Chemistry
Biology
Physics
Earth and Space
Wildcard
100
Is water a mixture or a pure substance?
Pure substance
100
Of the five categories of vertebrates, what are humans?
Mammals
100
Name ONE of the seven major forces.
gravity, magnetic, electrostatic, applied, friction, drag/air resistance, normal force
100
What is the name of the phase of the moon where the side we see has no light at all?
New moon
100
What is the correct scientific name for a Gorilla?
Gorilla gorilla
200
Is ocean water a mixture or a pure substance?
Mixture
200
What is the name of the system of categorisation involving questions with two possible answers (example; does it lay eggs? Yes or no)
Dichotomous key
200
What prevents us from floating away from Earth and into space?
Gravity
200
What is the name for the stage of the water cycle where water falls out of the sky (hint; NOT "rain")
Precipitation
200
When lighting a Bunsen burner, should you start with the holes open or closed?
Closed
300
What separation technique would be best to separate iron filings from sand?
Magnetic separation
300
I have scales and legs (or no limbs at all) and I lay eggs. What am I?
A reptile
300
Name three simple machines.
Lever
Wedge
Pulley
Wheel and Axle
Inclined plane
Screw
300
What causes the seasons we experience on Earth?
The tilt of the Earth's axis
300
Name three elements from the periodic table.
I'll be the judge!
400
Give an example of a solution, with its solute and solvent
Solution = salt water
Solvent = water
Solute = salt
400
In one word each; what is an abiotic factor and what is a biotic factor?
Abiotic = Non-living
Biotic = Living
400
How would this object be moving?
Accelerating to the right
400
The sun, earth and moon revolve and rotate. What is the correct arrangement of these three for a solar eclipse?
Sun-Moon-Earth
400
Which simple machine was mostly NOT used by the ancient Egyptians to construct the pyramids?
Wheel and axle
500
What two separation techniques would be best for separating a mixture of salt, sand and water? (In the correct order)
1. Filtration
2. Evaporation OR Distillation
500
What are the initials for the categories of living classification?
Hint; the top one is "Kingdom" (so we start with a "K)
KPCOFGS
500
A lever has one arm that is 20 cm long and one arm that is 60 cm long. You place something heavy on the 20cm long end. What mechanical advantage do you have?
3
500
Name two non-renewable resources.
Coal, oil, natural gas, uranium, etc
500
Name something fun, funny or weird that you learned in Science this year.
I'll be the judge!