Physics
Newton’s first law is also known as the law of
inertia
The number of protons in an atom is called its _____
protons
This English insect’s colour change during the Industrial Revolution is a classic example of natural selection.
What is the peppered moth?
This tool lets astronomers collect light from distant objects to study them.
Telescope
Name a student that plays for the minors and a student that plays for the bulldogs.
check
This law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Newton's third law
The horizontal rows in the periodic table are called this.
What are periods?
Charles Darwin studied these birds on the Galápagos Islands and noticed their beak shapes were adapted to different food sources.
What are Darwin’s finches?
The discovery that galaxies show redshift supports this theory about the universe’s origin.
Which student is most likely to play with Caleb's crutches?
Tyler
Newton’s second law is written as F = ___
What is ma (mass × acceleration)?
In 1986, a reactor at this Ukrainian power plant exploded, releasing radiation.
What is Chernobyl?
The process where organisms with traits better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully.
natural selection
Light waves become shorter when an object is moving toward us, causing this colour shift.
blueshift
Which student wants to be an astronomer?
Chase
A push or pull on an object is called this.
force
The chemical symbol “U” stands for this radioactive element used in nuclear fuel.
Uranium
Variation in traits between individuals of a species is called this.
genetic diversity
Light waves become longer when an object is moving away, called this.
Redshift
Which 2 students always help set up pracs?
Beau and Iraia
A ball rolling on a perfectly smooth, frictionless surface would keep moving forever unless this acts on it.
external force
The vertical columns in the periodic table are called this.
What are groups?
The term for a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
species
This measure of how stretched or compressed light is tells astronomers how fast an object is moving toward or away from us.
Doppler effect
Who is the newest student in our class to the school?
Bodie