Earth & Space
What shape is the Earth?
Bonus points for what shape the moon is...
Ellipsoid
Not quite spherical
Moon = Lemon shape
Which two elements are contained within the sun?
Bonus 100 points, which element is there more of? Answer as a percentage.
Hydrogen (70%) and Helium (28%)
*Hydrogen is fuses together and creates helium during nuclear fusion. Once the hydrogen runs out, the sun will go through the phases of star death.*
Which animal is most likely to get hit by lightning?
Giraffe
What is the name of the process used by plants to convert sunlight into food?
Photosynthesis
How tall was the tallest Easter egg ever made? (hint - answer is in meters)
10.39m tall!
It was made in Italy in 2011 and weighed 7,200kg
The I.S.S. lives in space, what does it stand for?
International Space Station
Name 2 acids
citric acids
stomach acid
hydrochloric acid
carbonic acid
sulfuric acid
nitric acid
Forces are measured in….. N_______
Newtons
What is the name of the process of transformation from a maggot into an adult fly _________?
Metamorphosis
What is the name of the AFL team joining the competition in 2025?
Bonus points what colour will they be?
The Tasmanian Devils
Dark green and yellow
What causes a change in tides?
The moons gravitational pull on Earth.
What 3 things are atoms made of?
100 points for each correct answer
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
*Quarks - tiny particle which make up protons and neutrons*
If we throw a ball in the air, what two types of forces would we witness?
Kinetic energy
Gravity
The adult human body is made up of 206 bones, name 3.
Cranium
Ribs
Pelvis
Tibia
Fibula
Vertebrae
Humerus
Frank Green is....
Not a water bottle!!!
Frank Green is a philosophy. They are Frank about being green.
On which planets might I find diamonds?
What causes diamonds on these planets?
All the gas giants and Earth
Heat and Pressure
How would you change oxygen from a gas to a liquid?
Cool it down to -183°C
How could you successfully demagnetize a magnet?
Heat it (causes electrons to move)
Bang it with a hammer (destroys the order of the magnet)
Birds are one group of animals that can fly. Name 2 more groups and the animal that can fly
E.G. – Bird – Magpie
Mammals – bat
Insects – butterfly
Tell me what is the next line of this Taylor Swift song...
I'm dancin' on my own (dancin on my own)...
I make the moves up as I go (moves up as I go)
Which planet spins backwards?
Which planet spins on its side?
Which is the hottest planet?
Venus
Uranus
Venus
What is the most common state of matter in the universe?
Plasma.
Really hot and electrically charged gas.
Stars are mostly plasma!
Simple machines are devices that can be used to multiply or enhance a force that we apply.
Name 3 simple machines.
Leaver
Pulley
wheel and axel
Wedge
Screw
Inclined Plane
Name as many extinct species as you can. No dinosaurs.
100 points per correct answer
Dodo bird
Tasmanian Tiger
Wooly Mammoth
Sabre Tooth Cat
American Cheetah
West African Black Rhino
What is the slang name for New York?
Ask a certain superhero from New York who come out at night!
Gotham