Science Fair #2

Human Anatomy

100

The elbow is categorized as what type of joint?

Hinge

200

Common in athletes, ACL surgery reconstructs or replaces a ligament located in what joint of the body?

Knee

300

Name a system of the human body

Integumentary, Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Endocrine, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive

400

What body part is the most operated on for surgery?

Eye

500

What iron containing metalloprotein carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body? It is in the red blood cells of most vertebrate animals.

Hemoglobin

Computer Tech and More

100

What language does a web browser primarily use to display web pages?

HTML

200

Which is an input device?

a.) Printer    b.) Speaker

c.) Keyboard     d.) Monitor

c.) Keyboard

300

Paul Allen, an American billionaire who passed away in 2018, was the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers (NBA), Seattle Seahawks (NFL). Before entering the world of sports ownership, Allen was best known for co-founding what company?

Microsoft

400

What does 'RAM' stand for?

a.) Read Access Memory    

b.) Random Access Memory

c.) Run Access Memory      

d.) Random Allocation Memory

b.) Random Access Memory

500

What popular operating system, launched in 1991, also has its own mascot, Tux the penguin?

Linux

Psychology

100

The word “psychology’ comes from:
a.) Latin.   b.) Spanish
c.) Greek  d.) Italian

c.) Greek

200

1. Freud emphasized the role of ________ in shaping people’s personality.
   a. )free will   b.) unconscious desires
   c.) hormones  d.) group influence

 b.) unconscious desires

300

What degree do you need to hold the direct position of "psychologist?"

PsyD

400

What part of the brain is responsible for creating new memories?

Hippocampus

500

What is the role of the temporal lobe?

process auditory information, giving rise to sensations of sound

Earth Science

100

What the 3 layers of the Earth?

Crust, mantle, core

200

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

300

At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?

Minus 40 degrees

400

What country has the most tornadoes?

USA

500

How many elements are there on the periodic table? (must be within a range of 10 or less to get correct)

118

Famous Scientists

100

Who is credited with coming up with the theory of evolution?

Charles Darwin

200

Florence Nightingale was the pioneer of what medical field?

Nursing

300

Sir Alexander Fleming was the creator of what important medicine?

Penicillin

400

Which element on the periodic table was named after physicist Albert Einstein?

Einsteinium (Es)

500

Sally Ride was the first American woman to achieve what feat?

a.) first underwater diver 

b.) first woman in space

c.) first woman to fly

b.) first woman in space