Cells
Stars, Waves and Other Things Covered
Plate Tectonics & Weather
Physics
Chemistry
100

This "powerhouse" of the cell is responsible for storing and releasing energy.

What is the mitochondria?

100

The Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) Diagram plots stars based on their Luminosity and Temperature/Spectral Class. They are grouped into 4 distinct groups; Super Giants, Main Sequence, White Dwarfs and this.

What is Giants?

100

The Pacific and Nazca plate has formed a mid-ocean ridge. This motion or plate boundary is responsible for the ridge forming under the waters between these two plates.

What is separation or divergent boundary?

100

Speed is distance over time, like MILES per HOUR, but if I'm driving 50mph SOUTH, this physics term is used instead of speed.

What is velocity?

100

NaAlSi3O8 is a compound for Albite - this compound contains this many atoms of Aluminum.

What is 1?

200
This type of reproduction leads to variations in genes which can increase the organisms ability to adapt and survive in its environment. 

What is sexual reproduction?

200

Lainey Wilson had it wrong. These refractions aren't always visible over Laredo, but can be seen when the light shines just right.

What is a rainbow?

200

A cold front is usually backed by a high pressure system. The front usually brings thunderstorms and crazy weather, as it passes the high pressure system often leaves _____ (humid or dry) and _____ (warm or cold) weather.

What is dry and cold?

200

F=MA: If a 14kg object is pushed with force of 48N, but is resisted by 41N of friction, the object results in this amount of Acceleration.

What is 0.5m/s^2?

200

Bad Puppies Like To Chew Stuff is an easy way to remember the evidence of a chemical reaction. Puppies actually represents this bit of evidence.

What is precipitate? 

300

All diarrhea jokes aside; heredity is the passing of these "portions" of DNA from one generation to another. 

What are genes?
300

Speaking of, electromagnetic waves range in length and frequency (energy). These waves carry the least amount of energy, but can broadcast Lainey Wilson if you can find the right station.

What are radio waves?

300

When a pot of water is heated, three types of heat transfer can be observed. The fire heating the pot is an example of radiation. The spoon, left in the pot of water is an example of conduction. And this third form of heat transfer causes the water to circulate and heat.

What is convection?

300

D=S/T: What is car's average speed if it traveled 100km in 1 hour, filled up fuel, ate lunch and rested for an hour, then traveled another 140km in an additional 2 hours?

60km/h

300

CH4 is the compound for methane. How many total atoms are contained in 4 molecules?

What is 20 atoms?

400

Dark and light fur rabbits live in an area with snow. If dark fur rabbits increase in population over time, this might be the likely cause.

What is a decrease in snowfall?

400

The Milky Way galaxy, not the candy bar, has this distinctive shape versus it's irregular and elliptical shaped counterparts.

What is spiral shape?

400

Pangaea is the ancient super-continent in which all land was once connected. Alfred Wegener (yee-haw) theorized continental drift from three pieces of evidence. Similar landforms located oceans apart, continents fit together like puzzle pieces, and this bone-chilling realization helped to support his theory.

What are fossils of same species and age located on different continents?

400

In a distance time graph, distance is on the y-axis and time on the x-axis. This motion is described by a negative slope on the graph.

What is returning? or What is turning around?

400

This "law" states that matter cannot be created or destroyed, but can be rearranged.

What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?

500

This organelle does not exist in animal cells and is where photosynthesis occurs.

What is the chloroplast? 

500

This wavelength is not visible to the human eye, but some birds and insects can see this higher frequency - one we sometimes worry about damaging our eyes or skin.

What is ultra-violet?

500

Convection currents are everywhere! The sun warms the waters and land near the equator, but make a path north and south. The currents along the Eastern United States brings this type of current which causes mild, humid climates.

What is warm water current?

500
When an object increases in temperature this happens to the particles. (what happens to their motion and kinetic energy?)

What is move faster and gain kinetic energy?

500

What is required, caused by convection currents, for a hurricane to gain in strength and intensity?

What are arm ocean water, humidity, low pressure system?