PICAT EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ In this pulley system, what force must be applied to balance the 10
pound weight Answer: 10 lbs
▶ The joint at B contains a pin so that the ball can move up and down. If
the axle BC rotated faster, angle X will? Answer: Decrease
▶ The surface.... if piston A is pushed down 6 inches, how far will piston B
move up? Answer: 3 inches
▶ The spring pulls the left end of the lever against the cam. As the cam
makes four rotations, how many times will the right end of the lever move
up and down? Answer: 4
▶ Which of the following objects has the most structural strength? Answer:
A
▶ A definition of a vacuum is? Answer: The absence of matter
▶ If 60 pounds of the force must be applied to the valve for it to open, how
much upward force must push rod X ,apply for the valve to open? Answer:
40 lbs
▶ At what altitude is atmospheric pressure the greatest? Answer: Sea level
▶ Fiction is the force that? Answer: Opposes motion between 2 surfaces
▶ Which of the following is a renewable resource? Answer: peanut oil
▶ Which of the following reproduce by spawning? Answer: fish
▶ What do a hydrogen and oxygen molecule have in common? Answer:
Their size
, ▶ The filament in an electric lightbulb is made of? Answer: Tungsten
▶ When scientists measure a liquids resistance to flow they are
measuring? Answer: Viscosity
▶ An aquifer is? Answer: River bottom made up of sedimentary rocks
▶ Human skin cells divide by? Answer: Mitosis
▶ Perpetual motion machines can never be built because it is not possible
to eliminate? Answer: Inertia
▶ Which reduces friction? Answer: Ball bearing
▶ Regeneration in men is limited to? Answer: Healing of wounds
▶ If you place bean seeds between moist towels and watch the stern
leaves appear, you will see a demonstration of? Answer: Germination
▶ The tympanic membranes are also known as? Answer: ear drums
▶ Choking is prevented by the? Answer: epiglottis covering the voice box
▶ Which of the following actions produce a chemical change? Answer:
adding salt to the hot water
▶ Which do the following enables the pen to work? Answer: Hydraulic force
▶ The term "meiosis" is usually associated with? Answer: Reproduction
▶ What do a hydrogen molecule and an oxygen molecule have In
common? Answer: Size, charge on each electron
▶ Which of the following is a non-renewable resource? Answer: Copper
▶ What are the two main gases the make up stars? Answer: Hydrogen and
helium
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ In this pulley system, what force must be applied to balance the 10
pound weight Answer: 10 lbs
▶ The joint at B contains a pin so that the ball can move up and down. If
the axle BC rotated faster, angle X will? Answer: Decrease
▶ The surface.... if piston A is pushed down 6 inches, how far will piston B
move up? Answer: 3 inches
▶ The spring pulls the left end of the lever against the cam. As the cam
makes four rotations, how many times will the right end of the lever move
up and down? Answer: 4
▶ Which of the following objects has the most structural strength? Answer:
A
▶ A definition of a vacuum is? Answer: The absence of matter
▶ If 60 pounds of the force must be applied to the valve for it to open, how
much upward force must push rod X ,apply for the valve to open? Answer:
40 lbs
▶ At what altitude is atmospheric pressure the greatest? Answer: Sea level
▶ Fiction is the force that? Answer: Opposes motion between 2 surfaces
▶ Which of the following is a renewable resource? Answer: peanut oil
▶ Which of the following reproduce by spawning? Answer: fish
▶ What do a hydrogen and oxygen molecule have in common? Answer:
Their size
, ▶ The filament in an electric lightbulb is made of? Answer: Tungsten
▶ When scientists measure a liquids resistance to flow they are
measuring? Answer: Viscosity
▶ An aquifer is? Answer: River bottom made up of sedimentary rocks
▶ Human skin cells divide by? Answer: Mitosis
▶ Perpetual motion machines can never be built because it is not possible
to eliminate? Answer: Inertia
▶ Which reduces friction? Answer: Ball bearing
▶ Regeneration in men is limited to? Answer: Healing of wounds
▶ If you place bean seeds between moist towels and watch the stern
leaves appear, you will see a demonstration of? Answer: Germination
▶ The tympanic membranes are also known as? Answer: ear drums
▶ Choking is prevented by the? Answer: epiglottis covering the voice box
▶ Which of the following actions produce a chemical change? Answer:
adding salt to the hot water
▶ Which do the following enables the pen to work? Answer: Hydraulic force
▶ The term "meiosis" is usually associated with? Answer: Reproduction
▶ What do a hydrogen molecule and an oxygen molecule have In
common? Answer: Size, charge on each electron
▶ Which of the following is a non-renewable resource? Answer: Copper
▶ What are the two main gases the make up stars? Answer: Hydrogen and
helium
