Australian & US knowledge
What Australian egg-based dessert was named after a famous ballerina?
Pavlova
What organ pumps blood around the body?
Heart
Is gold a pure substance or a mixture
Pure substance
What unit is used for energy
Joules
How many cms in a metre?
100
What are the two animals on the Australian coat of arms?
Emu and kangaroo
what organelle is the powerhouse of the cell
mitochondria
What temperature does water boil at?
100 degrees
What energy does something have when you lift it off the ground
Gravitational potential energy
How often do we have leap years?
Every 4 years
Echidnas and platypus are special types of mammals. What are they called?
Monotremes
Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
Arteries
Mass - chemical or physical property?
Physical property
Transfer or transformation - Using fuel to power your car
Transformation
On the periodic table, what is the symbol for helium?
He
Who has the most points in NBA history?
Lebron James
What does the large intestine do?
Absorb vitamins and water
What charge do neutrons have?
neutral
Rubbing your hands together to generate warmth – 1000J input (____), 400J useful energy (____), 600J waste (sound).
Fill in the blanks.
Kinetic, heat
What is the hardest natural substance on earth?
Diamond
Which australian PM died in 1967 while swimming?
Harold Halt
What's one difference between a plant and an animal cell
Animal - no cell wall, no vacuole
Plant - cell wall, vacuole
How do you work out number of neutrons?
mass number - atomic number
What is chemical energy?
Energy stored in the chemical bonds of substances
Which country would you be in if you were at the taj mahal
India