Science bowl - 1

Question 1

ASTR: Rounded to the nearest day, the Mercurian year is equal to:

Accepted Answer

88 days

Question 2

Which of the following scientists hypothesized that it would be possible for particles to have wave-like propeties

Accepted Answer

de Broglie

Question 3

ASTR: Spectral line splitting due to the influence of magnetic fields is called:

Accepted Answer

Zeeman effect

Question 4

Crude oil is separated into its components by:

Accepted Answer

Fractional Distillation

Question 5

MATH: The tan(-A) (read: tangent of the angle minus A) is equal to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

-tan(A) (read: minus the tangent of the angle A)

Question 6

Which of the following compounds contains a double bond?

Accepted Answer

Butene

Question 7

Phy: Choice: In physics, a radian per second is a unit of:

Accepted Answer

angular velocity

Question 8

Math: A "reunion of broken parts" is the meaning of the root of what word:

Accepted Answer

Algebra

Question 9

Earth science: What gas makes up majority of our atmosphere ?

Accepted Answer

N2

Question 10

Choice: Iron is what type of magnetic material? Is it:

Accepted Answer

Feromagnetic

Question 11

The sin2(A/ 2) (read: sine squared of angle A divided by 2) is equal to which of the following relationships

Accepted Answer

x) (1/ 2)[1 - sin(A)]

Question 12

BIO: In a plasma membrane, which of the following provides a general barrier to the movement of molecules?

Accepted Answer

Lipids

Question 13

Chem: Which of the following terms refers to the number of molecules or ions attached to a central metallic atom?

Accepted Answer

Coordination Number

Question 14

BIO: The name of the process by which oil glands in mammalian skins secrete oils is:

Accepted Answer

holocrine secretion

Question 15

Bio: An individual with three X chromosomes is likely t be:

Accepted Answer

an abnormal female

Question 16

Bio: Choice: The process by which an amino acid loses its amino group is called:

Accepted Answer

Deamination

Question 17

PHY: A virtual image can be formed by one or more of the following single mirrors? Identify them.

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 18

Chem : Give me the names, in order of increasing mass, of the four lightest members the halogen family?

Accepted Answer

Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine

Question 19

PHY: The force acting between two point charges can be computed using which of the following laws?

Accepted Answer

Coulomb&#x27;s law

Question 20

ASTR: The sunspot cycle is:

Accepted Answer

11 years

Question 21

ASTR: Who was the first man to classify stars according to their brightness.

Accepted Answer

Hipparchus

Question 22

ES: The tanning rays of the sun are called:

Accepted Answer

Ultraviolet rays

Question 23

A typical galaxy, such as our Milky Way galaxy, contains how many billion stars? Is it approximately:

Accepted Answer

200 billion

Question 24

Earth Science: Which of the following energy sources does NOT originally come from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Geothermal

Question 25

Earth science: Iceland has a great deal of volcanic activity. The reason for this is:

Accepted Answer

it was formed above a mid ocean rift

Question 26

CHem: Azo (pron: A-zo) Compounds characteristically are compounds containing the group:

Accepted Answer

N2

Question 27

Give two trigonometric functions which are NEGATIVE in BOTH the third and fourth quadrants.

Accepted Answer

Sine and Cosecant

Question 28

ES: Which of the following terms is used to describe the appearance of a mineral in transmitted light? Is it:

Accepted Answer

diaphaneity (pron: die-ah-fah-na-ah-tee)

Question 29

If the distance between two objects, each of mass &#x27;M&#x27; is tripled, the force of attraction between the two objects

Accepted Answer

1/9 of the original force

Question 30

BIO: Which of the following diseases has been eradicate from the world?

Accepted Answer

Small pox

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