Science facts
What is the third planet from the sun?
Earth
Rubidium
Rubidium
What did the painter name her son?
Art
This is a part of an experiment that you have direct control over. You change it to see what effect it might have.
Independent variable
Where did Mr. Cleary go to school?
Colby College
This large, celestial object is named after the fact that even light cannot escape its massive gravitational pull
Black hole
Neodymium
Neodymium
What do you call a pig that does karate?
A pork chop
This is something that you keep the same between all groups in an experiment
What subject is Mr. Cleary teaching this year?
Physics
What is the most common element on the earth's crust?
Oxygen
Seaborgium
Seaborgium
How did the picture end up in jail?
It was framed!
This is a statement that is based in fact, but requires some guesswork and is not necessarily correct
An inference
Name one thing Mr. Cleary does for fun when not in school
Hike, play Ultimate Frisbee
This is the name of our galaxy
Dihydroprogesterone
Dihydroprogesterone
What's the difference between a hippo and a zippo?
A hippo is really heavy and a zippo is a little lighter
This step of the scientific method comes right after coming up with a scientific question
Forming a hypothesis
In what town/city does Mr. Cleary live?
East Boston
This fearsome barnyard animal is a common descendant of dinosaurs.
The chicken
Roentgenium
Roentgenium
What do you call a penguin in the desert?
Lost
The use of your senses to gather qualitative or quantitative information
Observation
What was Mr. Cleary's senior project in college?
Single photon interference (quantum physics with lasers)