Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 7

GENR-91; Short Answer:  Name the first woman to travel in space. 

ANSWER:    (VALENTINW) TERESHKOVA

GENR-91; Multiple Choice:  What famous scientist and inventor participated in the invention of
the Aqua-Lung?

w)  Thomas Edison
x)  Isaac Newton
y)  Leonardo da Vinci
z)  Jacques Cousteau

ANSWER:    Z -- JACQUES COUSTEAU

GENR-91;  Multiple Choice:  Superconductivity is a material property associated with:

w)  cooling a substance without a phase change
x)  frictionless liquid flow
y)  a loss of thermal resistance
z)  a loss of electrical resistance

ANSWER:    Z -- A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE

GENR-91; Multiple Choice:  A type of plastic that is biodegradable has been in the news lately. 
The ingredient that makes it biodegradable is: 

w)  vegetable oil
x)  petroleum
y)  cornstarch
z)  leather

ANSWER:    Y -- CORNSTARCH

GENR-91;  Multiple Choice:  Who was the marine biologist and author of Silent Spring who was
one of the first people to warn of the dangers of pesticides like DDT?

w)  Jacques Cousteau
x)  Rachel Carson
y)  Charles Darwin
z)  Marlin Perkins

ANSWER:    X -- RACHEL CARSON