Life Science
Physics
Environment
Heat Transfer
1984
100
What is the MOST important factor in determining where humans can live?
Proximity to a water source
100
Which technology MOST depends on electrical circuits to work?
- Railroads
- Printing
- Photography
- TELEPHONES
It's telephones.
100
What is the most common reasons humans build dams on a river?
To generate electricity
100
Why do you hear thunder after seeing lightning?
Light travels faster than sound and reaches your eyes before the sound reaches your ears.
100
Steve Jobs introduced this VERY famous computer line this year.
The Apple Macintosh
200
How would you describe the relationship between the birds and the grasshoppers?
Predator / Prey
200
OH NO! A ballon has slipped your grasp after you just finished inflating it with normal air. Describe what happens next to the balloon.
The balloon will fly away in an opposite direction to the escaping air.
200
Where would you find the tundra?
At very high latitudes (Very far north or south).
200
Lucas and Alvin do the same experiment individually. The completed the experiment many times with identical conditions and then compared results. Why did they do it so many times?
To obtain the most reliable data
200
The 1984 Olympics where hosted in this nearby city. They will be back in 2028.
Los Angeles
300
How do the seed pods, in the picture below, get distributed to new locations?
Da wind
300
Why doesn't a ball roll as well on carpet when compared to a tile floor?
FRICTION
300
Why does recycling a can save energy?
We don't need to spend energy to smelt and extract bauxite (mineral that contains aluminum) from the ground.
300
What happens to the motions of particles in a substance when it is heated?
They move faster
300
Hall and Oates were lacking touch and time in this 1984 hit song.
Out of Touch
400
What is the purpose of the cell process below?
Growth
400
DAILY DOUBLE! (Worth double points, w00t!)
Oh no the brakes on my car are not working! I ram into a baby carriage (thankfully its empty) and it shoots of into the distance. Which of newtons laws is this and example of?
3rd Law! (Action -> reaction)
400
Which process is characterized by water vapor in the air rising, cooling and then changing to liquid form in the clouds?
condensation
400
You have a plastic water bottle and a metal water bottle. You have a plastic lunch box and a metal lunch box. Which combination of lunch box and bottle will keep your tasty beverage coldest after 6 hours outside?
Metal and Metal
400
This "sandy" movies was released in 1984. It got a remake last year. I guess the spice just keeps flowing.
Dune
500
How do you define an organ in a living organism?
A group of tissues working together to perform a particular function (lungs -> get oxygen, heart -> pump blood).
500
Sugar, salt, water, soil and sand. Pick two that when mixed will create a homogenous mixture.
Sugar/salt and water
500
Which bridge is best bridge?
Bridge B
500
What process is characterized by water vapor in the air rising, then cooling and then changing into liquid water? (Hint, what happens when you take a cold soda out of the fridge on a humid day?)
Condensation
500
When there's something strange,
In your Neighborhood,
Who ya gonna call?
(This movie premiered in 1984, 3 so-so sequels followed).
GHOSTBUSTERS!