Physical and Chemical Change
Space Science
Energy and Cycles
Human Body Systems
Random Facts
100

This type of change creates a new substance

Chemical Change

100

What is the difference between a revolution and rotation?

Revolution: Planet goes around the sun

Rotation: Planet spins on its own axis

100

What is the difference between potential and kinetic energy?

Kinetic energy: energy of motion

Potential energy: energy of position

100

What are the levels of organization from smallest to largest?

Cell- Tissue- Organ- Organ System- Organism 

100

What is Ms. Caen's first name?

Samantha

200

What is a physical change?

A change that alters the appearance, state, or shape of a substance, but does not create a new substance

200

When the moon passes between the Earth and sun, and blocks the view of the sun, it is known as:

Solar Eclipse

200

Name an example of an object that would be losing potential energy and gaining kinetic energy

A ball rolling down a hill

Going down a roller coaster

200

What are the 4 chambers of the heart?

Left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, right ventricle 
200

What is the tallest building in the world?

Burj Khalifa

300

An ice cube melts into liquid water. Is this a physical or chemical change, and WHY??

Physical change because no new substance is formed (still water)

300

What angle is the Earth's axis tilted at?

23.5 degrees

300

Name 5 stages of the water cycle

- Evaporation

- Condensation

- Precipitation

- Runoff

- Infiltration

- Transpiration

300

What is the equation for cellular respiration

Glucose + Oxygen -> Carbon Dioxide + Water + ATP

300
How many people live in NYC?

8.6 million people

400

What are 3 signs of a chemical change?

-Change in color

-Change in temperature

-Bubbling

-Gas is formed 

-Burning

-Solid is formed from 2 liquids

400

What is the force of attraction between all objects?

Gravity

400

How would a sedimentary rock become an igneous rock?

1) Weathering and Erosion to form sediments

2) Sediments buried under water- cementation and compaction

400

Which organelle holds all of the other organelles in place?

The cytoplasm

400

How old is the Earth?

4.5 billion years old

500

What is the difference between an element and compound 

Element: pure substance made of atoms with the same number of protons


Compound: two or more elements chemically bonded together 

500

What did Kepler discover about the speed of a planet during its orbit?

Planets speed up when they are closer to the sun, and slow down when they are further from the sun (speed is not constant)

500

What is the driving force of...

a. The water cycle

b. The rock cycle

a. the sun

b. heat from Earth's core

500

What is the role of the alveoli?

Site of gas exchange (carbon dioxide and oxygen traded between blood and lungs)

500

How many bones are in the human body?

206

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