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2012 CSTEM Challenge CompetitionSTEM Quiz Bowl Question Bank

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Robotics Challenge Questions ~ Human vs. Robots



Answer to Cross Word:



1. What sensor enables the Minds-I to follow the black line?

Light/Photo Sensor

2. The Minds-i can see using the sonar, much the same way as this animal detects size andeven the direction of moving insects

Bats

3. What sensors need to be triggered for the Minds-i robot to detect unsafe angle for thevehicle?

Ultra Sonic



4. Choose one task that Mind-i is NOT capable of performing

Preparing a meal

5. What is the origin of the work Robot?

It comes from the Czech word meaning forced labor

6. How are robots assisting humans clean the environment? (essay)

7. True or False? Math, science, Language Arts and communication are all importantsubjects to learn for the field of robotics?

True

8. A radio control transmitter is using a crystal that has a resonant frequency of 75.49megahertz. A receiver has a crystal with the resonant frequency of 70.41 megahertz. Theradio control transmitter frequency is close enough to activate the receiver. (Yes or No,Explain your answer in a few sentence)

Resonance only occurs in electric circuits?

9. The size and shape of the minds radio control transmitter crystals and the minds Ireceiver crystals are

Equal

10. When using the radio control transmitter to run a Minds I , the following items areimportant

Antenna positionDistance to the receiverBattery power in the radio control transmitter

11. The time period for a 75.93 MHz crystal is Formula (T= 1/f)

13.17 nanoseconds

12. The frequency for a crystal having a time period of 2.5 microseconds is

4 megahertz

13. Which material listed below impedes the radio control signal the most

Sheet Metal

14. Which material listed below impedes the radio control signal the least

Paper



15. Systematic error:

May be caused by sloppy error measurement and starting points

16. Interpolation of the data values means predicting a new value

Between existing values

17. Extrapolation of the data values means predicating a new value

Beyond existing values

18. Given the following distance measured in inches, calculate the average distance

43.8, 47.2, 44.5, 42.6, and 44.544.52

19. Convert 46.8 inches to centimeters

118.87

20. Given the plot shown below, what is the approximately the diameter of a wheel thattravelled 110 inches in five rotations?



21. What is Current?

The flow of electric charge

22. What is the voltage of a circuit with a resistance of 1000 ohms and a current of 0.16 amps( Formula V= l*r)

160 W

23. If your robot is powered by a 7.2 V battery and produces 2.16 W of Power, How muchcurrent is the robot drawing? (Power= V*l)

.3 W

24. Your robot is powered by two 1.5 V batteries in series. If your robot is drawing 0.1 ampsof current for 10 s. How much work does your robot do? ( Work= V*l*t)

3



25. What happens if a 12 volt battery is used in a 6 volt motor?

Destroy the motor

26. What is the rotary force produced on the output shaft of the motor called?

Torque

27. What is the product of a motor’s speed and torque?

Power

28. As the motor’s resistance is increased, the required current must

Increase

29. An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam and back. The trip there took three hours and thetrip back took four hours. It averaged 6 km/h on the return trip. Find the average speed ofthe trip there.8 km/h

30. A passenger plane made a trip to Las Vegas and back. On the trip there it flew 432 mphand on the return trip it went 480 mph. How long did the trip there take if the return triptook nine hours?10 hours

31. A cattle train left Miami and traveled toward New York. 14 hours later a diesel train lefttraveling at 45 km/h in an effort to catch up to the cattle train. After traveling for fourhours the diesel train finally caught up. What was the cattle train's average speed?10 km/h

32. Jose left the White House and drove toward the recycling plant at an average speed of 40km/h. Rob left some time later driving in the same direction at an average speed of 48km/h. After driving for five hours Rob caught up with Jose. How long did Jose drivebefore Rob caught up?6 hours

33. A cargo plane flew to the maintenance facility and back. It took one hour less time to getthere than it did to get back. The average speed on the trip there was 220 mph. Theaverage speed on the way back was 200 mph. How many hours did the trip there take?10 hours

34. Kali left school and traveled toward her friend's house at an average speed of 40 km/h.Matt left one hour later and traveled in the opposite direction with an average speed of 50km/h. Find the number of hours Matt needs to travel before they are 400 km apart.4 hours



35. Ryan left the science museum and drove south. Gabriella left three hours later driving 42km/h faster in an effort to catch up to him. After two hours Gabriella finally caught up.Find Ryan's average speed.28 km/h

36. A submarine left Hawaii two hours before an aircraft carrier. The vessels traveled inopposite directions. The aircraft carrier traveled at 25 mph for nine hours. After this timethe vessels were 280 mi. apart. Find the submarine's speed.5 mph

37. Chelsea left the White House and traveled toward the capital at an average speed of 34km/h. Jasmine left at the same time and traveled in the opposite direction with an averagespeed of 65 km/h. Find the number of hours Jasmine needs to travel before they are 59.4km apart.0.6 hours

Creative Writing Challenge38. Which trait focuses on content and meaning?

Fluency

39. Which trait focuses on the order of information--organization or order of events in astory?

Organization

40. Which trait focuses on varying sentences--combining simple sentences with compoundsentences and varying the first word of a sentence?

Fluency

41. Which trait focuses on the writing style of the author, so that the writer's personality orattitude shows in the writing?

Voice

42. Which trait focuses on spelling, grammar, and punctuation rules of the EnglishLanguage?

Conventions

43. Which trait focuses on vocabulary and selecting the word that BEST describes what youare trying to say?

Word Choice



44. Which phase of the design process involves a designer thinking of ideas, figuring outwhat you want to do, finding facts in books or on the internet, and writing the story?

Ideation

45. Which phase of the design process involves a designer creating a storyboard or sketch ofwhat is happening in the story, thinking of ways to draw the illustrations, and creating alot of illustration ideas?

Visualization

46. Which phase of the design process involves a designer creating models/examples, testingto see if models/examples work correctly, and then selecting the one that works the best?

Prototyping

47. Which phase of the design process involves a designer producing, presenting, andevaluating the final artifact?

Implementation

48. Which naturally reoccurring aspect of the design process consists of thinking about whatyou have made and if you need to make it differently?

Reflection

49. How do paper engineers use pop-ups and movable mechanisms in paper engineeringillustrations?

To make the reader want to read the story.

50. Which pop-up or movable mechanism is a rotating disk?

Volvelle

51. Which pop-up or movable mechanism is a tab you pull on to make something move?

Pull-tab

52. Which pop-up or movable mechanism jumps up when you turn the page?

Pop-up

53. Which pop-up or movable mechanism is a flap that you lift to find a hidden part?

Fold



54. What is digital fabrication?

Digital fabrication is a technology process that allows users to “make (almost) anything.”Digital fabrication is the same process that is used by adults to make everyday items,such as cereal box product packaging.Digital fabrication uses a computer, design software, a printer, and a personal fabricationmachine to help design things out of paper.

55. Which phase of digital fabrication allows users to create digital designs in specialsoftware?

Digitize

56. Which phase of digital fabrication allows users to cut digital designs out of paper?

Fabricate

57. Which two phases of the design process use digital fabrication? Choose two from below:

Prototyping and Implementation

58. True or false: All digital designs must be printed before they can be fabricated.

False

59. True or False: Reflection involves thinking about your own learning. It considerspersonal achievements and mistakes and asks what worked, what didn’t, and what needsto be fixed.

True

60. When does reflection occur in the design process?

Reflection is continuous and occurs throughout the entire design process.

61. Which type of reflection involves thinking about the experience, such as analyzing,evaluating, and making judgments about what just happened?

Reacting

62. Which type of reflection involves comparing this experience to other experiences, such ashow it is similar or different from something you did yesterday?

Elaborating

63. Which type of reflection involves focusing on how personal thoughts, success, problems,or difficulties might be used later?

Contemplating



64. True or False: The reflective student video should be embedded within the team Prezi andshould not exceed 4 minutes.

True

65. An in-depth reflective student video should include:

Reflection of the concepts and design process experienced in the creative writingchallengeInsightful and well supported thoughts about what you have doneClear, detailed examples of how you made the pop-up book, when applicable

66. True or False: The reflective student video should demonstrate the completed pop-upbook by reading it and showing how the pop-up/movable illustrations work.

True

67. The reflective student video should include the following:

Photographs that showcase the processDrawings and drafts made throughout the processAll of the team members

68. A well planned reflective student video should include:

Very clear communication that is easy to hearThoughts that are expressed in a well-organized wayAudio and video components that compliment and add to the overall communication ofthe video and do not cover up the student voice

GIS Challenge Questions69. What is the name of the software used in this year’s GIS challenge?

ArcGIS Explorer

70. What is the name of the company that produces the software used in this year’s GISchallenge?

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)

71. What component of the software used in this year’s GIS challenge allows you to turnlayers on and off and change their appearance?

Contents



72. What component of the software used in this year’s GIS contains tool groupings (tabs)and tools (controls)?

Ribbon

73. What component of the software used in this year’s GIS challenge allows you to pan andzoom around the map?

Navigator

74. Maps generally use a different color for each of the major land-use categories. Forexample, it is common to render:

Yellows for residential uses such as single-family and town houses.Browns for multi-family and high-rise residentialReds for retail and commercial usesPurples for industrial usesBlues for institutional and public facilitiesGreens for recreational usesGrays for industrial utilities

75. What is the difference between a city, town, state, country, and continent?

76. Name the different types of maps

Climate maps give general information about the climate and precipitation (rain andsnow) of a region. Cartographers, or mapmakers, use colors to show different climate orprecipitation zones.Economic or resource maps feature the type of natural resources or economic activitythat dominates an area. Cartographers use symbols to show the locations of naturalresources or economic activities. For example, oranges on a map of Florida tell you thatoranges are grown there.Physical maps illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, riversand lakes. The water is usually shown in blue. Colors are used to show relief—differences in land elevations. Green is typically used at lower elevations, and orange orbrown indicate higher elevations.Political maps do not show physical features. Instead, they indicate state and nationalboundaries and capital and major cities. A capital city is usually marked with a starwithin a circle.Road maps show major—some minor highways—and roads, airports, railroad tracks,cities and other points of interest in an area. People use road maps to plan trips and fordriving directions.Topographic maps include contour lines to show the shape and elevation of an area.Lines that are close together indicate steep terrain, and lines that are far apart indicate flatterrain.



77. Latitude (shown as a horizontal line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, andseconds of a point north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are often referred to asparallels.

78. Longitude (shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, andseconds, of a point east or west of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines of longitudeare often referred to as meridians.

79. Distance between Lines If you divide the circumference of the earth (approximately25,000 miles) by 360 degrees, the distance on the earth's surface for each one degree oflatitude or longitude is just over 69 miles, or 111 km. Note: As you move north or southof the equator, the distance between the lines of longitude gets shorter until they actuallymeet at the poles. At 45 degrees N or S of the equator, one degree of longitude is about49 miles.

80. Minutes and Seconds For precision purposes, degrees of longitude and latitude have beendivided into minutes (') and seconds ("). There are 60 minutes in each degree. Eachminute is divided into 60 seconds. Seconds can be further divided into tenths, hundredths,or even thousandths. For example, our office on Galveston Island, Texas, USA, is locatedat 29 degrees, 16 minutes, and 22 seconds north of the equator, and 94 degrees, 49minutes and 46 seconds west of the Prime Meridian.

81. Relative Location of a city or destination on the planet is its relationship to another placeor nearby landmarks. As an example, our U.S. office is on Galveston Island, located insoutheastern Texas in the Gulf of Mexico, about 48 miles southeast of Houston. That'sour relative location.

82. Absolute Location is the definitive location of a place using a recognized coordinatesystem. In terms of latitude and longitude, our office in Galveston, Texas, is 29°16'North, 94°49' West, marked with the red dot on the map above

83. What are the different layers in mappingAgriculture: Agriculture Census 2007 - Crops, Expenses, Farmland.Biology: Bat Ranges, Butterflies, Forests, Invasive Species, Land CoverBoundaries: Congressional Districts, Counties, Federal lands, StatesClimate: Precipitation, Hazard Events, Hurricanes, Sea TemperatureEnvironment: Air Releases, Hazardous Waste, Toxics ReleaseGeology: Earthquakes, Landslides, Shaded Relief, VolcanoesHistory: Presidential Elections Results, Territorial AcquisitionsMap Reference: Cities and Towns, Urban Areas, Topo Map IndexPeople: Crime, Economy, Health, Energy Consumption...Transportation: Airports, Parkways and Scenic Rivers, Railroads, RoadsWater: Aquifers, Dams, Watersheds, Streams and Waterbodies



84. What does the acronym GIS mean?Geographical Information Systems

Mural Challenge85. The artist Dr. John T. Biggers painted “Salt Marsh” to teach people about water:

Pollution

86. John Biggers (1924-2001) was one of the most significant African American artists of thetwentieth century. He was known for his murals, but also for his drawings, paintings, andlithographs, and was honored by a major traveling retrospective exhibition from 1995 to1997

87. In 1967 Biggers was named a Distinguished Professor at Texas Southern Universitywhere he would remain until his retirement in 1983.

88. John Biggers came to Houston in 1949 to establish an art department for Texas SouthernUniversity

89. African-American contemporary artist, John Biggers is a well-known painter andprintmaker, specializing in themes related to black America.

90. An Educator, Author, and Mentor, John Biggers has been a major contributor to theevolution of American art and culture as well as the changing consciousness of theAfrican American experience. With a career spanning 50 years, this prolific artistcontinues to document the human experience with a rich universal visual language.

91. In 1957, Biggers was one of the first black American artists to visit Africa, sponsored bya UNESCO fellowship. The landmark painting, "Jubilee: Ghana Harvest Festival" wascreated by Biggers between 1959 and 1963 and has come to represent the artisticbreakthrough of this period as well as Biggers' profound vision and consummate skill

92. Biggers's work continually evolved over five decades, and in 1995, the Museum of FineArts in Houston and the Hampton University Art Museum organized his firstcomprehensive retrospective, exposing the depth of his rich legacy. In January of 2001,John Biggers died, leaving behind a body of work that as Maya Angelou stated, "leads usthrough his expressions into the discovery of ourselves at our most intimate level."

93. The painting “Salt Marsh” has colors that areVery dark

94. A mural is_____________________; while a quilt is __________________A large wall size painting; a large cloth made of patchwork segments.



95. John Biggers’ mural “Salt Marsh” reflected his concern for the:Survival of the ecosystem.

.96. “Salt Marsh” is a mural located:

On the University of Houston, Downtown Campus

97. Dr. Biggers used sacred geometry concepts to:To draw the basic natural shapes in his murals

In all folktales of the universe.

98. Salt Marshes have the same problems of the “Dead Zones” like those on the Gulf Coast.This means that: Toxic industrial run offs and man’s pollution of waterways depletebodies of water of oxygen necessary for clean water that supports animal life.

99. Salt Marshes and Dead Zones can be restored by:Limiting industrial disposal of nitrogen and other chemicals into waterways.Educating the public of the dangers of polluting any water system.

100. A high growth of algae in water bayous means:

An un-balanced condition of oxygen depletion due to high nitrogen content.

101. According to sacred geometry principles, geometric structures can be found

In the basic organization of all forms in nature.

Green Challenge Questions

102. A high growth of algae in water bayous means:An un-balanced condition of oxygen depletion due to high nitrogen content.

103. Water pollutionCan destroy plant & animal life



104. Simple solutions to water pollutionDo not throw trash into city guttersAvoid use of fertilizers.Practice clean management of farm animalsDirect water run offs to recycle

105. What is a wetland?

Saturated soil

106. What is source point pollution?

Localized source

107. What is non-source point pollution?

Pollution from diffuse sources

108. What is the most common cause of Dead Zones?

Runoff

109. What is algae bloom?

Increase in algae density

110. What is xtranormal?

Technology to create movies

111. What is landscape infrastructure?

Landscape Infrastructure represents the convergence of the systems of public works &utilities, industrial activities, agricultural operations, waste generation and the systems ofhydrological, vegetal and geological processes that underlie patterns of urban development

DefinitionsA point is that which has no parts

A line is breadthless length

A straight line is a line which lies evenly with the points on itself



A surface is that which has length and breadth only

The extremities if a surface are lines

A plane surface is a surface which lines evenly with the straight lines on itself

A plane angle is the inclination to one another if two lines in a plane which meet one anotherand do not lie in a straight line.

When the lines containing the angle are straight, the angle is called rectilineal

When a straight line set up on a straight line makes the adjacent angles equal to one another,each of the equal angles is right, and the straight line standing on the other is called aperpendicular to that on which it stands

An obtuse angle is an angle greater that a right angle

An acute angle is an angle less than a right angle

A boundary is that which is an extremely of anything

A figure is that which is contained by any boundary or boundaries

A circle is a plane figure contained by one line such that all the straight lines falling upon itfrom one point among those lying within the figure are equal to one another

A diameter of the circle is any straight line drawn through the center and terminated in bothdirections by the circumference of the circle, and such a straight line also bisects the circle

A semicircle is the figure contained by the diameter and the circumference cut off by it. Andthe centre of the semicircle is the same as that of the circleRectilineal figures are those which are contained by straight lines, trilateral figures beingthose contained by three, quadrilateral those contained by four, and multilateral thosecontained by more than four straight lines

Postulates:That all right angles are equal to one another

Common Notions:Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to one anotherIf equals be added to equals, the wholes are equalIf equals be subtracted from equals, the remainders are equalThings which coincide with one another are equal to one anotherThe whole is greater than the part

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