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Science Bowl Sample Questions : General Science

General Science sample questions covers science-related items that don't fall under any specific type of science such as items common to all sciences.

Following are some science bowl general science sample questions:

1. Tomorrow's weather forecast report for Venus would be:
   1. snow
   2. cold and clear
   3. hot and humid with clear skies
   4. overcast and hot

   Answer: D

2. A monitor is rated as 640x480x256 (pronounced 640 by 480 by 256). What does the 256 stand for:
   1. 256 pixels horizontally
   2. 256 pixels vertically
   3. 256 pixels diagonally
   4. 256 colors associated with the pixels

   Answer: D

3. An autoclave is designed to sterilize with:
   1. dry heat and methane gas
   2. steam and pressure
   3. boiling water
   4. dessication

   Answer: B

4. Using the binary system, a 1 kilobyte file contains how many bytes:
   1. 256
   2. 1024
   3. 1.44
   4. 512

   Answer: B

5. Water covers what percent of the earth's surface?
   1. 25%
   2. 55%
   3. 40%
   4. 70%

   Answer: D

6. With few exceptions, a computer infestation program that can replicate by attaching itself to other programs is called a:
   1. worm
   2. Trojan horse
   3. terminator
   4. virus

   Answer: D

7. Which of the following correctly describes STP:
   1. 4^oC at 1 Atmosphere
   2. 0^oC at 0 Atmosphere
   3. 23^oC at 1 Atmosphere
   4. 0^oC at 1 Atmosphere

   Answer: D

8. A typical CD-ROM can hold a maximum of about how much data?
   1. 650 MB
   2. 1.5 GB
   3. 2.5 GB
   4. 15 GB

   Answer: A

9. TCP/IP is an example of:
   1. a computing environment
   2. a database model
   3. a 4th generation computer language
   4. a networking protocol

   Answer: D

10. Which of the following fluids at room temperature will cool a ½ inch thick piece of hot steel the fastest:
    1. pure water
    2. 5% salt water
    3. 25% salt water
    4. motor oil

    Answer: A