Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 12

GENR-91; Short Answer:  Name the phase of quartz consistently found in meteorite impact
craters, but rarely found in non-meteorite-related geological formations.

ANSWER:  STISHOVITE

GENR-91; Short ANSWER:  Wt what point are the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales equal?

ANSWER:  -40 DEGREES

GENR-91; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following vacuum pumps operates by using a very cold
surface to trap the gases on the cold surface?  Is it a: 

w)  sublimation pump
x)  turbo pump
y)  cryopump
z)  diffusion pump.

ANSWER:   Y -- CRYOPUMP

GENR-91; Short Answer:  Using the fewest names of the members of this family, identify the tree
family which includes among its members the:   Fink, myrtle, turkey, jacks, laurel, white, live and
pin.  Name the tree family. 

ANSWER:   OAK

GENR-91; Short Answer:  Using the fewest names of the members of this family, identify the tree
family which includes among its members the:   Pignut, scarit, mockernut, bitternut, black and
shagbark.  Name the tree family. 

ANSWER:   HICKORY

GENR-91; Short Answer:  Using the fewest names of the members of this family, identify the tree
family which includes among its members the:  Chinese, cut-leaved, manchurian, persian, english,
black and american.  Name the tree family.

ANSWER:   WALNUT