ includes the brain and spinal cord.
A) Upper Nervous System
B) Peripheral Nervous System
C) all of these
D) Central Nervous System
  • 22. Transmits nerve impulses to the next neuron's dendrite:
A) axon terminal
B) dendrite
C) nucleus
D) axon
  • 23. Which of the following is NOT a function of the cerebrum (cerebral cortex)?
A) involuntary movements
B) intelligence
C) regulating emotion
D) interpreting senses
  • 24. A chemical substance through which nerve impulses travel from one neuron to another:
A) axon terminals
B) hormones
C) neurotransmitter
D) meninges
  • 25. The _____ transmits info, in the form of nerve impulses, to the central nervous system.
A) motor nerves
B) stimuli
C) sensory receptors
D) sensory nerves
  • 26. Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?
A) skeletal
B) long
C) cardiac
D) smooth
  • 27. Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?
    support, protection, movement, storage and production of blood cells
A) storage and production of blood cells
B) contract to cause movement
C) support the body's organs
D) protect internal organs
  • 28. A __________ is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone, serving to move the bone or structure. A __________ is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable
A) ligament, tendon
B) tendon, joint
C) tendon, ligament
D) ligament, vertebra
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