More than 100 questions in general Science

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GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 21

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  Radioisotopes which are used in medical diagnosis are known as
what?

w)  tracers
x)  silver bullets
y)  markers
z)  dyes

ANSWER:  W -- TRACERS

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  Most commercial nuclear power plants worldwide are cooled by:

w)  sodium
x)  mercury
y)  helium
z)  water

ANSWER:  Z -- WATER

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What did Ira Remsen discover in 1879, perhaps proclaiming:  "How
sweet it is"?

ANSWER:   SACCHARIN

GENR-92; Short Answer:  Name the organization which selects Nobel laureates and awards the
prizes in the field of medicine.

ANSWER:   THE CAROLINE INSTITUTE  (FACULTY OF MEDICINE in
STOCKHOLM)

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  As of August 1991, how many DIFFERENT women have won
Nobel Prizes in the scientific fields of physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine?  Is it:

w)   2
x)   5
y)   9
z)  12

ANSWER:   Y -- 9

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GENR-92; Short Answer:  This woman scientist was the oldest daughter of another very
well-known woman scientist.  She was the second woman in history to win a Nobel Prize in
science, receiving the prize in 1935 for her work in synthesizing new radioactive elements.  Who
is this famous woman scientist?

ANSWER:   IRENE JOLIET-CURIE

GENR-92; Short ANSWER:  Xorn in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1896, this woman scientist
received her MD from the German University in Prague.  After moving to Washington University
in the United States, she and her husband conducted pioneering work in carbohydrate metabolism. 
In 1947, this husband-wife team, along with Bernardo Houssay, was awarded the Nobel Prize in
medicine, their citation reading "for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion." 
Name this esteemed woman scientist. 

ANSWER:   (GERTY) RADNITZ CORI

GENR-92; Short Answer:  Using X-ray crystallography, this woman scientist determined the
structures of large biochemical molecules, including penicillin in 1949 and vitamin B12 in 1956. 
In 1969 she determined the three dimensional structure of insulin.  In 1964 she was awarded the
Nobel Prize in chemistry "for her determination by X-ray techniques of the structures of important
biochemical substances."  Name this woman scientist.

ANSWER:   (DOROTHY) CROWFOOT HODGKIN

GENR-92; Short Answer:  In 1977, this American female scientist shared the Nobel Prize in
medicine for her work in the development of radioimmunoassays of peptide hormones.  In
awarding the prize, the Nobel Committee described her technique as having "brought about a
revolution in biolocial and medical research".  Who is this eminent woman scientist? 

ANSWER:   (ROSALYN) YALOW

GENR-92; Short Answer:  This female American geneticist achieved recognition as one of the
world's foremost investigators in cytogenetics, the study of heredity by cellular and genetic
methods.  In 1951 she discovered that gene fragments in corn could move from chromosome to
chromosome, and even from cell to cell.  Thirty-two years after this extraordinary work, she was
awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1983.  Who is this notable woman scientist?

ANSWER:   (BARBARW) McCLINTOCK

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GENR-92; Short ANSWER:  Ws of 1991, the most recent award of a Nobel Prize in medicine to
a woman scientist went to this esteemed pharmacologist and biochemist.  She shared her prize
with George Hitchings for their development of drugs based on understanding basic cell
processes.  They came up with drugs that selectively block nucleic acid synthesis without
damaging normal cells.  Name this woman scientist.

ANSWER:   (GERTRUDE) ELION

GENR-92; Short Answer:  Who was the first man to hit a golf ball on the moon? 

ANSWER:   ALAN B. SHEPARD, JR.

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The earliest experiments on chromosome theory and inheritance
were developed by?

w)  Gregor Mendel
x)  Jonas Salk
y)  Charles Sternak
z)  Robert Oppenheimer

ANSWER:  W -- GREGOR MENDEL

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  This black engineer was granted a patent in 1872 for the first
automatic oil lubricator.  The lubricating cup regulated the flow of oil onto moving parts of
machines, revolutionizing the machine industry.  Was this well-known inventor:

w) Elijah McCoy
x) Lewis Latimer
y) Leonard McFall
z) Branville Woods

ANSWER:   W -- ELIJAH McCOY

GENR-92; Short Answer:  "General Sherman" is my name.  In 1972 I had a spread of 90 feet and
a height of 272 feet.  What am I and in what national park do I live?

ANSWER:   GIANT SEQUOIA  (accept: SIERRA REDWOOD or BIG TREE) in 
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK

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GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 24

GENR-92; Short ANSWER:  Wt Indio, California, stands "The Patriarch," considered the oldest
living thing and a national monument.  Precisely what is this 4,600 year old object?

ANSWER:   BRISTLECONE PINE

GENR-92; Short Answer:  The art of growing dwarfed trees in small pots, a technique perfected
by the Japanese, is known as what?

ANSWER:   BONSAI

(pron: bone-sigh)

GENR-92; Short Answer:  If an individual is a dendrochronologist (pron:
den-drow-kron-OL-o-jist), what would she count?

ANSWER:   TREE RINGS  (accept: TREE AGE  or  TREE YEAR) 

GENR-92; Short Answer:  The principle species of this tree family include the: Black, Eastern,
Mountain, Canadian, Formosan, Western and Carolina.  Name this tree.

ANSWER:   HEMLOCK

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The uranium fuel used worldwide is mainly in the form of:

w)  U3O8
x)  UO2
y)  UF6
z)  U metal

ANSWER:  X -- UO2

GENR-92; Short Answer:  When natural uranium is mined, it contains three isotopes.  Which
TWO are important in the production of nuclear power? 

ANSWER:  URANIUM-235 AND URANIUM-238

GENR-92; Short ANSWER:  W yellow powder, mostly made of uranium, that is produced in the
uranium milling process is called what?

ANSWER:  YELLOWCAKE    or    AMMONIUM DIURANATE

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General Science - 25

GENR-92; Short Answer:  In a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, what gas ma be used for a
coolant?

ANSWER:  HELIUM    or    CARBON DIOXIDE

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  Spent fuel from a nuclear power plant cools down and loses most of
its radioactivity through decay.  In the first year, spent fuel loses about what percentage of its
radioactivity? 

w)  10 percent
x)  50 percent
y)  80 percent
z)  100 percent

ANSWER:  Y -- 80 PERCENT

GENR-92; Short Answer:  The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and amendments require what
Federal agency to site, construct and operate a geologic repository for disposal of high-level
nuclear waste?

ANSWER:   U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
estimates that the average exposure to ionizing radiation tha individual Americans receive
annually from ALL sources is about: 

w)  60 millirem
x)  100 millirem
y)  360 millirem
z)  500 millirem

ANSWER:  Y -- 360 MILLIREM

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  An important safety feature required at U.S. nuclear power plants
that was not present at the Chernobyl Power Plant in the Soviet Union was the:

w)  reactor
x)  cooling water
y)  control rods
z)  containment building

ANSWER:  Z -- CONTAINMENT BUILDING

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GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  As of December, 1990, which of the following countries generated
the greatest percentage of its electricity by nuclear power?

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

ANSWER:  Z -- FRANCE

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  Most of the nuclear power plants operating in the United States are:

w)  pressurized water reactors
x)  boiling water reactors
y)  high-temperature gas-cooled reactors
z)  liquid-metal fast breeder reactors

ANSWER:  W -- PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The Oklo reactor in Gabon, Africa, is significant because it:

w)  was the first man-made reactor.
x)  was a natural fission reactor.
y)  was the first reactor used to generate electricity.
z)  produced the most electricity in a single year.

ANSWER:  X -- WAS A NATURAL FISSION REACTOR.

GENR-92; Short Answer:  In the United States, the units of measure for the potential biological
risk associated with exposure to ionizing radiation are the rem and millirem.  What comparable
units are used in the metric system?

ANSWER:  SIEVERTS   or   MILLISIEVERTS

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  What substance was used as a moderator for the chain reaction in
the first nuclear reactor?

w)  graphite
x)  boron
y)  water
z)  cadmium

ANSWER:  W -- GRAPHITE

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GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 27

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:  What state in the United States has the most nuclear power plants?

w)  New York
x)  Illinois
y)  Pennsylvania
z)  South Carolina

ANSWER:  X -- ILLINOIS

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What country currently has the third largest number of satellites in
orbit?

ANSWER:   FRANCE

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The launch of the first LIQUID fueled rocket in the world is
attributed to:

w)  China
x)  Russia
y)  United States
z)  Germany

ANSWER:  Y -- UNITED STATES

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The first American Astronaut to ORBIT the Earth was:

w)  Alan Shepard
x)  John Glenn
y)  Gus Grissom
z)  Scott Carpenter

ANSWER:  X -- JOHN GLENN

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General Science - 28

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What is made from chicle?

ANSWER:   CHEWING GUM

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What do you produce by adding Lactobacillus Bulgaricus to milk?

ANSWER:   YOGURT

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following materials is used along with iron ore and
limestone to produce iron in a modern blast furnace? 

w)  coke
x)  cementite
y)  coal
z)  bauxite

ANSWER:  W -- COKE

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What kind of poisoning is known as plumbism (pron: plum - biz - em)?

ANSWER:   LEAD POISONING

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What month is showing on the calendar when the Earth is nearest the
sun?

ANSWER:   JANUARY

GENR-92; Short Answer:  On June 22, how many hours of daylight are there in a day at the
North Pole?

ANSWER:  24

GENR-92; Short Answer:  To within a half minute, how many minutes does it take for light to
travel from the sun to the Earth?

ANSWER:  9-1/2 MINUTES    (accept:  9 to 10 minutes)

GENR-92; Short ANSWER:  Wmong well-known examples of this formation are Grindelwald in
Switzerland, Bossons in France, Dinwoody in the United States, and Wilson Piedmont in
Antarctica.  Identify these cool formations. 

ANSWER:   GLACIERS

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GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 29

GENR-92; Short Answer:  Name the branch of medical science which is concerned with the study
of disease as it appears in its natural surroundings, and as it affects a community of people rather
than a single individual. 

ANSWER:   EPIDEMIOLOGY

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The study of poisons is called: 

w)  oncology
x)  toxicology
y)  phrenology
z)  ergonomics (pron: ur - go - no - mics)

ANSWER:  X -- TOXICOLOGY

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What vitamin complex includes thiamine, niacin, and riboflavin?

ANSWER:   VITAMIN B

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  What range of frequencies are usually referred to as audio
frequencies for humans?

w)  0 to 20 Hertz
x)  20 to 20,000 Hertz
y)  200 to 200,000 Hertz
z)  10,000 to 30,000 Hertz

ANSWER:  X -- 20 TO 20,000 HERTZ

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  What range of frequencies are usually referred to as the UHF Band?

w)  3 to 30 Megahertz
x)  30 to 300 Megahertz
y)  300 to 3,000 Megahertz
z)  30,000 to 300,000 Megahertz

ANSWER:  Y -- 300 TO 3,000 MEGAHERTZ

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GENERAL SCIENCE

General Science - 30

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  A device used to measure the amount of moisture in the atmosphere
is called a:

w)  hydrometer

 (pron: high-dro-me-ter)

x)  hygrometer

 (pron: high-gro-me-ter)

y)  anemometer
z)  barometer

ANSWER:  X -- HYGROMETER

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What is the principal liquid used in automotive antifreeze?

ANSWER:  ETHYLENE GLYCOL

GENR-92; Short Answer:  What are the names of the cycles in a 4-stroke gasoline engine?

ANSWER: COMPRESSION; IGNITION; POWER; EXHAUST  (take in any order) 

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  What power cycle is used in jet engines? 

w)  Stirling
x)  Rankine
y)  Otto
z)  Brayton

ANSWER:  Z -- BRAYTON

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  The half life of tritium is about: 

w)  3,500 years
x)  40 years
y)  12.3 years
z)  3.7 years

ANSWER:  Y -- 12.3 YEARS

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General Science - 31

GENR-92; Multiple Choice:  One of the potential health effects of exposure to high levels of
noise is called tinnitus (pron: ti - NI - tes), which means: 

w)  a permanent loss of hearing.
x)  a persistent ringing or hissing in the ears after exposure.
y)  a temporary loss of hearing, especially of upper frequencies. 
z)  abdominal discomfort from low frequency noise.

ANSWER:  X -- A PERSISTENT RINGING OR HISSING IN THE EARS AFTER
EXPOSURE.

GENR-92: Short Answer:  If an individual is suffering from emphysema, what organ of the body
is primarily affected?

ANSWER:   LUNGS

GENR-93;  Short Answer: Who was known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park"? 

ANSWER:  EDISON

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Plants get their nitrogen from: 

w) rain
x) the soil
y) the air
z) the bedrock

ANSWER:

X -- THE SOIL

GENR-93; Short Answer:  Which vitamin is called ascorbic acid, meaning "no scurvy"? 

ANSWER:   VITAMIN C

GENR-93; Short ANSWER:  Wt what Celsius temperature is water the densest? 

ANSWER:   4 DEGREES CELSIUS

GENR-93; Short Answer:  What household heating fuel also powers jet planes? 

ANSWER:  KEROSENE

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General Science - 32

GENR-93; Short Answer:  Who discovered the method of destroying disease-producing bacteria
in beer and milk by heating the liquid properly?

ANSWER:  (LOUIS) PASTEUR

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following elements was unknown to ancient
civilizations?

w)  tin
x)  aluminum
y)  mercury
z)  sulfur

ANSWER:  X -- ALUMINUM

GENR-93; Short Answer:  In which US state do the most bald eagles live? 

ANSWER:  ALASKA

GENR-93; Short Answer:  What is the name denoting plants that seasonally shed all their leaves? 

ANSWER:  ZECIDUOUS

GENR-93; Short Answer:  What material found in bogs is the oldest fossil fuel used by man? 

ANSWER:  PEAT

GENR-93; Short Answer:  What is meant by the statement that an animal is oviparous? 

ANSWER:  IT LAYS EGGS

GENR-93; Short Answer:  Name the tropical American tree which produces the least dense wood
known?

ANSWER:  XALSA

GENR-93; Short Answer:  What is the distinction shared by Marie Curie and Linus Pauling?   
 

ANSWER:  THEY BOTH RECEIVED TWO NOBEL PRIZES 

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General Science - 33

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  In the early 17th century, based on his observations with a
telescope,  Galileo Galilei attacked a belief espoused by the church.  That belief was:   

w)  that the earth was flat. 
x)  the sky was a large dome with holes through which heaven could be seen.  
y)  that the earth was at the center of the universe.   
z)  there are no other planets. 

ANSWER:  Y -- THAT THE EARTH WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE.  

GENR-93; Short Answer:  What is the mass in grams of one cubic centimeter of water?   
 

ANSWER:  ONE GRAM 

  
GENR-93; Short Answer:  What is the name of the first atomic-powered submarine?   
 

ANSWER:  NAUTILUS 

 
GENR-93; Short Answer:  What three elements besides iron make up the alloy alnico,  used for
making magnets? 
  

ANSWER:  WLUMINUM, NICKEL, AND COBALT 

 
 GENR-93; Short Answer:  What exploded on Bikini Island in 1954?   
 

ANSWER:  W HYDROGEN BOMB 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  A barn is a unit of 

w)  length 
x)  area 
y)  volume 
z)  weight 

ANSWER:  X -- AREA 

  
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  A light-year can be converted into   

w)  astronomical units 
x)  hours 
y)  foot-candles 
z)  ergs 

ANSWER:  W -- ASTRONOMICAL UNITS 

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General Science - 34

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Which is the longest? 
 

w)  a kilometer 
x)  a centimeter 
y)  a dekameter 
z)  a terameter 

ANSWER:  Z -- A TERAMETER 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  You use a hydrometer to check the condition of the electrolyte in
your car battery.  It is actually measuring what property of the fluid?   

w)  charge 
x)  density 
y)  temperature 
z)  surface tension 

ANSWER:  X -- DENSITY 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  What is the major visible constituent of the exhaust plume from a 
natural gas-fired power plant? 

w)  carbon dioxide 
x)  carbon monoxide 
y)  smoke 
z)  water 

ANSWER:  Z -- WATER 

 
GENR-93;  Multiple Choice:  Of the following answers, which is closest to the percentage of
electricity 
generated by nuclear power plants in the U.S. in 1987? 

w)   5% 
x)  10% 
y)  20% 
z)  40% 

ANSWER:  Y -- 20% 

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General Science - 35

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  High-temperature superconductors have been in the news lately. 
These materials become superconductive at temperatures around 
 

w)   200 degrees Fahrenheit 
x)   100 degrees Fahrenheit 
y)  -150 degrees Fahrenheit 
z)  -350 degrees Fahrenheit 

ANSWER:  Z -- -350 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT 

  
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  If a scuba diver suffers from the "bends", this means that which gas 
is being rapidly released from the blood and tissues? 

w)  oxygen 
x)  hydrogen 
y)  nitrogen 
z)  CO2 

ANSWER:  Y -- NITROGEN 

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  The principle behind a breeder reactor is:   

w)  U-235 undergoes fission. 
x)  U-238 is converted to Pu-239, which undergoes fission.
y)  Deuterium undergoes fission. 
z)  Cobalt-60 undergoes fission. 

ANSWER:  X -- U-238 IS CONVERTED TO Pu-239, WHICH UNDERGOES

FISSION.   
 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Steel is composed of a number of elements.  The two essential 
elements are iron and 

w)  aluminum 
x)  carbon 
y)  nickel 
z)  silicon 

ANSWER:  X -- CARBON 

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General Science - 36

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following is an important element of stainless steel.   

w)  chromium 
x)  magnesium 
y)  copper 
z)  nickel 

ANSWER:  W -- CHROMIUM 

  
GENR-93;  Multiple Choice:  When petroleum is refined it is subject to a number of processes 
including cracking.  During the cracking process 

w)  lighter hydrocarbons are combined to form heavier ones
x)  heavy hydrocarbons are broken up into lighter ones
y)  lighter hydrocarbons are separated by distillation  
z)  oxygen is used to burn the heavier hydrocarbons 

ANSWER:  X -- HEAVY HYDROCARBONS ARE BROKEN UP INTO LIGHTER
ONES  

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  A psychrometer (pron: si-'kro-me-ter) is used to measure humidity. 
It consists of two thermometers, one of which is wetted. The water is allowed to evaporate. 
Which thermometer reads the higher temperature. 

w)  the wet one 
x)  the dry one 

ANSWER:  X -- THE DRY ONE 

  
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  One metal dissolved in another is called   

w)  an alloy 
x)  an assay 
y)  a mineral 
z)  a ceramic 

 ANSWER:  W -- AN ALLOY 

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  An alloy consisting mainly of tin and lead is called:   

w)  brass 
x)  bronze 
y)  pewter 
z)  chrome 

ANSWER:  Y -- PEWTER 

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GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  It is a common observation that naturally occurring processes have a
particular direction associated with them.  For instance, heat flows from a hot body to a colder
body.  The property of a system that is used to quantitatively describe this natural direction of
events  is called 

w)  energy 
x)  entropy 
y)  enthalpy 
z)  equilibrium 

ANSWER:  X -- ENTROPY 

GENR-93;  Multiple Choice:  Which of the following is believed to be responsible  for the hole in
the ozone layer over Antarctic? 

w)  carbon dioxide 
x)  compounds containing sulfur 
y)  radioactivity 
z)  compounds containing chlorine 

ANSWER:  Z -- COMPOUNDS CONTAINING CHLORINE 

  
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following is not a major pollutant from automobiles.   

w)  carbon monoxide 
x)  unburned hydrocarbons 
y)  nitrous oxide 
z)  sulfur dioxide 

ANSWER:    Z -- SULFUR DIOXIDE 

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  The most serious environmental pollution from a nuclear reactor is:   

w) radioactivity 
x) particulate formation 
y) thermal pollution 
z) noise pollution 

ANSWER:  Y -- THERMAL POLLUTION 

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GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Biomass energy is: 

w) formed through photosynthesis 
x) caused by heat due to the large mass of the earth 
y) has been used for only a few years 
z) is effective in only certain regions of the United States   

ANSWER:  W -- FORMED THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS 

GENR-93; Short Answer:  What is the technique of detecting the position of objects by producing 
very high frequency sound waves and listening to the echos?   

ANSWER:  SONAR 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  A thermocouple is used to measure   

w) pressure 
x) current 
y) strain 
z) temperature 

ANSWER:  Z -- TEMPERATURE 

 
GENR-93; Short Answer:  What metal is obtained from the mineral malaclite?   
 

ANSWER:  YOPPER 

  
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  The most suitable motor oil for use in a car in cold weather is:   

w) a high viscosity oil 
x) a low viscosity oil 
y) a medium viscosity oil 

ANSWER:  X -- A LOW VISCOSITY OIL 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  The process by which a substance absorbs moisture upon exposure 
to the atmosphere is called: 

w) efflorescence 
x) deliquescence 
y) dehydrogenation 
z) desalination 

ANSWER:  X -- DELIQUESCENCE 

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 GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  A temperature of 295 K is equivalent to approximately:   

w) 0 degrees Fahrenheit 
x) 32 degrees Fahrenheit 
y) 72 degrees Fahrenheit 
z) 97 degrees Fahrenheit 

ANSWER:  Y -- 72 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  Only one tree is known to live longer than the Giant Sequoia.  Is this
tree: 

w) Bristlecone pine 
x) Grey Oak 
y) Japanese Chestnut 
z) Ponderosa pine 

ANSWER:  W -- BRISTLECONE PINE 

  
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  The first animal launched into orbit was a:   

w) mouse 
x) monkey 
y) chimpanzee 
z) dog 

 ANSWER:  Z -- DOG 

 
GENR-93; Short Answer:  Name the first man-made space craft to orbit the Earth?   
 

ANSWER:  SPUTNIK  (ACCEPT SPUTNIK I) 

  
GENR-93; Short Answer:  Who was the first test pilot to break the sound barrier and survive?   
 

ANSWER:  YHUCK YEAGER 

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General Science - 40

GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  How many time zones are there in the CONTIGUOUS United
States? 

w) 3 
x) 4 
y) 5 
z) 6 

ANSWER:  X -- 4 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  In the United States, coal is the energy source that produces  the
highest percentage of our electricity.  Second is: 

w) hydropower 
x) oil 
y) nuclear energy 
z) solar energy 

ANSWER:  Y -- NUCLEAR ENERGY 

 
GENR-93; Multiple Choice:  The first controlled nuclear chain reaction took place in what year?   

w) 1895 
x) 1910 
y) 1942 
z) 1945 

ANSWER:  Y -- 1942 

 
GENR-93; 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