Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 48

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  One trillion is 1 followed by 12 zeros.  What is 1 followed by
18 zeros? 

w)  1 quadrillion 
x)  1 quintillion 
y)  1 septillion 
z)  1 octillion 

ANSWER:  X -- 1 QUINTILLION 

  
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  In daylight the human eye is most sensitive to which color?   

w)  Green 
x)  Red 
y)  Blue 
z)  Orange 

ANSWER:  W -- GREEN 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following people is credited as being the father of mass 
 production? 

w)  Thomas Edison 
x)  Otto Graham 
y)  Henry Ford 
z)  Eli Whitney 

ANSWER:  Z --  ELI WHITNEY 

  
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  A homeowner replaces a 65 watt incandescent bulb with a 15 watt
compact fluorescent lamp.  The light is on 2000 hours a year.  If electricity cost 10 cents a
kilowatt-hour, how much money is saved on the electric bill in one year?   

w)  $50.00 
x)  $10.00 
y)  $5.00 
z)  $1.00 

ANSWER:  X -- $10.00