Life Science
Put the following in the correct order:
Tissues
Organism
Cells
Organ
Species
Cells - Tissues - Organ - Organism - Species
What are the stages of the water cycle?
accumulation - evaporation - condensation - precipitation
What are the 3 three methods of heat transfer and what do they each mean?
convection
radiation
What is the difference between mass and weight?
weight - takes gravity into account
mass - only accounts for the amount of matter
How many light years are we from our nearest neighboring star?
Closest guess gets the points.
The nearest neighboring star to Earth is Proxima Centauri (or Alpha Centauri 3)
4.25 lightyears (this is about 2.5 x 10^13 miles)
Put the following in the correct order:
Class
Genus
Kingdom
Order
Phylum
Species
Family
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
What is responsible for the formation of wind?
The uneven heating of the earth in addition to convection currents
What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
Kinetic - energy of motion
Potential energy - stored energy
What are all the parts that make up an atom? What are their characteristics? The most correct details will get the points
Proton - positive charge - in nucleus
Neutron - no charge - in nucleus
Electron - negative charge - orbits nucleus
quarks - make up protons and neutrons
What is the acceleration of gravity?
-9.81m/s^2
What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?
Mitosis - cell division - forms 2 new nuclei with the same number of chromosomes as the parent
Meiosis - cell division where the number of chromosomes decreases by half resulting in eggs/sperm (gametes)
What are the types of rocks and how are they formed?
Igneous - cooling magma
Metamorphic - heat and pressure
Sedimentary - compaction and cementation
What is the order of the waves on the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing waves?
What is the range of the pH scale? What is considered acidic, basic, and neutral on this scale?
0-14
7 - neutral
0-7 = acidic
7-14 = basic/alkaline
What plane was also developed into the A-36 Apache?
P-51 Mustang
What's the difference between homozygous and heterozygous?
homozygous - having two of the same alleles
heterozygous - having two different alleles
List as many renewable and nonrenewable resources as you can - sort them appropriately.
The group with the most correct wins the points.
Explain reflection, refraction, and absorption to your best ability.
Reflection - turning back of the light ray when it encounters the edge/surface of a medium
Refraction - the bending of light waves as they pass from one medium to another due to different densities
Absorption - when white light from the sun reflects off an object and only one of the colors from the visible spectrum are seen
List as many elements (and their CORRECT symbols) as you can think of.
The group with the most correct answers wins
What's the difference between a warp drive and a hyperspace drive?
warp drive - star trek
hyperspace drive - star wars
Name as many cell organelles as you can and explain their function - the group with the most correct answers wins this round
What is the cause for earthquakes?
the movement of tectonic plates
What are all of the types of energy? Provide an example of each type.
Thermal
Radiant
Mechanical
Chemical
Nuclear
Electrical
Name as many GROUPS from the periodic table of elements as you can.
alkali metals
alkaline earth metals
metalloids
nonmetals
halogens
noble gases
actinides
lanthanides
What are the stages of mitosis?
Interphase - Prophase - Metaphase - Anaphase - Telophase - Cytokinesis