What can undersea earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides cause?
Tsunamis
100
Who came up with the theory of evolution? (First and last name)
Charles Darwin
100
What is the chemical formula for water?
H_2 O
100
What is the acceleration of gravity in meters per second squared?
9.8
100
What is the name of the vehicle that explored Mars in 2011?
Curiosity
200
What is the world's largest water body?
The Pacific Ocean
200
What are the major blood types?
A, B, AB, O
200
What arranges chemical elements in order of atomic number?
The periodic table
200
What is the equation for Newton's Second Law?
Force equals mass times acceleration
200
Which planet is known for its rings?
Saturn
300
What percent of the earth is covered in water? (Answers within 6% of the actual percentage are fine).
71%
300
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
300
What is the equation for the ideal gas law?
PV = nRT
Pressure times volume equals the number of moles times the ideal gas constant times temperature.
300
What does Newton's Third Law state?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
300
Which planet has the largest number of moons?
Jupiter
400
What is the name of the largest coral reef in the world?
The Great Barrier Reef (in Australia)
400
Which process results in two daughter cells each with half the chromosome number of the parent cell? Mitosis or meiosis?
Meiosis
400
What happens when you mix an acid and a base?
You get salt and water.
400
What is the speed of light in meters per second squared?
3.0 x 10^8
400
What is the scientific name for a shooting star?
a. Asteroid
b. Comet
c. Meteor
c. Meteor
500
What phylum (family) do fish belong to?
Chordata
500
Which chromosome is connected with Down Syndrome?
Chromosome 21
500
What is the mixture of an acid/base with its conjugate base/acid called?
Buffer
500
What is the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force?
Inertia
500
How many official constellations are there?
a. Between 0 and 10
b. Between 11 and 100
c. Between 101 and 1000
d. There is an infinite number of constellations
b. Between 11 and 100
There are 88 official constellations.