Question of the Week Quiz

*** Every week I'll  post a science question open to all my DSB science students. The first to post the correct answer gets points. At the end of the second term the overall winner gets a prize!***** 
Mr Alan

New Competition up to end of school year, June 2013
As of Sunday, Feb 3

Neha= 8 points
Diti = 2 points

Mr A



New Competition for term 2 & 3 2012
Tuesday   12 June  2012

Grace 39 points
Noora 37 points
Mitch   3 point

Mr  A




FINAL POINTS FOR TERM ONE COMPETITION.  

Caturday, 10 December

Grace        30 Points  GOLD
Noora         17Points SILVER
Felix           12 Points BRONZE

Alexia        5 Points
Olivier       5 Points
Joony          3 Points
Rishi            1 Point


Mr A



FINAL Total as of Saturday June 11 2011 

Felix      24 Points

Nayonica 19 points
Noora       1 point

Mr A




Last term's Final results
 Felix 27 Points
Ritish 26 Points
 Kim 10 points
Lois  6 Points
Lea 5 Points
Mohit 2 Points
Danya 1 point
Karlo 1 Point

Mr A 

Question # 14 for week of Monday 11April, the last week of term two!

 Now worth 8 POINTS!!!

(Sorry this one NOT for year11—concentrate on your exam revision!!!)

1.     What do JPL and MSL stand for? 1 point

2.     What is the launch window for Curiosity? 1 point

3.     In the JPL animation, after the rocket booster has been ejected and 8.5 months later, how many stages does the MSL go through until Curiosity is safely on the Mars surface? 1 point

4.     What does the animation show Curiosity first doing after it has landed? 1 point

5.     What does it do next and why? 2 points

6.     What are the two primary goals of the MSL? 2 points

Good Luck!

Mr A

 Question # 13 for week of Monday 4 April (Sorry this one NOT for year11—concentrate on your exam revision!!!)
1. In NASA's Universe what is the Kepler Mission revealing the secrets of? 1 point
2. In Bad Astronomy , why DO they call it that? 1 point 
3."India’s wild tiger population increases" is the lead story on what website and features a famous tiger called?? 2 points
4. What is the official cause of Knut's death? 1 point


Good luck
Mr A

Question # 12 for week of Monday 28 March (Sorry this one NOT for year11—concentrate on your exam revision!!!)

BEWARE: These questions are a bit cryptic!!

1.     Find the Apple in Sixty Symbols. Name the two scientists mentioned who were the arch enemies and hated by the Apple. 1 point

2.     Next is about what important quantity in Physics? 1 point

3.     What are the two different ways of defining this quantity? 1 point

4.     Find Skytopia’s answer to this question “If it wasn't for bacteria and infection, would there be any need to brush one's teeth. Does sugar itself play a part in decay?” 1 point

5.     View NASA’s Image of the Day Gallery (26/3/11). What do they depict? 1 point

Have fun!

Mr A

Question # 11 for week of Monday 21 March

1.     What is a “super moon” and when does it occur? 1point

2.     How much closer is the moon then? 1 point

3.     How does a “super moon “cause earthquakes like the one recently in Japan? 1 point

4.     What do the terms perigee and apogee mean? 1 point

5.     What can the earth expect to happen during as a result of a  “super moon”? 1 point

Mr A

 

Question # 10 for week of Monday 7 March

1.     What does the Astronomy Picture of the Day for 2011 March 5 show? 1 point

2.     What is so unusual about Cass A? 1 point

3.     Explain what is meant by a light year. 1 point

4.     If we left now in a new super spaceship that could travel at .5c, how long would it take to reach Cass A? Make sure to show your working out!!  1 point

5.     How long ago did Cass A supernova explode? Explain you answer. 1 point

Mr A

Question # 9 for week of Monday 28 Feb

Follow these instructions and solve each clue, worth 1 point each.

1.         On the web elements page what are Emma and Katie making?

2.      Click on Cobalt. What food is very high in Vitamin B12?

3.      Aussies prefer a similar food (but much tastier), what is it?

4.      Find this foods Home Page. Click on Nutrition. Why is it important, according to this    site, for kids to eat breakfast every day? Click for more info.

5.      Why is this famous Aussie food so good for 14-18 year olds? Make sure to list them all!!

Enjoy.

Mr A
Extra Question #8 for week of Monday 7 Feb Total 7 Points, because Ritish already answered the first question. This one is open to all years 7, 8, 9 and 10 ONLY.To get 5 points you must solve EACH of these puzzles! ie get ALL FIVE right for 5 points.

Question #8 for week of Monday 7 Feb Total 7 Points

Pedro Reis and Roman Stocker of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently did an interesting study into how cats drink.

IN YOUR OWN WORDS

What did they find was the only part of a cat’s tongue that actually touches the liquid they are drinking? 1 Point

What force does the cat have to overcome to get the liquid from the bowl into their mouth? 1 Point

What is Inertia and how does it apply to the cat’s tongue lapping up the water? 2 Points

What part of the liquid does the cat actually drink? 1 Point

How did Reis and Stocker test their theory about lapping speed? 1 Point

What does their theory predict the lapping speeds of heavier cats to be?

1 Point

Question #7 for week of Monday 31Jan Total 7 Points

Recent research by Gabriele Macho, a paleoanthropologist at the Catalan Institute of Palaeontology in Barcelona, and his colleagues suggests new ideas about our early human ancestors.

ANSWERS MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS-NOT COPY AND PASTE OR NO POINTS WILL BE GIVEN.

 What is a paleoanthropologist? 1 Point

They analyzed what sort of bones from two early hominid relatives of humans?  1point

What are the names of the two ancient human relatives they studied and how long ago did they live? 2 Points

Why did they study these sorts of bones? 1Point

What did their findings show and what reasons did Macho give for these results? 2 Points

Mr A

 

Question #6 for week of Monday 24 Jan Total 7 Points

Can germs live on money? 1 point

What is the name of the scientist studying whether germs can live on money and where is this scientist doing this research? 1 point

What 10 countries did this scientist study the currency of? 1 point

Which country had the cleanest currency? 1 point

What type of germ is  most frequently found on currency, where does it come from? 1point

What problems can these germs cause? 1 point

What sort of material should currency notes be made of and why? 1 point

Mr A

Extra Question for the week for week of Jan 17.

What is the Galaxy Zoo? 1Point

What is Hubble and what has it got to do with the Galaxy Zoo? 1Point

Why do people join the Galaxy Zoo group and what do they do? 1 Point

For a Bonus 5 points, JOIN the more than 250 000 Galaxy Zoo participants and show me what the Galaxy Zoo people do. ( I’ll check this when I return this week, but you must do their tutorial first---its easy! )

Mr A

Question 5 Week of Jan 17
Give me 5 reasons according to Liz and Bill, why astronomy is awesome!




Question 4  For the week of Monday 10 January (answer ASAP!)
What is the XMM-Newton?1 point 
Why is the XMM-Newton used?1 point
What is Andromeda? 1point

Why  is the XMM-Newton used to look at Andromeda? 1point
What is the difference between XMM-Newton and Herschel? 1point




Question 3  For the week of Monday 27 Dec (answer ASAP!) NOW SUCCESSFULLY ANSWERED BY RITISH , DEC 28!

A group of students in Devon, England recently made a study on what animal? 1 point

How old were the students? 1point

Which important scientific journal published their study? 1 point

In your own words what did the students find out about this animal that was so important? 2 points

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Question 2  Correctly answered by Ritish Dec23

 For 2 points: Who, for the first time ever, has measured the strength of the magnetic field inside Earth's core, 2,896 km underground and how much was it?

For another 2 points: Explain, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, how scientists think the Earth produces this magnetic field.

For another 1 point: What is the MOST IMPORTANT reason for Earth having a magnetic field?

Question 1 for Week of Monday Dec 13 FOR FIVE POINTS


-->What was SpaceX's secret payload?


Lois wins! Well done for the correct answer!
Hint: see Universe Today Link on main page.


OK, OK Because Lois was so quick I've decided to add another question this week for 3 points.
What does this mean?

Thursday Dec 16 Felix wins and gets 3 points!
And I'll give Lois 1 point for being the first to work this out.