2018-11-28 TMSCA Science - part 3

2018-11-28 TMSCA Science - part 3

Q21-30

Multiple Choice

A 7.0 earthquake is ____ times more powderful than a 3.0 earthquake.

• 100
• 10000
• 200
• 4

Richter Magnitude Scale

• was developed by Charles Richter in 1935

• to measure the strength of earthquakes

Multiple Choice

A zebra is classified as an odd-toed _____.

• coagulate
• granulate
• stimulate
• ungulate

Multiple Choice

Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are moons of which planet?

• Uranus
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Neptune

Galilean Moons

• Four largest moons of Jupiter — Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto

• First seen and recognized as satellites of Jupiter by Galileo Galilei

• Among the largest objects in the Solar System with the exception of the Sun and the eight planets

Multiple Choice

Who invented the first practical dishwasher?

• H. Cecil Booth
• John Harington
• Lloyd Copeman
• Josephine Cochrane

Josephine Cochran

• "If nobody else is going to invent a dish washing machine, I'll do it myself."

• Received a patent in 1886

• Founded a company which eventually became KitchenAid

Multiple Choice

____meters equals 83.5 millimeters.

• 0.835
• 0.0835
• 0.00835
• 835

Unit of Length

• Metric system - base unit is meter

• km, m, cm, mm

• Imperial/US system - base unit is yard

• inch, foot, yard, mile

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a bitter, greenish-brown fluid secreted by the liver?

• ambergris

• baleen

• phlegm

• bile

Bile

• bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid

• secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder

• help with digestion - breaking down fats

Multiple Choice

Mallard, eider, teal and wigeon are birds that are classified as ____.

• ratites

• ducks

• eagles

• pelicans

Multiple Choice

What element combines with oxygen to form rust?

• helium

• zinc

• iron

• aluminum

Iron + Oxygen → Iron Oxide

A chemical reaction

Multiple Choice

A ______ map indicates changes in relief by using contour lines.

• botanical

• biological

• topographical

• astronomical

Topographical Map

• Show land forms

• Shows elevation changes of the land

• Contour lines connect places that are the same height above sea level

Multiple Choice

What is the third most abundant element in the Earth's crust?

• iron

• aluminum

• uranium

• oxygen

The most abundant elements in the Earth's crust

• Oxygen 46%

• Silicon 28%

• Aluminum 8.5%

• Iron 5.6%

• Calcium 4.2%