Chemistry
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100
This colorless gas is the most abundant element in the known universe.
A) Helium
B) Oxygen
C) Hydrogen
D) Neon
A) Helium
B) Oxygen
C) Hydrogen
D) Neon
What is C) Hydrogen?
100
Kinetic energy is
A) The energy of movement or motion
B) The energy an object has when it is off the ground
C) Stored energy
D) Energy due to electrons
A) The energy of movement or motion
B) The energy an object has when it is off the ground
C) Stored energy
D) Energy due to electrons
What is A) The energy of movement or motion?
100
This is a single binary digit (0 or 1). It is the smallest unit of data that a computer can process.
A) Byte
B) Nanobyte
C) Nibble
D) Bit
A) Byte
B) Nanobyte
C) Nibble
D) Bit
What is a D)Bit?
100
Established by President Eisenhower in 1958, NASA is a government agency responsible for the nation's civilian space program as well as research. NASA is an acronym for this.
A)National Aeronautics and Space Administration
B)North American Space Agency
C)National Aerospace and Space Administration
D)National Agency of Space and Aeronautics
A)National Aeronautics and Space Administration
B)North American Space Agency
C)National Aerospace and Space Administration
D)National Agency of Space and Aeronautics
What is A) National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
100
Most architectural designs being with one of these, a simple plan upon which a model of a building is drawn up.
A) CAD drawing
B) Blueprint
C) Black plan
D) Design board
A) CAD drawing
B) Blueprint
C) Black plan
D) Design board
What is a B) Blueprint?
200
pH measures the hydrogen ion concentration, which determines a solution's level of acidity. A "neutral" solution has this pH level.
A) 0
B) 10
C) 1
D) 7
A) 0
B) 10
C) 1
D) 7
What is D) 7?
200
A fundamental rule of physics, the law of conservation of energy states this
A) Energy should be saved
B) Energy can lose its power
C) Energy cannot change form
D) Energy cannot be created or destroyed
A) Energy should be saved
B) Energy can lose its power
C) Energy cannot change form
D) Energy cannot be created or destroyed
What is D) Energy cannot be created or destroyed?
200
This element is mixed with iron to form steels.
A) Carbon
B) Chromium
C) Nickel
D) Boron
A) Carbon
B) Chromium
C) Nickel
D) Boron
What is A) Carbon?
200
Required in very large quanitities for a spacecraft to oppose gravity and exit our atmosphere, this is the means of creating force which leads to the movement of an object through the air or in outer space.
A) Lagrangian Mechanics
B) Thermal Expansion
C) Aerodynamics
D) Propulsion
A) Lagrangian Mechanics
B) Thermal Expansion
C) Aerodynamics
D) Propulsion
What is D) Propulsion?
200
Spanning the opening of the San Fransisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge belongs to this bridge classification
A) Suspension
B) Arch
C) Cantilever
D) Beam
A) Suspension
B) Arch
C) Cantilever
D) Beam
What is A) Suspension?
300
The transition of a substance from solid to gas phase without passing through an intermediate liquid phase is called this (ex/ dry ice)
A) Ionization
B) Sublimation
C) Deposition
D) Double condensation
A) Ionization
B) Sublimation
C) Deposition
D) Double condensation
What is B) Sublimation?
300
Coal is a non-renewable resource which accounts for more than a third of our nation's electricity generation. This fraction of energy in burning coal reaches the consumer as electricity.
A) 9/10
B) 3/4
C) 1/2
D) 1/3
A) 9/10
B) 3/4
C) 1/2
D) 1/3
What is D) 1/3?
300
This device is the logical building block of modern computers.
A) Capacitor
B) Inductor
C) Transistor
D) LED
A) Capacitor
B) Inductor
C) Transistor
D) LED
What is C) Transistor?
300
When a satellite is in a geosynchronous orbit, it is:
A) always positioned over the same spot of the earth
B) stationary (non-orbiting)
C) rotating in the opposite direction as the earth, at equal speed.
D) following the same orbital pattern as the moon
A) always positioned over the same spot of the earth
B) stationary (non-orbiting)
C) rotating in the opposite direction as the earth, at equal speed.
D) following the same orbital pattern as the moon
What is A) aways positioned over the same spot of the earth?
300
Curing is the reaction between cement and this to make concrete.
A) Water
B) Oxygen
C) Milk
D) Ascorbic Acid
A) Water
B) Oxygen
C) Milk
D) Ascorbic Acid
What is A) water?
400
Most atoms require this many electrons in the outer energy levels to be chemically stable
What is 8?
400
This is the SI unit of energy
What is the Joule (Newton-meter)?
400
Apple Inc, currently the world's second largest information technology company, was established in 1976. Name at least two of the three founders of Apple.
Who are Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne (who sold his portion of the company to Jobs and Wozniak for $800. ouch..)
400
An object in air creates a sonic boom when traveling faster than this speed.
What is the speed of sound (343.2m/s or 768 mph)?
400
This is the name for a water transport system popularized by the Roman Empire.
What is an aqueduct?
500
This is determined for each element by summing the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
What is the atomic mass or mass number?
500
Recent studies suggest that Earth's core can reach temperatures of over 10,000 degress fahrenheit. This is the name for the type of energy produced from the heat of the earth itself.
What is Geothermal?
500
Many laptop computers and televisions use LCD screens for a display, which allows them to be light and portable. What does LCD stand for?
What is Liquid crystal display?
500
On October 4th, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space. It was called this.
What is Sputnik 1?
500
This is the force that rotates an object about an axis.
What is torque?