Science Jeopardy

Biology

100

What is the animal at the top of the food chain called

Apex predator

200

What is the name for an animal that hunts other animals for food

Heterotroph

300

What are the two main parts of the CNS

Brain, Spinal cord

400

What is the function of the endocrine system

To regulate the release of hormones throughout the body

500

What is the synaptic cleft 

The space after the axon terminal of a neuron and the dendrites of another

Chemistry

100

What is the most abundant element in the universe

Hydrogen

200

What is the 8th element on the periodic table

Oxygen

300

What are the element(s) that make up table salt

Chlorine and Sodium

400

What type of element is krypton

Noble gas

500

In a saturated solution of ZN(OH)₂ at25^oC, the value of [OH^-] is 2.0 x 10^-6 M. What is the value of the solubility product constant, K_sp, for ZN(OH)₂ at 25^oC

4.0 x 10^-18

Earth

100

What is the name used for the way water moves throughout the world

The water cycle

200

What gas makes up 78% of the Earth's atmosphere

Nitrogen

300

How thick is the Earth's crust

15-20km

400

What is the world's largest exporter of uranium

Khazakstan

500

Emerald, Red beryl, and heliodor are all part of which crystal family

Crystal beryl family

Physics

100

Can sound waves generate heat

Yes

200

Name 3 forces acting on you right now

Check individually

300

Does fire have a shadow

Yes

400

How fast does a dropped object accelerate after being dropped

9.8m/s^2

500

What's heavier, a pound of feathers, or a pound of steel

They're both a pound

General knowledge

100

Who discovered gravity

Isaac Newton

200

How many bones are in the human body

206

300

How much DNA do humans and chimpanzees share

98.8%

400

How many vertebrae does the average human have

33

500

What does DNA stand for

Deoxyribonucleic acid