Biology
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Physics
Chemistry
Astronomy
100

What hormone is released by the adrenal glands?

Adrenaline

100

What are the layers of the Earth

Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

100

What is the law of conservation of energy?

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed - only converted from one form of energy to another

100

What are the rows of periodic tables known as?

Periods

100

Name all 8 planets in order starting with the sun.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

200

If something is abiotic, it is?

Not living

200

What was the original supercontinent known as?

Pangea

200

Newtons 2nd law states that?

F = ma

200

What are the 3 subatomic particles?

Electron, Neutron and Proton

200

What year did humans first land on the moon?

1969

300

Name the 7 main human body systems

Cardiovascular (circulatory), Nervous, Digestive, Reproductive, Endocrine, Respiratory, Musculoskeletal systems.

300

What are two pieces of evidence for the Theory of Plate Tectonics

Convection currents, gravitational forces

300

Define energy.

Energy is the capacity to do work

300

Who is the father of the Periodic Table?

Dmitri Mendeleev

300

Is a light year a measurement of time or distance?

Distance

400

What is known as the powerhouse of the cell?

Mitochondria 

400

What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?

Divergent, Convergent and Transform

400

What is the speed of light?

3x10^8m/s

400

What is group 8 of the periodic table known as?

Noble Gases

400

What type of galaxy is the milky way galaxy? (Shape)

Spiral galaxy

500

What are the 4 microorganisms that cause infectious diseases?

bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa.  


500

Name the 4 different spheres of the Earth

Biosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere/Geosphere  

500

Speed = Distance / Time 

If a car drove 125 metres in 5 seconds, what was its speed? (Remember units) 

25 m/s

500

How many electrons does Oxygen have in its outer shell?

6 Electrons (group 6)

500

What are habitable zones also known as?

Goldilocks Zones