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42 Cards in this Set
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What common poisonous gas kills humans by strongly binding to hemoglobin in the bloodstream?
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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A piano tuner notices a standing Lissajous (pron: Liss-a-jew) pattern on his oscilloscope. The tone being projected is:
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RESONATING
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The first law of thermodynamics is most closely related to:
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THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
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Name three elements that were named after Greek or Roman gods.
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MERCURY, URANIUM, NEPTUNIUM, PLUTO
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Hypohalites (pron: hypo-hay'-lites) are commonly used as:
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BLEACHING AGENTS
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What stimulates glycogenesis in the body?
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INSULIN
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A perfectly spherical bubble of air is suspended in a tank of water. A beam of light consisting of parallel rays passes through the bubble. As the light emerges from the opposite side of the bubble, the light rays:
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DIVERGE
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The percentage of mechanical energy that can theoretically be turned into heat energy according to the first law of thermodynamics is:
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100 PERCENT
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What are chanterelles (pron: shant-u-rels), king boletes (pron: bo-leets'), slippery jacks, and morels (pron: muh-rels')?
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MUSHROOMS
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What measure of length, mainly used for sea depths, was originally the breadth of the outstretched arms?
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FATHOM
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Several textures of intrusive rocks are related to the cooling history of the magma or lava. What texture is formed from rapid cooling?
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APHANITIC - TEXTURE OF MINERALS IS TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN WITHOUT MAGNIFICATION.
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Compositions of magmas are characterized according to their silica content. There are three types. These are:
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MAFIC, INTERMEDIATE, FELSIC
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How are the noble gases obtained?
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THESE GASES ARE OBTAINED FROM THE DISTILLATION OF LIQUID AIR
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A wooden board 2 meters long, 30 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters thick floats in water with 1 centimeter of its thickness above the surface. The mass of the board is:
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18 KILOGRAMS
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A system absorbs heat Q and has an equal amount of positive work done on it. What is the change in the internal energy of the system?
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2Q
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Craters and maria (seas) cover the Moon. Compared to the near side of the Moon, the far side is:
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MORE CRATERED, WITH LESS EXTENSIVE MARIA
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Which planets rotate in retrograde motion, opposite in direction of their revolution around the sun?
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VENUS AND URANUS
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In proportion to its size, what bird lays the largest egg?
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KIWI
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gymnosperms
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are seed plants.
include ginkgo (pron: ging'-ko) and cycads (pron: si'-kad) are cone-bearers. |
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Oceans are the primary source for the element
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BROMINE
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The chemical formula of milk of magnesia is
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MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE
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Ice skating is possible and practical because of what unique property of water?
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THE MELTING POINT DECREASES WITH INCREASING PRESSURE
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If a piece of iron is exposed to the sun, its temperature rises until:
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IT LOSES AND GAINS HEAT AT THE SAME RATE
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The polar equation, r = 6t/pi represents which of the following graphs?
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ARCHIMEDIAN-SPIRAL
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The Rh (pron: R-h) factor was named after what animal?
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RHESUS MONKEY
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There are various types of plant stems that have different functions. Some types of stem are:
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Tendrils
Tubers Rhizomes |
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The farthest astronomical phenomena from our vantage point on Earth are singular sources of light brighter than hundreds of galaxies combined. These phenomena are called:
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QUASARS
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Elements on Earth with atomic numbers higher than that of iron were formed in:
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SUPERNOVAE
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colligative property
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Freezing point
Rate of diffusion through a membrane Vapor pressure |
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In the presence of excess oxygen, potassium, rubidium, and cesium form
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SUPEROXIDES
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What is the name of the ocean whose wind systems cause an almost complete reversal of its circulation?
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INDIAN OCEAN
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What device first proved that Earth rotates on its axis?
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FOUCAULT PENDULUM (pron: fu'-colt)
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A round viewing window with a 20-centimeter diameter is installed in a tank at the Shedd Aquarium. It is 5 meters below the water surface. The force on the window is approximately:
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1,500 NEWTONS
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If the absolute temperature of the filament of a lamp were doubled, the energy radiated per second by the filament would:
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INCREASE BY A FACTOR OF 16
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What starchy substance comes from the bitter root of the cassava plant and is used to thicken soups and puddings?
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TAPIOCA
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Who discovered Nitrogen?
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(DANIEL) RUTHERFORD
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When a rock is identified as felsic (pron: fel-sic), this means the rock is
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SILICATE RICH
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Common volcanic rocks are
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ANDESITE, BASALT, AND TUFF
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The approximate latitude at which rocks that contain magnetite particles were formed can be determined by measuring
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magnetic dip of the particles
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The energy represented by the latent heat of melting is being used to
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break hydrogen bonds
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Side-scanning sonar is towed above the sea floor when the researchers are seeking the location of what ocean floor feature
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hydrothermal vents
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The method of analyzing tides which takes into account the presence of the continents and their effect on tides is
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dynamic tidal analysis
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