Challenger
Astronomy/Weather/ Climate
Geology/Climate Change/Extinction
Evolution/Genetics
Chemistry/Physics
100

As you sit, you may watch the birds on the side or perhaps a view of the woods from my room. Perhaps a refresher on y=mx+b will remind you of me.

What is Ms. Severino?

100

The season when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun and receives indirect sunlight.

What is Winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

100

As the lichen regrows on the trees, I will camouflage better from the birds.  

What is a light peppered moth?

100

VAR

What is variation, adaptation, and reproduction?

100

This element on the periodic table has an atomic number of 1.

What is hydrogen? 

200

The person in the hallway with locker 214

What is Ms. Beal?

200

The week started cooler with clear skies; it looks like we will end with warmer temperatures on Friday with the possibility of rain--name the pressure system and the front moving in.  

What is a warm front and low-pressure system?

200

We became the rulers of the land after the fifth mass extinction.

What is mammals?

200

It could be good, bad, or neutral. Think about your ability or inability to consume lactose (dairy).

What is mutation?

200

I can be read left to right or up and down; I have several families but only 7 periods.

What is the Periodic Table?

300

You notice how cozy my room can be when you walk into it. You may have seen me throughout the year working on various crafts. When creativity comes to mind, your words flow to create a story. Think about all the topics we covered and how you have grown as a writer.

What is Ms. Corey?

300

When the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, it casts a shadow on Earth that partially or fully blocks the Sun. We experienced one on April 8th, 2024!

What is a Solar Eclipse?

300

The movement of the tectonic plates by convection currents happens in this layer.

What is the asthenosphere (mantle)?

300

If I'm in the genotype, I will always show up.

What is dominant? 

300

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.  

What is Newton's Third Law?

400

A friendly greeting in class and/or the hallway; I always check in when we bump into each other. To see the decor around the room, you may guess I teach about sports, but I don't, but I coach. 

What is Mr. Forde?

400

The Earth rotates on its tilted axis WHILE it revolves around the sun, so different places on Earth might see these phenomena (name the TWO that affects mainly the poles).

What is Midnight Sun and Polar Nights?


400

Landfills, and when cows belch (burp), they release this greenhouse gas.

What is Methane?

400

The number of chromosomal pairs humans have

What are 23 pairs?

400

The 100-kg zombie runs after its meal at 5 m/s2. Using Newton's 2nd law, calculate the force needed for the zombie to have dinner.

What is 500 Newtons?

500

The name of our high school helper during the greenhouse project

Yasmin

500

When three celestial bodies are in a straight line

What is Syzygy?

500

The boundary and ocean where trenches are found.

What is the Pacific Ocean and Convergent Plate Boundary?

500

I developed several adaptations to help me. If I am a male, I may have horn-like bumps, and all can hiss when needed. For some, my feet and forelegs felt sticky.

What is Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches?

500

I am another name for water, think about an article we read.

What is dihydrogen monoxide?