Earth Sciences (Rocks)
What is the name given to the process where the three main types of rocks are formed?
The Rock Cycle
Name the three states of matter
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Which type of energy is stored in stretched rubber bands?
Elastic Potential
Which organ is the "Control Centre" of the cell?
Nucleus
Atria, Ventricles and Valves are apart of this organ in the body
The Heart
What are the three main types of rock called?
Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic
Write the chemical formula for water
H20
What type of energy is stored in food?
Chemical Potential Energy
Sperm cells, nerve cells and muscular cells are all examples of what?
Specialised Cells
Which Organelle is known as the "Powerhouse of the Cell"
Mitochondria
Explain the difference between Magma and Lava
Magma is molten rock below the earth, Lava is molten rock above the earth.
What is the name of the process that turns Solids into Gases?
Sublimation
List three different types of energy
Nuclear, Thermal, Light, Sound, Elastic, Chemical, Electric, Mechanical and Gravitational
How many bones are in the human body?
206
Define one of Newton's 3 laws
In the first law, an object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it.
In the second law, the force on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration.
In the third law, when two objects interact, they apply forces to each other of equal magnitude and opposite direction
Compaction and Cementation form which type of rock?
List three signs of Chemical Change
Colour change, temperature change, gas formation, formation of precipitate
What were the two main materials used to build Trebuchets?
Wood and Iron
Which organ is responsible for filtering your blood?
Kidney
Which type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic Rock
Explain the difference between Weathering and Erosion
Weathering is the mechanical and chemical hammer that breaks down and sculpts the rocks. Erosion transports the fragments away.
What was the name of the Scientist who invented the Periodic Table?
Dmitri Mendeleev
Explain the difference between Energy Transfers and Transformations
Energy transfer moves energy from one location to another, while energy transformation changes the type of energy.
On average, how many litres of blood pass through the human heart in 1 minute when a person is at rest?
5 Litres
List the first five elements on the Periodic Table
Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Boron.