What is the name of the fictional wizarding school in Harry Potter?
Hogwarts
What is the highest point of a wave called?
Crest
What process breaks rock into smaller pieces without moving it?
Weathering
What subatomic particle has a positive charge?
Proton
What animal’s fingerprints are almost identical to humans?
Koala
Which fast-food restaurant has the most locations in the world?
Subway
What happens to wavelength when frequency increases?
Wavelength decreases
What gas is the most commonly associated with human-caused climate change?
Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
What is the atomic number and symbol for the element Sodium on the periodic table?
11, Symbol: Na
In pea plants, tall (T) is dominant over short (t). Cross a heterozygous tall plant (Tt) with a short plant (tt). Make a punnett square.
Genotypes: 50% Tt, 50% tt. Phenotypes: 50% tall, 50% short.
Which animal can sleep for up to 3 years?
Snail
What type of collision occurs when objects bounce apart and kinetic energy is conserved?
Elastic collision
Explain how climate change can increase coastal erosion over time.
Rising sea levels and stronger storms increase wave energy and remove more sediment from coastlines, accelerating erosion.
What is the difference between an element and a compound?
An element is made of one type of atom; a compound is two or more elements chemically bonded together
What is the process by which plants make their own food?
Photosynthesis
What is the longest-running animated TV show in the United States?
The Simpsons
A car travels 150,000 meters in 3 hours. What is its average speed in meters per second (m/s)?
13.9 m/s
Explain the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering.
Mechanical weathering physically breaks rock apart, while chemical weathering changes the rock’s composition.
What is a chemical change, and how can you tell one has occurred?
A chemical change is when a new substance is formed - gas, rust, temp change
Which planet has the shortest day in our solar system?
Jupiter
How many states start with the letter N?
8- Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and North Dakota
Name all three of Newton’s Laws of Motion.
1st: An object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force. 2nd: Force = mass × acceleration. 3rd: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
List the life cycle of a high-mass star.
nebula → protostar → massive main sequence star → red supergiant → supernova → either a neutron star or a black hole, depending on the remaining mass.
Balance the chemical equation: __ Al + __ O₂ → __ Al₂O₃
4 Al + 3 O₂ → 2 Al₂O₃
In humans, brown eyes (B) are dominant over blue eyes (b). If two heterozygous parents (Bb × Bb) have a child, what is the probability the child will have blue eyes?
25% (1 in 4 chance, bb)