Science Bowl

GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 45

GENR-93; Multiple Choice: If you started with 100 grams of each of the materials below and
they all vaporized inside of an inflatable balloon, which of them would produce the largest volume 
balloon, assuming they were all at the same temperature?   

w)  water 
x)  gasoline 
y)  ethanol 
z)  butane 

ANSWER: W -- WATER 

 
GENR-93; Short Answer:  In 1976, Congress enacted the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act  designed to protect public health and the environment from improper management of
hazardous waste. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act categorizes hazardous wastes
into four  groups. Identify three of the four groups. 
 

ANSWER:  TOXIC (POISONOUS), REACTIVE, IGNITABLE, AND CORROSIVE   

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice: The estrogen and androgen hormones which regulate sexual
development and function are structurally related to:   

w)  beta carotene 
x)  ethanol 
y)  adrenaline 
z)  cholesterol 

ANSWER:  Z -- CHOLESTEROL 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice: The most abundant organic molecule on the surface of the Earth is:   

w)  cellulose 
x)  chitin 
y)  DNA 
z)  hemoglobin 

ANSWER:  W -- CELLULOSE