8th Grade Science
What is the center of an atom called?
Nucleus
What animal uses echolocation to “see” in the dark?
Bat
What 2006 film featured the hit song “Kajra Re,” blending classical and modern Bollywood styles?
Bunty Aur Babli
What is the soft center of some bones called?
Bone marrow
What word means a strong wind storm with rain or snow?
Blizzard
What flexible connective tissue is found in the nose, ears, and joints?
Cartilage
What animal can rotate its head almost 270 degrees?
Owl
What Indian composer is known worldwide for the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack?
A. R. Rahman
What type of tissue cushions joints?
Cartilage
What word means to make something very bright?
Illuminate
What is the study of weather called?
Meteorology
What insect can lift up to 50 times its body weight?
Ant
What rapper released the album The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000?
(DROP AND DIP)
Eminem
A surgeon who specializes in bones is called an?
orthopedic surgeon
What word means to write something quickly without much detail?
Scribble
What phenomenon causes light to split into different colors?
BONUS QUESTION!!
Dispersion
What animal can walk upside down on ceilings using adhesive toe pads?
Gecko
What singer is known for hits like “Beedi” (Omkara, 2006) and is famous for versatile playback singing?
Sunidhi Chauhan
What structure connects bone to bone and stabilizes joints?
Ligament
What word means to shine with steady light?
Glimmer
What process releases energy from glucose in cells?
Respiration
What mammal can survive high-altitude hypoxia by producing extra hemoglobin in its blood?
Yak
What is Arijit Singh’s first Bollywood playback song?
“Phir Mohabbat” (2011) from the movie Murder 2
Name of of two bones that are found in the lower leg?
Tibia and Fibula
What term describes the directional flow of ocean water that can transport heat, nutrients, and marine life across long distances?
Current