The Scientific Spirit

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who finally proved the chromosome theory of heredity? McClintock Gregor Mendel Charles Darwin Thomas Morgan

2. In which field(s) can humans make use of Ultrasound? both medicine engineering neither

3. What are the following called - Koch Curve, Sierspinski Sponge, Mandelbrot Set, Julia Set? Answer: (One Word)

4. The elements which are doped in Solar Cells are - Se, Si B, Sb B, P P, Li

5. According to relativity theory, only what has an absolute velocity? Answer: (One Word)

6. A waterfall produces an even spread of all frequencies, making a hissing sound called _____ noise. white impulsive waterfall water

7. Organic compounds containing an amino group are called _____. Aminos Amides Amines Amino acids

8. The study of materials at very low temperatures is called - Hypothermism Superconductivity Thermodynamics Cryogenics

9. Which of the following is a disaccharide? Starch Glucose Sucrose Fructose

10. Which of the following is not a hominoid? Baboon Gibbon Orangutan Human

11. Which vitamin is known as Phylloquinone? Answer: (Vitamin ___(a letter))

12. Which of the following is an ungulate? Opossum Manatee Crocodile Giraffe

13. DNA molecules are polymers because they consist of chains of similar units linked together. What are these units called? Answer: (One Word)

14. How many kingdoms of living things are there according to US classification? (Hint: The UK uses one fewer) Answer: (a number)

15. Which of the following stages in the life cycle of a star comes after the Main Sequence Period? Red Giant Protostar T Tauri Type Nebula

16. What is the length of Tycho Crater on the moon? 84 km 256 km 65 km 156km

17. In electroplating, the substance to be coated is made the _____. anode cathode diode freode

18. Specific Gravity is also known as - Quantum Pull Weight Relative Density Gravitational Force

19. How many whole numbers are there in the pH scale (not counting zero)? Answer: (a number)

20. To which kingdom of living things do amoeba and paramoecium belong? Answer: (One Word)

21. The Quantum Theory explains which effect? Doppler effect Photoelectric effect Raman effect Red Shift

22. Write the latin name of Mercury. Mercurium Hydrargyrum Aurum Argentum

23. A sound with definite frequency is called a - tone timbre pitch amplitude

24. Which of the following is a semisynthetic polymer? Polyester Kevlar Rayon Nylon

25. Solder is an alloy of - Lead and Tin Copper and Tin Iron, Nickel and Chromium Copper, Nickel and Zinc