Science Bee

Question 1

Who developed 300 uses for peanuts?

Answer 1

George Washington Carver.

Question 2

What is luminosity, and what does it measure for a star?

Answer 2

Luminosity measures the total amount of light energy radiated by a star from its surface.

Question 3

Where did the astronauts of Apollo 11 land on the moon?

Answer 3

They landed in the Sea of Tranquility on the moon.

Question 4

Which moon of Jupiter is known for its high volcanic activity?

Answer 4

Io, Jupiter’s innermost moon, is known for its high volcanic activity.

Question 5

What is emitted when a massive star collapses to form a black hole?

Answer 5

Gamma-ray bursts are emitted during the formation of a black hole.

Question 6

What is dark energy, and what percentage of the universe does it account for?

Answer 6

Dark energy is an unknown energy type that constitutes roughly 70% of the universe’s total matter.

Question 7

How many moons does Mars have, and what are their names?

Answer 7

Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos.

Question 8

What are asteroids, and what do they orbit?

Answer 8

Asteroids are tiny, rocky objects that orbit the Sun.

Question 9

What is escape velocity, and what does it determine?

Answer 9

Escape velocity is the speed an object needs to leave the gravitational field of a celestial body.

Question 10

Where is our Solar System located?

Answer 10

Our Solar System is located in the Milky Way galaxy.

Question 11

What are stem cells, and what is their unique ability?

Answer 11

Stem cells can self-renew and develop into different types of cells within the body.

Question 12

What is the purpose of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?

Answer 12

PCR is used to make rapid copies of DNA segments.

Question 13

What disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Answer 13

Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Question 14

What disease is transmitted to humans via mosquitos and is caused by the Plasmodium protozoa?

Answer 14

Malaria is transmitted by mosquitos and caused by the Plasmodium protozoa.

Question 15

What are pheromones, and how are they used?

Answer 15

Pheromones are chemicals used for communication between members of the same species.

Question 16

What group do kangaroos, opossums, and wombats belong to?

Answer 16

They are all marsupials.

Question 17

What is mitosis, and what does it yield?

Answer 17

Mitosis is cellular division that yields two identical daughter cells.

Question 18

What produces blood cells in the body, and where is it located?

Answer 18

Bone marrow produces blood cells and is located in the center of bones.

Question 19

What do “cold-blooded” animals rely on for body heat regulation?

Answer 19

“Cold-blooded” animals rely on their external environments for body heat regulation.

Question 20

What does taxonomy study and define?

Answer 20

Taxonomy is the study and classification of organisms.

Question 21

What is Australopithecus, and when did they live?

Answer 21

Australopithecus is a genus of early hominins who lived during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene epochs.

Question 22

How do prokaryotes differ from eukaryotes?

Answer 22

Prokaryotes lack a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles, unlike eukaryotes.

Question 23

What is the essential mineral needed for strong bones and teeth, and what element is it?

Answer 23

Calcium is an essential mineral, an alkaline Earth metal, needed for strong bones and teeth.

Question 24

What gas is produced by human and animal exhalation and is considered a greenhouse gas?

Answer 24

Carbon dioxide is a natural waste product and greenhouse gas.

Question 25

What is ozone, and where does it form naturally?

Answer 25

Ozone forms naturally in the stratosphere through the interaction of ultraviolet sunlight and molecular oxygen.

Question 26

What is the lightest solid and metal on the periodic table?

Answer 26

Lithium is the lightest solid and metal on the periodic table.

Question 27

What is a mixture, and can you provide examples?

Answer 27

A mixture is a physical combination of two or more pure substances. Examples include air and seawater.

Question 28

What are electrons, and where are they found in an atom?

Answer 28

Electrons are negatively-charged subatomic particles found in the outer shells of atoms.

Question 29

What are the two major elements that compose the Earth's atmosphere, and their percentages?

Answer 29

Nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%) make up the Earth's atmosphere.

Question 30

What problem does the traveling salesman problem address?

Answer 30

The traveling salesman problem finds the shortest route between a set of points that must be visited.

Question 31

How is the magnitude of an earthquake measured?

Answer 31

Seismologists use the Richter scale to measure earthquake magnitude.

Question 32

What causes upwelling in the ocean, and what does it result in?

Answer 32

Upwelling occurs when winds push surface water away from the shore, resulting in the rise of deep water to the surface.

Question 33

What is the polar vortex, and where does it encircle?

Answer 33

The polar vortex is an area of cold, low pressure air that encircles both of the Earth's polar regions.

Question 34

What period does the Quaternary belong to, and when did it start?

Answer 34

The Quaternary is the last period of the Cenozoic Era, starting 2.58 million years ago.

Question 35

How does lake-effect snow form, and what conditions are necessary?

Answer 35

Lake-effect snow forms when cold air passes over a lake's warmer waters, resulting in the formation of clouds and snow.

Question 36

What is factoring, and what does it involve?

Answer 36

Factoring involves expressing a number or polynomials into simpler terms.

Question 37

What is probability, and what does it assess?

Answer 37

Probability assesses the likeliness of an event happening.

Question 38

What is the Fibonacci Sequence, and how is it formed?

Answer 38

The Fibonacci Sequence is formed by adding the two preceding numbers.

Question 39

What is the SI unit of power, and what is it used to measure?

Answer 39

The watt is the SI unit of power, used to measure the rate of energy transfer.

Question 40

What type of simple machine is a seesaw, and how does it work?

Answer 40

A seesaw is an example of a lever, which consists of a beam and fulcrum.

Question 41

What is thermal radiation, and how does it occur?

Answer 41

Thermal radiation occurs when the energy from the motion of charged particles converts to radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum.

Question 42

What is inertia, and what does it refer to?

Answer 42

Inertia is the property of an object to resist changes in its motion.

Question 43

What force pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

Answer 43

Gravity is the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.

Question 44

What did Johannes Kepler publish, and what was it based on?

Answer 44

Johannes Kepler published The Rudolphine Tables, based on observational data by Tycho Brahe.

Question 45

Who was George Washington Carver, and what is he famous for?

Answer 45

George Washington Carver developed 300 uses for peanuts as an agricultural scientist.

Question 46

Who was Rosalind Franklin, and what did she contribute to science?

Answer 46

Rosalind Franklin made significant contributions to the understanding of DNA structure through X-ray crystallography.

Question 47

What was Nicolaus Copernicus' influential publication, and what did it catalyze?

Answer 47

Copernicus' On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres catalyzed the Scientific Revolution.