Unit 1 (Topics 1, 2, 3)
The one thing that can be tested in an experiment, which is related to the question you are investigating.
What is... Independent / Tested Variable?
The smallest part of any substance, which are arranged differently depending on the phase of matter.
What is... an atom?
All living things contain this "alive" part of any organism that a human has trillions of.
What is... a cell?
The closest star to the Earth that is also the center of the Solar System.
What is... the Sun?
True or False: Gravity keeps the Earth & other planets in orbit around the sun.
What is... True?
This can be a solid, liquid, gas or plasma.
What are... the states of matter?
The atoms in the substance reorganize to create something new.
What is... a chemical change?
Name the organelles that are found in the Animal Cell.
What are... Cell Membrane, Nucleus, Mitochondria, Vacuole and Cytoplasm. (minimum 3 right in order to get the points).
Name ALL the planets in our Solar System in order. (Order must be from the closest to the farthest planet from the sun).
What is... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
True or False: The Earth's tilt does not cause the seasons.
What is... False?
What is... conductivity?
True or False: Compounds are 2 or more elements that aren't chemically combined or bonded.
What is... False?
The movement of carbon within the 5 spheres of the Earth. (atmo-, hydro-, geo-, bio-, cryo-)
What is... the Carbon Cycle?
A star surrounded by satellites (planets, moons, asteroids).
What is... a Solar System?
Write down the temperature in Venus (in Celsius). (Whichever team chose this question must be at least 20 or less degrees Celsius away from the actual answer.
What is... 482°C?
True or False: A liquid's shape does not depend on the container.
What is... True?
The element symbol for Nihonium.
What is... Nh?
A process in which a chemical called chlorophyll, located inside of the chloroplast, converts light, water, and carbon dioxide (CO2) into glucose and oxygen (O).
What is... photosynthesis?
A graph that plots a star's luminosity and temperature, helping astronomers classify and understand how stars change over time.
What is... the Hertzprung-Russel (H-R) Diagram?
Name all the seasons experienced in order (from December to September) in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is... Winter (DEC), Spring (MAR), Summer (JUNE), Fall (SEP)?
The bigger the object in space, the more pull, the more weight the object will have.
What is... The Law of Universal Gravitation?
The mixture is not evenly combined, so different parts can be seen and the mixture can be easily separated.
What is... a heterogenous mixture?
Humans breathe in and intake oxygen (O), and then breathe out and then releasing carbon dioxide (CO2).
What is... how carbon dioxide (CO2) moves through the biosphere?
Write down five of the stages in the life cycle of a star.
What is... Nebula, Protostar, Main Sequence, Red Giant / Supergiant, White dwarf, Supernova, Neutron, Black hole OR Revert back to Nebula?
Name the two models of our solar system.
What are... Heliocentric and Geocentric?