Biology
What is one of the main differences between a plant and an animal cell.
No cell wall or chloroplasts in animal cells.
When a solid turns to a liquid, its called...?
Melting
Order by fastest to slowest: speed of light, speed of sound, speed of electricity.
Fastest>Slowest: light>electricity>sound
What are the three types of rocks?
Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic.
What is a Bunsen burner used for?
Heating up substances in the lab.
What is it called when 2 cells divide?
Mitosis or meiosis.
What is combustion?
A chemical process which causes oxygen and a fuel react to emit heat and light energy.
What do convection and conduction refer to?
Thermal energy/heat transfer.
A strike-slip is a type of what?
Fault
What is a hypothesis?
An idea or explanation that you then test through study and experimentation
What is the function of the endocrine system?
Regulate hormones
What is one of the particles that make up an atom?
Protons, neutrons or electrons.
What is an example of a potential energy?
Gravitational, chemical or elastic energy.
Natural selection is an aspect of what theory?
Theory of Evolution
What is the process used when conducting an experiment?
The scientific method
How many chromosomes does a human have in each cell?
46 (23 pairs)
What speeds up a chemical reaction time?
A catalyst.
Where are stars formed?
In a type of nebulae known as a stellar nursery
What is one of the 'spheres' above the earths surface?
Biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere or atmosphere
Personal protective equipment
The transmission of genetic characteristics from one generation to the next is called...?
Inheritance
What is a characteristic of the noble gases on the periodic table?
Monoatomic, unreactive, nonflammable, low density
Who first theorised the Laws of Motion?
What is the biggest carbon sink on Planet Earth?
The ocean.
What is an example of a primary source of information in science
A peer-reviewed scientific journal,