Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 20

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  Name the English naturalist who, while credited with being the
codeveloper of the theory of evolution by natural selection, is much less famous for this than his
codeveloper.

w)  Erasmus Darwin
x)  Robert Ludlow
y)  Alfred Russel Wallace
z)  Rudolf Virchow

ANSWER:  Y -- ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE

GENR-92; Short Answer:  The acronym NEPA stands for what?

ANSWER:  NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The U.S. population receives the largest dose of ionizing radiation
from:

w)  natural sources.
x)  fallout from nuclear weapons testing.
y)  nuclear medicine.
z)  nuclear power plants.

ANSWER:  W -- NATURAL SOURCES.

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The radioactive element most commonly detected in humans is:

w)  potassium-40
x)  cobalt-60
y)  iodine-131
z)  plutonium-238

ANSWER:  W -- POTASSIUM-40

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The largest breeder reactor built to date is located where?

w)  USSR
x)  Japan
y)  France
z)  United States

ANSWER:  Y -- FRANCE