ASTRONOMY
The largest circular storm in our solar system is on the surface of which planet?
Jupiter
The alternative forms of gene at the same locus on homologous chromosomes are called what?
ALLELES
A volcano which is composed of lava flows and pyroclastic material and which is steep-sided and very tall is known as:
COMPOSITE CONE
For the hydrogen atom, which series describes electron transitions to the N=1 orbit, the lowest energy electron orbit?
LYMAN SERIES
Which of the following scientists was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1911 for the discovery of the radioactive elements, radium and polonium?
MARIE CURIE
The rapidly moving stream of charged particles that is being driven away from the sun is known as what?
Solar Wind
The human pelvic girdle is composed of 3 fused bones on each side for a total of 6 bones. Name the 3 fused bones.
ILLIUM, ISCHIUM, and PUBIS
The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family?
IGNEOUS
In the SI system of measure, what is the unit of capacitance?
FARAD
Which pair of German scientists discovered the atomic fission of uranium and set the stage for the nuclear age?
HAHN AND STRASSMAN
The biggest asteroid known is?
Ceres
What are rings of muscle which CLOSE body openings such as the lips called?
SPHINCTERS
In geological studies, a dome shaped intrusion is called a?
LACCOLITH
A Newton is equal to?
KILOGRAM-METER PER SECOND SQUARED
Name the person who developed a table of elements which revealed regularities in elemental properties in 1869?
DMITRI MENDELEEV
Rounded to the nearest day, the Mercurian year is equal to?
88 days
The myofilaments of muscles consist primarily of two proteins. These two proteins are called?
ACTIN AND MYOSIN
Shiprock in New Mexico is a?
VOLCANIC NECK
If the resultant force acting on a body of constant mass is zero, the body's momentum is?
CONSTANT
Who was the first American chemist to receive a Nobel Prize? He was selected in 1914 for his precise determination of atomic weights.
THEODORE RICHARDS
One of the largest volcanos in our solar system-if not the largest-is named Olympus Mons. This volcano is located on?
Mars
In studies of the human body, what is used to describe a blood-filled sac formed by an outpouching in an arterial or venous wall?
ANEURYSM
There is a specific term used by geologists to describe rock weathering in which shells or plates are broken away from a rock leaving it rounded in appearance. What is this term?
EXFOLIATION
What is the name of the first American physicist to win two Nobel prizes?
(JOHN) BARDEEN
How many electrons can occupy an s orbital?
2 (two)