Sometimes brightly-colored signs advertising objects or
places use a noble gas. Which noble gas is most commonly used to make these signs?
Neon
100
What is the general name for material that is used to block the flow of energy?
Insulator
100
Fossils are most commonly found in this kind of rock.
Sedimentary
100
Evaluate the square root of (8×5×3 +1)
11
200
This process is used by autotrophs to make food from sunlight.
Photosynthesis
200
Which of the following is a chemical reaction?
A) Evaporating rubbing alcohol
B) Burning lamp oil
C) Dissolving table salt in water
D) Forming frost
B) Burning Lamp Oil
200
When you brush your hair, you remove electrons, resulting in this type of charge.
A Positive Charge
200
This type of weathering can be caused by acid rain.
Chemical Weathering
200
Simplify 8/52 to a fraction in simplest terms.
2/13
300
What is the scientific class that spiders belong to?
Arachnid
300
The elements chlorine, fluorine, iodine, and bromine are
all members of what group of elements?
The Halogens
300
If a yellow ball has a mass of 5 grams and a volume of 2 cubic centimeters, what is the density of the yellow ball? Make sure to use correct units.
2.5 g/cm^3
300
What is the difference between sea ice and continental ice?
SEA ICE FLOATS ON THE WATER WHILE CONTINENTAL ICE SITS ON LAND
300
What is the name of a line that intersects two or more coplanar lines in different points?
Transversal
400
Which of the following is an example of organisms found
living next to hydrothermal vents.
A) Extremophiles
B) Hydrophiles
C) Oceanophiles
D) Bacteriophiles
A) Extremophiles
400
Within a given period, what happens to the size of
atoms as you move across a period of the periodic table, from left to right?
They Increase
400
What is the SI unit of Force?
A Newton.
400
The region in Earth's atmosphere in which most convection is likely to take place is:
A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Tropopause
D) Thermopause
A) Troposphere
400
Express:
(1/5 + 3.4)/2
as a fraction in lowest terms.
9/5
500
What differentiates an endothermic animal from non-endothermic animals?
THEY MAINTAIN A CONSTANT INTERNAL TEMPERATURE AT ALL AIR TEMPERATURES
500
Temperature is a measure of energy based on which property of a substance?
Molecular Kinetic Energy
500
Which of Newton's laws tells us that when a force
acts upon an object, an equal and opposite force acts on another body?
The Third Law
500
What is the approximate concentration of
carbon dioxide, in parts per million, in Earth’s atmosphere?
A) 380
B) 3,800
C) 38,000
D) 380,000
A) 380
500
Providing your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth, evaluate:
The Absolute value of ([6x+3]/[-5x])
for x = 6