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G12 Quiz Bee Finals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following terms means that a crystal has the ability to capture and hold water molecules?

a)

hydroponic

b)

hygroscopic

c)

hydrophobic

d)

hydropholectic

2.

Which of the following terms has as its definition: a mixture having continuous and dispersed phases?

a)

colloid

b)

solute

c)

suspension

d)

solvent

3.

Which of the following terms denotes the polar molecules or negative ions clustered about a central positive ion?

a)

dipoles

b)

isomers

c)

complex ions

d)

ligands

4.

The difference in the osmotic pressures of one molar solutions of different compounds in a given solvent at a given temperature results from?

a)

Different values for R

b)

Different values for Avogadro's number

c)

Ionization or dissociation

d)

None of the above

5.

Which of the following substances would be the best choice to neutralize sulfuric acid?

a)

sodium hydroxide

b)

silicon dioxide

c)

copper metal

d)

phosphorous pentoxide

6.

Which of the following would be least soluble in water?

a)

Magnesium Bromide

b)

Sodium Oxide

c)

Carbon Tetrachloride

d)

Potassium Phosphate

7.

Elements that exist in two or more distinctly different solid forms are known as:

a)

allotropes

b)

azeotropes

c)

isotopes

d)

isochores

8.

For the hydrogen atom, which series describes electron transitions to the N=1 orbit, the lowest energy electron orbit? Is it the:

a)

Lyman series

b)

Balmer series

c)

Paschen series

d)

Pfund series

9.

1. One barrel of oil has about the same heat content as how much coal:

a)

70 pounds

b)

700 pounds

c)

1,400 pounds

d)

2,800 pounds

10.

The idea that we CANNOT know both the position and velocity of a subatomic particle at the same time was formulated by:

a)

Einstein

b)

Heisenberg

c)

Fermi

d)

Schrödinger

11.

A car traveling at a constant velocity of 20 meters per second passes a second car which is initially at rest. The car which was at rest starts accelerating at 10 meters per second squared the instant it is passed by the first car. They will meet again in:

a)

5 seconds

b)

8 seconds

c)

2 seconds

d)

4 seconds

12.

At one atmosphere, a cylinder with movable piston contains 2,000 milliliters of gas. If the pressure is increased to 5 atmospheres and the temperature remains unchanged, what is the new volume of the gas?

a)

10,000 milliliters

b)

400 milliliters

c)

1,000 milliliters

d)

4,000 milliliters

13.

The region of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately above the frequencies to which the human eye is sensitive is called:

a)

infrared

b)

RF

c)

ultra-violet

d)

gamma ray

14.

The part of a nuclear power plant that prevents thermal pollution of lakes or rivers is the:

a)

reactor

b)

coolant/moderator

c)

cooling tower

d)

control rod

15.

In EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL SPACE, heat is transferred by:

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

conduction and convention

d)

radiation

16.

The theory which ascribes wave-like properties to particles is called:

a)

general relativity

b)

quantum mechanics

c)

special relativity

d)

classical mechanics

17.

In the study of seafloor spreading theory, what is the relative age of the rock on the ocean floor?

a)

younger if it is farther from the mid-oceanic ridge

b)

older if it is farther from the mid-oceanic ridge

c)

older if it is near the mid-ocean ridge

d)

cannot be determined

18.

Living plants and animals contain a constant ratio of what radioactive isotope?

a)

Carbon 14

b)

Potassium 40

c)

Rubidium 87

d)

Samarium 147

19.

Coal is believed to have been principally formed in which of the following types of the environment?

a)

river beds

b)

swamps

c)

volcanic regions

d)

deserts

20.

Which of the following reasons explain why quartz cannot be identified by its color alone?

a)

Its color is too faint.

b)

It has no color

c)

It exists in a variety of colors

d)

Its color fades