QUIZ BEE QUESTIONS
MADDELA 1 DISTRICT-SECONDARY
EASY
1. Which units of pressure are needed if you are going to use 0.0821as your ideal
gas constant?
A. mmHg
B. Atmospheres
C. Pascals
D. Psi
2. Boyle’s Law experiment showed that as the volume decreases, the pressure
increases which pertains to an inverse relationship. What was used by Robert
Boyle in his experiment?
A. He used a balloon, hot water, and cold water.
B. He used a J-shaped tube apparatus which is closed on one end.
C. He used a J-shaped tube apparatus which is open on the other end.
D. He observed that the pressure of a gas increased or decreased
proportionally with a change in temperature.
3. Which of the following is TRUE about the speed of these colors of light in a
vacuum?
A. All colors of light have equal speeds in a vacuum.
B. All colors of light have varying speeds in a vacuum.
C. Violet light is the fastest while red light is the slowest.
D. Red light is the fastest while violet light is the slowest.
[Link] of the following glands stimulates growth and controls the functions of
the other glands?
A. Thyroid B. Pituitary C. Thymus D. testis
5. What orbital/s is/are present in the fifth principal energy level?
A. s orbital C. s,p,d orbital
B. s,p orbital D. s,p, d, f orbitals
AVERAGE
1. What is the main difference between typhoon and hurricane?
A. amount of water displaced B. temperature C. where they occur D. wind speed
2. Which of the following sugars are the components of lactose?
A. glucose & galactose
B. fructose and galactose
C. glucose & fructose
D. glucose and glucose
3.A spherical object was hung using a string as shown in the figure on the right.
Which of the following is TRUE about the object?
A. There are no forces acting on the object.
B. Balanced forces are applied on the object.
C. Unbalanced forces are applied on the object.
D. The object does not have any form of energy.
4. How does the nucleotide in DNA pair?
A. Hold together by nitrogen bonds between the bases.
B. Hold together by hydrogen bond between the bases.
C. hold together by phosphate
5. 4. What are the products in the equation below?
Zn + CuSO4
[Link] & Cu
B. Zn & Cu SO4
C. ZnSO4 & Cu
[Link] only
DIFFICULT
1. Suppose a ping pong ball is tossed. When the ball reaches the highest point,
which statement about the ball’s velocity and acceleration is true?
A. Both its velocity and its acceleration are zero
B. Its velocity is zero and its acceleration is not zero
C. Its velocity is not zero and its acceleration is zero.
D. Neither its velocity nor its acceleration is zero.
[Link] describes the correct sequence on how the energy is transformed to
generate electricity in a geothermal power plant?
a. Thermal energy from inside the earthmechanical energy in a
turbine-mechanical energy of a generatorelectrical energy
b. Electrical energymechanical energy of a generator
mechanical energy in a turbinethermal energy from inside the
earth
c. Thermal energy from inside the earthmechanical energy of a
generatormechanical energy in a turbineElectrical energy
d. Mechanical energy of a generatormechanical energy in a
turbine thermal energy from inside the earth electrical energy
3. How is the bond in Br2 different from the bond in MgF2?
A. The bond in Br2 is metallic while the bond in MgF2 is covalent.
B. The bond in Br2 is ionic while the bond in MgF2 is covalent.
C. The bond in Br2 is covalent while the bond in MgF2 is ionic.
D. There is no bond difference between the two.
4. Which of the following chemical equation is correctly balanced?
a. 2HgO Hg + O2
b. H2 + Br2 3HBr
c. Mg + H2SO4 MgSO4 + 2H2
d. 3FeCl2 + 2Na3PO4 Fe3(PO4)2 + 6NaCl
5. The sequence of bases in one DNA is A A C C C. Identify the complementary
sequence of bases in the other strand of DNA.
A. T T G G G B.U U G G G C. C G C T T D. T C G C G
CLINCHER QUESTIONS
1. 1. It took Nelson 3.5 hours to drive from city A to city B. On his way back
to city A, he increased his speed by 20kph and it took him 3 hours. What is
the Average speed for whole journey?
A. 129.2km/h
B. 192.2km/h
C. 212.9 km/h
D. 219.2 km/h
[Link] a hot spot, volcano A is on top of the mountain plume, volcano B is 10 km
farther from A while volcano C is the farthest. What can you infer about the ages
of the volcanoes?
A. Volcano A is older than B B. Volcano B is the youngest
C. Volcano B is the oldest D. Volcano B is younger than C
3. How is the bond in Br2 different from the bond in MgF2?
A. The bond in Br2 is metallic while the bond in MgF2 is covalent.
B. The bond in Br2 is ionic while the bond in MgF2 is covalent.
C. The bond in Br2 is covalent while the bond in MgF2 is ionic.
D. There is no bond difference between the two.
4. D. 546 meter
4. If the initial angle of a turntable compared against an arbitrary line is 20
degrees, and half a second later it has rotated to 370 degrees, what is the
angular velocity of the turntable?
A. 1,400 radians per second
B. 740 radians per second
C. 700 degrees per second
D. 175 radians per second
5. According to evolutionists, which is the BEST test to show the
relatedness of two organisms?
A. Similarity in development
B. Similarity in Structure
C. Similarity in courting behavior
D. Similarity in genomic DNA
