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Stem Bowl Round 2 Screener

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(Math) Which of these metric prefixes indicates the largest measurement?

a)

deka

b)

mega

c)

centi

2.

While some sounds are heard as "soft", others are perceived as "loud". Which characteristic of a sound wave determines it's level of volume?

a)

amplitude

b)

wave length

c)

crest

d)

valeey

3.

In a science laboratory, what type of equipment could a person use to measure the volume of an irregularly shaped container?

a)

microscope

b)

test tube

c)

barometer

d)

a graduated cylinder

4.

Which liquid component of Earth includes the oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers and streams?

a)

atmosphere

b)

tidalsphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

aquasphere

5.

For all stages of the water cycle, what star serves as the source of energy?

a)

sun

b)

red giant star

c)

red dwarf star

d)

protostar

6.

(Math): Find the remainder when 116 is divided by 12.

a)

9

b)

8

c)

12

d)

10

7.

Boiling water, heat rising from a chimney, and steam escaping a cup of hot tea are all examples of which type of energy transfer?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

condensation

8.

What is the force exerted on an area of an object that tends to deform and is a major concern of structural engineers.

a)

braking

b)

friction

c)

stress

d)

heat

9.

What type of small program written in the Java language is designed to be placed on a webpage where it aids in tasks dedicated to the web site? The correct response begins with the letter "a" and shares part of it's name with a common fruit.

a)

apple

b)

pearing

c)

applet

d)

peared

10.

Identify the planet in our Solar System that is most famous for it's beautiful rings.

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Pluto

d)

Saturn

11.

Complete the analogy: Herbivore is to plant as ______ is to meat.

a)

omnivore

b)

carnivore

c)

animal

d)

mammal

12.

In the words "Biology" and "Biography" what is the meaning of the prefix "bio"?

a)

science

b)

life

c)

rock

d)

person

13.

After sunlight hits leaf cells, what specialized cell structure known as the "food producer" of the cell actually changes the light and water into chemical energy?

a)

stomata

b)

photosynthesis

c)

chlorophyll

d)

chloroplasts

14.

In video games, this type of technology seemingly creates a 3-dimensional image in 2-dimensional space, where the user interacts. Identify the common two-word phrase used to name this realistic experience.

a)

virtual reality

b)

audio visual

c)

visual technology

d)

reality audio

15.

Common colds, warts, and the flu are all spread by which type of disease causing organism?

a)

bacterial

b)

plant

c)

organic

d)

virus

16.

In construction technology, what name is given to a metal fastener that can also be described as an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder with a wedge at the tip?

a)

wedge

b)

screw

c)

pulley

d)

bracket

17.

What kind of meat-eating animal, such as a vulture, feeds on the remains of dead animals?

a)

decomposer

b)

herbivore

c)

scavenger

d)

fungi

18.

(Math): A rectangular solid has dimensions of 9 inches x 10 inches x 3 inches. Find its volume, and give the appropriate units with your answer. Hint: length x width x height.

a)

22 cubic units

b)

44 cubic units

c)

270 cubic units

d)

207 cubic units

19.

(Math): In a circle, a line segment has one endpoint at the center of the circle and the other endpoint on the circle. What is the name of this segment whose length is one-half the diameter?

a)

diameter

b)

circumference

c)

arc

d)

radius

20.

Which unstable form of oxygen in the atmosphere can block harmful Ultraviolet A and Ultraviolet B rays from reaching Earth's surface?

a)

ozone

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

carbon monoxide