A hazard symbol that is a red Octagonal shape means...
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Question 10
10.
Which of the following is considered a poor safety practice?
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Question 11
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Use the WHMIS symbols to answer the following question.
Symbol 4 above indicates ...
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Question 12
12.
Which of the following is not a homogeneous mixture?
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Question 13
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You are making a drink using drink crystals. Which statement below is correct?
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Question 14
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Solubility is the...
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Question 15
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Particles move the slowest in a...
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Question 16
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You are cleaning your bike and want to clean the bearings. They are covered in grease. The best substance to use to clean the bearings will be...
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Question 17
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A pipeline pig is a special unit operating in a pipeline to...
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Question 18
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A detergent is a substance that can remove dirt from different kinds of fabric. The cleaning agent in the detergent attaches itself to the dirt particles. It is called a/an...
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Question 19
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Syncrude originally used conveyor belts to move the oil sand from the mine to the processing plant, but it proved to be very expensive to continue operating in this way. They now use ...
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Question 20
20.
When comparing concentrations of different solutions, it is necessary to compare the
concentrations in the same volume. Which of the following solutions would have the highest
concentration?
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Question 21
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In a hydraulic lift model built by an apprentice (like the real one shown in the illustration below), a pedal is used to push down the large piston, while the small piston lifts up a load. The apprentice's model didn't work. What is wrong with it?
REAL HYDRAULIC LIFT
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Question 22
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Which is not a structural adaptation?
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Question 23
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Adaptation is a change in the organism that allows it to survive in its environment. There are two types of adaptations. Structural adaptations enable organisms to change their appearance, whereas, behavioral adaptations enable organisms to change their behavior. Which of the
following adaptations is behavioral?
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Question 24
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Darwin’s finches have different variations in bill size that account for their feeding pattern. A warbler-like finch long sharp pointed bill would have this type of bill because it eats ...
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Question 25
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The powerhouse of the cell (the part where energy is converted into the usable form) is called the...
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Question 26
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If a cell has chloroplasts, it is a/an ...
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Question 27
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Peristalsis in the alimentary canal is caused by the ...
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Question 28
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The largest organ in the human body is the skin, which is also called the Integumentary System. It has two functions, which are ...
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Question 29
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Organs work together to make a system or network that performs a specialized function. Plants have only two main systems. They are the ...
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Question 30
30.
Which statement is correctly associated with the circulatory system?
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Question 31
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Oxygen-rich air is drawn into the lungs through tube-like passageways called bronchi. The bronchi are lined with tough connective tissue in order to ...
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Question 32
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Capillaries have two adaptations for exchanging gases and nutrients: they are made of specialized epithelial tissue that is only one cell thick and they ...
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Question 33
33.
The liver is a very important organ in the excretory system. The function of this organ is to
convert a highly toxic substance into a less harmful substance. The highly toxic substance that is converted into urea in the excretory system is ...
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Question 34
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A neuron receives messages from small branches of the nerve cell called ...
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Question 35
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In the late 1700’s, Edward Jenner, an English country doctor, developed the first vaccine. The vaccine he developed made people immune to smallpox. This vaccine was ...
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Question 36
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Louis Pasteur was originally a chemist. His first great discovery was finding out what made beer and wine spoil. He discovered micro-organisms, floating in spoiled batches of beer and wine. The micro-organisms were ...
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Question 37
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A simple machine is called a simple machine because it is...
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Question 38
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Mechanical systems for transporting water were developed by Roman engineers thousands
of years ago. These systems supplied water to cities that were many kilometers from the water supply. The systems were known as ...
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Question 39
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A simple machine that converts rotational motion to linear motion is called ...
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Question 40
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The penny farthing was an early bicycle design that used only these types of simple machines ...
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Question 41
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Linkages and transmissions are parts of a system that perform a specific function. The function they perform is to ...
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Question 42
42.
A disadvantage of a wedge is...
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Question 43
43.
A gear train is a...
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Question 44
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Gears are used in combination, with the teeth of the gears interlocking, so when one moves the other moves as well. Effort can be applied to the first gear (24 teeth), with the resulting effect on the second gear (12 teeth) being a ...
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Question 45
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The mechanical advantage of a device refers to...
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Question 46
46.
What is the Mechanical Advantage of this pulley?
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Question 47
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You have a pulley system, which has an input force of 45 N and an output force of 245 N. What is the mechanical advantage?
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Question 48
48.
If a machine is only 30% efficient, it means that...
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Question 49
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How much work would a student do if he picked up an 80 N box up off the floor and carried it to a height of 1.0 m then carried it 20 m and placed it on a shelf 1.8 m above the floor? (W = F x d)
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Question 50
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Speed Ratio is calculated by dividing the ...
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Question 51
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The Mechanical Advantage of this Hydraulic lift is 10 N. What is the area of the output piston if the diameter of the input piston is 1.4 m?
Use this formula on ratios given the information in the question.
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Question 52
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Mechanical devices are evaluated so that the consumer who will use them can make a better choice. Another important reason to carefully evaluate a mechanical device is too...
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Question 53
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The church key was the first practical design for opening a can. It was a simple machine that multiplied the force needed to open the can. The simple machine it was designed after was the ...
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Question 54
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CSA is a non-government association that tests and approves a wide range of products to ensure they are safe for use by the consumer. CSA stands for ...
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Question 55
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Sometimes a new device is designed when someone who thinks there can be an easier way to do something makes an observation. An inventor observed a driver manually cleaning snow and ice off the windshield of a streetcar in freezing cold weather, this observation prompted the invention of this ...
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Question 56
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Improvements in robot technology came as a result of industry trying to ...
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Question 57
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The Precipitation and Temperature information in the table above identifies a Canadian city. From the data, you might be able to infer that this data represents the City of ...
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Question 58
58.
Your inference in the question above is based on the fact that ...
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Question 59
59.
A reservoir is...
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Question 60
60.
The term "water quality" is associated with drinking water. All the following are abiotic characteristics
associated with water quality except...
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Question 61
61.
Which of the following statements would be a result of hard water?
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Question 62
62.
Use the following information to answer the question.
Carbon dioxide dissolved in water is acidic. Bromothymol blue is an acid/base indicator. A contaminated water sample is placed into a container containing some bromothymol blue. Another sample of pure water is placed into a similar container containing bromothymol blue. Both
containers were sealed and allowed to remain at room temperature, undisturbed, and in a darkened container for 24 h.
What would be a valid prediction for this experiment?
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Question 63
63.
Distillation of water involves which of the following changes?