Science
UV Radiation:
- Natural sunlight
X-Rays:
- Medical, dental and airport security scanning
Smoking:
- Contains tons of mutagenic chemicals
Barbecuing:
- Creates mutagenic chemicals in foods
What type of map uses a colour scale?
Choropleth
Someone who uncovers sources from the past such as artifacts is known as
an archeologist
What is the capital of New South Wales?
Sydney
What is Mrs Dowling's new married name?
Harvey
Define phenotype
An organism's observable traits
True or False: Australia's HDI is ranked in the top five.
True
What does AD and BC stand for?
Anno Domini
Before Christ
Who is at the top of the Australian ARIA pop music charts?
Taylor Swift
Who has represented KAS in the most sports this year?
Tiana
Describe the function of DNA
Carries instructions for making all structures & materials the body needs to function - proteins
The Human Development Index measures what?
Health, Education and Living standards
What is the calendar we use today called?
The Gregorian
Which country invented fishing reels?
China
Who brought the most amount of food to Year 10 camp in their packs?
Sophia
Describe the purpose of mitosis.
Process of cell division, forming two daughter nuclei. Makes identical body cells to allow organisms to grow and repair tissue.
What is the most heavily populated region on the planet?
South Asia
List ONE example of a World Heritage listed site found in Australia.
AND
ONE example of a World Heritage listed site found outside of Australia.
Great Barrier Reef
Kakadu
Uluru - Kata Tjuta
Angkor Wat
Notre Dame Cathedral
The Great Wall of China
The Grand Canal - China
Pyramid fields from Giza to Dashur
How many bones are in the human body?
206
Who carried an onion on the entire K'gari Island hike?
Sebastian
List periodic table groups
-Halogens
-Noble gases
-Alkali metals
-Alkali earth
-transition metals
What does the term "anthropogenic" mean?
Originating from human activity
How many days did it take to mummify a body in ancient Egypt?
70
In which sport are barani, rudolph, and randolph all techniques?
Trampolining
What were the two names given to Chappy Mike from the teachers when using the radios?
Magic Mike
Blister Sister