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The nervous system
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200

What is the smallest U.S state?

Rhode Island doiiiii ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿคซ

200

What is the largest part of the brain?

The cerebrum

Smart cookie! ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿช

200

What event did 7th grade participate in during the pep rally?

Hockey shot ๐Ÿ˜œ

200

Who is the current student body president?

TREYY SHEAAAAA ๐Ÿฅฒ๐Ÿฅฒ๐Ÿฅฒ

200

What is the latest "big" meme in meme culture?

CITY BOIIII CITY BOIIIII ๐Ÿ—ฟ๐Ÿ˜’โœŒ๏ธ

275

What tornado valley state receives the most tornadoes each year?

Texas ๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐ŸŒช๏ธ

275

What two parts are connected by axons on a neuron?

Dendrites and axon terminals ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถ

275

Who won the geography bee and who was the runner-up?

James Lo won, John was runner-up ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ

275

Who is the best cks custodian?

MANNNNY ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

275

Who(m) are the best 7th grade teachers?

Regan and Bradley duhhhh ๐Ÿ’”

300

What is the largest desert in the world?

The antartic desert ๐Ÿ—ป๐Ÿ—ป๐Ÿ—ป

300

What is the CNS and the PNS and give the main overview what each one does

CNS (Central nervous system): the body's control central. Consists of the brain and spinal cord. Responsible for thinking, processing information, and other higher brain functions.

PNS (Peripheral nervous system): Acts as a communication relay, sending data and carrying commands to muscles and glands

๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž

300

Which two people interviewed each other on the CKS podcast yesterday?

Avery Rodriguez and Trey Shea ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

300

Mrs. Lo has many delicacies to choose from for math team. The most common one is...?

Bagels yuummmmmmmmm ๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹

300

What is the closest supermassive black hole to earth?

Sagittarius A ๐Ÿ˜ญ

500

What is the most dangerous island in the world?

North sentinel island, very dangerous tribes ๐Ÿซข๐Ÿซข๐Ÿซข๐Ÿ˜ฆ๐Ÿ˜ฆ๐Ÿ˜ง๐Ÿ˜จ๐Ÿ˜จ๐Ÿ˜จ

500

This layer of the eye contains millions of lightโ€‘sensitive cells and sends signals to the brain, but it canโ€™t do its job unless the image is focused sharply onto it. 

The retina ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

500

What question (give me the answer too) did Bradley get wrong in the first round of geography bee? (yes, I know I'm intellectually challenged)

Plymouth Rock, where the Mayflower landed in 1620, is in which state?

Massachusetts ๐Ÿ’€

500

Mrs. Vivian has many greetings at the door. Which one of her greetings is most common?

My pleasure! ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„

500

Solve for x: โˆš(2x + 3)  +  โˆš(5x โˆ’ 7)  =  9


x โ‰ˆ 6.44 simple math guys ๐Ÿค“

1000

What is the only country in the world that borders exactly one other country, yet also has a coastline on two different oceans?

Canada ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ

1000

A neuron receives signals from many other neurons at the same time. Explain how the neuron decides whether to fire an action potential by describing the roles of excitatory signals, inhibitory signals, and threshold at the axon hillock.

A neuron fires an action potential only if the signals it receives push it past a certain level called the threshold. Excitatory signals make the inside of the neuron more positive, bringing it closer to threshold. Inhibitory signals make it more negative, pushing it farther from threshold. At the axon hillock, the neuron adds up all the excitatory and inhibitory inputs happening at that moment. If the total is strong enough to reach threshold, the neuron fires. If not, it stays quiet.

Congrats, you're now a high school neurologist! ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน

1000

Who won color wars, which two teams competed for first, and which event determined the winner?

Green team won, green and pink team competed for first, and dodgeball determined the winner.

blue team still the best tho ๐ŸŸฆ

1000

Our lunch schedule every week is pretty straightforward. Tell me about the average lunch for each day.

Monday is usually chicken, Tuesday can be random, Wednesday is pizza, Thursday is pasta, and Friday can be random ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅญ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿ‡๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’

1000

In quantum mechanics, describe the paradox known as "Schrรถdinger's Cat"

A paradox about quantum superposition where a cat is sealed in a box and is both proposed to be simultaneously alive and dead until the box is opened and observed. ๐Ÿ˜


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