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Anderson & Smiley UIL Quiz

Total questions: 155

Worksheet time: 3hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
(Black's move) What best describes the situation?
a)
a) Black is in checkmate.
b)
b) Black is in stalemate.
c)
c) Black is in check.
d)
d) None of the above.
2.
 (Black's move) What best describes the situation?
a)
a) Black is in checkmate.
b)
b) Black is in stalemate.
c)
c) Black is in check.
d)
None of the above
3.
(Black's move) What best describes the situation?
a)
Black is in checkmate.
b)
Black is in stalemate.
c)
Black is in check.
d)
None of the above.
4.

Which two pieces are apart of castling

a)

a) Bishop Rook

b)

b) King Rook

c)

c) King Queen

d)

d) King Pawn

5.

What is the point value Bishop?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

1

d)

7

6.

What is the point value of the rook?

a)

9

b)

7

c)

3

d)

5

7.

What is the point value of the knight?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

5

d)

7

8.
A testable, possible explanation for a scientific question is called a(n) _____.
a)
theory
b)
random guess
c)
law
d)
hypothesis
9.
What is the correct order from largest to smallest?
a)
galaxy, universe, planet, sun
b)
planet, sun, galaxy, universe
c)
universe, galaxy, sun, planet
d)
sun, galaxy, universe, planet
10.

Spring tides occur during which lunar phases?

a)

first and last quarter

b)

full and new moon

c)

when the moon is waxing

d)

when the moon is waning

11.

Which position of the moon will cause neap tides on Earth?

a)

X only

b)

x and z

c)

w and y

d)

y only

12.
What divides the inner planets from the outer planets?
a)
Kuiper Belt
b)
Oort Cloud
c)
Asteroid Belt
13.

This material allows electrons to flow easily

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Grounding

14.

Which of the following is an element?

a)

H

b)

NaOH

c)

CO2

d)

H2O

15.

Which of the following is a compound?

a)

H2O

b)

Mg

c)

O

d)

C

16.

Compounds have ----- than the original elements that make them up.

a)

different properties

b)

prettier colors

c)

longer names

d)

different symbols

17.

What is H2SO4 made of?

a)

2 hydrogen, 1 sulfur, and 4 oxygen atoms

b)

1 hydrogen, 2 sulfur, and 4 oxygen atoms

c)

2 hydrogen and 4 oxygen atoms

d)

1 hydrogen and 6 oxygen atoms

18.
a)
Warm Front
b)
High Air Pressure
c)
Cold Front
d)
High Temperatures
19.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
20.
a)
High Pressure
b)
Warm Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Mountains
21.

What is on the X-Axis?

a)

Number

b)

Fruit

22.

What is on the Y-Axis?

a)

Temperature (C)

b)

Month

23.

Transform Boundary

a)

Where two plates slide past each other.

b)

when two plates collide

c)

when two plates are pulling apart

d)

None of the above

24.

Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core off the Earth.

a)

convection currents

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

hot air

25.
Mountains are created when....
a)
Two continental plates collide
b)
Two oceanic plates pull apart
c)
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
d)
Two continental plates pull apart
26.

Which Color are the metals?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

27.

Most elements are

a)

Metals

b)

Non-Metals

c)

Metalloids

28.

Which Color are the non-metals?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

29.

What is the unit to measure force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Watt

c)

Pascal

d)

Newton

30.

What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?

a)

14

b)

7

c)

21

d)

15

31.

Our Galaxy is called the ..

a)

Milky Way

b)

Baby Ruth

c)

Andromeda

d)

Proxima Centauri

32.

Our Galaxy is a ...

a)

Samsung

b)

Spiral Galaxy

c)

Irregular Galaxy

d)

Elliptical Galaxy

33.

New stars form in a ....

a)

Nebula

b)

Super Nova

c)

Black Hole

d)

Nursery

34.
What do paleontologists study?
a)
space
b)
fossils
c)
atmosphere
d)
weather
35.
How old is the Earth?
a)
6,400 year old
b)
1 million years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
65 million years old
36.

The study of the Earth's atmosphere:

a)

biology

b)

meteorology

c)

cardiology

d)

palentology

37.

In the early 1830s, who did the Federalists elect as the president in Mexico?

a)

Martin de Leon

b)

Anastasio Bustamante

c)

Santa Anna

d)

Augustine de Iturbide

38.

The images above are most closely associated with what important event in Texas history?

a)

the Fredonian Rebellion

b)

the Protest at Anahuac

c)

the Battle of Gonzales

d)

the Convention of 1832

39.

Who was in command of the Texan army?

a)

Santa Anna

b)

Sam Houston

c)

David G Burnet

d)

Stephen F Austin

40.

Who won the Battle of the Alamo?

a)

Texas

b)

Mexico

41.

Where did the final battle of the Texas Revolution happen?

a)

San Jacinto

b)

The alamo

c)

Goliad

d)

Gonzales

42.

Which states border Texas?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arkansas

d)

Louisiana

e)

All of the above

43.
Why did European countries start exploring the world?
a)
furs, trade, money
b)
gold, God, glory
c)
smallpox, mustangs, Cibola
d)
Texas
44.
Texas joined the United States through a process called
a)
expedition
b)
veto
c)
annexation
d)
joint resolution
45.
Which river separates Texas from Oklahoma?
a)
Red River
b)
Blue River
c)
Trinity River
46.
Largest City in Texas
a)
San Antonio
b)
Abilene 
c)
Houston
d)
Austin
47.
How many counties in the state of Texas
a)
50
b)
254
c)
30
d)
48
48.
What is Texas' state flower?
a)
Violet
b)
Rose
c)
Bluebonnet
49.
What new breed of cattle was created in the late 1800s?  (hint: it is our state's large mammal)
a)
Quarter Horse
b)
Longhorn
c)
Armadillo
d)
Grizzly Bear
50.
Texas joined the ________________ during the Civil War because they supported slavery.
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
c)
United States
d)
None of the above
51.
What battle ended the Texas Revolution?
a)
The Alamo
b)
San Antonio
c)
San Jacinto
d)
Gonzales
52.

The yellow continent is...

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

53.

The light green continent is...

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

54.

The dark green continent is...

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

North America

55.

The orange continent is...

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Asia

56.

The PACIFIC Ocean is which number?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

57.

The ATLANTIC ocean is which number?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

58.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

7

d)

8

59.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into two parts is called the ________.

a)

Equator

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

North Pole

60.

What is this map tool called?

a)

scale

b)

map

c)

compass rose

d)

map title

61.

Which map would you use in the following situations? Two countries are disputing over who controls a border of land.

a)

Physical

b)

Resource

c)

Political

d)

Climate

62.

Which map would you use in the following situations? People want to cross land avoiding rough landscapes.

a)

Topographical

b)

Physical

c)

Political

d)

Climate

63.

What would you use to determine the distance from Chicago, IL to St. Louis, MO

a)

Title

b)

Scale

c)

Compass

d)

Key

64.

Use the compass rose to identify the CARDINAL and INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS. (Ignore the small C under the letter B). EAST

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

65.

Southeast

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

66.
Which topographic map matches formation C?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
67.
What feature is at the arrow?
a)
volcano
b)
mountain
c)
cliff
d)
river
68.
If contour lines are close together, then the slope is
a)
gentle
b)
steep
c)
flat
d)
going up and down
69.
The height above sea level is called
a)
topographic
b)
contour
c)
elevation
d)
depth
70.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Thematic

71.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Thematic

72.

a)

Russia

b)

Poland

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Portugal

73.

a)

Italy

b)

Switzerland

c)

Greece

d)

Denmark

74.

a)
France
b)
Portugal
c)

Morocco

d)

Sweden

75.
a)

Ukraine

b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)

Poland

76.

a)
South Korea
b)
Japan
c)
The Philippines
d)
Indonesia
77.

a)
South Korea
b)

Mongolia

c)

Laos

d)

Vietnam

78.

a)

Gabon

b)

Botswana

c)

Liberia

d)

Egypt

79.

a)

Cuba

b)

The Dominican Republic

c)

Jamaica

d)

The Bahamas

80.
a)
Nicaragua
b)
Mexico
c)
Guatemala
d)
Honduras
81.
a)

El Salvador

b)
Panamá
c)
Guatemala
d)
Honduras
82.

a)

Brazil

b)

Guyana

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

83.
a)
Ireland
b)

Algeria

c)
Iceland
d)

Denmark

84.
To see giant sequoia trees, the Pacific Ocean, and the Channel Islands, you would travel to which state?
a)
California
b)
New Jersey
c)
New York
d)
Alabama
85.
Yellowstone National Park in the western U.S. is home to the world’s largest collection of which geothermal feature?
a)
geysers
b)
glaciers
c)
plains
d)
mountains
86.

Ancient Romans improved sanitation in their empire by building what structures to move water long distances?

a)

Brigades

b)

Aqueducts

87.

Which ocean is not crossed by the Equator?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

88.

The Great Barrier Reef is roughly the size of Italy. This reef is located in the Coral Sea off the coast of which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

89.

A place that gets little to no rain, is usually flat and has no vegetation.

a)

Forest

b)

Valley

c)

Canyon

d)

Desert

90.

The process of cutting and clearing away trees from a forest is known as

a)

Deforestation

b)

Desertification

c)

Urbanization

91.

The movement of people from the countryside to cities is known as

a)

Deforestation

b)

Desertification

c)

Urbanization

92.

Which Ocean is This?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

South Ocean

93.

Everglades National Park is home to 1.5 million hectares of wetlands full of alligators, turtles, and even panthers. Which state can it be found?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Louisiana

d)

Georgia

94.

Which part of a river provides the best evidence that water weathers and erodes the land it flows over?

a)

Headwaters

b)

Mouth

c)

Delta

d)

Tributaries

95.

What is the part of the river that is also called the headwaters and is the beginning of a river?

a)

River Source

b)

Tributary

c)

Meander

96.

What is the part of the river that has a smaller stream or river that joins a larger or main river?

a)

River Source

b)

Tributary

c)

Meander

97.
Which direction will the object move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Right
d)
Left
98.
While going to school, a student walks an average of 5 km/hr west for 12 blocks.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
99.
A dog runs on the sidewalk 9 mi/hr.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
100.
Distance over Time is the definition of ___. 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
101.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
102.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
103.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
104.

which graph is constant speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
105.

A cell without a true nucleus

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

106.

A cell that has a true nucleus

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

107.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
108.

This is the barrier that allows things to come in and out of a cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

ER

d)

Golgi Apparatus

109.

What type of cell has a cell wall?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Both

110.

What type of cell has mitochondria?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Both

111.

The (a)   is a gel-like substance that holds organelles in place

112.

White to move. What is the best move?

a)

Rxe8

b)

Nd5

c)

Bxd6

d)

g3

113.

Can black mate white in 1 move? If so, how?

a)

No, black can't mate white in 1 move

b)

yes, Na2#

c)

yes, Nd3#

114.

White to move. What is white's best move?

a)

Qg5

b)

Nxd5

c)

Rh1

d)

Bxh7

115.

White to move. What is white's best move?

a)

Bxa6

b)

Bxh7

c)

Qxe6

d)

Qxg7

116.

Black to move. What is black's best move?

a)

Nd3

b)

Nc2

c)

E5

d)

Bxh2

117.

White to move. What is white's best move?

a)

Bxe5

b)

f4

c)

Ba6

d)

Be7

118.

White to move. What is white's best move?

a)

Ne7

b)

Qh7

c)

Nh6

d)

Qf7

119.

White to move. How can white mate black in one move?

a)

Bxg6

b)

Re7

c)

Qxh5

d)

Ne5

120.

George Washington predicted that political parties would lead to -

a)

A. organizations that would clearly articulate the desires of the people.

b)

B. war with other countries

c)

C. biased newspapers and therefore inaccurate reports

d)

D. a divided sentiment between citizens of America

121.

Which constitutional principle is Jefferson referring to in this excerpt?

a)

A. Limited government

b)

B. Popular sovereignty

c)

C. Federalism

d)

D. Judicial review

122.

Who was The Confederate General

a)

Ulysses S Grant

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

George Washington

d)

Robert E Lee

123.

What Was a Major Advantage of the North During The Civil War

a)

Bigger Population

b)

Familiar Territory

c)

Worse Transportation

d)

Slow Communication

124.

The Emancipation Proclamation…

a)

Freed All Slaves

b)

Kept Slaves Captive

c)

Freed Rebel Slaves

d)

Freed Border Slaves

125.

What Spanish explorer made it to present day Kansas, where he found "shaggy cows" (American bison)?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

c)

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

d)

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

126.

What was the name of the first successful English colony settlement, founded in 1607?

a)

Roanoke Island

b)

Plymouth

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Jamestown

127.

What group of colonies had a plantation system and relied on slaves to grow crops?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

128.

What describes the spread of the idea that knowledge, reason, & science could improve society?

a)

Reformation

b)

Puritans

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Separatists

129.

Who was NOT involved in the French and Indian War?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Native Americans

d)

Vikings

130.

What founding father invented bifocal glasses?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

131.

The U.S. gov’t agreed to become involved in the Korean and Vietnam wars because:

a)

They were both aggressive toward the U.S.

b)

They were not nice to our allies.

c)

U.S. should take action stopping the spread of communism

d)

They disliked the Soviet Union.

132.

What role did China play in the Red Scare?

a)

They aligned with communist nations increasing western fears

b)

They joined us in the Korean War

c)

They helped spread democracy

133.

What is the capital of Sudan?

a)

Khartoum

b)

Gillette

c)

Cairo

d)

Billings

134.

Body of water located to the north of Africa

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Lake Victoria

135.

Country

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Nepal

136.

Physical Features

a)

Tibetan Plateau

b)

Deccan Plateay

c)

Himalayas

d)

Hindu- Kush Mtns

137.

Physical Features

a)

Tibetan Plateau

b)

Deccan Plateay

c)

Himalayas

d)

Hindu- Kush Mtns

138.

Physical Features

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Arabian Sea

d)

Bay of Bengal

139.

What is the capital and largest city in Russia?

a)

Moscow

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Vladivostok

d)

Leningrad

140.

the latitude 66.5° North, marking the southern limit of the Arctic

a)

prime meridian

b)

arctic circle

c)

antarctic circle

d)

equator

141.

an imaginary line around the middle of the earth, equal distance from the north and south poles

a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
International Date Line
142.

these lines run east and west, they measure distance north and south

a)
Latitude
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Longitude
143.

these lines run north and south, they measure distance east and west

a)
Equators and tropics
b)

Latitudes Lines

c)

Longitude Lines

d)
Axes and coordinates
144.

nomads

a)
Nomads are people who live in cities.
b)
Nomads have a fixed residence and do not travel.
c)
Nomads are primarily farmers who cultivate land.
d)
Nomads are mobile people who do not have a permanent home.
145.

to tame animals and cultivate plants for human use

a)

Domesticate

b)
Agriculture
c)
Wildlife management
d)
Animal rescue
146.
Stored energy is called ______ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Pacific
d)
Safe
147.
The motion of waves, electrons, atoms, molecules, substances, and objects is called ___________ energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Moving
d)
Kaliedic 
148.
Energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules is __________ potential energy.
a)
Chemical  
b)
Elastic
c)
Nuclear
d)
Gravitational
149.
Energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom is called _________ energy.
a)
Chemical
b)
Nuclear
c)
Gravitational
d)
Elastic
150.
Energy delivered by tiny charged particles called electrons is called_________ energy.
a)
Electrical
b)
Light
c)
Heat
d)
Sound
151.
What is the form of energy that is created using heat?  This form of energy makes particles of matter move faster.
a)
light energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
kinetic energy
152.
What is the energy of moving objects, or the energy of moving parts of a machine?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
153.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
154.

What kind of energy is shown here?

a)

electrical

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

nuclear

155.

Which 2 types of energy does the object in the image use?

a)

Electric and Thermal

b)

Nuclear and Elastic

c)

Chemical and Mechanical

d)

Sound and Elastic

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