Biology
This organelle is the “powerhouse of the cell,” making ATP.
mitochondrion
A solution with pH less than 7 is described as this.
acidic
The layer of Earth we live on: the solid outermost layer
crust
The SI unit of force
newton
SFU’s main campus sits on this mountain in Burnaby.
Burnaby Mountain
In DNA, adenine (A) pairs with this base.
thymine (T)
The number of protons in an atom’s nucleus is called its ____ number.
atomic number
The “breaking and moving of big plates” that causes earthquakes and mountains
plate tectonics
Newton’s 3rd law: for every action, there is an equal and opposite ____.
reaction
SFU has three main campuses in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby, Surrey, and ____.
Vancouver
The process plants use to convert light energy into chemical energy (glucose)
photosynthesis
A bond formed by sharing electrons (like in H₂O)
covalent bond
Igneous rock forms when this cools and solidifies.
magma (or lava)
The energy of motion is called this kind of energy
kinetic energy
SFU’s varsity athletics teams are known by this nickname.
Red Leafs
This type of cell division makes two genetically identical body cells.
mitosis
This unit measures “amount of substance” in the SI system.
mole
The rock cycle process where rock is broken down and moved by wind/water.
weathering and erosion
Ohm’s Law relates voltage, current, and resistance as V = ____.
IR
This is full name of the building we are sitting on.
West Mall Centre
Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in living things without being used up.
enzymes
In the reaction 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O, O₂ is the ____.
reactant
The boundary where Earth’s rigid lithosphere floats on softer mantle material.
asthenosphere
Momentum is defined as mass times ____.
velocity
SFU opened its first semester in this year.
1965