Disasters and Tectonics
What causes a tsunami?
Earthquake underwater
Main male and female reproductive hormones
M = testosterone
F = progesterone and oestrogen
Who won the 2023 state of origin series?
QLD
What kind of coat can only be put on wet?
Paint
What galaxy do we live in?
The milky way
The theory of continents slowly moving over the earth surface is called?
The theory of continental drift
What are the 3 parts of the nervous system
Brain, spinal chord and nerves
How many NRL teams are based in NSW ?
10
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your breath
How many bones do sharks have?
None
3 types of plate boundaries
Transform, convergent, divergent
The gap between the nerve cells that is bridged by neurotransmitters is called ?
Synapse
Which soccer team just won a treble ?
Manchester City
How many seconds are in a year?
12
What is cynophobia?
Fear of dogs
What is subduction?
When one plate slides under another
Name 4 major organs of the endocrine system
hypothalamus, pineal gland, pituary gland, thyroid, parathyroid gland, thymus, adrenal gland, pancreas
Who is the all time leading scorer in the NBA?
LeBron James
What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?
A deck of cards
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
What are the 7 layers of the earth in order
crust, mantle, core, lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
Correct order of the reflex pathway
stimulus, receptor, sensory neuron, connector neuron, motor neuron, action
What is the order of swim strokes in the individual medley?
Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Freestyle
My life can be measured in hours. I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick; fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I?
A candle
Where did the Olympics first start?
Greece