Human Brain (Week 2)/Energy in the Ecosystem (Week 4)
Sound (Week 5)/Fission and Fusion (Week 6)
Genetics (Week 3)
Structures (Week 8)
Simple Machines/Kinetic and Potential Energy (Week 7)
100
What are the two nervous systems in the body?
Peripheral system and the central nervous system
100
What is the definition of wavelength?
Wavelength is the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next
100
What is the definition of a recessive trait?
A "masked" or weaker trait
100
What is the shape of an egg?
An egg is a dome.
100
Name an example of a lever.
Many acceptable examples: see saw, catapult, light switch, stapler, etc.
200
Is the food that has the least amount of calories the healthiest food to eat?
No. The healthiest food is the most well-balanced meal
200
What is another word for pitch?
Another word for pitch is frequency (the number of waves that pass a point in each second)
200
What is the difference between a phenotype and genotype?
A phenotype is an organism's traits/characteristics (what the organism looks like) and a genotype is an organism's genetic make-up.
200
What is the name of a dome that uses triangles to help support it structurally?
Geodesic dome
200
Name an example of a pulley.
Flagpole, elevator, crane, old-fashioned well,etc.
300
In a food web, how does some of the energy escape as?
It escapes as heat
300
What is another word for volume?
Another word for volume is amplitude (the measure of the amount of energy in a sound wave)
300
What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous?
Something that is homozygous has two of the same alleles. Something that is heterozygous has two different alleles.
300
What is the name of a bridge that uses triangles for support?
Truss bridge
300
What is the definition of potential energy?
Potential energy is "stored" energy or energy that isn't in motion.
400
Draw a food chain on the board.
Sun -> (photosynthesis) Plant -> Herbivore -> Carnivore (or omnivore) -> Scavengers and Decomposers
400
What is the difference between fission and fusion?
Fission is splitting an atom and fusion is putting two atoms together to get energy
400
Name at least one genetic disease that we talked about in class.
Albinism, hemophilia, Sickle Cell Anemia, Cystic Fibrosis, Huntington's Disease.
400
Where are eggs fragile?
Eggs are fragile on their sides
400
What is kinetic energy?
Kinetic energy is energy in motion
500
What is the prefrontal cortex responsible for?
It is responsible for making decisions
500
What do the parts of E=mc squared mean?
E= energy m= mass c squared= speed of light squared
500
Draw a punnet square between someone who is homozygous for blue eyes and someone who is heterozygous for brown eyes.
50% chance Bb (brown eyes) and 50% chance bb (blue eyes).
500
What is the name of the bridge that the Golden Gate Bridge is?
Suspension bridge
500
Name all five simple machines.
1. Pulley 2. Lever 3. Wheel and axel 4. Incline plane (ramp) 5. Screw
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