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100

This is the scientific term given to the shape of the E. coli bacterium.

What is bacillus? (Accept: rod or bacilli or bacilliform)

100
If the electronegativity difference in the bonding atoms is large, this is the general type of bond that is formed. 

What is ionic?

100

In the oceans, waves and surf currents are generated by this. 

What is wind?

100

The most common term for the type of energy that is most directly related to the energy of atoms, molecules, and other small particles that are in random motion within a system. 

What is thermal?

100

The temperature of a star can be estimated most directly from its this. 

What is color?

200

This is the MOST common anatomical synonym for ventral, when locating a part of the human body in relation to another part. 

What is anterior?

200

Of the following, this is NOT an endothermic process:

1) sublimation

2) melting

3) vaporization

4) condensation

What is 4 or condensation?

200

This 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. 

What are swells?

200

This is the SI unit of electric charge. 

What is a coulomb?

200

The local group is generally referred to as a collection of these celestial objects. 

What are galaxies?

300

This is the most common term for the division of a somatic cell into 2 nucleated cells following of mitosis.

What is cytokinesis?

300

A beaker of concentrated aqueous ammonia is placed next to a beaker of concentrated aqueous hydrochloric acid at room temperature. After a short while, a white cloud forms between the beakers. This is a demonstration of this. 

What is diffusion?

300

Of the following, this cloud type is classified as a low cloud. 

1) altostratus

2) cirrostratus

3) cumulonimbus

4) nimbostratus

What is 4 or nimbostratus?

300

The most common term for the electrode that acts as the negative electrode. 

What is cathode?

300

This is the proper name for the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way. 

What is andromeda?

400

Most corticosteroids are synthesized in this specific part of the human body. 

What is the adrenal cortex? (Also accept: Adrenal glands)

400

This is the scientific term for the ratio between the density of a given substance to that of water when both are at the same temperature.

What is specific gravity? (Also accept: relative density)

400

This is the oldest Eon on the Geological Time Scale within which the first organisms appeared between 550 million and 3.4 billion years ago.

What is Precambrian?

400

This is the most common term used the describe the velocity of an object at any discrete moment along its path. 

What is the instantaneous velocity?

400

The main asteroid belt is located immediately between these two planets. 

What are Mars and Jupiter? (Accept in any order)

500

This is the anticodon on a tRNA for AAA. 

What is UUU?

500

This is the name for the most malleable and ductile metal which can be dissolved in aqua regia but is unaffected by air and most other reagents.

What is gold?

500

Of the following, this best describes the luster of quartz. 

1) dull

2) silky

3) metallic

4) vitreous

What is 4 or virteous?

500

Giving your answer in kilometers per hour per second, this is the average acceleration of a truck traveling on a straight road from 10 kilometers per hour to 50 kilometers per hour in 1 minute and 20 seconds. 

What is 0.5? (Solution: 40/80 = 0.5 km/hr/sec)

500

The stars Merak and Dubhe in the bowl of the big dipper are most commonly used to locate this star. 

What is polaris? (Accept: Pole star, North star, Alpha ursa minoris)