ALGEBRA
Sets
Famous Scientists
GRIMNER
First 20 elements in the periodic table
100

What is a variable?

A variable is a letter which represents an unknown quantity or number

100

Define a set

A set is a collection of well defined objects

100

Which scientist invented the item shown above?

Thomas Edison

100

Growth of plants differs from the growth of animals in one fundamental way.  What is this?

Plants grow all their lives while animals stop growing after a particular age.

100

The element with the symbol Ca is ?

Calcium

200

What is an algebraic expression?

An algebraic expression consists of variables and constants

200

What is the empty set and give an example

The empty set contains no elements

200

Which scientist came up with the process of Pasteurization?

Louis Pasteur

200

This allows for the propagation of the species


Reproduction

200

The periodic table gives a list of all elements in ascending order of _____________?


number of protons or atomic number

300

Harry has $20 daily allowance and remains with $12 everyday. He has to pay 2 equal taxi fares. What is the cost of each taxi fare?

Taxi fare is $4

300

Name the set the following element below belongs too 

The set of birds

300

Which scientists won the Nobel Peace Prize for their research into Radioactivity ?

The Curies

300

'A deer seeking refuge from a predator' is an example of:

Irritability

300

How many atoms of each element are found in NaCl

1 sodium and 1 chlorine

400

Sunil goes to the market and buys 56 mangoes for his family. The vendor gives him in 7 bags how many mangoes are contained in each bag?

Each bag has 8 mangoes

400

Name a subset of the set of students in Modsec

The STEM Club

400

This picture shows how gravity was discovered. Who was the scientist who made this discovery?

Sir Isaac Newton

400

Animals are categorized according to the food they eat. What are the names of the three categorization and state what each one eats.


Herbivores - Plants only

Carnivores - Animal matter only

Omnivores - Both plant and animal matter

400

The element Magnesium has this many protons?

12

500

I am 3 years older than my brother who turned 27, 2 years ago how old will I be in 5 years time?

I will be 37 years old

500

How many subsets can be formed from the following set of students?

{John , Jenny}

22 = 4

500

Which Trinidadian scientist did his research on the HIV virus

Courtney Bartholomew

500

Respiration is a chemical reaction that happens within the cells to do what?

To release energy within foods

500

The electronic configuration of Oxygen is?

2,6