Biology
What is the smallest unit of life?
cell
Stars are made mostly of the element hydrogen. What is the second most common element in stars?
Helium
What do you call the speed of an object in a particular direction?
velocity
What is the name of the cavities (holes) in the human skull to make the skull lighter?
sinus
Which gas law has a change in volume and pressure, with a constant temperature and mass?
Boyle's Law
What is the process called in which a cell splits to form 2 new cells?
Mitosis
What do you call a region in the Universe that is made of gas and dust held together by gravity? Stars form in these regions.
nebula
What are the two types of electricity?
AC and DC
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
What substance in our lab was the most dense?
copper
What Kingdom is a diverse group of single-celled or simple multicellular eukaryotic organisms?
Protista
What is a light year?
The distance it takes light to travel in one year.
What is a car's acceleration if it goes from 10 to 55 miles/hr in 5 seconds?
9 mi/hr/s
What is the name of the organ that filters blood?
kidney
What is the name for two or more particles chemically bonded?
compound
What are the 5 kingdoms of life
Animal, Plant, Fungus, Protista, and Monera
How old is the Universe?
13.8 billion years old
What is the movement of electrons in a wire called?
current
What is the name of the largest artery in the human body?
aorta
What small particle inside the atom has a positive charge?
proton
What is a function of the Golgi body (Apparatus) in a cell?
Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids for transport to their final destinations within or outside the cell
What is the most dense (measurable) object in the Universe?
neutron star
What is the strongest type of force in the Universe?
Strong Nuclear Force
What are the two bones in the lower leg?
fibula and tibia
True or False. The melting point and freezing point of water are the same temperature.
True