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Chemistry: What factor DOES NOT impact the speed (rate) of a chemical reaction?
The entropy change (ΔS) of the reaction
Temperature
The presence of a catalyst
Concentration of reactants
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Chemistry: What is the
lightest
element?
Deuterium
Lithium
Hydrogen
Helium
3
Chemistry: What was the most recently discovered element in the periodic table?
Element 116, Livermorium
Element 117, Tennessine
Element 43, Technetium
Element 118, Oganesson
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Astrophysics: What is the Schwarzschild radius?
The maximum radius of a neutron star
The average orbital radius of a comet in our solar system
The radius of a black hole of a given mass
The radius of a galaxy containing a certain number of stars
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Physics: What is
centripetal force
?
A force acting on object in circular motion, directed opposite to motion
A force acting on an object in circular motion, directed to the center
A force acting on an object in circular motion, directed away from center
A force acting on object in circular motion, directed parallel to motion
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Astronomy: What is the approximate age of the universe?
14 trillion years
6,000 years
14 million years
14 billion years
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Environmental Science: Which of these is NOT a type of symbiosis?
Mutualism
Parasitism
Environmentalism
Commensalism
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Biology: What are the products of cellular respiration?
glucose and O2
CO2, H2O, and ATP
H2O, glucose, and ATP
CO2 and ATP
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Physics: What is Newton's first Law of Motion?
Force = mass x acceleration
The people have a right to party.
Two bodies in contact exert equal and opposite forces on each other
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion maintains its speed
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Biology: What is an
ectotherm
?
An animal which produces its own body heat (warm-blooded)
An organism which undergoes photosynthesis
An animal which relies on its environment for heat (cold-blooded)
An organism which consumes other animals for energy
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Chemistry: What is the pH of a 1.0 M solution of HCl?
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1
-1
0
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Biology: On what continent are
wildebeest
found?
Africa
North America
Eurasia
Australia
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Physics: What is
momentum
?
mass x acceleration
½ mass x velocity2
mass x velocity
energy / time
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Earth science: What causes the seasons?
Tectonic plate movement
Santa Claus
The elliptical shape of Earth's orbit
The tilt of the Earth's axis
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Physics: What is electricity?
Particles with nonzero spins all aligned in the same direction
Charged particles moving
Opposite charged particles separated at a distance
Stored chemical energy
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Earth science: What is the difference between magma and lava?
Both are molten rock. Lava is above the ground and magma is below it.
Magma is solid and lava is liquid.
Lava is solid and magma is liquid.
Both are molten rock. Magma is above the ground and lava is below it.
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Biology: What is the function of an
osteoblast
?
An osteoblast is a type of cell which helps produce bones
An osteoblast is a type of immune cell which "eats" infectious agents
An osteoblast is the outer covering of most bird eggs
An osteoblast is a marine arthropod which produces a hard outer shell
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We learned so much in chemistry this year!
At least a little bit!
Indeed!
For sure!
Yes!
