General Science
The lush forest of the Pacific northwest is classified as what type of rain forest?
TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST
What is the primary elemental product of stellar hydrogen fusion?
(Hint: ELEMENT)
HELIUM
In the oceans, Waves and surf currents are generated by:
w) wind
x) El-Nino
y) Salinity and temperature gradients
z) the Intertropical Convergence Zone
W)WIND
Name all of the following 4 plants that prouduce seeds with fleshy covering that are eaten by animals and dispersed in their droppings:apple; orchid; cherry; sphagnum moss
APPLE; CHERRY
In one cycle of alternating current, 180° is given to the point at what fractional amount of the way through the cycle?
1/2
The reaction of lead oxide in the presence of what acid is fundamental to the operation of the lead-acid rechargeable battery found in most cars?
( look at keywords, it's an acid and it's found in cars)
SULFURIC ACID
Accept(SULFURIC or H2SO4)
What is the common name for the 88 sections into which the International Astronomical Society has divided the sky?
CONSTELLATIONS
Which of the following best describes the luster of quartz:
W)dull
X)silky
Y)metallic
Z)vitreous
Z)VITREOUS
In angiosperm seed development, what fuses with the second sperm nucleus to form the endosperm?
2 POLAR NUCLEI(ACCEPT: 2 OR BOTH POLAR NUCLEI or POLAR NUCLEI)
If the speed of sound in a certain medium is 360 meters per second, what is the wavelength, in meters, of a sound-wave that has a frequency of 60 hertz?
6
Convert a pressure of 1.2 atmospheres into millimeters mercury:
912
From mid-northern latitudes, during which of the following months would the constellation Orion be most prominent in the southern sky at about 10 pm:
W)April
X)July
Y)August
Z)December
Z)DECEMBER
What is the name for the common ocean waves that are not driven by the wind but sustained by the energy they obtained by the sea?
SWELL(S)
In what specific part of a eukaryotic cell will pyruvate be converted into acetyl Co-enzyme A?
MITOCHONDRIA(ACCEPT: MIOCHONDRIA)
What is the smaller of two interferes whose sum is 19 and whose product is 48
3
Identify the following 3 fabrics as derived from animals or plants,respectively: jute; linen; wool
JUTE=PLANTS; LINEN=PLANTS; WOOL=ANIMALS
What is the proper name for the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way?
ANDROMEDA
Identify each of the following 3 rocks, respectively, as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary: marble; pumice; conglomerate
MARBLE=METAMORPHIC; PUMICE=IGNEOUS; CONGLOMERATE= SEDIMENTARY
Which of the following is a weak electrolyte
W) ammonia
X) dilute sulfuric acid
Y) 1 molar sodium chloride
Z) dilute perchloric acid
W) AMMONIA
Evaluate the following: a=1/3, B=4, c=-1, d=-5
2[3a(b+3)-4d]
36
The fertilizer potash provides plants with what elements necessary for healthy growth and which is also the seventh most abundant element on Earth
Potassium or K
What is the most accurate term astronomers use for the time it takes for a planet to orbit the Sun relative to the stars?
ANSWER: SIDEREAL PERIOD
When rain freezes into pellets while falling to the ground during a winter storm, the most accurate forcast would have predicted:
W) hail
X) snow
Y) freezing rain
Z) sleet
Z) SLEET
What is the pH of a 1 molar NaOH solution at 25°C?
ANSWER: 14
BONUS: Multiply the following 4 number and give your answer in scientific Notation: 30,000x3,000x30x0.1
2.7 x 108