Science Questions A. Chemistry 1. Which of the following oxide is acidic? (B) A. Al2O3 B. As2O5 C. BaO D. Rb2O 2.

What do you call a solution that resists changes in pH when strong acids or strong bases are added to it? (buffer) 3. A colorless crystalline organic compound which is widely use as an acid-base indicator. Its solution is pink in alkaline environment.(Phenolphthalein) 4. A colorless, astringent compound which is composed of a double salt of a trivalent element such as aluminum and a univalent element such as potassium and containing 12 molecules of water of hydration. (Alum) 5. This law states that at absolute zero temperature, the entropy of a pure crystalline solid is zero. (C) A. 1st Law of Thermodynamics B. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics C. 3Rd Law of Thermodynamics D. 0th Law of Thermodynamics 6. It is the point in the phase diagram at which the three phases of water coexist in a thermodynamic equilibrium. (Triple Point of water) 7. The Rugby ball is a carbon allotrope made of 25 hexagons and 12 pentagons, with a carbon atom at the vertices of each polygon and a bond along each polygon edge. How many carbon atoms does it contain? (70) 8. What is the compound responsible for the spicy sensation after eating chili? (Capsaicin) B. Astronomy 1. What is the term for the condition when three celestial bodies are arranged in a straight line? (C) A. Occultation B. Parallax C. Syzygy D. Triple Transit 2. The merging of two neutron stars has been proposed as the source of short duration GRBs. For what does the acronym GRB stand? (C) A. Giant Red Balloon B. Green-Red Balance C. Gamma Ray Burst D. Great Rogue Blast 3. If the star has enough mass, it will be able to keep burning fuel by continuing the fusion process and converting the atoms in its core to heavier and heavier elements. The process

will come to an end, however, when the star reaches a certain element that cannot be converted. Which is this element, that signals the end of the road? (A) A. Iron B. Neon C. Silicon D. Selenium 4. When a star collapses to a stellar remnant with less than the magic number of 1.4 solar mass, what type of object will it become? (A) A. White Dwarf B. Neutron star C. Brown Dwarf D. Black Hole 5. Running out of fuel, Stevens space shuttle is simple pulled towards the black hole. He has crossed the event horizon and knows that within a few seconds it will reach the center of the black hole. What is the name for the center of the black hole?(A) A. Singularity B. Accretion disk C. Ergosphere D. Gravity deformation sphere C. Earth science 1. A volcano which is composed of lava flows and pyroclastic material and which is steep sided and very tall is known as: (B) A. Syncline B. Composite cone C. Anticline D. None of these 2. Biosphere describes the earth realm were life occurs. What describes the entire solid earth realm and is composed of mineral matter? (Lithosphere) 3. There is a specific term used by geologists to describe rock weathering in which shells or plates are broken away from a rock leaving it rounded in appearance. What is this term? (Exfoliation) 4. What percentage of the earths atmosphere does oxygen comprise? (C) A. 75% B. 50% C. 21% D. 32% 5. The ozone layer is located in which region of the atmosphere? (B) A. Mesosphere B. Stratosphere C. Ionosphere D. Troposphere 6. Which of the following is a metamorphic rock? (D)

A. Sandstone B. Granite C. Quartz D. marble 7. What is the name of the white clay which has been used for thousands of years in the fabrication of ceramic bodies? (B) A. Talc B. Kaolin C. Feldspar D. quartz 8. Certain substances are classified as water pollutant, others as air pollutants and still others as land pollutants. Which of the following pollutes all three parts of the environment? (C) A. Fluorocarbons B. Smog C. Acid rain D. Ozone