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Old 08-14-2007   #31 (permalink)
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Re: Science Quiz: Your Questions Please(11&13)

This is brilliant folks. I'll start putting together the quiz soon, but we need MANY more questions!

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Re: Science Quiz: Your Questions Please

Which of the following is not an element on the Periodic Table of Elements?
A) neptunium
B) hafnium
C) hassium
D) bosonium

Quanta are?
A) an indivisible form of energy
B) a unit of time
C) theoretical particles
D) solar ejections

An ephemeral stream:
A) flows from caves
B) usually has a rocky bottom
C) flows mainly during rain events
D) none of the above

A perrenial stream:
A) flows year round
B) has no defined channel
C) is an artificial stream
D) none of the above


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Which one of the following lakes covers the greatest surface area?
a) Lake Huron
b) Lake Victoria
c) Lake Michigan
d) Lake Baykal

Which one of the following bodies of water contains the greatest depth?
a) Caribbean Sea
b) Arctic Ocean
c) Mediterranean Sea
d) South China Sea

According to the Beaufort wind force scale, dust and loose paper raised & small branches moving indicates a windspeed of __________.
a) 19 to 24 mph (30 to 39 km/h)
b) 13 to 18 mph (20 to 29 km/h)
c) 4 to 7 mph (7 to 11 km/h)
d) 8 to 12 mph (12 to 19 km/h)

Which one of the following weather instruments is employed as an altimeter?
a) wet-bulb thermometer
b) Hygrometer
c) anemometer
d) barometer


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Which of the following is not a constellation?
A) Andromeda
B) Orion
C) Delphinus
D) Ursa Major

What is a constellation?
A) obstructed feces
B) a pictorial grouping of stars
C) a map to the night sky
D) an area of the sky where nebulas are found

Retrograde motion is?
A) the occasional westward movement of a planet against background stars
B) the occasional eastward movement of a planet against background stars
C) Neither A nor B


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If the sun burned out, how long would it take for us to notice it here on Earth?

a. about 10 seconds
b. about 10 minutes
c. about 10 days
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The first law of thermodynamics equates:
a) energy and velocity
b) entropy and temperature
c) temperature and pressure
d) heat and work

Which of the following does NOT contribute to the development of acid rain?
a) CO2
b) O3
c) NO2
d) SO2

Which has the LOWEST known boiling point of any substance?
a) Oxygen
b) Hydrogen
c) Helium
d) Nitrogen

Of the options below, what was the first synthetic polymer made?
a) Teflon
b) Bakelite
c) Nylon
d) Beta-cellulose

Edit: I don't know why the last three options of # 2 are not rendering....
they should be O3, NO2, and SO2.


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Which bacterium isn’t shown up by a Gram stain?
a) Shigella
b) Campylobacter
c) Chlamydia
d) Listeria

The Anterior Commissure is located in the:
a) heart
b) brain
c) leg
d) arm

Mean cardiovascular pressure is normally between______ of water above mid heart level:
a) 15 and 18 cm
b) 11 and 14 cm
c) 20 and 23 cm

Which of the following is not a function of the liver?
a) production of cholesterol
b) converting glucose to glycogen
c) filtering of harmful substances from the blood
d) breakdown of carbohydrates
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Leishmaniasis is spread by the bite of:
a) dogs
b) lizards
c) sand flies
d) ticks

Which one of the following is not how the rate of cellular respiration can be measured?
a) Measure the amount of oxygen produced
b) Measure the amount of glucose consumed
c) Measure the amount of oxygen consumed
d) Measure the amount of carbon dioxide produced

The resting potential of a neuron is:
a) -50 mV
b) -85 mV
c) -70 mV

The audible range of the human ear is:
a) 50 Hz – 5000 Hz
b) 20 Hz – 20,000 Hz
c) 100 Hz – 10,000 Hz
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In what year did Sir Alexander Flemming win the Nobel Prize?
a) 1945
b) 1954
c) 1942
d) 1950

What does the Haber-Bosch process produce?
a) calcium chloride
b) plastics
c) nylon
d) ammonia

Which statement is NOT true of Pseudomonas species:
a) They are Gram-negative, non-spore forming rods.
b) They are able to degrade compounds such as aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, fatty acids, insecticides and other environmental pollutants.
c) They are generally anaerobic.
d) They are catalase positive.

How much fluid and solute is absorbed in the small intestine?
a) 85%
b) 45%
c) 60%
d) 30%

Which equation helps to understand the electrophysiological properties of cell membranes?
a) Fick Equation
b) Nernst Equation
c) Arrhenius' equation
d) Boltzmann equation
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Re: Science Quiz: Your Questions Please

Lots of brilliant stuff here. Gimme more.


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