Science Olympiad Vocab Test

Question 1

A special form of diffusion that works to keep water inside a cell

Answer 1

Osmosis

Question 2

The movement of materials from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

Answer 2

Diffusion

Question 3

The study of how organisms pass along traits over periods of time

Answer 3

Genetics

Question 4

The energy of motion

Answer 4

Kinetic Energy

Question 5

A nonliving part of an ecosystem

Answer 5

Abiotic

Question 6

The ability of a material to slow down or stop electric current

Answer 6

Resistance

Question 7

The property of matter that keeps an object at rest or moving in a straight line

Answer 7

Inertia

Question 8

A part of a cell that stores water and nutrients

Answer 8

Vacuole

Question 9

A point of land, usually high, that extends out into the water

Answer 9

Headland

Question 10

The gel-like substance that fills a cell

Answer 10

Cytoplasm

Question 11

Not allowing light to pass through

Answer 11

Opaque

Question 12

A living thing composed of a fungus and algae which can survive in harsh environments

Answer 12

Lichen

Question 13

Something that slows or stops the flow of energy, such as heat, electricity, or sound

Answer 13

Insulator

Question 14

Made up of only one cell

Answer 14

Unicellular

Question 15

An animal that does not have a backbone

Answer 15

Invertebrate

Question 16

A structure that performs specific functions in the cell

Answer 16

Organelle

Question 17

An atomic particle that lacks charge

Answer 17

Neutron

Question 18

A relationship between two organisms that helps one or both of the organisms

Answer 18

Symbiosis

Question 19

A region of the world defined by its climate and the types of plants and animals that live there

Answer 19

Biome

Question 20

Where an earthquake is felt most strongly or has its greatest intensity

Answer 20

Epicenter

Question 21

A vascular tissue that conducts water and minerals through a plant

Answer 21

Xylem

Question 22

The parts of a plant that produce female sex cells

Answer 22

Pistil

Question 23

Microorganisms that have a cell membrane but no nuclei

Answer 23

Bacteria

Question 24

A forest biome characterized by long severe winters and short, cool summers

Answer 24

Taiga

Question 25

Decayed plant or animal material in soil

Answer 25

Humus

Question 26

The particle in an atom that has a negative charge

Answer 26

Electron

Question 27

The downward movement of one plate at a convergent boundary

Answer 27

Subduction

Question 28

Convergent plate boundaries form where lithosperic plates collide along their boundaries with each other. (cause earthquakes, ocean trenches, volcanoes, and mountain ranges)

Answer 28

Convergent Boundary

Question 29

Surface landforms of an area

Answer 29

Topography

Question 30

The cool, solid portion of the Earth that includes all of the crust and part of the upper mantle.

Answer 30

Lithosphere

Question 31

A small, positively-charged atomic particle.

Answer 31

Proton

Question 32

A basic unit that measures a force, such as gravity.

Answer 32

Newton