Life Science
These tiny insects live in colonies with queens, workers, and soldiers.
What are ants or what are bees?
This planet has the Great Red Spot storm
What is Jupiter?
A ramp is an example of this type of simple machine.
What is an inclined plane?
If the rotor blades on a rubber-band helicopter are too heavy, the helicopter will do this instead of flying well.
What is fall quickly (or not stay in the air)?
This is the variable you change in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
This body system moves blood, oxygen, and nutrients through your body.
What is the circulatory system?
The hardest mineral on the Mohs scale.
What is diamond?
Table salt is made of sodium and this element.
What is chlorine?
Teams must carefully control this factor to make their car stop exactly at the target.
What is speed (or momentum)?
There are this many millimeters in one meter.
What is 1,000?
This double-helix molecule carries genetic information.
What is DNA?
This massive sheet of moving ice can carve valleys.
What is a Glacier?
Hovercrafts float on a cushion of this gas.
What is air?
In a Rube Goldberg machine, this is the form of energy that usually starts the chain reaction (like a ball rolling).
What is Potential Energy?
This type of secret code replaces each letter with a different one.
What is a substitution cipher?
These scientists track down the source of outbreaks
Who are epidemiologists?
The tool used to measure air pressure
What is a Barometer?
This test uses colored flames to identify chemicals.
What is a flame test?
This principle says the lighter your structure is compared to the weight it can hold, the stronger it is considered.
What is efficiency (or strength-to-weight ratio)?
This skill is most important for success in Write It Do It.
What is communication?
Too much of this nutrient can cause algae blooms in lakes.
What is nitrogen or phosphorus
Satellites that orbit Earth often use this type of light to “see” heat.
What is infrared?
This unit measures electric current.
What is the ampere (amp)?
This triangle-shaped design is often the strongest structure for holding weight.
What is a truss?
When analyzing data, this type of error occurs when measurements are consistently off in the same direction.
What is systematic error?