Picat Verification UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone become smooth -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It was in a stream for a long time
Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Satellite
If you place bean seeds between moist paper towels and watch the stem leaves appear you
will see a demonstration of? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Germination
Which element does not contain any neutrons? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Hydrogen
How many atoms are in a single molecule of water (H2O) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2
Argon and Neon are..? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Noble gases
Processes of the water cycle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Evaporation, condensation,
sublimination, and so on
in a balanced ecosystem, which of the following would have the greatest population? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Plankton
water droplets - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Condensation
Friction is the force that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Opposes motion between 2 surfaces
Which of the following reproduce by spawning? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fish
, To test the effectiveness of plant fertilizer, groups of plants are grown with different types of
fertilizer. A control group of plants would? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Not be given any
fertilizer
When scientists measure a liquids resistance to flow, they are measuring the liquids -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1/2 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 16 units
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
which of these is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone become smooth -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It was in a stream for a long time
Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Satellite
If you place bean seeds between moist paper towels and watch the stem leaves appear you
will see a demonstration of? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Germination
Which element does not contain any neutrons? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Hydrogen
How many atoms are in a single molecule of water (H2O) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2
Argon and Neon are..? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Noble gases
Processes of the water cycle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Evaporation, condensation,
sublimination, and so on
in a balanced ecosystem, which of the following would have the greatest population? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Plankton
water droplets - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Condensation
Friction is the force that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Opposes motion between 2 surfaces
Which of the following reproduce by spawning? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fish
, To test the effectiveness of plant fertilizer, groups of plants are grown with different types of
fertilizer. A control group of plants would? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Not be given any
fertilizer
When scientists measure a liquids resistance to flow, they are measuring the liquids -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1/2 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 16 units
