6th Sci Whiz Quiz

Hosted by: John Albert A. Reyes

Easy: (1pt per each)
1. Chemistry: (Easy)
What do you call a transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase
without passing through the intermediate liquid phase?
Answer: Sublimation
2. Biology: (Easy)
What hormone raises blood pressure and glucose level? It is also known as an emergency
hormone.
Answer: Epinephrine, Adrenaline/Adrenalin
3. General Science: (Easy)
True or False? Frogs are cold blooded animals.
Answer: True
4. Chemistry: (Easy)
Electronegativity is a measure of the attraction of an atom for the electrons in a chemical
bond. The higher the electronegativity of an atom, the greater its attraction for bonding
electrons. What element has the highest electronegativity?
Answer: Fluorine
5. Physics: (Easy)
In Physics, what do you call a point on a wave with the maximum value or upward
displacement within a cycle?
Answer: Crest
6. General Science (Easy)
The one who studies about the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, as
represented by the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms.
Answer: Paleontologist
7. Chemistry (Easy)
Who is considered the founder of modern chemistry?
Answer: Antoine Lavoisier
8. General Science (Easy)
What do you call a branch of ornithology studying bird eggs, nests and breeding
behavior?
Answer: Oology

Average: (2pts per each)

1. Chemistry (Average)
What do you call a substance or concept in one which can act as either an acid or a base?

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Answer: Amphoteric/ Amphoterism

Biology (Average)
Identification: It is a characteristic component of the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons
of arthropods such as crustaceans, etc. and insects. It is also a modified polysaccharide
that contains nitrogen and also known as a derivative of glucose.
Answer: Chitin
Physics (Average)
At what temperature are the Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures numerically equal?
Answer: -40
Physics (Average)
Identification: It is a photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that can function in less
intense light than the other type of visual photoreceptor and almost entirely responsible
for night vision.
Answer: Rods/ Rod Cell
Chemistry (Average)
The total volume of a mixture of non-reacting gases is equal to the sum of the partial
volumes. This law is known as __________
Answer: Amagats Law
Chemistry (Average)
Considering constant temperature and pressure for the two gases O_2 (Oxygen) and
SO_2 (Sulfur Dioxide), how much faster does O_2 (oxygen) with Molecular Wt = 32
g/mol passes through a porous container than SO_2 (Molecular Wt. = 64g/mol)?
Answer:
Using Grahams Law
Rate A/ Rate B= sqrt(Molecular Weight of B) /sqrt(molecular weight of A)
= sqrt(64)/(sqrt(32)
= 1.41
Answer: 1.41 times
Physics (Average)
What law states that the ratio of the sines of the angles of incidence and of refraction is a
constant that depends on the media?
Answer: Snells Law
A golf ball of mass 50 g was hit with a velocity of 90m/s? The head of the golf club got
contact with ball for 0.3 ms. What is the average force acting on the golf ball during
impact?
F= mV/ T
= 0.05 (90)/ 0.0003
=15000 kg-m/s
=15000N

Difficult: (3pts per each)

1. Biology: (Difficult)

In almost every species of mammals, the female is only receptive to mating during a
certain time of year. This period is called ___________.
Answer: Estrus
2. Chemistry (Difficult)
A certain gas has a pressure of 2500 mm of Hg inside a tank is cooled from 200 degrees
Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius. What will be the resulting pressure in the tank? (Answer
must be in whole nos.)
Answer:
P1/T1 = P2/T2
2500/200+273.15 = P2/ 20+273
P2 = 1548.9 mm of Hg - 1549 mm of Hg
3. Physics (Difficult)
Find the distance of the image of an object placed 10 cm to the left of the lens that has a
focal length of 6cm.
Answer: Using Lens Equation
1/p + 1/q = 1/f
Where p = distance of an object from lens
q = distance of image from lens
f = focal length of lens.
Substituting:
1/10 + 1/q = 1/6
1/q = 1/6 -1/10
q = 15cm
4. Physics (Difficult)
An iceberg (with a specific gravity of 0.92) floats in seawater (sp. gr. = 1.03). What
percentage is the submerged volume to the total volume of the iceberg?
Answer:
Using Archimedes Principle
Wt. of iceberg = Wt. of displaced water
V_1 = total volume of iceberg
V_2 = volume of iceberg submerged
V_1(P_iceberg) = V_2 (P_seawater)
V_1(P_water)(0.92) = V_2 (P_water)(1.03)
0.92V_1 = 1.03V_2
V_2= 0.92/1.03 V
V_2= 0.89V_1
Answer: 89%
5. Physics (Difficult)
A projectile is fired from the top of a hill 200 feet high with a velocity of 1314 ft/s
directed 45 degrees to the horizontal. What is the range on the horizontal plane through
the base the hill?
Answer:

R= (Vi^2 sin 2(45))/g

= (1314)^2 sin 2(45) / 32.2
= 53621 ft
6. Chemistry (Difficult)
Determine the simplest formula of a compound that has 72.4% iron and 27.6% oxygen by
weight? (Given molecular mass Iron = 55.8 grams/mole) for Oxygen= 16g/mol
Solution:
Find the number of moles of iron and oxygen
Iron number of moles = 72.4g/55.8g/mol = 1.3moles
Oxygen number of moles = 27.6g/16g/mol =1.73 moles
Getting the ratio of the two elements
Fe/O = 1.3/1.73 =
Answer: Fe_3 0_4
Clincher: The one who pm-first and got the correct answer, the one who will get a point.
(Best of 3)
1. Chemistry
Give the 7 diatomic elements.
Anwer: H,O,N,Cl,Br,I,F
2. Chemistry
Give the electron configuration for a neutral atom of chlorine. Atomic Nos. of Cl= 17
Answer: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^5
3. Biology
Who is known as a father of modern genetics?
Answer: Gregor Mendel