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When is the 2025 Massachusetts Science Olympiad?
Saturday, March 1st, 2025
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H₂O
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
The mitochondria
What is the force that causes all objects to move downwards when released
Gravity
What is Ecology?
It is a test-based event where you are tested on the relationships among living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment, especially North American biomes.
Where is the 2025 Massachusetts Science Olympiad?
At Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston
What is the atomic number of carbon?
6
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell.
What is the unit of electric current?
Ampere.
What is entomology?
It is the study of insects and their relationship to humans, the environment, and other organisms. The event will ask participants to identify and select immature insects by order and family, answer questions about insects, and use or construct a dichotomous key.
What is Science Olympiad?
A team competition in which students compete in 23 events in various fields of science, including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering.
What is the name of the first-year chemistry course that all science students at the University of Waterloo must take?
CHEM 120 - General Chemistry 1.
Name 2 differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Nucleus, membrane bound organelles, cell size, DNA structure
What is the name of the fundamental principle that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?
The Law of Conservation of Energy.
What is Optics?
An activity involving positioning mirrors to direct a laser beam towards a target and are tested on their knowledge of geometric and physical optics.
Name one event in Science Olympiad?
Anatomy and Physiology, Disease Detectives, Ecology, Entomology, Microbe Mission, Astronomy, Dynamic Planet, Fossils, Geologic Mapping, Air Trajectory, Chem Lab, Forensics, Materials Science, Optics, Wind Power, Electric Vehicle, Helicopter, Robot Tour, Tower, Bungee Drop, Codebusters, Experimental Design, Write It Do It
What theory is used to predict the geometry of molecular structures based on the repulsion between electron pairs around a central atom?
VSEPR Theory
What is the name of the building at the University of Waterloo that houses the Department of Biology?
The Biology 1 (B1) building.
Name two types of friction and the difference between them.
Static friction - acts on non-moving objects
Kinetic friction - acts on moving objects
What is Geologic Mapping?
It is a test-based event where participants will demonstrate an understanding of the construction and use of topographic maps, geologic maps, and cross-sections, and their use in forming interpretations regarding subsurface structures and past depositional environments on Earth and other planetary bodies.
Do we participate in Division A, B, or C?
We compete in Division C, meaning the high school division.
What is the process called where a solid turns directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase?
Sublimation
Name the four stages of cellular respiration.
Glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation.
State Newton’s 3 laws
1. An object in motion will stay in motion (same with rest) at the same speed and direction unless acted on by a net external force (inertia)
2. F=ma
3. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
What is Robot Tour?
An event where teams design, build, program, and test one Robotic Vehicle to navigate a track to reach a target in a set amount of time as accurately and efficiently as possible.