Quiz Bowl Practice 1

Which of the following flows through ecosystems in one direction?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• energy

• water

A climax community is a community that ____?

• is about to experience a major change

• has just been radically altered by natural diaster

• is a stable community that no longer goes through major ecological change

• is always characterized by large trees

The amplitude of a wave is ________.

• the distance the wave moves in one second

• the distance between one crest and the next crest

• half the distance from a crest to a trough

• the distance equal to one wavelength

The amplitude of a wave is ________.

• the distance the wave moves in one second

• the distance between one crest and the next crest

• half the distance from a crest to a trough

• the distance equal to one wavelength

Light bends as it passes from air into glass at an angle due to_____

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• diffusion

The Sun's rays strike Earth at their northernmost and southernmost positions during ____.

• winter and summer solstices 

• spring and fall equinoxes 

• lunar eclipses 

• solar eclipses

Which does NOT describe our Sun?

• it is part of the Milky Way galaxy 

• it is the center of the universe 

• it holds 99% of the mass in the solar system 

• it is one of billions of stars

1. What was the name of the first tribe known to inhabit Greece?

• 1. The Minoans

• 1. The Spartans 

• 1. The Mycenaeans

• 1. The Athenians

1. Which of the following best describes an oligarchy?

• 1. A system where one person (with very strict rules) is in charge

• 1. A system where there are more than one equal ruler

• 1. A system where the people are in charge

• A government where a King or a Queen rules

The Roman Republic was established after the death of what monarch?

• Julius Caesar

• Romulus

• King Numitor

• Tarquinius Superbus