Science Olympiad Quiz Bowl

Question 1

Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the suffix “lith”?

Accepted Answer

stone

Question 2

Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?

Accepted Answer

shingles

Question 3

Which of the following terms best describes the albedo of a planet?

Accepted Answer

reflectivity

Question 4

Ca(OH)2, NaOH, and Ba(OH)2, are all:

Accepted Answer

completely ionized in water

Question 5

A lead chromate solution is typically what color?

Accepted Answer

yellow

Question 6

Will the light bulb turn on in this circuit?

Accepted Answer

yes

Question 7

A plane is flying east at 100 m/s when it drops a package. What is the velocity of the package as soon as it is dropped?

Accepted Answer

100 m/s eastward

Question 8

Evaluate: 2 sin(90) + cos(180) - 5tan(360)

Accepted Answer

1

Question 9

Most terrestrial plants grow best in soil with pH in the range of:

Accepted Answer

6.0 - 7.0

Question 10

Stokes Law states that the sinking velocity of a particle depends on which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

The size and density of the particle

Question 11

Human epidermis is mostly composed of which of the following basic animal tissues types?

Accepted Answer

epithelium

Question 12

Which of the following molecules exhibits a dipole moment?

Accepted Answer

H2S

Question 13

What term best describes two angles with 90 degrees as the sum of their measurements?

Accepted Answer

complementary

Question 14

Which of the following numbers gives 240 when added to its own square?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 15

In what phase does the planet Venus appear during superior conjunction?

Accepted Answer

Full

Question 16

The Haber process synthesizes:

Accepted Answer

ammonia

Question 17

Which is a chamber of the heart?

Accepted Answer

Left atrium

Question 18

What is the declination of the north celestial pole?

Accepted Answer

+90

Question 19

Which of the following neuroglial cell types composes the blood-brain barrier?

Accepted Answer

astrocytes

Question 20

The drug colchicine inhibits microtubule assembly. Which cell process would be most impacted by colchicine activity?

Accepted Answer

mitosis

Question 21

Which of the fundamental particles can interact via all of the four fundamental forces?

Accepted Answer

quarks

Question 22

Which is NOT part of the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

Superior phrenic

Question 23

Which of the following is the most common location of young blue and white stars in a spiral galaxy?

Accepted Answer

spiral arms

Question 24

The conversion of solid CaSO4 into solid CaO and SO2 gas is an example of what class of chemical reaction?

Accepted Answer

decomposition

Question 25

Which actin-associated motor protein generates the force for muscle contraction?

Accepted Answer

myosin

Question 26

Which of the following is the name of a major artery?

Accepted Answer

Femoral

Question 27

A wire with 12 ohms of resistance is stretched to twice its length. What is its new resistance?

Accepted Answer

48 ohms

Question 28

Everything else being equal, which radioactive substance is more dangerous?

Accepted Answer

One with a short half-life

Question 29

Which of the following phases of meiosis [my-OH-sis] is longest?

Accepted Answer

prophase II

Question 30

Rounded to the nearest whole number, how many feet does light travel in a nanosecond?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 31

Which of the following is a sedimentary rock?

Accepted Answer

sandstone

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a point mutation?

Accepted Answer

inversion

Question 33

How many irrational numbers are there between 1 and 6 ?

Accepted Answer

infinite

Question 34

On a planet with a gravitational constant of g = 5 m/s2, how much does a 7.2 kg object weight?

Accepted Answer

36 N

Question 35

How many solutions are there for the equation cos(4x) =1/2 for the interval 0≤x≤2π?

Accepted Answer

π

Question 36

What is the product of: (1) the greatest common divisor of 7 and 14 and (2) the least common multiple of 7 and 14.

Accepted Answer

98

Question 37

Which of the following compounds is most SOLUBLE in water at 10ºC:

Accepted Answer

KNO3

Question 38

Simplify the expression: tan(x) / cot(x)

Accepted Answer

tan2(x)

Question 39

Marie Curie earned a Nobel Prize in physics for:

Accepted Answer

research on the radiation phenomena discovered by Becquerel

Question 40

For Einstein’s relation, E2 – p2c2 = ___

Accepted Answer

m02c4

Question 41

A stationary vehicle starts accelerating at a rate of 2 m/s2. What is the distance it travels in 8 seconds?

Accepted Answer

64 m

Question 42

Which planet is most similar to Earth in terms of size and density?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 43

Which of the following vitamin deficiencies causes the condition known as “Pellagra”?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin B3 (niacin)

Question 44

Approximately how often is the entire stomach lining in a human replaced?

Accepted Answer

every 3 days

Question 45

The “Sagittarius Arm” is part of what galaxy?

Accepted Answer

Milky Way

Question 46

What is the greatest common factor of 42, 126, and 210 ?

Accepted Answer

42

Question 47

Who came up with the theory of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Question 48

Of the three basic types of magma on Earth, which generally has the lowest gas content?

Accepted Answer

basaltic

Question 49

What is the minimum # of regions formed when 3 infinite lines are arranged on a single plane.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 50

Although the crystal habit of quartz is widely variable, its most common habit is:

Accepted Answer

hexagonal

Question 51

Which of the following commonly nests on the ground?

Accepted Answer

Ovenbird

Question 52

What is: 83 × 8-5 ÷ 8-2

Accepted Answer

1

Question 53

The gravitational waves that were first detected by LIGO in 2015 were created by:

Accepted Answer

two colliding black holes

Question 54

Which electrons would be most effective at shielding the nuclear charge seen by a 3s electron in an aluminum atom?

Accepted Answer

1s

Question 55

The largest fraction of energy in the Universe is found in which of the following:

Accepted Answer

dark energy

Question 56

Which hormone is involved in apical dominance?

Accepted Answer

Auxin

Question 57

What is x, the second term in the geometric series ¼ + x + 1/36 + 1/108 + ... ?

Accepted Answer

1/12

Question 58

How many 3-digit numbers are divisible by 6?

Accepted Answer

166

Question 59

An aqueous solution in which the concentration of OH- ions is greater than that of H+ ions is:

Accepted Answer

basic

Question 60

What gas is most directly responsible for "the bends", or decompression sickness, that scuba divers may experience?

Accepted Answer

nitrogen

Question 61

Which of the following is an ionic compound?

Accepted Answer

calcium sulfide

Question 62

A beam of light passes through a bubble underwater. After passing through the bubble, the light beam will…

Accepted Answer

diverge

Question 63

What is the scientific name of the Black Spruce?

Accepted Answer

Picea Mariana

Question 64

Evaluate: sin (-\frac{9\pi}{4})

Accepted Answer

- √2 / 2

Science Olympiad Quiz Bowl

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Science Olympiad Quiz Bowl

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