What is Science?
Numbers 1
The Midlha
Numbers 2
Miscellaneous
100

State the name of a branch of science.

Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, etc.

100

What place value is the number 2, in the number 82,704

Thousands.

100

State an example of a contact force.

Various: e.g. person pushing or pulling a chair.

100

Order the following integers from lowest value, to highest: 0, 4, -7, -20, 9.

= -20, -7, 0, 4, 9.

100

What game features chug splash?

Fortnite

200

State the name of one famous scientist.

Many: e.g. Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, etc.

200

State the square root of the number 81.

9

200

State an example of a non-contact force.

Various: e.g. gravity on any object, magnet moving iron.

200

Calculate: -3 - 2

= -5

200
Name the landmark that sits in the middle of Australia (Indigenous name)

Uluru

300
Explain one way in which science has helped society.

Various: e.g. created medicine to treat sick people.

300

State one prime number between 15 and 25.

17, 19, 23.

300

Outline one factor you can change to affect the time it takes for a robocopter to fall.

Various: e.g. wing length/width, size of object, shape of object.

300

Calculate: 8 x (-5)

= -40

300

Name the two countries that Mount Everest borders.

Nepal and China.

400

Describe one lab safety rule, and why it needs to be followed when working in the lab.

Various. e.g. No running, to reduce chance of person knocking someone/something over.

400

State the Lowest Common Multiple of the numbers 6 and 15.

30.

6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36

15, 30, 45

400

Explain why a car has less control on an icy road.

Less friction due to less interaction between tyre and road.

400

Calculate: 5 - (-6)

= 5 - (-6)

= 5 + 6

= +11

400

According to Japanese legend, a sick person will recover if they fold 1,000 of what type of origami?

The crane.

500

Explain why the Bunsen burner flame can turn blue.

Air holes are opened, allowing more oxygen to enter the Bunsen burner. This allows more complete and hotter combustion.

500

What is the Highest Common Factor of the numbers 35 and 15?

5

500
Using an example to support you, explain what Newton's Third Law, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction", means.
Various: e.g. If a person is pushing against a wall, the same action is being applied from the wall, back to the person, stopping them from moving it.
500

Calculate the following Order of Operations problem:

15 ÷ (4-7)

= 15 ÷ (4-7)

= 15 ÷ (-3)

= -5

500

What is the type of currency used in Switzerland?

Swiss Franc.