Australian & US knowledge
What Australian egg-based dessert was named after a famous ballerina?
Pavlova
What organ pumps blood around the body?
Heart
Is gold a pure substance or a mixture?
Pure substance
What unit is used for energy
Joules
How often do we have leap years?
Every 4 years
What are the two animals on the Australian coat of arms?
Emu and kangaroo
What organelle can be smooth or rough?
Endoplasmic reticulum
What are the 3 subatomic particles?
Protons, neutrons, electrons
What energy does something have when you lift it off the ground
Gravitational potential energy
Which country would you be in if you were at the Taj Mahal?
India
Echidnas and platypus are special types of mammals. What are they called?
Monotremes
Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
Arteries
Mass - chemical or physical property?
Physical property
Transfer or transformation - Using fuel to power your car
Transformation
600
Who has the most points in NBA history?
Lebron James
What does the large intestine do?
Absorb vitamins and water
What charge do neutrons have?
neutral
Rubbing your hands together to generate warmth – 1000J input (____), 400J useful energy (____), 600J waste (sound).
Fill in the blanks.
Kinetic, heat
What's the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia
Which australian PM died in 1967 while swimming?
Harold Halt
What're three differences between a plant and an animal cell?
Animal - no cell wall, small vacuoles, no chloroplast
Plant - cell wall, large vacuole, chloroplast
Number of protons + number of neutrons
What is chemical energy?
Energy stored in the chemical bonds of substances
Where would you find the Challenger Deep?
Mariana Trench (lowest point of the ocean)