Mentors
Which mentor wears glasses?
Luke R
What are 3 important factors in lab safety?
What are: Goggles, Coats, Gloves, Eyewash sinks, Labelling, Proper disposal of waste, etc.
Name 3 states of matter. (Extra hundred points for every extra one you name past three.)
What is: Solid, Liquid, Gas, Colloid, Supercritical fluid, Plasma, liquid crystal, any kind of condensate, etc.
Do all living things have DNA, or are there some organisms who don't?
What is: All have DNA, by definition.
When you are in a group, how are you supposed to walk around base? (In a...)
In a straight line
What college will Hallie be going to this fall? (Half points if you get the state correct)
Trinity College (Connecticut)
What is an exothermic reaction?
What is: A reaction that releases energy.
What is dry ice made of? (What chemical?)
What does DNA do, why is it important?
What is: (Any of the following) Holds genes, codes for proteins, Holds information, makes us who we are (and describes traits like hair or skin or eyes, etc.)
What is Captain Ceasar's first name?
Which mentor is a foodie?
Who is Tim?
What is it called when a solid goes straight to a gas?
What is: Sublimation (if they say vaporization they could also get the point, but clarify sublimation.)
Does water expand, shrink, or stay the same when it freezes?
Expand
Where in the human cell is DNA stored?
What is: Nucleus (bonus points if they mention red blood cells or bacteria not having nuclei)
What is NCO?
What is a Non Commissioned Officer?
Which mentor is a black belt in karate?
Savannah
What is the universal donor blood type?
What is: type O (negative).
What simple machines are in a pair of scissors?
What is: Wedge, Lever+Fulcrum (Possibly Screw)
Name 2 of the 4 scientists who discovered DNA, (double points if you remember one of the other two)
What is: Watson & Crick, Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins.
What angle should your feet be when at attention?
what is 45 degrees?
Which mentor was in the cubing club in high school?
Adam
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
What is: Speed is just a magnitude/number, Velocity has a direction too.
Name 5 of the 6 types of simple machines
Wedge, Ramp, Pulley, Screw, Wheel+Axle, Lever+Fulcrum
What is DNA short for?
What is: Deoxyribonucleic acid
What does the USARIEM stand for?
What is United states army institute of environmental science?