1. Assume that the storm data in Figure 1 are typical of thunderstorms that produce tornadoes. For such thunderstorms, which type of lightning stroke, -CG or +CG, is predominant before TF and which type of lightning stroke is predominant after TF?
A. -CG strokes before TF; -CG strokes after TF
B. +CG strokes before TF; +CG strokes after TF
C. -CG strokes before TF; +CG strokes after TF
D. +CG strokes before TF; -CG strokes after TF
2. According to Table 1, the average duration of the +CG strokes was at least 10 times greater than the average duration of -CG strokes for all the time periods EXCEPT:
F. noon-12:30 p.m.
G. 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
H. 1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
J. 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
3. Is the statement "The number of -CG strokes in the 5 min period just after TD will be less than the number of -CG strokes in the 5 min period just before TD" supported by Figure 1?
F. Yes; the number of -CG strokes in the 5 min period just after TD was less than half the number of -CG strokes in the 5 min period just before TD.
G. Yes; the number of -CG strokes in the 5 min period just after TD was the same as the number of -CG strokes in the 5 min period just before TD.
H. No; the number of -CG strokes in the 5 min period just after TD was more than twice the number of -CG strokes in the 5 min period just before TD.
J. No; the number of -CG strokes in the 5 min period just after TD was the same as the number of -CG strokes in the 5 min period just before TD.
4. According to Figure 1, from 1:25 p.m. to 1:55 p.m., the number of +CG strokes in a 5 min period:
A. increased only.
B. decreased only.
C. increased, then decreased.
D. decreased, then increased.
5. According to Table 1, from noon until 2:00 p.m., did the magnitude (absolute value) of the average current of the +CG strokes increase or decrease, and did the magnitude of the average current of the -CG strokes increase or decrease?
A. increase increase
B. decrease decrease
C. increase decrease
D. decrease increase
6. According to Table 1 and Figure 1, across the 4 age categories, as the age of the helpers increased, the percent contribution to pupfeeding:
F. increased only.
G. decreased only.
H. increased, then decreased.
J. decreased, then increased.
7. When food is scarce, meerkats may lose weight, causing them to have a negative daily weight gain. Based on Figure 2, if the percent contribution to babysitting by female helpers older than 1 yr with a daily weight gain of -2 g/hr had been calculated, it would most likely have been:
A. less than 15%.
B. between 15% and 20%.
C. between 20% and 25%.
D. greater than 25%.
8. Based on Table 1 and Figure 1, the greatest difference between the percent contribution by male helpers and the percent contribution by female helpers was observed for which pup care activity and which helper age range?
F. Babysitting; > 6 mo and < 12 mo
G. Babysitting; > 24 mo
H. Pupfeeding; > 6 mo and < 12 mo
J. Pupfeeding; > 24 mo
9. A student claimed that for male helpers and also for female helpers, the percent contribution to pupfeeding varies with daily weight gain. Are the results shown in Figure 2 consistent with this claim?
A. Yes; for male helpers and also for female helpers, as daily weight gain increased, the percent contribution to pupfeeding increased.
B. Yes; for male helpers and also for female helpers, as daily weight gain increased, the percent contribution to pupfeeding decreased.
C. No; for male helpers, the percent contribution to pupfeeding did not vary with weight gain.
D. No; for female helpers, the percent contribution to pupfeeding did not vary with weight gain.
10. Based on Experiment 2, if a trial had been done in Experiment 3 at 30°C, the conductivity at 6,000 sec would most likely have been:
F. less than 5 mS/cm.
G. between 5 mS/cm and 15 mS/cm.
H. between 15 mS/cm and 25 mS/cm.
J. greater than 25 mS/cm.
11. During each of the trials in Experiments 2 and 3, a white solid accumulated at the bottom of the test tube. What was this solid?
A. C4H9Br
B. Nal
C. C4H9I
D. NaBr
12. Suppose that at 40°C, 10 mL of a 100 mmol/L Nal-acetone solution is mixed with 10 mL of a 300 mmol/L Nal-acetone solution. Based on Experiment 1, the conductivity of the resulting solution will most likely be closest to which of the following?
F. 11 mS/cm
G. 16 mS/cm
H. 21 mS/cm
J. 30 mS/cm
13. In Study 2, at approximately what incident photon energy was P for the Compton effect in Pb at its maximum value?
A. 0.02 MeV
B. 0.2 MeV
C. 2 MeV
D. 20 MeV
14. In any given event, what scattered particle(s) was(were) registered by the detectors as evidence that the Compton effect, the photoelectric effect, and pair production, respectively, had occurred?
F. γ, e-
G. γ, e- e+, e-
H. e-, e-
J. γ, e- e-
15. Pair production cannot occur unless the incident photon has sufficient energy. Based on the results of Studies 1 and 2, the minimum incident photon energy for pair production is closest to which of the following values?
A. 0.1 MeV
B. 1 MeV
C. 10 MeV
D. 100 MeV
16. Which of the following questions CANNOT be answered by an analysis of Figure 2?
F. What is P for the photoelectric effect in Pb at an incident photon energy of 1 MeV?
G. What is the probability of an event being successful in Pb at an incident photon energy of 1 MeV?
H. Above what incident photon energy is P for pair production higher than 50% in Pb?
J. At what incident photon energy are P for the photoelectric effect and P for pair production equal in Pb?