Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Earth and Environmental
Trivia
100

This system is responsible for processing food in the body.

The digestive system.

100

How many subatomic particles are there?

Three.

100

Visible light is what type of radiation?

Electromagnetic (EM) radiation.

100

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

The mantle.

100

What is the study of the origin of words?

Etymology.

200

What do we call a system of connected food chains?

A food web.
200
Which is the smallest subatomic particle?

The electron.

200

The propagation of energy is called a: __________________

Wave.

200

Subduction is when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and: ______________________

Slides beneath it.

200

Which is the largest country in the world by area?

Russia.

300

What do the arrows in a food chain represent?

The direction of energy transfer.

300

Electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom in discrete: _________________

Shells.

300

What is the unit name for current?

Amperes (Amps).

300

What scale is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

The Richter scale.

300

Equilateral, isosceles, and scalene are all types of what shape?

Triangle.

400

Zygotes are found in which body system?

The reproductive system.

400

The decay of an atom from an unstable to stable form is called: ________________

Radioactivity.

400

What is Ohm's law?

V = IR

400

What is the order of the Earth's layers from outside in?

Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core

400

What is the name of the musical which details the backstory of the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz?

Wicked.

500

How do plants return water to the water cycle?

Transpiration.

500
What are the three types of radioactive decay?

Alpha, beta, and gamma decay.

500

What is the velocity of a wave which has a frequency of 700Hz and a wavelength of 0.6m?

v = 420 m/s

500

How does magma form in the Earth's mantle to form volcanoes?

Water from oceanic crusts lowers the melting point.

500

What is Pyhtagoras' Theorem?

a+ b= c2