What is the variable that a scientist deliberately changes?
Independent variable
What is the gradual change in a population over generations called?
Evolution
What molecule carries genetic information?
DNA
What unit measures force?
Which player broke Ken Irvine’s all-time Australian premiership try-scoring record in 2026?
Alex Johnston
What is the variable that a scientist measures?
Dependent variable
Which scientist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What is a section of DNA that controls a characteristic called?
Gene
What force pulls objects towards Earth
Gravity
Which player led the NRL with 298 points in 2026?
Jamayne Isaako
Why should an experiment include repeated trials?
To improve reliability
What process favours organisms with helpful inherited characteristics?
Natural selection
What is a different version of a gene called?
Allele
What force slows an object when two surfaces rub together?
Friction
Name the 2026 top four in the correct finishing order.
Panthers, Warriors, Dolphins and Roosters
What type of graph is commonly used to show continuous data?
Line graph
What do we call preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms?
Fossils
Is eye colour an example of a genotype or phenotype?
Phenotype
A 1,200 kg car accelerates at 3 m/s². What net force acts on it?
3600 N
Three clubs finished the regular season on 34 competition points. Name them in their final ladder order.
Cronulla Sharks, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights
What is a testable scientific prediction called?
A hypothesis
Similar limb bones in humans, whales and bats suggest that they share what?
A common ancestor
In a Bb × bb cross, what is the chance of producing bb offspring?
50%
A 5 kg object experiences a 30 N force to the right and a 10 N force to the left. What is its acceleration?
4 m/s² to the right
In the Bulldogs’ golden-point victory over the Dragons in Las Vegas in 2026, who kicked the winning field goal and from what distance?
Stephen Crichton, from 25 metres