Acronyms
'ologists
YSI Trivia
2016-17 Science Breakthroughs
Bloopers
100
On most weeks we met at the campus of SNC
What is "Sierra Nevada College"
100
A Neurologist studies this
What is "brain" (or nerves, spinal cord, etc.)
100
In the Engineering Challenges session, what device was built by each group?
What is "parachute"
100
Tesla is currently testing this kind of vehicle
What is "self-driving"
100
In what session did we remove a limb from a creature?
What is "Neuroscience"
200
In our Robotics session we learned about AUVs.
What is "Autonomous Underwater Vehicles"
200
A Climatologist studies this
What is "climate"
200
In our first Robotics session, Alex brought a robot that had traveled to this other remote destination.
What is "Antarctica"
200
A spinach leaf was transformed into tissue for what organ?
What is "heart"
200
In what session did we become internet famous?
What is "Google Geosciences"
300
Our Snow Science session was conducted by researchers at DRI, located in Reno.
What is "Desert Research Institute"
300
A Pathologist studies this
What is "disease"
300
Who was the big polluter in our Chem Lab session?
What is "Private Home"
300
Researchers at MIT and Berkeley have created a device that can pull ____ right out of thin air.
What is "water"
300
In what session did Teagan leave with a bruise on her leg?
What is "Robotics"
400
The EPA is responsible for setting safe levels of pollutants in water.
What is "Environmental Protection Agency"
400
A Herpetologist studies this
What is "amphibians"
400
In what session was someone murdered?
What is "Forensics"
400
A new method of data storage allows for ______ amount of data to be stored.
What is "unlimited"
400
In what session did everyone perfect their spitting techniques?
What is "Forensics"
500
In our Chem Lab session, we determined levels of SRP.
What is "Soluble Reactive Phosphorus"
500
An Entomologist studies this
What is "insects"
500
What is the name of the beetle that is destroying the sugar pines in Tahoe?
What is "mountain pine beetle"
500
When pumped into the ground, this gas can be transformed into solid stone.
What is "Carbon dioxide"
500
In what session did one of you accidentally injure a presenter?
What is "Robotics"