Life Science
Physics
Environment
Heat Transfer
1984
100

What is the MOST important factor in determining where humans can live?

Proximity to a water source

100

Which technology MOST depends on electrical circuits to work? 

- Railroads

- Printing

- Photography

- TELEPHONES

It's telephones.

100

What is the most common reasons humans build dams on a river?

To generate electricity

100

Why do you hear thunder after seeing lightning? 

Light travels faster than sound and reaches your eyes before the sound reaches your ears.

100

Steve Jobs introduced this VERY famous computer line this year.

The Apple Macintosh 

200

How would you describe the relationship between the birds and the grasshoppers?

Predator / Prey

200

OH NO! A ballon has slipped your grasp after you just finished inflating it with normal air. Describe what happens next to the balloon. 

The balloon will fly away in an opposite direction to the escaping air.

200

Where would you find the tundra?

At very high latitudes (Very far north or south).

200

Lucas and Alvin do the same experiment individually. The completed the experiment many times with identical conditions and then compared results. Why did they do it so many times?

To obtain the most reliable data

200

The 1984 Olympics where hosted in this nearby city. They will be back in 2028.

Los Angeles

300

How do the seed pods, in the picture below, get distributed to new locations?

Da wind

300

Why doesn't a ball roll as well on carpet when compared to a tile floor?

FRICTION 

300

Why does recycling a can save energy?

We don't need to spend energy to smelt and extract bauxite (mineral that contains aluminum) from the ground.

300

What happens to the motions of particles in a substance when it is heated?

They move faster

300

Hall and Oates were lacking touch and time in this 1984 hit song.

Out of Touch

400

What is the purpose of the cell process below?

Growth

400

DAILY DOUBLE! (Worth double points, w00t!)

Oh no the brakes on my car are not working! I ram into a baby carriage (thankfully its empty) and it shoots of into the distance. Which of newtons laws is this and example of?

3rd Law! (Action -> reaction)

400

Which process is characterized by water vapor in the air rising, cooling and then changing to liquid form in the clouds?

condensation 

400

You have a plastic water bottle and a metal water bottle. You have a plastic lunch box and a metal lunch box. Which combination of lunch box and bottle will keep your tasty beverage coldest after 6 hours outside? 

Metal and Metal 

400

This "sandy" movies was released in 1984. It got a remake last year. I guess the spice just keeps flowing.

Dune

500

How do you define an organ in a living organism? 

A group of tissues working together to perform a particular function (lungs -> get oxygen, heart -> pump blood).

500

Sugar, salt, water, soil and sand. Pick two that when mixed will create a homogenous mixture. 

Sugar/salt and water

500

Which bridge is best bridge?

Bridge B

500

What process is characterized by water vapor in the air rising, then cooling and then changing into liquid water? (Hint, what happens when you take a cold soda out of the fridge on a humid day?)

Condensation

500

When there's something strange,

In your Neighborhood,

Who ya gonna call?

(This movie premiered in 1984, 3 so-so sequels followed).

GHOSTBUSTERS!