Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 18

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  Ozone in the upper atmosphere is produced from: 

w)  lightning
x)  photochemical reactions
y)  electrical appliances on Earth
z)  model fractals

ANSWER:  X -- PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  Pollination by wind is called:

w) autogamy
x) entomophily
y) anemophily
z) ornithophily

ANSWER:   Y -- ANEMOPHILY

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What is the technique by which lasers are used to photograph objects
and reproduce them in three dimensions? 

ANSWER:    HOLOGRAPHY

GENR-92;  Short Answer:  Name the effect that is caused by scattering of light in colloids or
suspensions.

ANSWER:    TYNDALL EFFECT

GENR-92; Short Answer:  Name the type of camel that has two humps. 

ANSWER:    BACTRIAN

GENR-92; Short Answer:  Name the California scientist who won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for
elucidating the details of the photosynthetic process. 

ANSWER:    (MELVIN) CALVIN