Physics
If a light bulb in a series circuit “breaks”, what happens to the other light bulbs?
They stop working
What is the pH value of pure water?
7
What is the name of the blood vessel that transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?
Pulmonary artery
Who developed the theory of general relativity?
Albert Einstein
How far is the Earth from the Sun?
150 million km
What force pulls objects towards the center of the Earth?
Gravity
What is the term for a substance made up of only one type of atom?
Element
What is the term for a cold-blooded animal with no backbone?
Invertebrate
Which scientist invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What’s the name of the president of LISTO?
Daniel
Which law states that for “every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”?
Newton's third law of motion
What two substances are needed for a neutralisation reaction?
Acid and Alkali/Base
What part of a plant is responsible for photosynthesis?
Leaf
Who is known for the discovery of radioactivity?
Marie Curie
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars
What happens to the pitch of a sound if the frequency of the sound wave increases?
Increases
What is the term for a negatively charged ion? (A positively charged ion is called a cation)
Anion
What is the name of the process by which animals release energy from glucose?
Respiration
Whose contributions to the discovery of the structure of DNA were used by other scientists without being credited?
Rosalind Franklin
If you dropped a feather and a hammer on the Moon, which one would hit the ground first?
Both hit the ground at the same time.
What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?
Elastic potential energy
Name the first 5 elements of the periodic table (100 point for every element named)
Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Boron
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
Who is known as the ‘father of genetics’?
Gregor Mendel
How old is Mr Graham? How old is Grimshaw the White? 250 each
59 and 55 000 years