Quiz Questions (all subjects)
Language
- #quiz (lang) What is a clause?
- #quiz (lang) What is an independent clause?
- #quiz (lang) What is a subordinate clause?
- #quiz (lang) (dangling modifier) - What is wrong with this sentence?
- #quiz (lang) (misplaced modifier) - What is wrong with this sentence?
- #quiz (lang) What word in this sentence is the coordinating conjunction?
- #quiz (lang) need to practice recognizing prepositions.
- #quiz (lang) need to practice differentiating adverbs and adjectives.
Prealgebra
- #quiz Evaluate
- #quiz Simplify
- #quiz Simplify
- #quiz Practice using addition and subtraction of terms with variable and coefficient - recognizing when to add or multiply is giving trouble.
- #quiz if
and , Solve for - #quiz When is this expression undefined:
? - #quiz Give an example of an equation with no solutions.
- #quiz Give an example of an equation with infinite solutions.
Geometry
- #quiz Prove that the measure of each interior angle of a regular polygon is
- #quiz Construct the incenter of an obtuse triangle
- #quiz Construct the circumcenter of an acute triangle
- #quiz Construct a line parallel to a given line, so that it passes through a given point.
- #quiz Construct a line segment that is one-fifth the length of a given line segment.
- #quiz Bisect a given angle
- #quiz What is the formula for the sum of exterior angles for any convex polygon?
- #quiz What is the formula for the measure of the interior angles for any regular polygon?
- #quiz What is another way to express
- #quiz What is the Law of Sines:
- #quiz What is the Law of Cosines:
- #quiz Solve a triangle using the law of sines (examples)
- #quiz Solve a triangle using the law of cosines (examples)
Physics
- #quiz What are perihelion and aphelion in orbital mechanics?
- #quiz What shape do Kepler's laws specify for planetary orbits?
- #quiz What is the Gravitational Constant?
- #quiz What is the formula for the gravitational force of attraction between any two masses?
- #quiz If the surface of the moon is covered in fine, sandy material, why are there no dunes on the moon?
- #quiz What is the formula for kinetic energy of a moving mass?
- #quiz What is the formula for the momentum of a moving mass?
- #quiz How much gravitational potential energy does a 10 kg mass have if it is 20 meters above the ground?
- #quiz Draw a right triangle and label one of the right angles as
. Which two sides make the ratio called ? - #quiz What is the magnitude of the vector
? - #quiz Find the dot product:
- #quiz Explain what impulse is.
- #quiz What is the difference between an elastic collision and an inelastic collision?
- #quiz Why is the idea of a spring constant important for weighing things?
- #quiz What is the density of water?
- #quiz How many cubic centimeters are in a liter?
- #quiz What is the connection between Work and Energy?
- #quiz What is the formula for calculating work?
- #quiz An object collides with an identical, but stationary object in space. They stick together as they move after the collision. How fast is the combined object going compared to the speed of the first object?
- #quiz A bowl of water on a scale reads 1kg. You dip a steel marble into it by dangling it from a string, but do not allow it to touch the bottom. The marble has a volume of 5
. What does the scale read now? What would it read if the marble was ten times denser? - #quiz If you drop a brick from the first story window, it hits the ground with a certain speed. How much higher would you have to drop from in order to double the speed at the moment of impact?
- #quiz Fill in the blank: Work changes
________
Science Review
- #quiz What are the main branches of science and what does each one study?
- #quiz What are the basic steps of scientific inquiry?
- #quiz What is a hypothesis?
- #quiz If your observations do not support your hypothesis, what should you do?
- #quiz How is evidence used in scientific investigation?
- #quiz Compare and contrast a theory and a law.
- #quiz Give an example of a physical model, a computer model, and a mathematical model.
- #quiz What is an independent variable in a scientific experiment?
- #quiz What is a dependent variable in a scientific experiment?
- #quiz Why is it important to have a well-defined procedure when doing an experiment?
- #quiz What does it mean to infer something (especially in a science context)?
- #quiz Make a bar graph showing 25 pigeons, 10 squirrels, 7 earthworms, and 14 beetles, as if it was information from an ecological survey.
- #quiz What are the essential parts of a lab report?
- #quiz What is the difference between precision and accuracy?
- #quiz What does a hypothesis tell you in a lab report?
- #quiz What does a procedure tell you in a lab report?
- #quiz What should you include in the conclusion of a lab report?
- #quiz What are some things that might make you critical of a scientific finding?
- #quiz Describe a situation where you would need to use estimation or round numbers.
- #quiz What are the named SI prefixes for
up to ? - #quiz What is an intensive property (chemistry)?
- #quiz What is an extensive property (chemistry)?
- #quiz How would you measure the density of an irregularly shaped object?
- #quiz What is the smallest piece of matter you can get that keeps the same chemical properties as you would have in a larger piece?
- #quiz What are the four phases of matter?
- #quiz What particles form the nucleus of an atom?
- #quiz What particles orbit around outside of the nucleus of an atom?
- #quiz What is Ernest Rutherford famous for discovering, involving atoms of gold?
- #quiz What is the difference between a physical property and a chemical property of matter?
- #quiz Can matter be created by a chemical reaction?
- #quiz Can matter by destroyed (so that it no longer exists) by a chemical reaction?
- #quiz Which phase of matter can easily have its volume changed?
- #quiz Which phases of matter can easily change shape?
- #quiz What does sublimation mean?
- #quiz Describe how a compressor-based air conditioner works.
- #quiz Which subatomic particle has a positive charge?
- #quiz Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?
- #quiz What are valence electrons?
- #quiz What subatomic particles are most important in the formation of chemical bonds?
- #quiz What is the atomic number of an element? What does it mean about the element's nucleus?
- #quiz What's the difference between a substance and a mixture? (substance can't be broken into simpler parts, physical changes don't alter its composition)
- #quiz What is the difference between a heterogeneous mixture and a homogeneous mixture?
- #quiz Is a solution a substance or a mixture?
- #quiz Give an example unit for measuring pressure.
- #quiz How many particles are there in one mole of a substance?
- #quiz Give an SI unit for speed.
- #quiz How are speed, time, and distance related?
- #quiz What's the difference between speed and velocity?
- #quiz What is acceleration?
- #quiz Does positive acceleration always mean increasing speed?
- #quiz Where does the acceleration vector point for a ball on a string that's swinging around in a circle?
- #quiz How are force, mass, and acceleration related?
- #quiz What is Newton's first law of motion? (inertia)
- #quiz What is Newton's second law of motion? (f=ma)
- #quiz What is Newton's third law of motion? (equal/opposite reaction)
- #quiz What is the acceleration due to gravity on earth, in SI units?
- #quiz If you drop a brick from the first story window, it hits the ground with a certain amount of kinetic energy. How much higher would you have to drop from in order to double the kinetic energy?
- #quiz If you drop a brick from the first story window, it hits the ground with a certain speed. How much higher would you have to drop from in order to double the speed at the moment of impact?
- #quiz If a penny was dropped from the top of the Empire State Building (443.2 meters tall), and there was no wind resistance,
Engineering
- #quiz Draw a circuit that uses a pull-up resistor to determine whether a switch is closed or open.
- #quiz Draw a circuit that uses a pull-down resistor to determine whether a switch is closed or open.
- #quiz Draw a circuit with a voltage divider.
- #quiz A circuit has +5v input, then a 1k
resistor, then a resistor, then ground. What is the voltage between the resistors? - #quiz What does a phototransistor do in a circuit?
- #quiz Design a voltage divider that will give you 3.5v from a 5v source.
- #quiz What is PWM and what are some common uses for it?
- #quiz Why would you choose to use a pull-up resistor configuration over a pull-down configuration in some designs?
- #quiz How does the engineering design process work? What are the main stages?
Programming
- #quiz Write a for-loop to count the spaces in a string. Assume the string is in a variable called
str
. - #quiz Write a typescript function called
sum_evens
that takes an array of numbers and returns the sum of all of the even numbers in the array. - #quiz How do you access the command line arguments in a typescript program running on
node
? - #quiz How do you pass an argument into a function when you call it?
- #quiz Write the function declaration for a typescript function called
foo
that takes a string as an argument and returns a number. - #quiz How do you make a new instance of a class in typescript?
- #quiz What does encapsulation mean for object-oriented programming?
- #quiz What does polymorphism mean for object-oriented programming?
- #quiz What does inheritance mean for object-oriented programming?
- #quiz How could class inheritance help you design a program for keeping track of information about pets?
- #quiz What is the purpose of block-diagramming in software engineering?
History
- #quiz What are zaibatsu? (powerful Japanese family business organizations that controlled whole sections of industry)
- #quiz What was the Meiji restoration? (A rapid Japanese move to industrialize in order to protect their culture)
- #quiz What was the issue at stake in the opium wars between China and Britain?
- #quiz What did Muhammad Ali Pasha do in 19th century Egypt (not the boxer)? (industrialized and modernized many parts of the nation).