Science Test Created by Emily M

Question #1 Ok... lets see if you paid attention in Science class! What is the abbreviation for the element Sodium? So Na Um Sd Question #2 Which of the following colors of light has the most energy? yellow blue red violet Question #3 Which is the simplist element known to man? oxygen helium nitrogen hydrogen Question #4 Which part of the atom has a negative charge? electron neutron proton gamma rays Question #5 Easy one... What is the process by which plants make simple starches and sugars from solar energy? Microwaves Photosynthesis Photocreation Magic Question #6 In the theory of global tectonics, how many large plates are there on the earth? 10 112 2 Question #7 What are tides caused by? Eathquakes Solar radiation Moon and sun Atmospheric winds Question #8 Which of these does the ocean help to decrease? Carbon dioxide Plankton Dust Atomic wastes Question #9 Which way do currents (or drains) circulate in the Northern Hemisphere? both ways clockwise counterclockwise depend on the season Question #10 What country's scientist is credited with "splitting the atom" America France England Germany Question #11 What is a knot? (In navagtional terms) A messy, undeterminable course One nautical mile per hour A tool thrown down to help measure water depth A uniform Question #12 Which of the four phases of matter has fixed mass, vairable volume and variable shape? gas liquid plasma solid Question #13 Why is the charge of most atoms 0? Electricity is well contained on earth There are an equal number of protons and electrons There are hundreds of neutrons We can't register electric charges on things so s Question #14 Do you know the name of the man who "pioneered" nuclear reactions? (Was one of the first) Albert Einstein Theodore Roosavelt Niels Bohr Enrico Fermi Question #15 Easy one... what is Au on the periodic table? Silver Gold Argon Helium