Biology
The process by which plants begin to grow from a seed.
Germination
What is the lightest element?
Hydrogen
What is the opposite of matter?
Antimatter
What is the name of the piont in which a liquid loses all temperature and becomes solid?
Freezing Point
A type of simple machine that involves a circular frame or disk revolving around a central axis.
Wheel and Axle
Where is the location of the smallest bone in the human body?
Ear
Which type of metal can you melt simply by holding it in the palm of your hand?
Gallium
What is the name of the force keeping you in your seat on a rollercoaster when it goes upside down?
Centripetal Force
What metal are tin cans made out of?
Steel
What is the largest known animal?
Blue Whale
How many functions does the human liver have?
Hint: ends in two zeroes
500
What is the chemical symbol for the element Neptunium?
Np
The study of how objects move when forces act on them.
Dynamics
Which type of metal has the highest concentration in the U.S. penny?
Zinc
What is the tallest type of grass?
Bamboo
What is the age of the oldest living thing on earth? (Within 1000 years.)
Great Basin Pine Tree--4600 Years
What is the name of the following law? If two thermodynamic systems are each in thermal equilibrium with a third one, then they are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
What does splitting a laser into two beams through a silver mirror make?
Hologram
What are the two main properties of matter?
Matter takes up space and has a mass.
What is the name of the brightest star in the constellation known as Serpens?
Alya
Which scientist was the first person to see bacteria?
Hint: He coined the name "animalcules."
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
What are two of the six signs of a chemical reaction?
1) Change in temperature
2) Change in color
3) Change in ph
4) A gas is formed
5) A solid is formed
6) An odor is formed
What year was the sound barrier broken?
1947
What was the material used by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, but nearly lost to civilization in the dark ages?
Concrete
What group of mammals lays eggs?
Monotremes