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WorksheetsPASS Year 9 Quiz
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 3570secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
Approximately how many muscles are there in the human body?
a)
300
b)
400
c)
500
d)
600+
2.
What best describes an isometric contraction?
a)
The muscle develops tension but there is no change in its length
b)
The muscle develops tension and shortens then lengthens
c)
the muscle develops tension with a change in length throughout the full range of movement
3.
Which is not part of the circulatory system?
a)
Heart
b)
Blood vessels
c)
Bronchioles
d)
Blood
4.
What is the maximal heart rate of a 25 year old?
a)
220 bpm
b)
205 bpm
c)
195 bpm
d)
180 bpm
5.
At rest, the average heart pumps out approximately how many litres of blood per minute?
a)
4 litres
b)
5 litres
c)
6 litres
d)
7 litres
6.
What is the main purpose of skeletal bones?
a)
support weight
b)
maintain body position
c)
produce controlled, precise movements
d)
all of the above
7.
What are the two main parts of a skeleton?
a)
axial and appendicular
b)
axminster and appendulum
c)
aspiratory and ventrilcular
d)
appindimum and protendular
8.
Approximately how many bones make up the human skeleton?
a)
198
b)
206
c)
224
d)
252
9.
Which of the following is not a type of bone?
a)
Long
b)
Short
c)
irregular
d)
stumpy
10.
What is the largest and one of the strongest bones in the body?
a)
skull
b)
fibula
c)
sternum
d)
femur
11.
What type of bones are the ones found in the wrist and ankles?
a)
Long
b)
Short
c)
Flat
d)
Irregular
12.
Which bones comprise the axial skeleton?
a)
skull, spine, ribs, pelvic girdle
b)
pelvic girdle, arms, ribs, sternum
c)
sternum, spine, ribs, skull
d)
limbs, girdles
13.
What term is used to identify freely moveable joints?
a)
fixed or immovable
b)
cartilaginous
c)
synovial
d)
none of the above
14.
A joint that allows for flexion and extension is known as what?
a)
ball and socket joint
b)
hinge joint
c)
condyloid joint
d)
pivot joint
15.
What are the three types of muscle in the body?
a)
cardiac, stitched, skeletal
b)
skeletal, smooth, restricted
c)
cardiac, irregular, smooth
d)
skeletal, smooth, cardiac
16.
Bending or decreasing the angle at a joint is known as what?
a)
circumduction
b)
adduction
c)
rotation
d)
flexion
17.
What does the term inspiration mean?
a)
Breathing in
b)
Breathing out
c)
Exhaling through the nose
d)
None of the above
18.
The alveoli are part of the respiratory system. Where are they located?
a)
In the pharynx
b)
In the larynx
c)
In the stomach
d)
In the lungs
19.
How many times do we breathe when at rest?
a)
10 times per minute
b)
12 times per minute
c)
15 times per minute
d)
20 times per minute
20.
If you were to spread out an adults alveoli, how much area would they cover?
a)
A squash court
b)
A tennis court
c)
A basketball court
d)
A football field
21.
Which of the following is not a test of VO2 max?
a)
Queens College Step Test
b)
Multi Stage Fitness Test
c)
Illinois Agility Run
d)
Coopers 12 minute run
22.
What nutrient does the body require for energy?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Fat
c)
Protein
d)
All the above
23.
Meat, dairy products and nuts are what type of nutrient?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Fat
c)
Protein
d)
Vitamins and minerals
24.
ATP/PC and the Lactic Acid system are energy systems that form part of the aerobic energy pathway.
a)
True
b)
Flase
25.
The triathlon, marathon running and the 1500m swim rely predominantly on which energy system?
a)
ATP/PC
b)
Lactic Acid
c)
Aerobic
d)
All three
26.
What is the best form of hydration for most forms of exercise lasting 90 minutes or less.
a)
Water
b)
Isotonic sports drinks
c)
Hypertonic sports drinks
d)
Hypotonic sports drinks
27.
Which of the following are components of the circulatory system?
a)
Heart and kidney
b)
Arteries and lungs
c)
Brain and hormones
d)
Veins and arteries
28.
Which of the following sports was most popular during Australia's early years of settlement?
a)
Boxing
b)
Horse racing
c)
Cock fighting
d)
All of the above
29.
What was the significant milestone for Australian sport that took place in 1859?
a)
The running of the first Melbourne cup
b)
The emergence of AFL
c)
The opening of the Harbour Bridge
d)
Australia's first cricket tour of Great Britain
30.
Australia's first International Sporting Tour was by an Indigenous cricket team in 1867/1868?
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Australia is one of only three countries to compete at every Summer Olympic Games since 1896?
a)
True
b)
False
32.
At the first Olympics in Athens in 1896, Australian Teddy Flack won gold in the 800m and 1500m events?
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Since the Womens Liberation movement, many Australian female athletes have gained considerable success. One such team is the women's soccer team, also known as.........
a)
The Jillaroos
b)
The Diamonds
c)
The Opals
d)
The Matildas
34.
Which of the following is not an Australian sporting team?
a)
The Wallabies
b)
The Boomers
c)
The Silver Ferns
d)
The Baggy Greens
35.
Which of the following is not an Indigenous sports star?
a)
Adam Goodes
b)
Lionel Rose
c)
Johnny Famechon
d)
Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
36.
Australia sees itself as a sporting nation. According to research, what is the nations most popular sporting activity?
a)
Swimming
b)
Cycling
c)
Soccer
d)
Walking
37.
Cathy Freeman is an Australian sporting icon. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, she won gold in which event?
a)
100m
b)
200m
c)
400m
d)
800m
38.
Australian legend Margaret Court is regarded as the best female tennis player of all time. She has won more Grand Slam singles titles that anyone else. How many?
a)
21
b)
22
c)
23
d)
24
39.
The head of WADA, the World Anti Doping Agency, is ex NSW Premier John Fahey.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Gigantism is a side effect of which performance enhancing drug?
a)
Anabolic steroids
b)
Beta blockers
c)
Human growth hormone
d)
narcotic analgesics
41.
What is the correct spelling of the performance enhancing drug EPO?
a)
Erythropoetin
b)
Erithropoetin
c)
Erythropoietin
d)
Erythropeotin
42.
The disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong was supposedly using what performance enhancing drug?
a)
Anabolic steroids
b)
EPO
c)
Beta blockers
d)
Diuretics
43.
The peptide hormone performance enhancing drug scandal involved which Australian sporting team?
a)
The Newcastle Knights
b)
The Sydney Kings
c)
The Essendon Bombers
d)
Melbourne Victory FC
44.
Performance enhancing drugs that change your body's natural balance of fluids and salts (electrolytes) are known as............
a)
Peptide hormones
b)
Anabolic steroids
c)
Diuretics
d)
Narcotic analgesics
45.
The initials of WADA, the world governing body on performance enhancing drugs stands
a)
World anti dope association
b)
World against drug agency
c)
World anti doping agency
d)
World acme doping amalgamation
46.
Drugs that relieve pain, can cause numbness and induce a state of unconsciousness are known as........
a)
Diuretcs
b)
Peptide hormones
c)
Narcotic analgesics
d)
L-carnitine
47.
Ben Johnson, the Canadian sprinter, was stripped of his 100m gold medal won at the Seoul Olympics and banned from competition for the use of which performance enhancing drug?
a)
EPO
b)
Anabolic steroids
c)
THG (the clear)
d)
Diuteics
48.
Marion Jones, the USA female sprint queen, was stripped of her Sydney gold medals, banned from competition and was jailed for the use of which performance enhancing drug?
a)
EPO
b)
Anabolic steroids
c)
THG (the clear)
d)
Diuretics
49.
What do the initials WADA stand for?
a)
World anti drugging association
b)
World anti doping agency
c)
World anti doping association
d)
World anti drugging association
50.
How many fielding players are on the ground in a game of baseball?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
12
51.
Which of the following is not a position on a baseball team?
a)
Catcher
b)
Short stop
c)
Pitcher
d)
Pointer
52.
How many innings are there per team in a typical game of baseball?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
53.
What is the bullseye worth in archery?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
25
d)
50
54.
How many concentric rings are there on an archery target?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
25
d)
50
55.
How many arrows does an athlete shoot in an Olympic archery event?
a)
12
b)
36
c)
72
d)
98
56.
Theoretically, what type of performance enhancing drug best suits an archer?
a)
Anabolic steroids
b)
EPO
c)
Diuretics
d)
Beta Blockers
57.
Over what distance is an Olympic archery event held?
a)
50 metres
b)
60 metres
c)
70 metres
d)
80 metres
58.
Which of the following is not a body system?
a)
skeletal
b)
muscular
c)
podiatral
d)
respiratory
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