Misc. Science
Significant Figures
Sci. Notation
Metric System
Miscellaneous
100

The curve in the upper surface of a liquid close to the surface of a container

What is a meniscus?

100

How many significant figures are in the number 1,200?

2

100

Write out the number 4,890,000 in scientific notation

4.89 x 106

100

How many meters are in 50 cm?

0.5

100

Botany/Genetics.Why do we detassel fields of corn? Explain the process.

So there are male and female plants that cross pollinate and create new favorable genetics in a new variety of seed/corn.

200

What unit of measurement in the metric system would you use to measure the width of a football field?

meter

200

How many significant figures are in the number 0.00351?

3

200

Write out the number 0.00000402 in scientific notation

4.02 x 10-6

200

In the olympics, 10,000 m is an event.  What is the more common name of this event?

10 k or 10 km

200

What were the scores of last night's softball games?

vs. GACC (W) 9-4

vs. Twin River (3-2)

300

Which quantities can be measured directly?

1. The number of stars in the sky

2. The number of kilometers in a mile

3. The number of rocks in a park

4. The number of outlets in your room

Numbers 2 and 4

300

Solve:

304.50 X 0.8010= 

243.9

300

Write out 6.55 X 105 in standard notation

655,000

300

100,000 milligrams = ___________ kg?

0.1 kg

300

What are the mascots of the volleyball and football team's opponents next week? (not counting Monday's vb game vs. FC Panthers)

Falcons - Freeman

Titans - VB

Bearcats - H & H

400

Read this meniscus: 

24.0 mL

400

Solve the following:

12.4 + 108.034 + 9.88 = 

130.3 

400

Write out 7.1 X 10-8 in standard notation

0.000000071

400

Why is it harder to covert in the English system than the metric/SI system?

400

Within 10 years, what year did Einstein die and in what Country? (Need both to be correct)

1955 - U.S.  - Princeton, NJ

500

What unit of measure would you use to determine the amount of liquid in a school milk carton?


mL

500

Solve the following:

(2.403/0.145) X 5.5207 =

91.5

500

1.23x10-2    x    5.89x10-8

7.24 x 10-10

500

What is the standard metric unit for mass, volume and length?

grams, Liters and meters

500

In the late 90s and early 2000s Shelby was in the Central 8 conference.  What teams made up this conference?

East Butler, David City, Palmer, Genoa, Stromsburg, Osceola, Fullerton, Shelby

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