EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE
What do we call molten rock that erupts from a volcano?
Lava
What process do plants use to convert sunlight into chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
What is the unit of velocity in the International System (SI)?
Meters per second (m/s)
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H2O
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
Which oceanic phenomenon involves the rise and fall of sea levels due to the gravitational pull of the moon and sun?
Tide
Which kingdom do animals belong to?
Animalia
What is the term for the rate at which an object changes its velocity?
Acceleration
What is the term for a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed?
Catalyst
What is the name of the largest desert in the world?
Sahara Desert
What is the term for a seasonal tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rains, typically occurring in the Philippines?
Typhoon
Which group of animals is characterized by having a backbone?
Vertebrates
What is the acceleration of an object in free fall near the surface of the Earth?
Approximately 9.8 m/s2
What type of chemical reaction involves the combination of two or more substances to form a single product?
Synthesis reaction
What is the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?
Condensation
What is the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
Richter Scale
Which animal phylum includes insects, spiders, and crustaceans?
Arthropoda
Which famous equation relates energy to mass and the speed of light?
E=mc2
What term describes the amount of energy required to break a bond between two atoms?
Bond energy
Which part of a cell contains its genetic material?
Nucleus
Which layer of the Earth's interior is responsible for generating the planet’s magnetic field?
Outer Core
Which organ system in animals is responsible for removing waste products from the blood and excreting them?
Excretory system
Which type of quantum particle is responsible for mediating electromagnetic forces?
Photon
What type of bond occurs when electrons are transferred from one atom to another, forming charged ions?
Ionic bond
What is the name of the first person to set foot on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the term for the large-scale movement of tectonic plates?
Plate Tectonics
Which phylum in the animal kingdom is characterized by radial symmetry and includes organisms such as jellyfish and sea anemones?
Cnidaria
What s a phenomenon where particles can pass through energy barriers that, according to classical physics, they shouldn’t be able to surmount?
Quantum tunneling
Which intermolecular force is responsible for the high boiling point of water?
Hydrogen Bonding
In physics, what is the term for the product of an object’s mass and velocity?
Name the phenomenon that occurs when a sudden collapse of a volcanic chamber causes a large depression on the Earth's surface.
Caldera Formation
Which organ system works closely with the skeletal system to facilitate movement in animals?
Muscular System
Who is known as the father of quantum mechanics?
Max Planck
In a redox reaction, what happens to the substance that is oxidized?
It loses electrons.
What are the building blocks of proteins?
Amino Acids
What is the name of the volcano of the most powerful volcanic eruption recorded in modern history, and where did it occur?
The eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia (1815).
In which group of mammals does the embryo develop inside a pouch after a very short gestation period?
Marsupials
A car accelerates uniformly from rest at 2 m/s2. How far does it travel in 10 seconds?
100 meters
Describe the molecular geometry of a molecule with 3 bonding pairs and 1 lone pair of electrons, such as ammonia (NH3NH_3NH3).
Trigonal pyramidal
What states that it is impossible to simultaneously know both the exact position and momentum of a particle?
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
What type of boundary exists between the Eurasian Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate?
Convergent boundary
What is the full chemical equation for photosynthesis, including the states of matter for each reactant and product?
6CO2(g)+6H2O(l)+lightenergy⟶C6H12O6(s)+6O2(g)
What is a phenomenon where two particles become linked such that the state of one particle instantaneously affects the state of the other, regardless of the distance separating them?
Quantum Entanglement
What describes the situation where two or more valid Lewis structures can represent the bonding in a molecule?
Resonance
What is the name of the mathematical constant approximately equal to 2.718, which is the base of natural logarithms?
e (Euler's number)