That's Electric
Space, the final frontier
Making Waves
Chemicals
Just Because
100

Electricity flows along more than one pathway.

Parallel circuit

100

What is the shape of our galaxy?

spiral

100

Sound travels slowest through.....

air or gasses

100

Which solution in the penny experiment made the penny shine?

salt & vinegar solution

100

Reptiles in cold climates_______ to stay warm.

estivate          hibernate         aestivate

hibernate

200

A circuit has a light bulb and some copper wire. What is missing?

power source or battery

200

What is the fifth planet from the sun?

What is Jupiter?

200

Sound cannot travel though this.

a vacuum or outer space

200

What was the purple liquid made of?

red cabbage

200

What species can live on both water and land?

amphibians    reptiles    invertebrates    mammals   

amphibians

300

This is the term for the flow of electricity.

current

300

This is now called a dwarf planet.

Pluto

300

The number of waves produced in a certain amount of time is called:

amplitude       frequency       wavelength

frequency

300

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300

What device do scientists use to measure earthquakes?

barometer       seismograph       parallax

seismograph

400

This can be used to make circuits open or close.

switch

400

It is when the lit side of the moons increases each night.

waxing

400

When molecules are pressed together on a sound wave.

compresson

400

Is baking powder a good indicator of acids?

no, because it reacts with both acids and non acids

400

How many legs does a lobster have?

10

500

Insulator or Conductor:


GRAPHITE

conductor

500

Gravity is responsible for this in our Solar System.

the orbits of the planets

500

When a fire engine moves toward you the siren increases in pitch and decreases as it moves away. What affect is this?

The Doppler affect

500

Which year penny will dissolve in vinegar:  

 1987       1956         1942

1987, because pennies minted after 1982 have a center made from zinc which will dissolve in an acid.

500

What percentage of oxygen is in the air we breathe?

21%            56%            78%

21%

600

Are electrons positive or negative?

negative

600

Planets orbits are described by this term.

elliptical

600

Sounds are caused by objects doing what?

vibrating

600

What kind of acid is vinegar?

acetic acid

600

What city was the first capital of the United States?

New York City

700

Insulator or Conductor:


GLASS

insulator

700

A planet that is about the same size as Earth.

Venus

700

Sound travels fastest through this.

solids

700

Name 2 characteristics of an acid.

sour taste, react with metals, they react with bases (indicators)

700

What is the longest river in the world?

Nile

800

The part of an atom that is involved in electricity.

an electron

800

Who discovered the law of gravity?

Who is Sir Isaac Newton?

800

Pitch and _______ are related.

frequency

800

What color did the purple liquid turn when introduced to an acid?

red

800

What is the largest U.S. state by landmass?

Alaska