Nuclear
There are three types of nuclear decay. What are they?
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
What is the anticodon on a tRNA for AAA (read as: A, A, A)?
UUU
Through how many degrees does the Earth rotate in 8 hours?
W) 8X) 80
Y) 120Z) 240
Y) 120
How many valence electrons does Fluorine have?
7
What was the name of the professor that Riju and Simon referenced to create the Brachistochrone.
Rajendiran
What is the highest element number syntesized by humans?
118
Sap that is used in making maple syrup is transported by what organ?
Two billiard balls of equal mass are travelling collinearly in opposite directions. One has a
velocity of 5 meters per second, the other has a velocity of 3 meters per second. They collide completely inelastically (stick together). In
meters per second, what is their final speed?
Which of these acids is a weak acid?
W) HF
X) HBr
Y) H2SO4
Z) HClO4
W) HF
What is more efficient for reactions, Baking Soda or Baking Powder?
Baking Powder
What is a phenomenon (conspiracy!???) that nuclear physicists theorize exist for elements?
The "island of stability"
Identify all of the following three structures that possess a double membrane: 1) Lysosome
[LYE-soh-sohm]; 2) Nucleus; 3) Ribosome [RYE-beh-sohme].
What is the name of the law of electromagnetism that states that the force exerted on each
other by two charged particles is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them?
Coulomb's Law
In a strong acid-base titration, what is the pH of the solution when
the equivalence point is reached?
7
What common food are plastic elastic doughs used for?
Bread
What was Theodore Hall, the youngest member of the Manhattan Project, mischieviously known for?
Being a U.S.S.R./Russian spy.
Apical dominance in plants means that:
W) The apical bud stimulates vertical growth
X) The apical bud inhibits auxin production
Y) The apical bud stimulates floral development
Z) The apical bud inhibits the growth of lateral buds
Z
Which of the following is the BEST description of the
composition of our Sun?
W) 71% hydrogen, 27% helium, and 2% other
X) 80% hydrogen, 19% helium, and 1% other
Y) 90% hydrogen, 9% helium, and 1% other
Z) 99% hydrogen, 1% helium
W) 71% hydrogen, 27% helium, and 2% other
Name all of the following 4 compounds that exhibit
hydrogen bonding: CH4 ; H2S; NH3 ; CH3OH
NH3 ; CH3OH
The formation of what molecule from yeast causes breads to rise?
CO2, Carbon Dioxide
What isotope of uranium is most commonly used for nuclear reaction, and needs to be enriched to increase its concentration?
Uranium-235
Which of the following is the enzyme that maintains
chromosomal stability by protecting chromosome ends?
W) Telomerase
X) Nuclease
Y) Terminase
Z) Polymerase
W) Telomerase
What constant is given as the amount of electric charge per mole of
electrons?
FARADAY CONSTANT
Which of the following is typically TRUE of organic
compounds:
W) acetylene contains delocalized pi bonds
X) the simplest carboxylic acid is ethanoic acid
Y) ketones have no hydrogen atoms directly attached to the carbonyl group
Z) alcohols contain nonpolar hydroxyl groups
Y) ketones have no hydrogen atoms directly attached to the carbonyl group
The other shape, similar to a Brachistochrone, but instead an object placed at any point on it reaches the bottom at the same time.