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Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Engineering
Electricity
100
Does a physical or chemical reaction produce a new substance?
Chemical
100
What is a force?
A push or pull
100
What animal has the largest eyes known by science?
Colossal or Giant squid (half points for just squid)
100
What does an engineer do?
finds a problem and solves it
100
What is an example of a load in a circuit that we used during camp?
A lightbulb
200
What are three states of matter? Bonus: What are the other two
Solid, Liquid, Gas (Bonus +50 for plasma and +50 for Bose-Einstein condensate)
200
What are one of Newton's Laws? Bonus: What are the other two?
Inertia, F=ma, action-reaction (+50 for Bonus)
200
What is the only mammal capable of flight?
The bat
200
What does a mechanical engineer work with? Bonus: Give an example
Things that move. (+20 for bonus)
200
Will a circuit work if the switch is opened? Bonus: Why?
No. Bonus +50 : electrons cannot flow
300
What is matter?
Anything that takes up space.
300
What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy?
Renewable energy does't run out
300
Does an iris expand or contract in the dark?
expand
300
List 2 things an engineer takes into consideration when solving a problem
budget, environmental impact, materials, customer's wishes, etc
300
What are the very little things that move through a circuit?
electrons
400
What is a polymer?
a long chain of the same substance linked together.
400
What are 2 of the 4 things that happen when light hits a surface? Bonus: What are the other two?
Reflection, Refraction, Transmission, Absorption.
400
How many hearts does a squid have?
Three (+50 if they list where the hearts pump blood to)
400
What are the four steps of the engineering cycle?
Problem, Blueprint, Model, Test
400
What are two of the four parts of a circuit?
Power source, Load, Wires, Switch
500
What substance that may be found in your kitchen stops the reaction that occurs when developing pictures?
Vinegar. (Bonus +50 for Acetic Acid)
500
What does specular mean? Bonus: What is specular holography?
Light reflects at the same angle it enters at. Bonus: +50 for reflecting light causes a hologram.
500
What is the difference between rods and cones?
Rods are for poor light (black and white) Cones are for colour and fine detail
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Your team has 30 seconds to estimate the number of professional engineers in Canada. It is to be written down on a piece of paper.
about 250,000 (+100 for within 50,000)
500
What does LED stand for?
Light Emitting Diode