Vocabulary FITB
Life Science
Physics
Space
Trivia
100

The mouse was __________ so it did not have to eat for the winter months.

hibernate/hibernatig

100

Show the correct order of a life cycle of a butterfly

Egg, Larva, Pupa, Butterfly.

100

A substance which takes the shape of its container and has a definite volume is a  ________.

liquid

100

Which Galaxy is our solar system in?

Milky Way Galaxy (neighbor is Andromeda galaxy which we will collide in 5 billion years from now.

100

What temperature does water boil?

212F or 100C

200

The volcano was ________ for a vast period of time.

Dormant

200

Where do decomposers get their energy?

dead plant materials such as leaf litter and wood, animal carcasses.

200

Water drops that collect on a cold glass of lemonade come from _______.

  1. the air
  2. a puddle
  3. the lemonade
  4. the glass itself



1) the air

200

What is a supernova?

A supernova is super-powerful explosion of a star.

200

Which big cat is the largest?

Tiger

300

Prickles and spines are ______ that cactus evolved to protect themselves against thirsty animals.

adaptation

300

What is the average rate of the heart beats (per minute) in an adult? A.60 B. 72 C. 84 D. 96

B) 72 heartbeat per minute

300

The process by which a liquid changes to a gas is called                .

  1. condensation
  2. evaporation
  3. precipitation
  4. transpiration

2

300

How many moons are in the solar system? (Higher Or Lower)

289 (roughly estimated) traditionally, by all the planets in the solar system, (most contributors are Jupiter, Saturn)

300

What famous highway is also known as the Will Rogers Memorial Highway-- established on November 11, 1926 and stretching 2,448 miles across the United States.

Route 66

400

He had _____ his money.

cache

400

What proportion of children is likely to be color blind when their parent (mother has normal vision & father has color-blindness)?

A. 0 percent

B. 25 percent

C. 50 percent

D. 100 percent

A) 0%

400

If you were on the Moon, there would be a change in your                .

  1. weight and mass
  2. weight
  3. mass
  4. volume

2) weight

400

Can a star turn into a planet?

Yes, a star can turn into a planet, but this transformation only happens for a very particular type of star known as a brown dwarf. Some scientists do not consider brown dwarfs to be true stars because they do not have enough mass to ignite the nuclear fusion of ordinary hydrogen.

400

When was the first iPod released?

2001

500

The deer was _______ for food.

forage/forgaing

500

Why does the moon appear in the daytime?

During a full Moon, the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky.

500

What is a pulley?

  1. a bar used to lift heavy objects.
  2. a wheel with a groove for a rope.
  3. made of two inclined planes.
  4. a lever with an arm and a fulcrum.

2) a wheel with a groove for a rope.

500

Does sound travel faster in space?

Sound does not travel at all in space. The vacuum of outer space has essentially zero air. Because sound is just vibrating air, space has no air to vibrate and therefore no sound.

500

Which country has the lowest number of people per square mile?

Greenland, with just 0.1 per square mile.

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