Density
Pollution
Spheres
Polaris
Mystery Questions
100

If Destini's glasses has a volume of 5 cubic centimeters and a mass of 5 grams, What is the density of the glasses?

1 g/cm3

100

If Mr. Grossman's class each took their own private school bus on the next class trip, what would happen to our environment?  

A. Lollipops would fall from the sky.

B. Earth's ozone layer would deplete further.  


B. Earth's ozone layer would deplete further.  

100

Ben steps out of his house and takes a deep breath from which layer of the atmosphere

A. Troposhpere

B. Stratosphere

C. Mesosphere

A. Troposphere

100

Another name for Polaris is:

A. Ben's sky light

B. The North Star

B. The North Star

100

What is Mrs. Piazza's favorite food, Pizza or Sheep Eyeball juice (which really exists; Google it).

Pizza

200

If Tyquan's sneaker has a density of 4 g/cm3 and a volume of 2 centimeters, what is the mass of his sneaker?

8 grams.

200

Human impact on the environment is often more dramatic than the impact of most other living things because humans have a greater

A. ability to alter the environment

B.  ability to make Colin laugh

C. ability to adapt to change 


A. ability to alter the environment.

200

Tyquan loves to swim in the 

A. Atmosphere

B. Hydrosphere

C. Lithosphere

B. Hydrosphere

200

Kyle notices that his view of Polaris makes a 33 degree angle with the horizon.  Kyle is standing on which line of latitude?

A. 90 degrees (which is the North Pole).

B. 33 degrees latitude.

B. 33 degrees latitude.

200

Mrs. Piazza once:

A. Swam from Florida to Cuba

B. Ran into Chris Rock in a Sunglass shop in the city.

B. Ran into Chris Rock in a Sunglass shop in the city.

300

If Alexis' notebook has a density of 12 g/cm3 and a mass of 24 grams, what is its volume?

2 centimeters

300

Farming reduces the natural biodiversity of an area, yet farms are necessary to feed the world’s human population. This situation is an example of 

A. Ms. Jones' obsession with creating farms all over the world, and not stopping until the whole world is one giant farm?

B. a trade off 

B. a trade off

300

Ethan walks out of his house and goes for a jog on the

A. Atmosphere

B. Hydrosphere

C. Lithosphere

C. Lithosphere

300

Joscelyn looks straight up and sees Polaris directly over her head.  Where is Joscelyn?

A. The North Pole, hanging with the polar bears?

B. The Equator

C. The North Pole, hanging with the penquins?

A. The North Pole, hanging with the polar bears?

300

Ms. Jones really likes to:

A. Go to the movies with friends.

B. Call Dr. Phil for relationship advice.

A. Go to the movies with friends.

400

If I asked Ethan what the formula for density is, what would he say?

Density is Mass divided by Volume (D = M/V).

400

What is one major cause of acid rain?

A. Burning fossil fuels, manufacturing, oil refineries, electricity generation, and vehicles, which all release sulfur and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere.

B. Joscelyn's passion for listening to the music genre, acid rock. 

A. Burning fossil fuels, manufacturing, oil refineries, electricity generation, and vehicles, which all release sulfur and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere.

400

Destini gets on a plane and flies up to the second layer of the atmosphere (the second layer from earth); Destini is flying in the

A. Troposphere

B. Stratosphere

B. Stratosphere

400

Tyquan is visiting his pet penguin on the South Pole.  Can Tyquan see Polaris?

Yes or No

No

400

Mr. Hamilton gets very upset if 

A. he accidentally gets extra money in his paycheck.

B. Nobody tells him that there are cookies in the teacher's lounge.

B. Nobody tells him that there are cookies in the teacher's lounge.

500

If Kyle's bookbag has a density of 2 g/cm3, would it float in water?

No, water has a density of 1 g/ml; anything with a greater density than 1 will sink.

500

One irreversible effect of both deforestation and water pollution on the environment is the 

A. extinction of species

B. More soda for Mr. Grossman's class (who cares about water, when there is soda).

A. extinction of species

500

Alexis sends her sounding rocket into the mesosphere and finds that there is how much water vapor in the mesosphere?

A. None

B. 20 g/m3

A. None

500

Mateo's school bus arrives at 2:30 P.M.  As Mateo is about to get onto his bus, he looks up.  What does Polaris look like?

You cannot see Polaris in the daytime

500

Mateo's favorite extra-curricular activity is

A. Taking boxing lessons

B. Watch paint dry

A. Taking boxing lessons

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