Item"ss"
Homophones
Science
"Ex"amples
100

The measurement of force applied per unit area.

What is pressure?

100

A light-coloured bucket.

What is a pale pail?

100

A unit of measurement where one single unit is roughly 150 million kilometres

What is an astronomical unit (AU)?

100

A tool used for graphing, storing data, and performing calculations

What is Excel?

200

To communicate in words or gestures; denoting a service ensuring speed or security; or a public transportation vehicle

What is express?

200

A reasonable fee to board a trip.

What is fair fare?

200

First published in 1905, this proposition comes with a general and specific theory.

What is the theory of relativity?

200

Natural population growth, growth of bacteria in a lab

What is exponential?

300

Contrary to its name, the standard coordinate-based method for describing the moves in this board game is completely unrelated to algebra.

What is chess?

300

Any trivia regarding a common form of sending and receiving printed material.

What are fax facts?

300

The weakest known force out of the fundamental forces

What is gravity?

300

A company that has the stock name “XOM”

What is Exxon Mobil?

400

Particularly common in European and Asian cuisine, this plant from the cabbage family is also among the first vegetables to be consumed by humans.

What is watercress?

400

A vendor who specializes in basements.

What is a cellar sellar?

400

A force that resists motion through air

What is drag?

400

Examples of this include the art gallery of Ontario and the Royal Museum of Ontario

What is an exhibit?

500

An idea formed without conscious thought; an imitation of someone or something; or a mark on a surface.

What is an impression?

500

Teams of personnel aboard recreational trips.

What are cruise crews?

500

This type of material is found in toys, shopping bags, and CDs

What is polyethylene (polymer)?

500

A word in Latin meaning “highest degree”. It is often used in a religious context

What is excelsis (in excelsis)?