8th/9th Grade

Human Anatomy

100

This is the largest organ of the human body

What is skin

200

The human body has this many bones

What is 206

300

This is where red blood cells are created

What is bone marrow

400

The three smallest bones in the human body are located within this body part

What is the ear

500

Arteries carry (Oxygenated/Deoxygenated) blood (away/towards) the heart. Veins carry (Oxygenated/Deoxygenated) blood (away/towards) the heart.

Oxygenated/away

Deoxygenated/towards

Chemistry

100

True or False: Neutrons have a positive charge

False: They don't have a charge at all (neutral)

200

All form of life on Earth is based on this single element

Carbon

300

This is a substance that combines more than one metal or mixes a metal with other non-metallic elements.

What is an alloy

400

Xenon, Argon and Helium are these types of gases 

What are noble gases

500

This metal is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperatute

What is Mercury

Physics

100

You are driving a car going 120 mph. You pass a car on the highway that is going 60 mph. How fast does that car appear to be going?

What is 180 mph

200

In the formula F=ma, what does each variable stand for?

F=force

M=mass

a=acceleration

300

An jet is flying at a mach 5 speed. What does mach represent?

What is the speed of sound.

400

This Newton's law states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force.

What is Newton's first law

500

If you jump out of an airplane, you will eventually stop accelerating. What is this called?

What is terminal velocity

Astronomy

100

Pluto is this type of celestial object

What is a dwarf planet

200

True or False: Jupiter is a failed star

True

300

These are the terrestrial planets of our solar system

What is Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

400

This is the hottest planet in our solar system

What is Venus

500

An AU (astronomical unit) is the distance from the center of one object in our solar system, to the center of another object in our solar system. What are these two objects?

What is the Sun and the Earth

Mr. Dirik

100

Mr. Dirik's family and extended family are originally from this country

What is Turkey

200

True or False: Mr. Dirik has broken both ankles 

False: I have sprained both, not broken

300

Mr. Dirik graduated with a degree in this subset of engineering

What is Biomedical Engineering

400

Mr. Dirik went to this University from 2013 to 2017

What is UCONN

500

Mr. Dirik is super bald. At what ripe young age did he realize he was balding?

What is 20