What do oscillations on an ocilliscope represent?

Emitting of electromagnetic waves

Why can secondary cells be recharged?

The chemical reaction that occurs within them is reversible

What has caused sea levels to change over geological time?

The total amount of water & the ratio of water to ice

What does the choice of primary energy source depend on?

Availability of resources, capital costs, running costs

The work of Thomson, Millikan, Rutherford, and Chadwick led to the understanding of...

Structure of atoms and the existence of subatomic particles

The difference between accuracy and precision is...

Accuracy-close to expected outcome, Precision-data together

Models, based on theoretical understanding, are developed to explain what?

Processes that may be unobservable

What does UV light directly cause?

Chemical reactions between components of the atmosphere

Where does equilibrium exist?

Between gases in the atmosphere and gases dissolved in water

A scientist in one field reads another scientist’s paper.

What evidence did Darwin use to explain evolution?

Anatomical structure of animals based on geo- distribution

Why is the ability to do work in nuclear reactions more than in fossil fuels?

The extremely high density of Uranium

The difference between molecules and ions is...

Ions is an charged atom or group of atoms, molecules are not

How can scientist contribute to a common goal that is beyond one scientific field?

Through collaboration with scientists from various fields

How did Alessandro Volta disprove Galvani’s ideas?

With a flow of electricity from a battery w/ differentmetals

How do living organisms affect processes in the atmosphere?

They take in liquid water & release vapor into atmosphere

What information do fossil and sediments provide?

How the Earth’s climate has changed over time

Which process allows stars to be created?

When Hydrogen atoms begin fusing at 10, 000, 000 degrees C

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1
What did a detailed study of the atmosphere help us to understand?
Predict the future
All of the above
Discover new compositions of gases
Construct Models
2
Of the zones where plates interact, which describes the formation of Mariana trench- Atlantic?
Transform Zone
Subvergent Zone
Convergent Zone
Divergent Zone
3
What do oscillations on an ocilliscope represent?
Emitting of Sound
Emitting of electromagnetic waves
Emitting of color
Emitting of electromagnetic waves
4
What does the movement of a conductor through a magnetic field create?
Electric Current
Battery
Heat Energy
Magnet
5
How high is the energy density of uranium-235?
High
Moderate
Extremely High
Low
6
Why can secondary cells be recharged?
They are smaller than primary cells
They’re more recent than primary cell batteries
The chemical reaction that occurs within them is reversible
The chemicals are not needed for the battery to recharge.
7
Which energy sources is the major source for most countries?
Wind Power
Fossil Fuels
Solar Power
Nuclear
8
What is one of the technological developments that helped an understanding of the solar system.
Telescopes
All of the above
Solar Panels
Binoculars
9
What is important to scientists?
Evidence
Belief
Logic
Fear
10
What has caused sea levels to change over geological time?
The total amount of water
The amount of ice
The total amount of water & the ratio of water to ice
The ratio of water to ice
11
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Paine
Thomas Shelby
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Edison
12
What does the choice of primary energy source depend on?
If the company’s economy can support it
f the society wants primary energy sources
Availability of resources, capital costs, running costs
Potential social impact
13
The work of Thomson, Millikan, Rutherford, and Chadwick led to the understanding of...
The DNA and RNA formation
The big bang factuality
Solar energy and other renewable sources
Structure of atoms and the existence of subatomic particles
14
The difference between accuracy and precision is...
Accuracy-close to expected outcome, Precision-exact data
Accuracy-data together, Precision-close to expected outcome
Accuracy-close to expected outcome, Precision-data together
Accuracy-exact data, Precision-data together
15
Which of the following are not renewable energy sources?
Wind Energy
Fossil Fuels
Geothermal Energy
Solar Energy
16
Models, based on theoretical understanding, are developed to explain what?
How space was formed
The formation of the solar system
The formation of galaxies
Processes that may be unobservable
17
What does UV light directly cause?
An increase in the ozone layer
Chemical reactions between components of the atmosphere
Global warming
Skin Cancer
18
What is the branch that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of energy?
red shift
cosmology
logic
thermodynamics
19
The physical field that is produced by electrically charged objects is...
Gravitational field
Metallic Bonding field
Static field
Electromagnetic Field
20
Where does equilibrium exist?
Between solar radiation and atmospheric pressure
Between atmospheric pressure and gases in water
Between oxygen and gases in the atmosphere
Between gases in the atmosphere and gases dissolved in water
21
What do scientists use in their scientific work?
Fear
Reasoning
Logic
Passion
22
What must an idea have in order to be scientific?
Must focus on the natural world
Must focus on natural explanations
Must be testable
All of these choices
23
What is peer review?
A scientist in one field reads another scientist’s paper.
When scientists rate each other’s work on a scale- 1 to 100.
When a scientist publishes a paper.
A scientist in one field reads opp. fields scientist’s paper
24
Which scientist considered electricity to be a property of living things?
Georg Simon Ohm
Luigi Galvani
Benjamin Franklin
Francis Hauksbee
25
How much are Variations in solar activity hypothesized to affect global climate by?
1%
10%
50%
5%
26
There are several____, each with a different contribution to global warming.
animals
people
greenhouse gases
processes
27
What evidence did Darwin use to explain evolution?
Anatomical structure of animals based on geo- distribution
Percentages of comparative DNA
Monkeys as ancestors
Phylogenetic Trees
28
Why is the ability to do work in nuclear reactions more than in fossil fuels?
It is sustainable
It is faster
The extremely high density of Uranium
It has more atoms
29
What is the thing scientists have to be prepared for during a scientific experiment
Challenging
All of the above
Exciting
Thinking
30
Who proposed the heliocentric theory?
Brahe
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galileo
31
The difference between molecules and ions is...
ions are compounds
atoms can be either
Ions is an charged atom or group of atoms, molecules are not
molecules are groups of atoms
32
Which of the following require directing from a particular caller to a specific recipient?
Telephone calls
E-mails
Radio
Fax
33
__are themselves integrated, comprehensive models of how the universe orparts of it, work.
Predictions
Laws
Facts
Theories
34
How do scientists test claims?
All of the above
Authority
Evidence
Intuition and Logic
35
What generates a significant portion of the total energy output of many countries?
Nuclear Power
Solar Power
Electricity
Wind Power
36
Changes to the atmosphere that result from ______ have a big effect on the climate.
car emissions
scientists
human activity
factories
37
What do present-day astronomical observations rely on in order to show useful information?
Solar energy
Rapid computer processing
All of the above
Artificial Intelligence
38
Which of the following can be transmitted to the geostationary satellites?
CMBR
Polar orbiting satellites
Microwave frequency signals
Heat signals
39
How can scientist contribute to a common goal that is beyond one scientific field?
Through involving the public
All of the above
Through cooperation among scientists friends
Through collaboration with scientists from various fields
40
What tools made the development of human civilization possible?
Creating languages
All of the above
Using art as communication
Hunting weapons
41
How did Alessandro Volta disprove Galvani’s ideas?
All of the above
Exposing his flaws in his theories
With a flow of electricity from a battery w/ differentmetals
To take out the competition
42
How do living organisms affect processes in the atmosphere?
They take in liquid water & release vapor into atmosphere
Create inaccuracies in the processes
They die and distort evidence
They add nitrogen to the soil.
43
What information do fossil and sediments provide?
Information about the Big Bang Theory
How the Earth’s climate has changed over time
Information regarding the Modern Scientific Theory
Evidence for Human Evolution
44
Which process allows stars to be created?
When Hydrogen atoms begin fusing at 10, 000, 000 degrees C
Nuclear fusion of Carbon
When Carbon heats up and collides
Dissociation of H2O
45
Controlled fission is used for?
Nuclear Power
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Bombs
Nuclear Weapons
46
How is the interior of the Earth analysed?
Drilling a hole
Going down into the Earth's core
Seismic Waves
X-rays
47
What species descended from a common ancestor?
Archaea
Mammals
All of the above
LUCA
48
There are only ____ long-lasting elements in the universe.
36
98
77
60
49
The presence of large quantities of dark matter and dark energy is used in what?
Diagram of earth
Quantum chemistry
Current Models of the Universe
Models of an atom
50
What form of modelling allowed us to develop the current theory of the big bang?
Thermal
3-D printing
clay
Computer
51
The four types of ______________; chemical, atomic, electrical, and heat
energy
matter
gravity
atom
52
The discovery/detection of CMBR provides evidence of the Big Bang. What theory did this refute?
Big Bang Theory
Gravity
Geocentric Theory
Steady-state theory
53
What can hypotheses be tested by?
Experiments and Observations of Natural World
Experiments
Logic
Observations of Natural World
54
Human activity results in _______ that has a significant effect on climate.
changes to the atmosphere
changes in solar radiation
changes in pollution level
changes in water level
55
Which of the following is the structured procedure of scientific method?
Belief, claim, theory
Observation, measurement, experiment
Thresholds, eras, epochs
Intuition, authority, logic, evidence
56
What high voltages for efficient distribution needed for?
Mobile phones
Provide power to a city
Large-scale distribution for domestic and industrial use
Electricity in houses
57
This provides the nuclear power used to make electrical energy w/ steam turbines & generators.
Sustained nuclear fission
Solar Power
Fossil Fuels
Uncontrolled Fission
58
______ is one of the few concepts common to all sciences.
Energy
Evolution
Big Bang
Life
59
Fossils and sediments also provide information on how the_______ has changed over time.
Earth’s climate
sea levels
universe
agriculture
60
What do fuel cells need to continually produce electricity?
Turbine
Fuel
Chemicals
Water
61
Observations of the spectra of stars can be used to deduce their ___.
Luminosity
Composition
Weight
mass to volume ratio
62
What are the implications of mining Uranium?
All of the above
Harmful to environment to extract
Expensive
Risk of explosion
63
Are stars other than the sun also surrounded by planets?
Yes, always.
No
Yes, sometimes.
The sun is not surrounded by planets.
64
How is Newton’s second law expressed?
A=v2-v1/t
M= f/a
F=ma
none of the above
65
Main sequence stars, like our Sun, use nuclear fusion to convert. What are these two elements?
Hydrogen to Oxygen
Helium to Hydrogen
Hydrogen to Helium
Zinc to Silver
66
What is evidence of the theory that we are still expanding due to the big bang?
Blue Shift
CMBR
Inflation
Red Shift
67
What allowed for the development of models for predicting effects of change in gas composition?
Detailed study of the Earth’s composition
Detailed study of the atmosphere
Detailed study of global warming
Detailed study of the Big Bang
68
How can an increase in computing power help scientists?
Improved scientists ability to design computers
Makes computers more affordable for scientists
Makes computers faster
Improves computer modelling
69
What does Newton’s first law state?
F= ma
for every action an opposite and equal reaction
object stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force
E=mc2
70
What leads us to infer that Earth was formed around 4.6 billion years ago?
Qualitative data from radioactive emissions of Earth’s core.
Quantitative data from radioactive emissions of Earth’s core
Qualitative data from radioactive emissions from meteorites.
Quantitative data from radioactive emissions from meteorites
71
Which of the following is an example of “work?”
Holding a heavy box and walking upstairs
Standing in place on a windy day while holding a kite
Standing in place on a windy day
Holding a heavy box
72
How long ago did the big bang happen?
14.8 billion years ago
13.8 billion years ago
14.8 million years ago
13.8 million years ago
73
The study of rocks provides scientists with...
Earth and its origins.
An understanding of beginning of universe.
The Solar System
Evidence for Alien Life
74
The “f” in Fleming’s Left Hand Rule stands for what?
Force
Frequency
Field
Forward
75
In which case couldn't reliable results and analysis not be achieved?
With only little amount of data
By relying on past research and results
By analysing large amounts of data
By analysis no amount data
76
Which best describes the Big Bang theory
Spontaneous release of energy
Inflation
CMBR
Telescopes
77
A person pushes another person on a swing, and with each push, the person goes higher.
Convection Energy
Kinetic Energy
Force Energy
Thermal Energy
78
What is the theory of natural selection built on?
Coherent views of life
A theory developed by Alfred Wallace
Inferences based on observations
Laboratory evidence
79
What are new sources of energy to power generators for steam engines?
All of the Above
Gas
Oil
Nuclear
80
How was the geocentric model further proved?
The invention of the telescope
Through mathematical research
By looking at the sun
When the first man landed on the moon
81
An example of artificial selection is the presence of the...
Galapagos geckos
Galapagos dogs
Galapagos finches
Galapagos iquanas
82
Power is the energy released (or work done) per unit time or rate. It is measured in ______.
Grams
Megawatts (joules per second)
m/s-1
Frequency
83
Which current moves in one direction?
Waves
Alternating Current (AC)
Voltage
Direct Current (DC)
84
What is an atom or molecule that has a net charge of positive OR negative?
Plasma
Anion
Ion
Cation
85
What origin story describes the Big Bang?
Greek
Modern Scientific
Zulu
Chinese
86
What was a challenge to the geocentric model?
The changes in the position of the planets compared to stars
The changes in the rotation of certain planets and stars.
The changes in the speed of planets.
The changes in the brightness of the stars over time.
87
What source in power stations power the main turbines?
Fossil Fuels
Primary Energy Sources
Depends on Power Station
Secondary Energy Sources
88
A theory can incorporate...
Facts
Theories
Tested Hypothesis
Facts and Tested Hypothesis
89
Which scientist was keen on identifying the effects and proposing causes of electricity?
Rosalind Franklin
Michael Faraday
Francis Hauksbee
Benjamin Franklin
90
Evidence is used to...
All of the above
Develop theories
Form Laws
Generalize data
91
What surrounds the Earth and has changed in composition?
Atmosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Ozone layer
92
Sea levels have risen over geological time as a result of...
Global Warming
Glaciation
The Sun Approaching the Earth
More water added from comets and meteorites
93
Are theories, laws and hypotheses progressive to each other? (need one to create the other)
False
True
Maybe
Probably
94
How have scientists made more accurate observations about the earth’s atmosphere in the past?
Satellite imagery
Space Telescopes
Advanced Computers
Ice core samples
95
The process where the nucleus of the atom splits into several smaller fragments is called?
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear Bombs
Nuclear Fission
96
How can we assure that nuclear reactors are controlled?
We cannot.
By using small amounts
By monitoring the output
Through technological advancement
97
Broadcast coverage requires the siting of ___.
Amplitude Adjustment
Signal strength
Transmitters
Microwave frequency
98
What is the catastrophic collapse called massive stars go through?
Super Nova
Main Sequence
Big Bang
Super Explosion
99
Why have scientists postulated a variety of models?
They wanted to explain matter structure
They wanted to explain atoms
They wanted to explain protons
They wanted to explain molecule formation
100
What is the main disadvantage of using nuclear power?
Difficult to manage
Possible disaster in the small chance of an accident
Noisy for those living nearby.
Hard to obtain
101
Which is an example of large scale collaboration in science?
The Human Genome Project.
The IB Group 4 Project at AISR.
An independent study.
The invention of the telescope.
102
Why are primary cells unable to be recharged?
The batteries use non-reversible chemical reactions
They don’t have a charging cord
The chemicals within the battery would overheat if charged
They use up all their energy
103
What is the current theory of the universe and what does it state?
Big Bang -13.8 million yrs ago- release of all energy.
Big Bang -13.8 billion yrs ago- release of all energy.
Modern Science -13.8 million yrs ago- release of all energy.
Modern Science -13.8 billion yrs ago- release of all energy.
104
A causal relationship is established when...
A need for a plausible scientific way of linking factors
Data collected through controlled experiments
A list of related data
A strong correlation not necessarily linking factors
105
A correlation is best described as...
A statistical link between one variable and another
Factors that effect an outcome
A related coincidence
A connected observation
106
What does the development of more efficient turbines depend on?
Increased power of instrumentation and computer simulations
How accessible the turbines are
How easy the turbines are to make
Advanced technology
107
__ are mathematical in form and can be used to calculate outcomes and to make predictions.
Ideas
Theories
Facts
Laws
108
Which of the following equations explains the interchangeability between mass and energy?
F= m*a
P= M2AT
Kepler’s 1st law of planetary motion
E=mc2
109
Equilibrium exists between these two types of gasses:
Flammable gases and combustion reactions
Flammable gases and inert gases
Atmospheric and inert gases
Atmospheric and gases dissolved in water
110
Teamwork in science is ____.
based on funding and national exchanges of biased informatio
independent of factors such as religion and culture.
closed-minded and objective.
open-minded and dependent on culture.
111
What is the best way to describe Occam’s Razor?
A philosophy of science
A way to study the solar system
An actual razor
Another word for the scientific method
112
Uncertainty about human ancestry comes from...
Misinterpretation of existing remains
All of the above
An incomplete fossil record
Misunderstood anatomy of organisms from the past
113
Why is electricity a secondary energy source?
It's not as efficient as other energy sources
Because secondary energy is better for the environment
It is created from both nonrenewable and renewable sources
Because primary sources are older (coal)
114
How did Newton contribute to our understanding of the universe?
Trigonometry
Black Hole Theory
Developed 3 laws of motion
Contributed to Geocentric Theory
115
Hauksbee strived to understand the natural phenomena by this investigation style explained as..
Identifying and Classifying
Thematic Investigating
Pattern Seeking
Researching
116
What are new sources of energy to power generators for steam engines?
Water
Computer Modelling
Steam Engines
Biofuel
117
Who formulated the Periodic Law?
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Dmitri Mendeleev
118
What's the balance btwn absorbed and emitted radiation resulting in increase surface temp allow
Provide energy
Sustain life
Allow's Earth's rotation
Heat radiation
119
This type of theory should be as simple as possible while maximizing explanatory power.
Olber's Universe Theory
Einstein's Theory of Simplicity
Hubble's Theory of Planetary Motion
Occam's Razor Theory
120
What device would scientists need to make a high current, with low mass and high efficiency?
Metal
Gasoline
Electrodes and electrolytes
Copper
121
What is the evidence for moving plates?
Paleomagnetism and Magnetic Fields
Paleomagnetism
Satellite Images
Magnetic fields
122
How has the Solar System formed using scientific theory?
Accretion of Planets
Formed gas and dust from exploding start
Protostar Formation
Hydrogen fusing with Hydrogen
123
Who's research resulted in the invention of the electric generator/motor (electricity & magne)
Benjamin Franklin
Francis Hauksbee
Hans Christian Ørsted
Michael Faraday
124
What was used to determine the existence of bipedal apes in Africa 4.4 million years ago?
Radioactive dating
Examining bones
Studying old human civilizations
Homologous features
125
What was Newton’s inspiration behind discovering his laws?
Curiosity
He did it for his job
The apple
To prove someone wrong
126
How does correlation of voltage and reactivity with metals display patterns in science?
An example of strongly correlated aspects of a sci principle
Electricity and voltage are very similar
Metals are required to make patterns in electrochemcal cells
Metal and electricity combine well
127
What do current models of the universe require?
Deep Space
Dark Energy
Dark Matter
All of the Above
128
What movement are involves a force acting towards the center of rotation?
Circular
Irregular
Swirling
Elliptical
129
The understanding of science is agreed upon across fields and branches of the domain.
maybe
true
false
probably
130
Where is most energy on Earth generated from?
Fossil fuels
The sun
Non-renewable energy
Renewable energy
131
Who developed the theory of natural selection?
James Wallace
Gregor Mendel
Alfred Wallace
Charles Darwin
132
In general, metallic, ionic and covalent bonds are _________.
Malleable
Weak
Strong
Neutral
133
What were some of the early form(s) of electricity that was studied?
Lightening
Fossil Fuels
Static Electricity
Lightening and static electicity

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