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Tech Bowl: Science 1
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02/26/2012

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Term
What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction?
Definition
battery
Term
What math system is based on the numbers 0 and 1?
Definition
binary
Term
What is the upward force that a liquid exerts on an object?
Definition
buoyancy
Term
What is the basic unit of all types of matter?
Definition
atoms
Term
What is the changing of liquid into vapor?
Definition
evaporation
Term
The base of a natural logarithm (In) is _____.
Definition
e
Term
Which of Newton's Laws of Motion states that every particle continues in a state of rest or uniform speed in a straight line unless acted upon by a force?
Definition
Newton's First Law of Motion
Term
______ is a colorless, poisonous, and odorless gas formed by burning carbon with a limited supply of oxygen.
Definition
carbon monoxide
Term
What type of bond is created when electrons are transferred?
Definition
ionic bond
Term
Of the three sides of any right triangle, which is the longest?
Definition
hypotenuse
Term
The _____________ simply states that opposites attract and likes repel.
Definition
Law of Magnetism
Term
What instrument is used to measure the pressure in the atmosphere?
Definition
barometer
Term
What are the three basic particles in an atom?
Definition
electron, proton, neutron
Term
Isosceles, Equilateral, and _______ are the three types of triangles.
Definition
scalene
Term
The force acting outwards on a body while it moves in a circular path is called what?
Definition
centrifugal force
Term
Earthquake measurements are based on what?
Definition
Richter Scale
Term
The three basic states of matter are ______.
Definition
solid, liquid, and gas
Term
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are examples of ___________.
Definition
natural numbers
Term
The property of a circuit which opposes a change in current is _________.
Definition
inductance
Term
What is the contamination of the air, water, or soil with undesirable items?
Definition
pollution
Term
As the pressure on a gas increases the volume will (increase/decrease/normalize/stay the same).
Definition
decrease
Term
"In any right triangle, the sum of the squares of the legs equals the square of the hypotenuse" is __________.
Definition
The Pythagorean Theorem
Term
Which of the following is a unit of energy?
A. joule
B. watt
C. ohm
D. farad
Definition
joule
Term
A process of using an energy source for two useful purposes is ________.
Definition
cogeneration
Term
What type of bond happens when electrons are shared?
Definition
covalent bond
Term
The ___________ of a line can be easily calculated by the difference in y-coordinates divided by the difference in x-coordinates.
Definition
slope
Term
Does heat flow from the cold source to the hot source or from the hot source to the cold source?
Definition
hot source to the cold source
Term
Who explained the relationships that are found among all observable bodies?
Definition
Isaac Newton
Term
What element occurs in over a million known compounds and occurs naturally in an uncompressed form as diamond and graphite?
Definition
carbon
Term
In the equation "y=mx+b", what is b?
Definition
y-intercept
Term
___________ is performed when a force acts on something to produce motion.
Definition
work
Term
The path followed by a planet is called its ___________.
Definition
orbit
Term
A measure of the amount of matter an object contains is the object's ___________.
Definition
mass
Term
In the equation "y=mx+b", what is m?
Definition
slope of the line
Term
Weight, drag, lift, and thrust are four forces acting on ___________.
Definition
a body in the air
Term
The Earth's crust is composed of minerals and ___________.
Definition
rocks
Term
___________ is the splitting of atoms.
Definition
nuclear fission
Term
What is true about the slopes of perpendicular lines?
Definition
they are negative reciprocals
Term
___________ is the influence which acts on an object to alter its position, speed, or direction of travel.
Definition
force
Term
Specific gravity refers to the ratio of a mineral's mass of an equal volume to ___________.
Definition
water
Term
Nonliving ores and earth elements are examples of (organic/inorganic) materials.
Definition
inorganic
Term
A coordinate xy-plane is commonly called the ___________.
Definition
Cartesian plane
Term
What is the reluctance of an object to move when it is stationary or to change its direction or speed once it is moving?
Definition
inertia
Term
Substances in rocks which form from decay of plant or animal life are called ___________.
Definition
organic materials
Term
The structure, density, size, shape, texture, and color of an object are examples of (physical/chemical) properties.
Definition
physical
Term
How many radians are there in 360 degrees?
Definition
2 pi
Term
The force that twists a material along an axis is called ___________.
Definition
torsion
Term
The changing appearances of the moon is due to the relative positions of the ___________ and sun.
Definition
moon
Term
A tabular arrangement of elements in rows and columns, highlighting the regular repetition of properties of the elements is called ___________.
Definition
periodic table
Term
How many lines can be tangent to a circle?
Definition
infinite
Term
What is the rate of change of velocity?
Definition
acceleration
Term
The wearing away of the land from the action of wind, water, glaciers, and gravity is called ___________.
Definition
erosion
Term
The species that accepts a proton in a proton-transfer reaction is called ___________.
Definition
base
Term
How large is an acute angle?
Definition
Less than 90 degrees
Term
What type of quantity is represented with magnitude only?
Definition
scalar
Term
A fine material carried high in the air and deposited far from its place of origin is known as ___________.
Definition
loess
Term
The process whereby a gas spreads out through another gas to occupy the space with uniform partial pressure is ___________.
Definition
diffusion
Term
The domain of a function contains the independent values of the function. What does the range contain?
Definition
dependent values
Term
"To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" is ___________.
Definition
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Term
The complete inner shadow of the lunar eclipse is called ___________.
Definition
umbra
Term
A compound composed of two elements is called a ___________ compound.
Definition
binary
Term
___________ defines the relationship between the force exerted by a spring and the extension of the spring.
Definition
Hooke's Law
Term
All silicate materials contain(iron/hydrogen/oxygen/carbon).
Definition
oxygen
Term
An extremely small particle of matter that retains its identity during chemical reactions is a ___________.
Definition
atoms
Term
What is the bottom half of a fraction called?
Definition
denominator
Term
A ___________ collision occurs when kinetic energy is conserved.
Definition
elastic
Term
How many layers are in the earth's atmosphere?
Definition
6
Term
NH3 is an example of ___________.
Definition
molecular formula
Term
The result of a division problem is called ___________.
Definition
quotient
Term
"All planets move in elliptical orbits, with the sun at one focus" is ___________.
Definition
Kepler's Law of Orbits
Term
Heat energy is transferred to the atmosphere by radiation, conduction, and ___________.
Definition
convection
Term
A reaction in which two substances combine to form a third substance is ___________.
Definition
combination reaction
Term
What number does "i" represent?
Definition
square root of -1
Term
The rate at which an electrical charge movies is ___________.
Definition
ampere
Term
Atmospheric pollution comes from natural sources and is produced by ___________ activity.
Definition
human
Term
A reaction of an acid with a base is called ___________.
Definition
neutralization
Term
If two planes intersect, the intersection forms ___________.
Definition
line
Term
___________ is the flaring out of light as it emerges from a narrow slit.
Definition
diffraction
Term
The three layers of the earth are the mantle, crust, and the ___________.
Definition
core
Term
"The volume of a sample gas at a given temperature varies inversely with the applied pressure" is which gas law?
Definition
Boyle's Law
Term
The result of a multiplication problem is called ___________.
Definition
product
Term
What letter of the alphabet is used to represent the acceleration due to gravity?
Definition
g
Term
How many minerals are common in the earth's crust?
Definition
8
Term
Metals tend to have ______ ionization energies, and nonmetals have _____ ionization energies.
Definition
low, high
Term
The top half of a fraction is called ___________.
Definition
numerator
Term
(acceleration/position/force/velocity) is NOT a vector quantity.
Definition
position
Term
Metamorphism occurs during ___________.
Definition
mountain building
Term
What state of matter has a fixed volume but no fixed shape?
Definition
liquid
Term
How large is an obtuse angle?
Definition
greater than 90 degrees
Term
The rate at which work is being done is ___________.
Definition
power
Term
Chemical weathering is most rapid in ___________ climates.
Definition
tropical
Term
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev is credited with ___________.
Definition
creating a periodic table
Term
The distance from the center of a circle to its edge is called ___________.
Definition
radius
Term
Minerals are identified by their ___________.
Definition
physical properties
Term
___________ materials can be traced back to living things.
Definition
organic
Term
How many degrees are in a quarter circle?
Definition
90
Term
The sum of the voltage drops around a series circuit equals the applied voltage to the circuit is ___________.
Definition
Kirchoff's Law of Series Circuits
Term
___________ is the major part of earth's atmosphere.
Definition
nitrogen
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