Chemistry
Biology
Optics
Climate Change
Miscellaneous
100

Ionic compounds are typically formed between which two types of elements on the periodic table?

What are a metal and a non-metal?

100

What organelle is responsible for packaging fats and proteins made at the ER into packages called vesicles to be delivered out of the cell?

What is the Golgi apparatus?

100

What are the three primary colours of light that combine to make white light?

What are red, green, and blue?

100

This is the term for the gradual increase in Earth’s average temperature.

What is global warming?

100

How old is Ms. J

What is 25?

200

The reaction 6Na + Fe₂O₃ → 3Na₂O + 2Fe is an example of what type of chemical reaction?

What is a single displacement reaction?

200

What are the three stages of cell cycle?

What are interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis?

200

What type of light is produced when a metal filament is heated until it glows, like in a traditional light bulb?

What is incandescence?

200

This gas is the main greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels.

What is carbon dioxide?

200

What is Ms. J's biggest pet peeve?

What is when students ask to use the washroom during the lesson?

300

What coefficients are needed to balance the following chemical equation?

C₂H₆ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O

What are 2, 7, 4, and 6?


2C₂H₆ + 7O₂ → 4CO₂ + 6H₂O 

300

Name three accessory organs of the digestive system.

What are the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder?

300

A cucumber appears green because it reflects green light and absorbs most other colours, but it’s better to specify “visible light” rather than just “colours.”

What are red and blue light (except green)?

300

This layer of gases surrounds Earth and helps trap heat.

What is the atmosphere?

300

What is Ms. J's first name?

What is Maggie

400

What type of compound has the following properties?

- Forms crystals

- Dissolves well in water

- Conducts electricity when dissolved in water

- Generally hard and brittle 

What is an ionic compound?

400

What is the term for the process by which cells develop specific structures and functions to perform particular jobs in the body?

What is cell specialization (or cell differentiation)?

400

If a light ray strikes a plane mirror at an angle of 45° to the normal, what is the angle of reflection?

What is 45°?

400

This is the process where corals lose their colour and turn white when stressed by warmer ocean temperatures.

What is coral bleaching?

400

Where did Ms. J go to university? 

What is Nipissing University? 

500

What is the word equation for the following reaction?


2HCl + Mg → MgCl₂ + H₂

What is hydrochloric acid + magnesium → magnesium chloride + hydrogen?

500

Oxygen-rich blood leaves the lungs and travels through these vessels to the heart.

What are pulmonary veins?

500

An object is placed 8 cm in front of a concave mirror. The object is 3 cm tall. The centre of curvature of the mirror is 6 cm from the mirror. Determine the location, size, and nature of the image using SALT.

What is: 


  • S: Smaller (1.8 cm tall)
  • A: Inverted
  • L: Between C and F
  • T: Real




500

This process occurs when fertile land gradually turns into desert-like conditions due to drought, deforestation, and climate change.

What is desertification?

500

This is the teacher your teacher most often gets mistaken for (or compared to) in the school.

What is Ms. Gray