Biologically speaking
People who are lactose intolerant are unable to digest the sugar present in which of the following: W) milk X) wheat Y) peanuts Z) eggs ANSWER: W) MILK
What is MILK?
Which of the following is the most common electronic device used for storing electric energy in a process commonly called charging: W) capacitor X) transformer Y) rectifier Z) semiconductor
What is a capacitor?
The average depth of the ocean basin floor is: W) 1,000 to 2,000 meters X) 2,000 to 4,000 meters Y) 4,000 to 6,000 meters Z) 6,000 to 10,000 meters
What is 4,000 TO 6,000 METERS?
Stored energy and energy related to position are both called what type of energy?
What is POTENTIAL ENERGY?
The main asteroid belt is located between the orbits of what two planets?
What are MARS and JUPITER?
Which of the following is a lipid: W) lipase X) myoglobin Y) trypsin Z) corn oil
What is CORN OIL?
What law of physics relates voltage to current and resistance?
What is a OHM’S LAW
Which of the following is closest to the ratio of nitrogen molecules to oxygen molecules in the air? W) 1 to 4 X) 1 to 3 Y) 3 to 1 Z) 4 to 1
What is 4 TO 1?
In the radioactive decay of uranium, what is the final stable element? W) Thorium X) Lead Y) Plutonium Z) Radium ANSWER: X) LEAD
What is LEAD?
What is the term for the days during which the Sun is furthest south or north of the equator?
What are SOLSTICES?
What is the most common term used for the biological process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a form readily available for use in organisms?
What is NITROGEN FIXATION? (ACCEPT: FIXATION)
Which of the following is the BEST description of the thermodynamic term entropy: W) a measure of the disorder of a system X) the amount of heat in a system Y) all energy is conserved Z) heat moving from a warm system and generating work
What is A MEASURE OF THE DISORDER OF A SYSTEM?
What two elements primarily make up the core of the Earth?
What is IRON and NICKLE?
What are the two gases used to power the first generation fuel cell cars?
What is HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN?
What is the term for exceptionally bright stars that are up to 1000 times the sun’s diameter?
What are SUPERGIANTS?
Prokaryotic cells divide by the process of: W) Fusion X) Osmosis Y) Mitosis Z) Binary fission
What is BINARY FISSION?
What is the term for the minimum amount of energy required to remove an electron from an atom in the gaseous phase?
what is IONIZATION ENERGY?
In what geologic era did dinosaurs live? W) Jurassic X) Paleozoic Y) Mesozoic Z) Cenozoic
What is MESOZOIC?
To the nearest ten percent, what percent of the sun’s energy that hits the Earth is reflected back into space?
What is 30?
He proved Coperincus heliocentric theory by using a telescope
A. Galileo
B. Aristotle
C. Ptolemy
D. Copernicus
Who is Galileo?
What protein predominantly composes human hair?
What is KERATIN?
Which of the following can be said about a single, unchanging mass M that is moving at a constant speed? W) The object's kinetic energy is a constant X) No outside forces act on the object Y) The object's potential energy is a constant Z) No internal forces act on the object
What is THE OBJECT'S KINETIC ENERGY IS A CONSTANT?
Which of the following is a scale of earthquake intensity? W) Saffir-Simpson X) Fujita Y) EF-scale Z) Moment magnitude
What is MOMENT MAGNITUDE?
Most gasoline in the United States is E10, meaning that 10% of its content is made up of what?
What is ETHANOL?
The name of the Russian Space Station that was in operation for 15 years was named _______
What is MIR?