Electricity
Genetics
Astronomy
Engineering Design
Mixed Bag
100

What charge do neutrons have? Where do neutrons reside?

Neutral. Nucleus of an atom.

100
How many chromosomes do we inherit from our mothers?

23

100

Which planet is closest to the sun? Which planet in our solar system is the farthest from the sun?

Mercury. Neptune.

100

What is the first step in the engineering design process?

Define the problem/ask a question

100

True or false. All gas giant planets have rings. 

True

200

Why do electrons transfer easily between objects?

Because they have almost no mass

200

A woman's blood type is AB. What patterns of inheritance is represented by this blood type?

Codominance

200

What is the natural dividing line between the inner and outer planets?

Asteroid belt

200

When building a remote controlled task robot, a student learns that they are only allowed to spend 100 dollars total on the project. The student now needs to rethink their design due to this limitation. What term best describes this limitation?

Constraint

200

The moon ___________ around the Earth.

Revolves

300

What do these materials all have in common when it comes to electricity? Plastic, Rubber, Glass, Cloth, Wood, Stone

They are all insulators.

300

A mutation can be __________, _____________, or have ___  _____________

harmful, beneficial, no effect

300

What is a satellite? What is an example of a natural satellite?

A satellite is an object that revolves around a planet. Moon.

300

The engineering design process is said to be a "repetitive" method. What does this mean about the engineering design process?

The process repeats over and over until the best design is achieved

300

The path that an object takes as it's going around an object is called its ___________.

Orbit
400

What are two ways that resistors limit the flow of electricity?

Thin wiring and long wiring.

400

Two parents are heterozygous for sickle cell anemia. What is their medical prognosis when it comes to them and their children?

They will not have sickle cell but their kids might.

400

If it is spring in the Northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere? What is the cause of seasons on Earth?

Fall. The Earth's tilt. 
400

What is the difference between criteria and constraints?

Criteria are requirements and constraints are limitations

400

Explain the experience of seasons at the equator. 

It is hot most of the year and temperature doesn't fluctuate that much. Basically one season all year. 

500

What are dimmer lights and volume control classified as when it comes to electricity?

They are both resistors

500

Down syndrome is caused by an extra copy of ____________   ___

chromosome 21

500

What are the names of the major lines of latitude going from north to south?

Arctic circle, tropic of cancer, equator, tropic of capricorn, antarctic circle

500

When building a car, the company wants to make the car ultra safe. However, a safe car needs to have a lot of heavy materials to protect the driver. These heavy materials will impact how fast the car can go, and will cause the car to drag. The car company decides to use the heavy materials anyway, because safety is their number one priority. What term best describes this situation?

Tradeoff

500

Describe the cause and effect relationship between the latitude from the equator and temperature

The closer to the equator, the less extreme the seasonal differences. The closer to the poles, the more extreme the seasonal differences. 

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