Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 24

GENR-92; Short ANSWER:  Wt Indio, California, stands "The Patriarch," considered the oldest
living thing and a national monument.  Precisely what is this 4,600 year old object?

ANSWER:   BRISTLECONE PINE

GENR-92; Short Answer:  The art of growing dwarfed trees in small pots, a technique perfected
by the Japanese, is known as what?

ANSWER:   BONSAI

(pron: bone-sigh)

GENR-92; Short Answer:  If an individual is a dendrochronologist (pron:
den-drow-kron-OL-o-jist), what would she count?

ANSWER:   TREE RINGS  (accept: TREE AGE  or  TREE YEAR) 

GENR-92; Short Answer:  The principle species of this tree family include the: Black, Eastern,
Mountain, Canadian, Formosan, Western and Carolina.  Name this tree.

ANSWER:   HEMLOCK

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The uranium fuel used worldwide is mainly in the form of:

w)  U3O8
x)  UO2
y)  UF6
z)  U metal

ANSWER:  X -- UO2

GENR-92; Short Answer:  When natural uranium is mined, it contains three isotopes.  Which
TWO are important in the production of nuclear power? 

ANSWER:  URANIUM-235 AND URANIUM-238

GENR-92; Short ANSWER:  W yellow powder, mostly made of uranium, that is produced in the
uranium milling process is called what?

ANSWER:  YELLOWCAKE    or    AMMONIUM DIURANATE