Physical Science
Life Science
Earth Science
Mixed Science
Potpourri
100
What is the center of an atom called?
What is a nucleus?
100
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor in an ecosystem: rocks, twigs, water, or air?
What are twigs?
100
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
What is Venus?
100
What travels fastest in a rainstorm?
What is lightning?
100
What do the stripes on the U.S. flag represent?
What are the 13 original colonies?
200
What element's atomic symbol is Hg?
What is Mercury?
200
What is the largest organ in the human body?
What is skin?
200
Which gas makes up most of Earth's atmosphere?
What is nitrogen?
200
What eats dead organic matter and puts it back into the soil?
What are decomposers?
200
Who is the Greek goddess of war?
What is Athena?
300
Name the four forces of flight.
What is lift, weight, drag, and thrust?
300
What is the tool that is used to figure out heredity possibilities?
What is Punnett Square?
300
What tool is used to measure wind speed?
What is an anemometer?
300
If a homozygous black guinea pig (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white guinea pig (bb), what is the probability that an offspring will have black fur?
What is 100%?
300
What is a sphygmomanometer used for?
What is to measure blood pressure?
400
Name the six simple machines.
What is lever, screw, wedge, inclined plane, wheel and axle, and pulley?
400
How many pairs of chromosomes does a human have?
What is 23?
400
Name the three kinds of rock.
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic?
400
If you see a "L" on a weather map, what kind of weather might you expect?
What is low pressure and windy, cloudy weather with precipitation likely?
400
Mrs. Rodriguez takes a group of children and adults to the aquarium with a special group discount ticket.
It cost $5.80 for each adult and $3.60 for each child.
Mrs. Rodriguez spent exactly $52 in entry fees. There is at least one adult and at least one child that went.
How many adults and how many children went to the aquarium?
What is 4 adults and 8 children?
(4x$5.80=$23.20 & 8x$3.60=28.80)
($23.20+$28.80=$52)
500
What does Newton's second law of motion state?
The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of force applied.
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the amount of force is needed to accelerate it.
500
How many systems are there in the human body?
+50 bonus points per system named correctly.
What is 11?
(Integumentary system, Cardiovascular/Circulatory system, Respiratory system, Digestive system, Skeletal system, Muscular system, Nervous system, Reproductive system, Endocrine system, Lymphatic system, Urinary system)
500
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather is the everyday variable changes in the atmospheric conditions, such as sunny, cloudy, and rainy.
Climate is the average weather of a specific region measured over a long period of time.
Climate is expecting it to be a sunny warm day in June in Champaign, while weather would show that it's going to rain.
500
Identify the three parts of a flower.
What is:
A: Stamen
B: Anther
C: Pistil (Stigma)
500
How many states does the Mississippi River pass through or border?
+50 bonus points per state named correctly.
What is 10?
(Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana)