Biology
Name 3 physical adaptations
camouflage
wings
large ears
spines / quills
horns / antlers
powerful jaws
webbed feet
blubber
A liquid can be compressed easily
True or False
200 bonus points for GOOD additional information
False it has a fixed volume although easier to compress than a solid.
What is the opposite of matter?
Antimatter
Antimatter is a material composed of antiparticles.
Does the sun move?
Yes, the sun rotates.
“Dashing through the snow, In a one-horse open sleigh, O’er the fields we go, Laughing all the way.” are lyrics from which Christmas carol?
Jingle Bells!
What is the smallest unit of life?
A cell
Quicksilver is a nickname for which metal?
Mercury
What does breaking the sound barrier refer to?
Travelling faster than sound itself. It was first broken in 1947.
How tall is the highest recorded 'ocean' wave?
Hint- Under 20m
19m
Who created 'The Grinch'?
Dr Seuss
Living things are divided into 5 kingdoms.....name 3.
(bonus 100 points for each extra correct answer)
Animals
Plants
Fungi
Bacteria
Protists
What is the only letter that does not appear on the periodic table?
Hint- it is in the first half of the alphabet
J
What is the energy that an object possesses due to its motion called?
kinetic
What formation on Earth can have the names tabular, blocky, wedge, dome, pinnacle, dry dock, growler or bergy bit?
Icebergs
How many times does the number 1 appear on a traditional advent calendar?
13 times
(1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21)
Name all of the stages in a frog's life cycle
(hint, there are more than 3!!!)
Egg
Tadpole
Tadpole with 2 legs
Tadpole with 4 legs
Froglet
Frog
What is natural gas made from?
a) Methane & Ethane
b) Butane and Propane
c) Helium and Nitrogen
d) Pentane and Hydrogen Sulphide
a) Methane & Ethane
When the roads are wet sometimes that water reduces friction between the tyres and the road, and the car can lose control. What is this called?
Aquaplaning
On what objects did all the water on Earth arrive?
comets and asteroids during a period called 'The Late Heavy Bombardment".
Name ALL of Santa's reindeer
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen. And Rudolph!
name 5 different biomes
tropical rainforest
temperate rainforest
desert
tundra
grassland
savannah
Taiga
Marine
Fresh water
Which chemical causes the burning sensation when eating chillis?
Capsicum
The word "force" comes from the Latin word "fortis" which means what in English?
One word only.
Strong
The Grand Canyon in the U.S.A. was formed by...
Water erosion
A river slowly wearing away the rock. Water dissolves some of the minerals in the rock, and slowly but surely, erodes the rock away. At first this might just leave a little furrow in the rock, but the Grand Canyon took around 6 million years to form. That’s a lot of time, and that means a lot of erosion.
How many TOTAL gifts are given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song, if you sang the WHOLE song?
364.