The Big Bang
almost 14 billion years ago
What can you use a telescope to view?
Planets, stars, objects in the nights sky
What is the main organ in the nervous system?
The brain
Name a non-infectious disease
Many possible answers (e.g. diabetes, asthma)
True or false: When I was a student I went to SJPC
False
What does the Big Bang theory state is happening to the universe?
It is expanding
Who was the first person to use a telescope to look at the night's sky?
Galileo
How many lines of defense are there in the immune system?
Which body system is responsible for fighting diseases?
Immune system
What is my favourite colour?
Yellow
What two elements were the first formed in the universe?
Hydrogen and helium
What are the two types of telescopes?
Reflecting and refracting
What is produced in the endocrine system?
Hormones
Name a practice which could prevent the spread of an infectious disease
Many answers (e.g. quarantine, washing hands, wearing a mask)
What is my biggest fear?
Spiders
Whose telescope was used to discover evidence in support of the Big Bang theory?
Edwin Hubble
What is an advantage of having a telescope which orbits the Earth?
It can be placed outside the atmosphere and it not affected by the distortion of light through the atmosphere
The process in which our bodies maintain a constant internal environment is called...
Homeostasis
What are the four types of pathogens?
Fungi, Virus, Bacteria, Protists
What sport do I play every Wednesday afternoon?
Squash
What is left over heat from the Big Bang called?
Cosmic microwave background radiation
When was the telescope invented?
1608 (correct within a few years)
A part of the body which doesn't appear to have a function is and is referred to as 'leftovers' from evolution is...
Appendix or tail bone
Which scientist developed the first form of vaccine against smallpox?
Edward Jenner
What was my bachelor of science major at university?
Mathematics