Marine Organisms
What is the term for light produced by a marine animal?
Bioluminescence
The graduated cylinder is used to measure what phase of matter?
Liquid
What scale is used to measure the relative hardness of gemstones?
Mohs scale
A gorilla's scientific name is gorilla. A western gorilla's scientific name is gorilla gorilla. Can you guess the scientific name of a western lowland gorilla?
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Name 3 noble metals.
(e.g. Silver, Mercury, Platinum...)
List the common names of 4 individual species of whales.
(e.g. Right whale, Fin whale, Sei whale...)
What is the instrument used to separate components of blood by spinning it really fast?
Centrifuge
Of the following, name all that are quartz varieties:
1) Moonstone, 2) Citrine, 3) Jasper, 4) Amethyst
2,3,4
Give the full name for the cell organelle often called the ER.
Endoplasmic Reticulum
This noble metal is used in spark plugs due to their high melting points and durability.
Iridium, platinum
Of the following, name all directions that crabs can walk in (relative to themselves): 1) left, 2) right, 3) northwest, 4) forward, 5) backward
All of them
Name 3 types of flasks used in labs.
(e.g. Erlenmeyer flask, Volumetric flask, Florence flasks)
Name 7 different gemstones in 11 seconds.
(Agate, Beryl, Chrysocolla, Diamond, Emerald, Ferrocolumbite, Gadolinite...)
The word benthic relates to what area in a body of water? (top, middle, bottom)
Bottom
What is the chemical symbol given to the noble metal Ruthenium?
Ru
Which of the following was a characteristic of the prehistoric marine reptile Mosasaurus?
w) They had gills
x) It is named after a lake
y) They gave birth to live young
z) They were dinosaurs
y)
Of the following, name all that are standardly used to heat things in labs: 1) Oven, 2) Hot plate, 3) Bins of sand, 4) Radiators
All of them
The most common mineral found in Earth's mantle is also called this gemstone when pure.
Peridot
The word for when three celestial bodies are aligned.
Syzygy
Under standard temperature and pressure (STP), this noble metal is the densest of all elements on the periodic table.
Osmium
Which of the following evolved first in Earth's history?
w) Goblin shark
x) Jellyfish
y) Nautiluses
z) Sea anemone
x) Jellyfish
The cloud chamber is an enclosed device that does which of the following?
w) help visualize cloud formation
x) simulate humid conditions
y) house plants
z) act as a particle detector
z)
What true gemstone is closest in density to water? (best able to float)
Amber
(or pumice, if people consider that a gemstone)
Cetology is the study of what?
Whales
w) Rhenium
x) Gold
y) Rhodium
z) Palladium
y) Rhodium