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Questions based on the Academic Decathlon 2024-2025 binder about Our Changing Climate.
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1
Define:
Character piece
a nineteenth-century ballroom couple's dance
a composition that conveys an image without a programmatic storyline
a short piece for an orchestra
description of the events or ideas portrayed by a programmatic composition
2
What is the current eon?
Phanerozoic
Proterozoic
Archean
Hadean
3
What is the significance of the buffalo jump in Kent Monkman's
Fourth World
?
It is an abstract element
It alludes to the mass killing of bison
It symbolizes Indigenous hunting traditions
It signifies the end of the colonial era
4
Which of the following actions would be considered pork barrel politics?
a politician agreeing to give support to a colleague in exchange for theirs
elected officials using federal funds to build a new city park
a politician promising to lower taxes to win support for an election
city officials using city funds to build a new public library
5
Angel understands the legacy of settlers as being the removal of
tradition
history
spirit
nature
6
Define:
Glissando
an instrumental genre that juxtaposes an orchestra against a soloist
a single-line (monophonic) melody with religious text
a short piece for an orchestra
a rapic, sweeping glide up or down through the pitches of an instrument
7
Which of the following individuals coined the term "Cli-Fi"?
Dan Bloom
Stephanie LeMenager
Vandana Shiva
Amitav Ghosh
8
Why did average fuel efficiency drop in the 1990s?
More consumers preferred inefficient vehicles such as minivans
New tariffs on imported cars led consumers to prefer domesticated cars
Gasoline companies sold lower-quality fuel
New vehicles had complex technology that required more fuel
9
Nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter form from
atmospheric reactions
combustion
dense vegetation
soil erosion
10
In Bonnie Devine's "Battle for the Woodlands," what does the painted map include?
colonial landmarks
proper names
animals
habitat loss
11
All the following plants grew from Skywoman's daughter EXCEPT
lentils
corn
strawberries
tobacco
12
Define:
Symphony
a short piece for an orchestra
a description of events or ideas portrayed by a programmatic composition
an orchestral genre originating in the Classic period
an instrumental genre that juxtaposes an orchestra against a soloist
13
Which of these foundations partnered with a coalition of governments to provide vaccines for low-income countries?
The Gates Foundation
The Carnegie Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Kellogg Foundation
14
What is the subject of Will Wilson's photographic series "Survey"?
desert ecosystems
military activities
Indigenous cultures
contaminated lands
15
Which artist's work,
Cho-looke, the Yosemite Fall,
inspired the depiction of Yosemite Falls in Monkman's
Fourth World?
Thomas Moran
Albert Bierstadt
Thomas Hill
Richard Serra
16
Which term BEST describes algal growth from excess nitrogen and phosphorus?
autotrophic growth
fixation
eutrophication
nitrification
17
Which of the following events inspired the plot of
Solar Storms
?
The Point Ellice Bridge Disaster
The Seveso Disaster
The James Bay Project
The Station Square Collapse
18
What subject painted by Dutch artists in the seventeenth century led to a new genre of painting?
animals
still life
landscapes
portraits
19
Using the data set of scores: {67, 78, 100, 94, 49, 38, 81}, find the mean to the nearest whole number
82
85
73
72
20
Which step of the scientific method comes LAST?
replicate the experiment
present findings at a conference
confirm findings with a manipulation experiment
modify the hypothesis
21
The term "Meghalayan" originates from a(n)
Volcano
Mountain
Cave
Ice sheet
22
Which of the following groups has provided the MOST funding for research and development in recent years?
business
state governments
non-profit organizations
universities
23
Where is most of Earth's freshwater found?
the atmosphere
rivers
groundwater
reservoirs
24
The imagery of Romantic poetry is BEST described as
contemplative
ornate
sublime
rational
25
Which human activity contributes MOST to atmospheric carbon dioxide levels?
livestock farming
high-intensity agriculture
fossil fuel combustion
deforestation
26
An observable natural phenomenon used to identify past climate conditions is a(n)...
theory
proxy
concept
artifact
27
The title of "Freeway 280" refers to an area near
San Jose
El Paso
Pittsburgh
Albuquerque
28
Which of the following goods has the HIGHEST price elasticity of demand?
gasoline
Coca-Cola
milk
olive oil
29
What animal is the subject of Tulik's creation story?
Wolverine
Crow
Moose
Beaver
30
Which pollution source is a point source?
succession
oil refinery
suburban community
fixation
31
Define:
Quintuplet
a short piece for an orchestra
an adjective for something that is intended for religious practices
a group of five notes that occupy the same duration of time as four notes
a short note played as an embellishment just before a longer pitch
32
Which of the following examples is NOT scarce?
air
time
human knowledge
freshwater
33
What kind of artwork is
Under Discussion
by Allora & Calzadilla?
photograph
sculpture
video
painting
34
A government tax does NOT
lower producer surplus
lead to crowding out
create deadweight loss
lower consumer surplus
35
Who FIRST included climate in the analysis of global history?
E. Le Roy Ladurie
Eunice Newton Foote
Bert Bolin
J.R. McNeill
36
Using the data set: {5, 7, 3, 7, 4, 9, 7, 10, 2, 3, 8}, which of them is NOT an outlier?
3
8
9
10
37
Define:
Virtuosic
an instruction to play a piece "delicately"
a rapid, sweeping glide up or down through the pitches of an instrument
a piece with a melancholy or sorrowful character
an adjective to describe technically challenging music
38
In "The air smelled dirty," why MOST likely does the narrator's father leave western Pennsylvania?
He wishes to raise his children in the city
Mining is no longer a lucrative industry
The smell of burning fuel has become to pungent
Living in a coal mining town is difficult
39
Define:
Programmatic
a symbol indicating a note (or silence) should be sustained longer
a term for a piece of music without clearly repeated sections
instrumental music that conveys a sense of a specific storyline (no lyrics)
a melodic idea representing a particular person, object, or idea
40
What is the 100th odd number starting from 1?
203
201
99
197
41
What is the primary desire behind Bonnie Devine's artistic projects, as described by Devine herself?
to focus on environmental impact and politics
to resist the notion of site possession
to create permanent art installations
to examine the relationship of land to consciousness
42
In the painting
Fourth World,
what does the use of green camouflage by the depicted figures represent?
military disguise
historical accuracy
Indigenous cultural practice
fashion statement
43
Which of the following is equivalent to 5!/0!?
0
5!-1
None of the above
120
44
Which event caused the "year without a summer"?
Solar flare
Volcanic eruption
Meltwater event
Commet impact
45
Define:
Absolute pitch
a composition that conveys a particular image without a programmatic story
performance of a piece by someone other than the first performer
the innate ability to identify pitches by name without using any reference
a synonym for "coda," frequently used in popular music
46
Which of the following trails does Dora-Rouge remember despite its absence from maps?
Hundred-Year-Old Trail
Wolverine Trail
Poison Trail
Million-Dollar Trail
47
A narrative record will MOST likely describe a(n)...
snowfall forecast
carbon dioxide emission source
hot day
environmental policy
48
Define:
Call-and-response
a single-line (monophonic) melody with religious text
a short piece for an orchestra
an instrumental genre that juxtaposes an orchestra against a soloist
a technique where a small group plays a short motif that is answered
49
In
Solar Storms
, the dam construction ceases after a(n)
labor
court decision
act of arson
natural disaster
50
What is the coefficient of the x^4 in the binomial (x-5)^5?
5
125
25
20
51
Define:
Fermata
a device that quiets or muffles an instrument's sound in some way
a symbol indicating that a note or silence should be played longer
a short piece for an orchestra
a transitional section added to many verse-chorus forms
52
According to Kent Monkman, what was the role of nineteenth-century paintings in the imagination of North America?
They reflected diverse perspectives
They were a visual record of colonization
They celebrated Indigenous cultures
They were irrelevant to cultural history
53
Which of the following is a possible degree of a polynomial?
3
1/2
-1
4/3
54
Compared to primary energy sources, electricity is BEST described as
inexpensive
inefficient
easily obtained
abundant
55
Multiply the polynomials (x+3) and (5y-3)
15xy-5x+8xy+3
15xy-3x+5y-9
5xy-3x+15y-9
5xy- 9x+15y+3
56
What is the meaning of the title
Land Mark
in the series of works by Allora & Calzadilla?
a location marker
a destructive force
a political manifesto
a temporary mark on land
57
Topography does NOT affect
material retention
landslides
parent material
erosion
58
What is the tragedy of the commons?
when firms create market barriers to reduce competition
a resource is jointly owned and no one takes responsibility for its overuse
when common goods are unprotected and fall under the control of a monopoly
when income is distributed unequally among citizens
59
Which of the following costs is variable?
rent
insurance
time
labor
60
How does the world human population interact with resource consumption?
Increased focus on sustainable use balances out the effects of populations
Growing populations require increasing amounts of finite resources
Slowed pop. growth ensures that resource consumption will remain consistent
Despite slowing pop. growth, consumerism leads to increasing resource use
61
A polynomial of the first degree is called a ______
Linear Polynomial
Quadratic Polynomial
Monomial
Binomial
62
Which field studies tree rings to determine weather patterns?
dendrochronology
seismology
glaciology
hydrology
63
In an open economy, net exports are always equal to
savings
net capital outflows
investments
government spending
64
In the context of climate science, negative feedbacks will PRIMARILY...
accelerate climate change
increase greenhouse gas emissions
moderate climate change
exacerbate extreme weather events
65
Which statement BEST explains a limitation of using instrumental records?
They are often difficult to interpret
They require complex technology to analyze
They are not widely accessible
They cover a relatively short period of time
66
The word ANAGRAM has 7 letters. How many unique arrangements of the letters in ANAGRAM start with a consonant?
2,340
5,040
4,680
2,520
67
Which research question is MOST appropriate for a scholar studying the history of climate and society?
What effect does climate change have on polar ice melt?
How do changing sea levels impact coastal cities?
Do natural disasters influence revolutions?
What are the long-term consequences of air pollution on human health?
68
Before the invention of electric and gas stoves, families cooked their meals with all of the following fuels EXCEPT
peat
turf
animal dung
wax
69
Who took the photograph to which "Earthrise" alludes?
James Lovell Jr.
Frank Borman
Bill Anders
Ansel Adams
70
List the first 4 terms of an arithmetic sequence with a first term of 3 and a common difference of 5
3, 8, 13, 15
0, 5, 10, 15, 20
3, 15, 75, 375
3, 8, 13, 18
