Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 51

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  What range of frequencies are usually referred to as the Ultra High   
Frequency (UHF) Band?  

w)  3 to 30 Mega Hertz 
x)  30 to 300 Mega Hertz 
y)  300 to 3,000 Mega Hertz 
z)  30,000 to 300,000 Mega Hertz 

ANSWER:  Y -- 300 to 3,000 MEGA HERTZ 

  
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Who was the first scientist credited with pointing out that certain
gases  could cause a greenhouse effect? 

w)  John Tyndall 
x)  Charles Darwin 
y)  Roger Tory Peterson 
z)  Stephen Jay Gould 

ANSWER:  W -- JOHN TYNDALL 

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Deforestation is not a major environmental problem in   

w)  the Amazon 
x)  Borneo 
y)  Oregon 
z)  West Germany 

ANSWER:  Z -- WEST GERMANY 

  
GENR-93; Short Answer:  Name a component of gasoline that has been classified by the U.S.
EPA  as a "known human carcinogen". 
 

ANSWER:  XENZENE 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  The sun makes up approximately what percent of matter in our solar 
 system? 

w)  17% 
x)  50% 
y)  85% 
z)  99% 

ANSWER:  Z -- 99%