Description : Who is known as the Father of the Atomic Bomb? w) Albert Einstein x) J. Robert Oppenheimer y) General Leslie Groves z) Edward Teller
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
Description : The earliest experiments on chromosome theory and inheritance were developed by? w) Gregor Mendel x) Jonas Salk y) Charles Sternak z) Robert Oppenheimer
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GREGOR MENDEL
Description : Who developed Ballistic Missile? (1) Wernher Von Braun (2) J. Robert Oppenheimer (3) Edward Teller (4) Samuel Cohen
Last Answer : Wernher Von Braun
Description : Which of the following men was involved with the first controlled nuclear reaction? w) Linus Pauling x) Nelson Sartoris y) Edward Teller z) Enrico Fermi
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ENRICO FERMI
Description : Who developed Ballistic Missile? (1) Wernher von Braun (2) J. Rober Oppenheimer (3) Edward Teller (4) Samuel Cohen
Last Answer : Wernher von Braun
Description : Who commanded the US Pacific Fleet in World War II? A famous US ship in the late 20th century carries his name. Was it Omar N. Bradley, Chester W. Nimitz, Douglas MacArthur?
Last Answer : Admiral Chester Nimitz
Description : Who invented the hydrogen bomb? (1) J.Robert Oppenheimer (2) Albert Einstein (3) Samuel Cohen (4) Edward Taylor
Last Answer : Edward Taylor
Description : Which of the following is considered a renewable resource? w) Coal fired power plant x) Hydroelectric dam y) Combustion turbine facility z) Nuclear fission power plant
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HYDROELECTRIC DAM
Description : About what percent of the electricity used in the United States is currently being produced by nuclear power plants? w) 5 percent x) 10 percent y) 20 percent z) 30 percent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 20 PERCENT
Description : The first controlled nuclear chain reaction took place in what year? w) 1895 x) 1910 y) 1942 z) 1945
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 1942
Description : 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
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NUCLEAR ENERGY
Description : The most serious environmental pollution from a nuclear reactor is: w) radioactivity x) particulate formation y) thermal pollution z) noise pollution
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THERMAL POLLUTION
Description : 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%
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 20%
Description : What state in the United States has the most nuclear power plants? w) New York x) Illinois y) Pennsylvania z) South Carolina
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ILLINOIS
Description : What substance was used as a moderator for the chain reaction in the first nuclear reactor? w) graphite x) boron y) water z) cadmium
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GRAPHITE
Description : 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
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS
Description : 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
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- FRANCE
Description : 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
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CONTAINMENT BUILDING
Description : 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
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 80 PERCENT
Description : Most commercial nuclear power plants worldwide are cooled by: w) sodium x) mercury y) helium z) water
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WATER
Description : 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.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- NATURAL SOURCES.
Description : Which of the following people is credited as being the father of mass production? w) Thomas Edison x) Otto Graham y) Henry Ford z) Eli Whitney
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ELI WHITNEY
Description : The father of the atomic bomb is: w) Einstein x) Oppenheimer y) Faraday z) Strangelove
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- OPPENHEIMER
Description : Who developed Hydrogen Bomb? (1) Wernher Von Braun (2) J. Robert Oppen Heimer (3) Edward Teller (4) Samuel Cohen
Last Answer : (3) Edward Teller Explanation: Portions of the development and history of the hydrogen bomb remain classified. But it is public knowledge that its chief architect was Dr. Edward Teller. The first H ... the Teller-Ulam design, after Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam who helped in the project too.
Description : The process by which a substance absorbs moisture upon exposure to the atmosphere is called: w) efflorescence x) deliquescence y) dehydrogenation z) desalination
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DELIQUESCENCE
Description : 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 ... this natural direction of events is called w) energy x) entropy y) enthalpy z) equilibrium
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ENTROPY
Description : An alloy consisting mainly of tin and lead is called: w) brass x) bronze y) pewter z) chrome
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PEWTER
Description : One metal dissolved in another is called w) an alloy x) an assay y) a mineral z) a ceramic
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- AN ALLOY
Description : 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 ... ) a temporary loss of hearing, especially of upper frequencies. z) abdominal discomfort from low frequency noise.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- A PERSISTENT RINGING OR HISSING IN THE EARS AFTER EXPOSURE.
Description : 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
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HYGROMETER
Description : The study of poisons is called: w) oncology x) toxicology y) phrenology z) ergonomics (pron: ur - go - no - mics)
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- TOXICOLOGY
Description : Pollination by wind is called: w) autogamy x) entomophily y) anemophily z) ornithophily
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ANEMOPHILY
Description : Nitrous oxide, commonly called laughing gas, has been a matter of concern to environmentalists recently because: w) it is thought to cause cancer at low concentrations. x) it produces photochemical smog. y) it is a greenhouse gas. z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IT IS A GREENHOUSE GAS.
Description : The science of weights and measures is called: w) metrology x) meteorology y) mineralogy z) morphology
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- METROLOGY
Description : If a metal can be drawn into wires relatively easily it is called: w) malleable x) ductile y) extractive z) tactile
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DUCTILE
Description : Evaporation from water surfaces exposed to air is not dependent of the: w) velocity of the wind x) humidity y) temperature z) depth of the water
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DEPTH OF THE WATER
Description : For a DC motor, what major component in addition to the field winding and the armature winding is necessary? w) a commutator x) a stator y) a battery z) a rotor
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- A COMMUTATOR
Description : Dante is the name of an eight-legged robot designed to repel into the crater of Erebus. This volcano is located in w) Italy x) the Hawaiian chain y) Antarctica z) Japan
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ANTARCTICA
Description : In 1991, the frozen body of a late stone age man was found amazingly intact in the Alps near the Italian-Austrian border. Its age was determined to be about: w) 2,200 years x) 5,300 years y) 12,800 years z) 30,000 years
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5,300 YEARS
Description : The sun makes up approximately what percent of matter in our solar system? w) 17% x) 50% y) 85% z) 99%
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 99%
Description : Deforestation is not a major environmental problem in w) the Amazon x) Borneo y) Oregon z) West Germany
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WEST GERMANY
Description : Who was the first scientist credited with pointing out that certain gases could cause a greenhouse effect? w) John Tyndall x) Charles Darwin y) Roger Tory Peterson z) Stephen Jay Gould
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- JOHN TYNDALL
Description : What range of frequencies are usually referred to as the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Band? w) 3 to 30 Mega Hertz x) 30 to 300 Mega Hertz y) 300 to 3,000 Mega Hertz z) 30,000 to 300,000 Mega Hertz
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 300 to 3,000 MEGA HERTZ
Description : The U.S. EPA recently concluded that environmental tobacco smoke should be considered (quote) w) "a possible human teratogen" x) "a priority air pollutant" y) "a known human carcinogen" z) "a possible human carcinogen"
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- A KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN
Description : TCDD (2,3,6,7-tetrachlorodibenzo(p)dioxin) is a toxic synthetic chemical. The most consistent adverse effect observed in exposed humans is: w) liver cancer x) birth defects y) disfiguring skin eruption z) an exaggerated sense of well-being
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DISFIGURING SKIN ERUPTION (CHLORACNE)
Description : Compared to terrestrial environments, aquatic environments are more stable in: w) temperature range x) producer consumer distribution y) sunlight absorbed z) number species
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- TEMPERATURE RANGE
Description : Approximately what percentage of the electricity produced in the United States is consumed by residential appliances? w) 20% x) 33% y) 50% z) 66%
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 33%
Description : A radio station is broadcasting at 3750 khz (kilohertz). This station would be found in which radio band? w) 20 meter x) 40 meter y) 80 meter z) 160 meter
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 80 METER
Description : A homeowner replaces a 65 watt incandescent bulb with a 15 watt compact fluorescent lamp. The light is on 2000 hours a year. If electricity cost 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, how much money is saved on the electric bill in one year? w) $50.00 x) $10.00 y) $5.00 z) $1.00
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- $10.00
Description : In daylight the human eye is most sensitive to which color? w) Green x) Red y) Blue z) Orange
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GREEN