Geology
What is the study of the position of rock layers and their relationship to the geological time scale?
Stratigraphy
What element, atomic number 3 on the periodic table, is an essential component of batteries often used to store harvested solar energy?
Lithium
What is 2 to the fifth power?
32
How long is the Earth's rotation?
What is the name of the coffee shop next to the middle school?
1888 Coffee Station
What is the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area?
Topography
What is the common name of the colorless, highly pungent gas whose chemical formula is NH3?
Ammonia
Solve the equation 10y - 2(5+5) =10
y=3
What's the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
A meteorite reaches the surface of a planet. A meteor doesn't.
What is the name of the two characters in 6th Math / Science
Pickles and the Ungnome
What is the process when rock is exposed to extreme heat and pressure within the Earth but does not melt?
Metamorphism
While not an actual guinea pig, who is the shy, long-suffering assistant of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew from βThe Muppet Showβ who shares his name with a flat bottomed cylindrical container used in chemistry?
Beaker
A mouse costs $10, a bee costs $15, and a spider costs $20. Based on this, how much does a duck cost?
$5 ($2.50 per leg)
What is at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
A black hole.
How deep is the deepest part of Lake Merritt?
About 10 feet.
Name three processes that turn minerals into sedimentary rock.
Erosion, deposition, cementation.
What is the symbol on the periodic table for Silver
Ag
What is the median of these numbers? 2, 27, 28, 19, 67, 44, 35
28
What are the five circumpolar constellations?
Ursa Major (the Great Bear)
Ursa Minor (the Little Bear)
Draco (the Dragon)
Cepheus (the King)
Cassiopeia (the Queen)
What year did Lake Merritt become a wildlife refuge?
1870
What are the first two layers underneath the Bay made of?
Bay Mud and Merritt Sand
What is the chemical formula for glucose?
What is the value of the expression 5(π₯β2π¦)+(2βπ₯) when π₯=5 and π¦=2?
2
What are the names of the two moons of Mars?
Phobos and Deimos
Where was Mr. Bald born?
Redding, CA