The Scientific Spirit

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

2. In which field(s) can humans make use of Ultrasound? engineering both medicine 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. waterfall white impulsive water

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?(excluding viruses!) 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? 65 km 84 km 256 km 156km

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

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

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? Photoelectric effect Raman effect Doppler effect Red Shift

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

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

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

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