Picat Verification 2022-23

Picat Verification 2022-23 which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone become smooth Ans- It was in a stream for a long time Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called Ans- Satellite If you place bean seeds between moist paper towels and watch the stem leaves appear you will see a demonstration of? Ans- Germination Which element does not contain any neutrons? Ans- Hydrogen How many atoms are in a single molecule of water (H2O) Ans- 2 Argon and Neon are..? Ans- Noble gases Processes of the water cycle Ans- Evaporation, condensation, sublimination, and so on in a balanced ecosystem, which of the following would have the greatest population? Ans- Plankton water droplets Ans- Condensation Friction is the force that Ans- Opposes motion between 2 surfaces Which of the following reproduce by spawning? Ans- Fish To test the effectiveness of plant fertilizer, groups of plants are grown with different types of fertilizer. A control group of plants would? Ans- Not be given any fertilizer When scientists measure a liquids resistance to flow, they are measuring the liquids Ans- Viscosity A radar is designed to report the track of an aircraft every second. If this radar reports 30 tracks in one minute, what percentage of the time did the radar track the aircraft? Ans- 50% Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. one day. If he was paid at the rate of $6 per hour, how much did he earn that day? Ans- 5.00 A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her current office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the new office? Ans- 968 square feet How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square and has an area of 64 sq feet? Ans- 32 A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 feet as fast uphill as it can go on level ground. If it goes 120 miles per hour downhill, how long will it take to travel 45 miles per flat land? Ans1/2 hour The pet store had six puppies selling for 104 each and twelve kittens selling for 24 each. Today, only two puppies and eight kittens were left. In dollar terms, what was the ratio of sales of puppies to kittens? Ans- 13 to 3 Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each side measuring 10 units, and is 4 units high. The second box is rectangular and has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the second box is 5 units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box? Ans- 16 units There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. A child reaches in the bag and randomly takes one marble. What is the probability pf that child getting a green marble? Ans- .66 Each August, a resentment's rent is adjusted to the cost-of-living index. The rent has been $1,550 a month, and the cost of living index for this August was 3.796. What is the new rent per month? Ans1,607.35 Perimeter of a garden is 84, what is the area? Ans- 441 The price of salmon at a fish market is 5.40 per pound. This is 150% its cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the supermarket? Ans- $3.60 A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. A second press can print 15,000 in 60 minutes, How many more copies per minute will the faster press print than the slower press? Ans- 3,000 Before being painted, a concrete play area was marked off into squares and then into triangles. For the square shown, what is the area of the triangular part labeled XYZ? Ans- 32 sq ft If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new population was what percent of the old? Ans- 125% emphasize Ans- Accentuate perilous Ans- hazardous Adage Ans- Proverb Adminition Ans- Approval Embody Ans- Exemplify Peruse Ans- Study Communique Ans- Message Erratically Ans- Irregularly Devout Ans- Pious Fervently Ans- Passionately Sustain Ans- Tolerate Oppressive Ans- Painful Negated Ans- Nullified Consoled Ans- Solaced Roosevelt made a conscious use of media.... Ans- Was a president who recognized the power of the press Riding a mail plane is a low budget... Ans- Copper drew prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist attraction Physicists seek out those features of nature that are simple and universal. The secret of their success is not so much a matter of finding answers as it is asking the right questions. The trick is keeping the questions simple and sticking to universal phenomena. Simple questions can be answered unambiguously by careful observation of repeated experiments and by logical thinking. Ans- How fast do stones of particular size fall? An allergy is a hypersensitivity to substances that are essentially harmless. For as yet poorly understood reasons, the immune system malfunctions and marshals up an army of antibodies to fight these substances. For many allergies, this malfunction causes a large amount of histamine to flood into the bloodstream. It is overabundance of histamine that causes allergic symptoms such as headaches, rashes, and sneezing. Ans- Medical science does not fully understand why the body has an allergic reaction to certain substances A period of time is usually measured.... Ans- Calen