Earth Science
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Miscellaneous
100
Which is more polar: shaving cream or paper?
Paper
100
What do miracle berries do?
They make sour things sweet.
100
What is the product created by the reaction in bottle rockets that launches it?
Carbon Dioxide
100
What is the purpose of placing black paper at the bottom of the solar oven when making smores?
Black paper absorbs the most energy from the sun.
100
What type of energy is stored in the cars we created?
Elastic potential energy
200
What is the name of the force that made the paper "planets" bulge out when spun?
Centrifugal Force
200
How are white and black mice different? (other than the color of their fur)
They have different immune system genes.
200
Why is the solution used during electroplating blue?
Because it contains Copper ions
200
What metal is the tube at the Lenz's Law station made of?
Copper
200
What is the difference between positive and negative blood types?
Rh protein
300
How does leaf chromatography help us distinguish between evergreen and deciduous leaves?
Deciduous leaves will separate into different colors; Evergreen leaves will not.
300
Why can't you use every antibiotic to kill bacteria?
Some bacteria will survive and develop resistance, making the antibody no longer work.
300
How does adding salt to ice help speed up ice cream making?
It lowers the melting point of the ice.
300
When a light beam in a dense medium reaches a less dense medium, it sometimes does not refract into the new material and instead reflects back. What is this called?
Total internal reflection
300
Identify the fingerprint type.
Plain Whorl
400
What is the difference in the appearance of foliated vs. non-foliated rocks?
Foliated rocks are striped
400
How many species of bugs are there?
More than 5.5 Million Species
400
What are the names of the two solutions we used during popping boba?
Sodium Alginate and Calcium Lactate
400
What is the name of the famous experiment where a beam of light is shone at a barrier with two slits nearly next to each other? State the full name.
Young's Double Slit Experiment
400
List the liquids used in plastics density testing from least dense to most dense.
Oil, 46% isopropyl alcohol, water, 10% NaCl, 25% NaCl, Saturated NaCl
500
What was the purpose of the match in the "cloud in a bottle" activity?
To act as tiny smoke particles in the air which act as tiny surfaces that water vapor can condense onto
500
(Daily Double) List every organ we took out during the mouse dissection. No partial credit.
Heart, Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Stomach, Large & Small Intestines, Kidneys
500
What affects the color of the bismuth crystal?
Temperature at oxidization
500
What happens to the air when the Van de Graff generator shocks something?
The air undergoes breakdown (see keyword)
500
List the colors of the following powders in a flame test (in order): KCl, LiCl, H3BO3
Lilac/purple/pink, red, green