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1
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What is a substance composed of a single type of atom?

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element

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Which type of radioactive decay releases energy from the nucleus without a change in the number of protons of neutrons?

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gamma decay

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3
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What property describes how tightly packed matter is?

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density

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What is the special state of matter that exists at extremely high temperatures?

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plasma

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The complex organic molecules used to build and maintain living cells are?

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proteins

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6
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A column on the periodic table is called a ?

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group

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What important group of chemicals contains the “blueprints” that guide the construction of all proteins in the cell?

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nucleic acids

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Which intermolecular force is caused by random imbalances of electrons resulting in a temporary dipole?

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London force

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Which of the following scientists did not believe in God’s Creation of the universe?

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Stanley Miller

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Which subatomic particle carries a positive electrical charge?

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proton

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A random change in the DNA that occurs when a gene is damaged or copied incorrectly is a ?

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mutation

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12
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The transfer of heat by moving fluids is?

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convection

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13
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The most important component of a heat pump is the ?

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refrigerant

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The upward force on an airplane’s wings, caused by the difference in pressure between the top and bottom of the wing, is?

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lift

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15
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Which type of deformation is a combination of stretching and compressing?

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bending

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What is the term for the unique abbreviation given to each element?

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chemical symbol

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17
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Relates the force needed to deform a solid and the amount of deformation

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Hooke’s law

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If the temperature of a gas remains constant, the volume and pressure of the gas are inversely proportional

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Boyle’s law

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19
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All natural processes tend toward less usable energy and great entropy

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second law of thermodynamics

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20
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Lateral (sideward) pressure exerted by a moving fluid decreases as the fluid’s speed increases

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Bernoulli’s principle

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21
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The buoyant force experienced by an object is exactly equal to the weight of the fluid displaced

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Archimedes’ principle

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22
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The important scientific principle showing that there had to have been an act of creation.

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second law of thermodynamics

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23
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The general term for any transfer of thermal energy is?

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heat

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24
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A mixture containing tiny suspended clumps or particles is a(n) ?

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colloid

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25
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Substances composed of different types of atoms bonded together are?

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compounds

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26
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A substance that has the same physical properties throughout is a(n) ? substance.

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homogeneous

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27
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The Bible clearly teaches that God created life, ?, space, and ?

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time; matter

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28
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An atom that has an electrical charge because of losing or gaining electrons is a(n)?

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ion

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29
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The British naturalist who combined uniformitarianism and natural selection was ?

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Darwin

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30
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The process by which DNA is copied is?

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replication

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31
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The coldest possible temperature is?

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absolute zero

32
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Belief that natural processes have always occurred in the same manner and at the same rate that they do now

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uniformitarianism

33
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States that the true laws of nature always hold

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principle of uniformity

34
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The most commonly accepted evolutionary view of the origin of matter and energy of the universe

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big bang theory

35
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The idea that the universe is lawful, orderly, and operates according to physical laws

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principle of causality

36
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Philosophy that asserts that nothing is knowable outside the natural world

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secular humanism

37
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Study of science based on faith in God as Creator

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creation science

38
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The idea that God used evolution to make everything in the world

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theistic evolution

39
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The belief that the universe and life formd by gradual processes

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evolution

40
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What Latin term refers to God’s creation of all life out of nothing?

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ex nihilo

41
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Name two 19th century American scientists who supported Darwin.

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Asa Gray; James Dana

42
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Through what process is glucose burned in the mitochondria?

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cellular respiration

43
Q

Which two men wrote The Genesis Flood?

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Henry Morris; John Whitcomb

44
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What is the process in which the body produces and uses energy from food?

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metabolism

45
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What is a set of symbols summarizing a mathematical relationship between quantities?

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equation

46
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What system did God give bats to seek out prey?

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echolocation

47
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Which type of organic compound contains a hydroxyl group?

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alcohol

48
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Using proper significant figures, what is the answer to the problem (46.0 m/s)(3.595 s)?

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165 m

49
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Which scientific principle states that a type of organism that is better able to survive than another type of organism will become predominant?

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natural selection

50
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Which type of chemical formula shows the simplest ratio of atoms in a compound?

A

empirical formula

51
Q

The abbreviation for silver is?

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Ag

52
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A mixture in which molecules of a substance are uniformly mixed is a ?

A

solution

53
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What type of deformation is the opposite of stretching?

A

compression

54
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What is the energy associated with the position of an object and the forces acting upon it?

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potential energy

55
Q

The SI unit of length is the?

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meter

56
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What process changes a solid into a liquid?

A

melting

57
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What is the energy of visible light

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radiant energy

58
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A device that measures the heat in physical and chemical changes is a(n)?

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calorimeter

59
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What is the energy carrier of the cell?

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ATP

60
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What is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a standard?

A

specific gravity

61
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What fundamental force is an attractive force between two masses?

A

gravitational force

62
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Which type of bonding involves a transfer of electrons?

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ionic bonding

63
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The theory that combines Darwinism and genetics is chemical evolution.

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neo-Darwinism

64
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In thermodynamics, the portion of the universe being studied is the system

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true

65
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The number in a chemical equation that indicates how many molecules or formula units are involved in a reaction is the coefficient.

A

true

66
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The “building blocks” of proteins are monosaccharides.

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amino acids

67
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The principle stating that when equilibrium is disturbed the system will react to at least partially offset the disturbance is Le Chatelier’s principle.

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true

68
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The three main steps of the scientific method are observing, hypothesizing, and analyzing.

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experimenting

69
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The laws that describe the intensity of a phenomenon as being inversely proportional to the square of the distance are the laws of thermodynamics.

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inverse square laws

70
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The substance that forms the walls of plant cells and gives plants and trees their rigid structure is glucose.

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cellulose

71
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American inventor, scientist, and artist best know for inventing the telegraph

A

Samuel F. B. Morse

72
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Performed the best-known attempt to reproduce chemical evolution in the laboratory

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Stanley Miller

73
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Self-taught geologist who wrote The New Geology

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George McCready Price

74
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The man who was nicknamed “Darwin’s bulldog”

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Thomas Huxley

75
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Prominent 20th century creationist who gained a reputation as Creation science’s “bulldog”

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Duane Gish

76
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Wrote Principles of Geology

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Charles Lyell

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