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Science  Knowledge Bowl
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Science Knowledge Bowl at Rockhurst University
January 31, 2009
 
 

Sample Questions


Question 1: If the activity of a particular radioactive sample is 20 Curies and its half-life is 100 years, what activity would you expect after 200 years?

Question 2: The photoelectric effect demonstrates that an increase in the brightness of the light directed at a metal surface causes an increase in the emitted electrons:
a. wavelength
b. speed
c. energy
d. number

Question 3: What is the power needed by a toaster that draws a current of 9 amperes when plugged into 120 volts?

Question 4: What is the resistance of an ideal ammeter?

Question 5: In the CPU, the instruction register holds the instruction which is doing what?

Question 6: Bacteria in the human body produce vitamin K, which is important in the clotting of blood. Where are these bacteria located?

Question 7: What nucleic base replaces thymine in an RNA molecule?

Question 8: What are bacteria called that can live without oxygen?

Question 9: In the ammonium ion, N-H-4-plus, which hybrid bonding orbitals of nitrogen are used?

Question 10: How does electronegativity change across the third period of the periodic table from sodium to chlorine?

Answers
Answer 1: 5 (Curies)
Answer 2: D, number
Answer 3: 1080 watts
Answer 4: 0, Zero
Answer 5: Is currently being executed
Answer 6: Large Intestine
Answer 7: Uracil
Answer 8: Anaerobic
Answer 9: S-P-3
Answer 10: Increases

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