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Questions based on the Academic Decathlon 2024-2025 binder about Our Changing Climate.
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1
Vik Muniz's painting of Sebastiao is an allocation painting based on
Monkman's painting of Fisher River
David's painting of Marat
DeVinci's painting of Medusa
Bierstadt's painting of David
2
In "To Build a Fire", what was the man's biggest mistake?
Traveled alone.
Left too late in the day.
He did not bring a compass.
He did no bring enough food.
3
Which event caused the "year without a summer"?
Volcanic eruption
Solar flare
Commet impact
Meltwater event
4
Which statement BEST explains a limitation of using instrumental records?
They require complex technology to analyze
They are often difficult to interpret
They cover a relatively short period of time
They are not widely accessible
5
List the first 4 terms of an arithmetic sequence with a first term of 3 and a common difference of 5
3, 15, 75, 375
0, 5, 10, 15, 20
3, 8, 13, 15
3, 8, 13, 18
6
In Greta Thunberg's address to the UN, she used all the following tools EXCEPT
logos
anaphora
pathos
ethos
7
The word ANAGRAM has 7 letters. How many unique arrangements of the letters in ANAGRAM start with a consonant?
2,340
4,680
2,520
5,040
8
The phrase "The glacier absorbed greenhouse gases" uses what literary device?
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
allusion
9
Which artist's work,
Cho-looke, the Yosemite Fall,
inspired the depiction of Yosemite Falls in Monkman's
Fourth World?
Richard Serra
Thomas Hill
Albert Bierstadt
Thomas Moran
10
Which step of the scientific method comes LAST?
modify the hypothesis
confirm findings with a manipulation experiment
replicate the experiment
present findings at a conference
11
Who composed "Global Warming"
Ludovico Einaudi
Phillip Glass
Michael Abels
Jerome Kern
12
The FIRST movement of "Grand Canyon Suite" is called
Painted Desert
Cloudburst
Sunrise
On the Trail
13
Using the data set of scores: {67, 78, 100, 94, 49, 38, 81}, find the mean to the nearest whole number
72
82
85
73
14
What does Yutu's Grandmother represent in "Melt"?
Modernity
Tradition
Innovation
Conflict
15
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?
Do natural disasters influence revolutions?
What are the long-term consequences of air pollution on human health?
How do changing sea levels impact coastal cities?
16
Define:
Programmatic
a term for a piece of music without clearly repeated sections
a melodic idea representing a particular person, object, or idea
a symbol indicating a note (or silence) should be sustained longer
instrumental music that conveys a sense of a specific storyline (no lyrics)
17
Which pollution source is a point source?
oil refinery
suburban community
fixation
succession
18
Define:
Fermata
a short piece for an orchestra
a transitional section added to many verse-chorus forms
a symbol indicating that a note or silence should be played longer
a device that quiets or muffles an instrument's sound in some way
19
Noah Purifoy's "66 Signs of Neon" was a direct response to
the 1965 California bill banning the use of neon signs after 10:00 p.m.
the 1965 involement in Vietnam
the 1965 Watts Rebellion
the 1965 signing of the Civil Rights Act
20
Which human activity contributes MOST to atmospheric carbon dioxide levels?
high-intensity agriculture
fossil fuel combustion
livestock farming
deforestation
21
Where is most of Earth's freshwater found?
rivers
groundwater
the atmosphere
reservoirs
22
What is the 100th odd number starting from 1?
99
203
201
197
23
A polynomial of the first degree is called a ______
Linear Polynomial
Binomial
Monomial
Quadratic Polynomial
24
What is the meaning of the title
Land Mark
in the series of works by Allora & Calzadilla?
a destructive force
a location marker
a temporary mark on land
a political manifesto
25
The term "Meghalayan" originates from a(n)
Volcano
Mountain
Ice sheet
Cave
26
Which field studies tree rings to determine weather patterns?
seismology
glaciology
dendrochronology
hydrology
27
What subject painted by Dutch artists in the seventeenth century led to a new genre of painting?
still life
landscapes
animals
portraits
28
In Sharma's TED Talk on tiny forests, they planted how many trees in the space of six cars?
500 trees
300 trees
150 trees
10 trees
29
Multiply the polynomials (x+3) and (5y-3)
5xy- 9x+15y+3
15xy-5x+8xy+3
5xy-3x+15y-9
15xy-3x+5y-9
30
What is the current eon?
Hadean
Proterozoic
Phanerozoic
Archean
31
What genre does "Woodland" belong to?
Climate Fiction
Biographical Fiction
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
32
A narrative record will MOST likely describe a(n)...
snowfall forecast
hot day
environmental policy
carbon dioxide emission source
33
Why did average fuel efficiency drop in the 1990s?
Gasoline companies sold lower-quality fuel
More consumers preferred inefficient vehicles such as minivans
New tariffs on imported cars led consumers to prefer domesticated cars
New vehicles had complex technology that required more fuel
34
In the context of climate science, negative feedbacks will PRIMARILY...
exacerbate extreme weather events
increase greenhouse gas emissions
moderate climate change
accelerate climate change
35
The woodwind family would be classified as
aerophones
chordophones
idiophones
membranophones
36
Compared to primary energy sources, electricity is BEST described as
easily obtained
inexpensive
inefficient
abundant
37
What is the primary setting of the novel "Melt"?
Antarctic region
North Dakota
Arctic region
Quebec
38
According to Kent Monkman, what was the role of nineteenth-century paintings in the imagination of North America?
They reflected diverse perspectives
They celebrated Indigenous cultures
They were a visual record of colonization
They were irrelevant to cultural history
39
Which of the following is a possible degree of a polynomial?
1/2
4/3
-1
3
40
Which law was cited to explain the recording challenges of "What a Wonderful World"
Occam's Razor
Murphy's Law
Newton's First Law
Boyle's Law
41
What genre does "Melt" belong to?
Realistic Fiction
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction
42
Who FIRST included climate in the analysis of global history?
Bert Bolin
J.R. McNeill
Eunice Newton Foote
E. Le Roy Ladurie
43
In Bonnie Devine's "Battle for the Woodlands," what does the painted map include?
colonial landmarks
habitat loss
proper names
animals
44
Which pitches comprise the "S-E-A" motif in the "Waterscape" cycle?
E-flat, A, D
E, A, B-flat
E-flat, E, A
E, A, D
45
Which of the following is equivalent to 5!/0!?
5!-1
None of the above
0
120
46
Who does Bea's father work for?
a conservation agency
a technology firm
an oil company
a university
47
Using the data set: {16, 22, 14, 32, 28, 46, 52}, what is the range?
14
30
52
38
48
What instrument opens section B of "Rain Tree"?
a crotale
a harpsichord
a vibraphone
a violin
49
Which of the following "images" is not used in "The flavours we'll lose"?
kinesthetic image
visual image
auditory image
olfactory image
50
What is the significance of the buffalo jump in Kent Monkman's
Fourth World
?
It signifies the end of the colonial era
It symbolizes Indigenous hunting traditions
It is an abstract element
It alludes to the mass killing of bison
51
Which term BEST describes algal growth from excess nitrogen and phosphorus?
nitrification
eutrophication
fixation
autotrophic growth
52
What is the subject of Will Wilson's photographic series "Survey"?
desert ecosystems
military activities
contaminated lands
Indigenous cultures
53
Nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter form from
atmospheric reactions
combustion
dense vegetation
soil erosion
54
In "Sumer is Icumen in", each new singer begins to sing after the prior singer finishes the line
the ewe bleats after lamb
summer has come
cuckoo, cuckoo
sing cuckoo
55
Topography does NOT affect
material retention
parent material
landslides
erosion
56
What is the primary desire behind Bonnie Devine's artistic projects, as described by Devine herself?
to focus on environmental impact and politics
to examine the relationship of land to consciousness
to create permanent art installations
to resist the notion of site possession
57
How does the world human population interact with resource consumption?
Growing populations require increasing amounts of finite resources
Despite slowing pop. growth, consumerism leads to increasing resource use
Increased focus on sustainable use balances out the effects of populations
Slowed pop. growth ensures that resource consumption will remain consistent
58
How do Yutu and Bea's lives intersect?
They meet at a conference on global warming.
Bea crashes a plane by Yutu's cabin.
Yutu crashes a plane at the airport Bea is at with her father.
Yutu rescues Bea after a snowmobile accident.
59
An observable natural phenomenon used to identify past climate conditions is a(n)...
artifact
concept
theory
proxy
