Science Inquiry
Lab skills and safety
Forces
Separating mixtures
Space
MegaRandom
100
What is a controlled variable?
Something you keep the same
100
What position is the collar of a bunsen burner when its lit and why
Closed to produce a safety flame
100
What is the unit that forces are measured in?
Newtons
100
What technique is used to separate suspensions
Filtration
100
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?
365 1/4 days
100
What was the brand of Mr Noack's first car?
Kia
200
Where does the background science information go in a science report?
Introduction
200
What is the first thing to do if you spill chemicals in a lab?
Tell the teacher
200
Define a force
A push or pull on an object that causes its motion to change or to deform
200
Give an example of a colloid
Milk
200
What causes the tides?
Gravitational pull from the moon and sun
200
What is the food known for never going bad or expiring even after hundreds/thousands of years
Honey
300
What are the dependent and independent variables?
Independent is the one that you change. Dependent is the one that you measure.
300
Why is hair tied back when conducting experiments?
To keep it from open flames and chemicals
300
What is the name of the contact force that opposes an objects motion?
Friction
300
Why doesnt filtration work on a solution?
Particles are dissolved and too small
300
What causes the Earths Seasons?
The tilt of Earths axis
300
How many whole chickens does Mr Noack eat in a week?
4
400
Why do we repeat experiments several times?
To increase the reliability
400
What are two ways that conical flasks are used differently to beakers?
For swirling substances and for filtering.
400
Name the three non-contact forces
Gravitational force, magnetic force, electrostatic force
400
Define heterogenous mixtures
A mixture of two or more substances, not uniformly or evenly distributed.
400
Explain why its summer in Australia while its Winter in Japan
Japan is in the northern hemisphere while Australia is in the Southern hemisphere
400
What are the items needed to craft an eye of ender?
Ender pearl and Blaze Powder
500
Why do we need to control variables in an experiment?
To ensure that the the results are only from the changes to the independent variable, and not from other factors.
500
What is the name of the equipment used to balance evaporating dishes on tripods?
Pipe clay triangles
500
Explain the relationship between mass and gravity
The larger the mass, the greater the gravitational attraction
500
Name and describe the three types of mixtures
Solution: A solute dissolved in solvent
Suspension: Small particles suspended in a liquid. Will settle over time.
Colloid: Tiny particles in a liquid that makes it not see through and wont settle.
500
What moon phases produce neap tides?
First quarter and third quarter
500
What is the densest element?
Osmium