Black STEM Stars
Mae Jemison was the first Black woman to go here.
Outer Space
What causes some stars to appear to move across the sky during the night?
The earth rotates on its axis.
Why would filling a loud room with soft objects make the room quieter?
Soft objects absorb sound waves.
Name one state of matter
Solid, liquid, gas
Name the capital of Ohio.
Columbus
Lonnie Johnson became a millionaire in part by inventing this best-selling toy.
Super Soaker water cannon
During which season does the sun appear lowest in the sky?
Winter
Which role would plants play in the flow of energy within an ecosystem? A. consumers B. decomposers C. herbivores D. producers
Plants
BONUS: what role would wolves play in an ecosystem?
State a phenomenon in our solar system caused by the same force that causes objects to fall toward the surface of Earth?
Gravity--orbits of moons and planets
What city are the Cleveland Browns moving to?
Brook Park
Dr. Patricia Bath improved cataract surgery by inventing this innovative device.
Laser Phaco
What object causes tides in Earth's oceans?
The Moon
In a food chain, from where do producers get their energy?
The sun.
Bonus: What is the process of converting sunlight to energy by a plant called?
Barnacles are small, nonswimming, hard-shelled animals that live in the ocean. They often attach their bodies to the sides of a whale. The whale is not affected by the barnacles’ presence, and floating food is made available to barnacles as the whale swims. What is the relationship between the whale and the barnacles?
Commensalism
Which country in the Middle East, currently being bombed by the US, is the birthplace of complex mathematics and scientific thought?
Iran
Gerald Lawson improved video games by inventing these.
Interchangeable game cartridges
A student puts a penny, a box of crayons, and a bag filled with books on a table. Does the gravitational force acting on the objects differ? Why or why not?
Yes, heavier objects experience more gravitational force even though they would fall at the same rate (inertia).
During which season is your shadow longest?
Winter
In a typical meadow ecosystem, if the number of snakes decreases what will happen to the number of mice present?
Increase
What professional sports league is adding a team in Cleveland for the 2028 season?
WNBA
Dr. Mark Dean enabled external devices to be plugged into computer consoles by inventing these.
USB ports
Why does Earth have seasons?
Earth is tilted on its axis.
State one difference between light and sound waves.
Light travels much faster than sound; Light can also be a particle called a photon; Sound travels along particles, light can travel through a vacuum.
Why was Pluto reclassified from a planet to a dwarf planet?
Pluto has too many objects in its orbit to qualify as a planet.
Which Puerto Rican artist performed at this year's Super Bowl halftime?
Bad Bunny
Bonus: As a native Puerto Rican, of what country is Bad Bunny a citizen?