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100

What is the name of the fictional wizarding school in Harry Potter?

Hogwarts

100

What is the highest point of a wave called?

Crest

100

What process breaks rock into smaller pieces without moving it?

Weathering

100

What subatomic particle has a positive charge?

Proton

100

What animal’s fingerprints are almost identical to humans?

Koala

200

Which fast-food restaurant has the most locations in the world?

Subway

200

What happens to wavelength when frequency increases?

Wavelength decreases

200

What gas is the most commonly associated with human-caused climate change?

Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

200

What is the atomic number and symbol for the element Sodium on the periodic table?

11, Symbol: Na

200

In pea plants, tall (T) is dominant over short (t). Cross a heterozygous tall plant (Tt) with a short plant (tt). Make a punnett square. 

Genotypes: 50% Tt, 50% tt. Phenotypes: 50% tall, 50% short.

300

Which animal can sleep for up to 3 years?

Snail

300

What type of collision occurs when objects bounce apart and kinetic energy is conserved?

Elastic collision

300

Explain how climate change can increase coastal erosion over time.

Rising sea levels and stronger storms increase wave energy and remove more sediment from coastlines, accelerating erosion.

300

What is the difference between an element and a compound?

An element is made of one type of atom; a compound is two or more elements chemically bonded together

300

What is the process by which plants make their own food?

Photosynthesis

400

What is the longest-running animated TV show in the United States?

The Simpsons

400

A car travels 150,000 meters in 3 hours. What is its average speed in meters per second (m/s)?

13.9 m/s  

400

Explain the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering.

Mechanical weathering physically breaks rock apart, while chemical weathering changes the rock’s composition.

400

What is a chemical change, and how can you tell one has occurred?

A chemical change is when a new substance is formed - gas, rust, temp change

400

Which planet has the shortest day in our solar system?

Jupiter

500

How many states start with the letter N?

8- Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and North Dakota

500

Name all three of Newton’s Laws of Motion.

1st: An object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force. 2nd: Force = mass × acceleration. 3rd: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

500

List the life cycle of a high-mass star.

nebula → protostar → massive main sequence star → red supergiant → supernova → either a neutron star or a black hole, depending on the remaining mass.

500

Balance the chemical equation: __ Al + __ O₂ → __ Al₂O₃

4 Al + 3 O₂ → 2 Al₂O₃

500

In humans, brown eyes (B) are dominant over blue eyes (b). If two heterozygous parents (Bb × Bb) have a child, what is the probability the child will have blue eyes?

25% (1 in 4 chance, bb)