MTTC 103 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What laboratory practice can increase the accuracy of a measurement?
A) Repeating the measurement several times
B) Calibrating the equipment each time you use it
C) Using metric equipment measuring devices
D) Reading the laboratory instructions before the lab - Answer-C
Elements on the periodic table are arranged into groups and periods and ordered
according to all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Atomic number
B) Refractive index
C) Reactivity
D) Number of protons - Answer-B
A gas is held in a closed container and held at constant temperature. What is the effect
of increasing the volume of the container by 3 times?
A) The pressure is tripled
B) The pressure increases by one third
C) The pressure decreases to one third
D) The pressure remains constant - Answer-C
Which the following terms describes an intrusion of magma injected between two layers
of sedimentary rock, forcing the overlying strata upward to create a dome like form?
A) Sill
B) Dike
C) Laccolith
D) Caldera - Answer-C
Which of the following is needed for n experiment to be considered successful?
A) A reasonable hypothesis
B) A well-written lab report
C) Data that others can reproduce
D) Computer-aided statistical analysis - Answer-C
Which of the following statements about heat transfer is NOT true?
A) As the energy of the system changes, its thermal energy must change or work must
be done
B) Heat transfer from a warmer object to a cooler object can occur spontaneously
C) Data that others can reproduce
,D) Computer- aided statistical analysis - Answer-C
A man accidentally drops his wallet in a swimming pool. He can see his wallet at the
bottom of the pool. He jumps in to retrieve it, but the wallet is not where it appeared to
be. What is the reason for the optical illusion?
A) The reflection of the sunlight off of the water disrupted his view
B) Light is refracted as it enters the water changing the wallers apparent location
C) The current at the bottom of the pool is caused the wallet to move
D) The heat from the Sum has impaired the mans vision - Answer-B
The precision of a number of data points refers to:
A) How accurate the data is
B) How many errors the data contains
C) How close the data points are to the mean of the data
D) How close the actual data is to the predicted results - Answer-C
The most recently formed parts of the earths crust can be found at:
A) Subduction zones
B) Compressional boundaries
C) Extensional boundaries
D) Mid ocean ridges - Answer-D
Which type of nuclear process features atomic nuclei splitting apart to form smaller
nuclei?
A) Fission
B) Fusion
C) Decay
D) Ionization - Answer-A
How does adding a solute to a liquid solvent affect the vapor pressure of the liquid?
A) The vapor pressure increases by an amount proportional to the amount of solute
B) The vapor pressure increases by an amount proportional to the amount of the
solvent
C)The vapor pressure decreases by an amount proportional to the amount of solute
D) The amount of solute present in a liquid does not have any effect on vapor pressure -
Answer-C
The pairs of words sea and see, fair and fare are called?
A) Homophones
B) Antonyms
C) Homographs
D) Twin words - Answer-A
In preparation for writing a paper, a class has been instructed to skim a number of
online and print documents. The students are being asking to:
, A) Read the documents several times, skimming to a deeper level of understanding
each time
B) Read the documents quickly, looking for those that offer the most basic, general
information
C) Read the documents quickly, looking for key words in order to gather the basic
premise of each
D) Read the documents carefully, looking for those that offer the most in depth
information - Answer-C
Which of the following is the best definition of information literacy?
A) It is the set of skills required for reading and comprehension different information
B) It is the cognitive skill set necessary to amass comprehensive base of knowledge
C) It is the skill set required for the finding, retrieval, analysis and use of information
D) It is the set of skills necessary for effectively communicating information to others -
Answer-C
Which of the following choices describes the best introduction to a unit on oral traditions
from around the world?
A) Introducing games that practices new sight words, encoding words based on phonics
rules, and answering short comprehension questions
B) Setting up video-confrencing with a school in Asia so that students can
communicate. with children form other countries
C) Inviting a guest speaker from. nearby Native American group to demonstrate oral
storytelling to the class
D) Creating a slide show presentation about Various oral cultures and traditions and
characteristics of each - Answer-C
A syllable must contain:
A) a vowel
B) A consonant
C) both a vowel and consonant
D) a meaning - Answer-A
A class is reading a 14 line poem in an iambic pentameter. There are three stanzas of
four lines each, and a two-line couplet at the end. Words at the end of each line rhyme
with another word in the same stanza. The class is reading a:
A) Sonnet
B) Villanelle
C) Sestina
D) Limerick - Answer-A
According to MLA guidelines for writing research papers, which of the following is
correct regarding citation of Web sources if you cannot immediately see the name of a
sources author?
A) Assume the author is not named, as this is a common occurrence online
B) Do not name an agency or corporation as the author if it is the sponsor of the source
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What laboratory practice can increase the accuracy of a measurement?
A) Repeating the measurement several times
B) Calibrating the equipment each time you use it
C) Using metric equipment measuring devices
D) Reading the laboratory instructions before the lab - Answer-C
Elements on the periodic table are arranged into groups and periods and ordered
according to all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Atomic number
B) Refractive index
C) Reactivity
D) Number of protons - Answer-B
A gas is held in a closed container and held at constant temperature. What is the effect
of increasing the volume of the container by 3 times?
A) The pressure is tripled
B) The pressure increases by one third
C) The pressure decreases to one third
D) The pressure remains constant - Answer-C
Which the following terms describes an intrusion of magma injected between two layers
of sedimentary rock, forcing the overlying strata upward to create a dome like form?
A) Sill
B) Dike
C) Laccolith
D) Caldera - Answer-C
Which of the following is needed for n experiment to be considered successful?
A) A reasonable hypothesis
B) A well-written lab report
C) Data that others can reproduce
D) Computer-aided statistical analysis - Answer-C
Which of the following statements about heat transfer is NOT true?
A) As the energy of the system changes, its thermal energy must change or work must
be done
B) Heat transfer from a warmer object to a cooler object can occur spontaneously
C) Data that others can reproduce
,D) Computer- aided statistical analysis - Answer-C
A man accidentally drops his wallet in a swimming pool. He can see his wallet at the
bottom of the pool. He jumps in to retrieve it, but the wallet is not where it appeared to
be. What is the reason for the optical illusion?
A) The reflection of the sunlight off of the water disrupted his view
B) Light is refracted as it enters the water changing the wallers apparent location
C) The current at the bottom of the pool is caused the wallet to move
D) The heat from the Sum has impaired the mans vision - Answer-B
The precision of a number of data points refers to:
A) How accurate the data is
B) How many errors the data contains
C) How close the data points are to the mean of the data
D) How close the actual data is to the predicted results - Answer-C
The most recently formed parts of the earths crust can be found at:
A) Subduction zones
B) Compressional boundaries
C) Extensional boundaries
D) Mid ocean ridges - Answer-D
Which type of nuclear process features atomic nuclei splitting apart to form smaller
nuclei?
A) Fission
B) Fusion
C) Decay
D) Ionization - Answer-A
How does adding a solute to a liquid solvent affect the vapor pressure of the liquid?
A) The vapor pressure increases by an amount proportional to the amount of solute
B) The vapor pressure increases by an amount proportional to the amount of the
solvent
C)The vapor pressure decreases by an amount proportional to the amount of solute
D) The amount of solute present in a liquid does not have any effect on vapor pressure -
Answer-C
The pairs of words sea and see, fair and fare are called?
A) Homophones
B) Antonyms
C) Homographs
D) Twin words - Answer-A
In preparation for writing a paper, a class has been instructed to skim a number of
online and print documents. The students are being asking to:
, A) Read the documents several times, skimming to a deeper level of understanding
each time
B) Read the documents quickly, looking for those that offer the most basic, general
information
C) Read the documents quickly, looking for key words in order to gather the basic
premise of each
D) Read the documents carefully, looking for those that offer the most in depth
information - Answer-C
Which of the following is the best definition of information literacy?
A) It is the set of skills required for reading and comprehension different information
B) It is the cognitive skill set necessary to amass comprehensive base of knowledge
C) It is the skill set required for the finding, retrieval, analysis and use of information
D) It is the set of skills necessary for effectively communicating information to others -
Answer-C
Which of the following choices describes the best introduction to a unit on oral traditions
from around the world?
A) Introducing games that practices new sight words, encoding words based on phonics
rules, and answering short comprehension questions
B) Setting up video-confrencing with a school in Asia so that students can
communicate. with children form other countries
C) Inviting a guest speaker from. nearby Native American group to demonstrate oral
storytelling to the class
D) Creating a slide show presentation about Various oral cultures and traditions and
characteristics of each - Answer-C
A syllable must contain:
A) a vowel
B) A consonant
C) both a vowel and consonant
D) a meaning - Answer-A
A class is reading a 14 line poem in an iambic pentameter. There are three stanzas of
four lines each, and a two-line couplet at the end. Words at the end of each line rhyme
with another word in the same stanza. The class is reading a:
A) Sonnet
B) Villanelle
C) Sestina
D) Limerick - Answer-A
According to MLA guidelines for writing research papers, which of the following is
correct regarding citation of Web sources if you cannot immediately see the name of a
sources author?
A) Assume the author is not named, as this is a common occurrence online
B) Do not name an agency or corporation as the author if it is the sponsor of the source
