DOE MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE BOWL SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

DOE MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE
BOWL SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

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bv

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onsbvfrombv
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POSITIVEbvCHARGE

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W)bvGeothermalbvpowerbv
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Y)bvHydrogenbvfuelbvcellsbv
Z)bvNuclearbv(fission)bvreactorsbv-bvanswer--Y)bvHYDROGENbvFUELbvCELLS

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bvnumberbvofbv

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W)bvProducerbv
X)bvHerbivore

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forbvanbvoilbv
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bv

W)bvChemicalbv
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easebvinbvthebv
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from:bv
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W)bvFOODbvPRODUCTS,bvINCLUDINGbvVEGETABLEbvOILSbvANDbvANIMALbvFATS

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PHYSICALbvSCIENCEbvMultiplebvChoicebvNeutronsbvarebvapproximatelybvthebvmassbvof:
bv
bv

W)bvProtonsbv
X)bvPositronsbv
Y)bvElectronsbv
Z)bvNeutrinosbv-bvanswer--W)bvPROTONS

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dbvprotonsbvonbv
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n?bv
bv

W)bv18bvhundredbv
X)bv18bvthousandbv
Y)bv18bvmillionbv
Z)bvMorebvthanbvabvbillionbv-bvanswer--W)bv18bvhundred

EARTHbvANDbvSPACEbvSCIENCEbvShortbvAnswerbvWhatbvtypebvofbvboundarybvisbvdescri
bedbvasbvtwobv
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CONVERGENT

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milesbvabovebvthebvsurroundingbvplanes.bvWhatbvisbvthebvnamebvofbvthisbvvolcano?bv-
bvanswer--OLYMPUSbvMONS



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bvabvvolumebvofbv

2bvcubicbvcentimeters.bvWhatbvisbvthebvdensitybvofbvthebvyellowbvballbvinbvgramsbvperbvcubicb
vcentimeter?bv-bvanswer--2.5



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