Electricity
What kind of electricity do geckos use to climb walls?
Static electricity
What animal evolved to avoid getting concussions when hunting for its food?
What can you make to find North using the Earth's magnetic fields?
Compass
An exothermic reaction releases what?
Heat
What is one of the strongest shapes you can build with?
Triangle
What was conducting electricity in the grapefruit?
Acid
Animals evolve through _________, which favours specific traits that enable the animal to be more successful in its environment
Natural Selection
The death of a star creates what kind of new star?
Neutron star
_______ is a chemical process by which molecules such as glucose are broken down anaerobically. Foaming often occurs and this process is at least 10,000 years old.
Fermentation
Where was paper invented?
China
What are the 3 parts of an Atom?
Proton, Neutron and Electron
What is the main mechanism for how plants grow?
Photosynthesis
What is the magnetic field around Earth called?
Magetosphere
What are the 3 parts of the fire triangle?
Fuel, oxygen, heat
What is the kind of metal that has "memory"?
Which of the following does NOT conduct electricity? Copper, salt, plastic or silver
Plastic
What is the study of how living organisms work?
Physiology
What is the force that draws things into black holes?
Gravity
The baking soda and vinegar experiment was an acid-base reaction. What did this reaction produce?
Carbon dioxide gas
Norway has the tallest building made out of what material?
Wood
What kind of electricity is formed when a solid object (like crystals, bones, or silk) is compressed, so the atoms shift and create positive and negative sides?
Piezoelectricity
What inhibits trees from growing infinitely tall?
Gravity
Can you hear anything in space? (Yes/No)
No - because there's nothing to carry the sound waves
What is the term that measures a chemical's randomness?
Entropy
Plastic is made out of ______ which are large molecules with repeating structures or subunits.
Polymers