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IAC White Sci Notes
For the International Academic Competitions Science Bee 2025 held at MMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which companies developed COVID-19 vaccines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic? | Pfizer and Moderna |
| What is pollen? | A yellow powder produced by plants |
| What is pollen responsible for? | Many allergies |
| What does paleontology study? | Ancient life |
| How does paleontology study ancient life? | By analyzing fossils |
| What is influenza? | A disease caused by viruses |
| When did the worst influenza pandemic occur? | 1918–1920 |
| How many people may have died in the worst influenza pandemic? | About 25–50 million people |
| What are proteins? | Essential biological molecules |
| Name foods that are rich in protein. | Eggs and meat |
| What are chromosomes? | Threadlike bodies found in the nucleus |
| What do chromosomes contain? | Genes |
| What is a predator? | An animal that hunts and consumes other animals for food |
| What vitamin is found in carrots? | Vitamin A |
| What does Vitamin A promote? | Retina development and eye health |
| What color is Mars? | Orange/red |
| Which number planet from the Sun is Mars? | Fourth |
| What are gamma rays? | Powerful electromagnetic radiation |
| What Greek letter are gamma rays named after? | The third letter, gamma |
| What does the Big Bang theory propose? | The universe was created by sudden expansion |
| What is Gemini? | A constellation |
| Which stars are found in Gemini? | Castor and Pollux |
| Who are Castor and Pollux named after? | Mythological twins |
| What is the chemical symbol for hydrogen? | H |
| What is special about hydrogen on the periodic table? | It is the lightest element |
| What type of element is zinc? | A metal |
| What is the chemical symbol for zinc? | Zn |
| What alloy is made from zinc and copper? | Brass |
| What type of element is silicon? | A metalloid |
| What California region is named after silicon? | Silicon Valley |
| Why is Silicon Valley named that? | Because of its computer industry |
| What gas makes up most of Earth’s air? | Nitrogen |
| Approximately what percent of air is nitrogen? | 78% |
| What type of element is iron? | A metal |
| What alloy is made by combining iron and carbon? | Steel |
| What type of company is Google? | An American technology company |
| What web browser does Google make? | Chrome |
| What is concrete? | A building material |
| What structures commonly use concrete? | Bridges and skyscrapers |
| What is lightning? | An electrical discharge |
| When does lightning occur? | During thunderstorms |
| What are fronts? | Boundaries between air masses |
| What do air fronts separate? | Air masses with different characteristics |
| What are glaciers? | Large moving bodies of ice |
| What do glaciers contain most of? | The majority of Earth’s fresh water |
| What is an axis? | An imaginary line |
| What does a planet’s axis define? | Its rotation |
| What does axis tilt affect? | Tilt of planetary rotation |
| What are floods? | Events where water overflows onto land |
| What type of land do floods cover? | Land that is usually dry |
| What are diamonds made of? | Carbon |
| What is special about diamonds? | They are the hardest natural material |
| What is fog? | A weather condition |
| What is fog made of? | Water droplets |
| Where are fog droplets suspended? | Near Earth’s surface |
| What is lava? | Molten rock |
| When is lava released? | During a volcanic eruption |
| What is temperature? | A measure of average kinetic energy |
| What does temperature measure the energy of? | Particles in a substance |
| What is pi (π)? | A transcendental and irrational number |
| What is the approximate value of pi? | 3.14159 |
| What is perimeter? | The sum of the lengths of a shape’s edges |
| What is geometry? | A field of mathematics |
| What does geometry study? | Shapes and space |
| What is CERN? | An intergovernmental organization |
| What major facility does CERN operate? | The European Large Hadron Collider |
| Who developed the mass-energy equation? | Albert Einstein |
| What does E = mc² state? | Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared |
| What are magnetic fields? | Vector fields |
| What do magnetic fields show? | Strength of magnetism |
| What unit measures magnetic fields? | Tesla |
| What is an electron? | A negatively charged particle |
| Where are electrons located? | Orbiting the atomic nucleus |
| What is a proton? Where? | A positively charged particle in NUCLEUS |
| What is a neutron? Where? | A particle with no charge in NUCLEUS |
| What is a stalactite? | An icicle-shaped formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave |
| What causes stalactites to form? | Mineral-rich water dripping and depositing minerals |
| What is acceleration? | The rate at which velocity changes over time |
| What is a chloroplast? | An organelle in plant cells |
| What is the function of a chloroplast? | Photosynthesis |
| What are rats? | Rodents |
| Why are rats scientifically important? | They are commonly used in experiments |
| What are alveoli? | Tiny air sacs in the lungs |
| What is the function of alveoli? | Gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide |
| What was the Triassic period? | A geologic period |
| When did the Triassic period occur? | About 252–201 million years ago |
| What major life forms appeared in the Triassic period? | Early dinosaurs and mammals |
| What is mad cow disease? | A fatal neurodegenerative disease |
| What causes mad cow disease? | Abnormal proteins called prions |
| What is uranium? | A radioactive element |
| What is uranium commonly used for? | Nuclear power and weapons |
| What is Python? | A programming language |
| What type of language is Python? | High-level programming language |
| Who was Alexander Graham Bell? | An inventor |
| What is Alexander Graham Bell best known for? | Inventing the telephone |
| What is Hooke’s law? | A principle in physics |
| What does Hooke’s law state? | Force is proportional to extension in a spring |
| Who was Jonas Salk? | A medical researcher |
| What is Jonas Salk known for? | Developing the polio vaccine |
| Who was Gottfried Leibniz? | A mathematician and philosopher |
| What major math concept did Leibniz help develop? | Calculus |
| What is Carbon-14? | A radioactive isotope of carbon |
| What is Carbon-14 used for? | Radiocarbon dating |
| What is Ceres? | A dwarf planet |
| Where is Ceres located? | In the asteroid belt |
| What is a microprocessor? | An integrated circuit |
| What is the function of a microprocessor? | Acts as the brain of a computer |
| What are brute force attacks? | A cybersecurity attack method |
| How do brute force attacks work? | Trying many passwords until one works |
| Who was Laika? | A dog |
| Why is Laika historically important? | First animal to orbit Earth |
| What is Venus? | A planet |
| What is special about Venus’s temperature? | It is the hottest planet in the solar system |
| What are liquid crystal displays? | Display technology |
| What are LCDs commonly used in? | Screens like TVs, monitors, and phones |
| What is genetics? | A field of biology |
| What does genetics study? | Heredity and variation in organisms |
| What is Bragg’s law? | A physics law |
| What does Bragg’s law describe? | X-ray diffraction by crystal lattices |
| What was the 1994 Northridge earthquake? | A major earthquake |
| Where did the Northridge earthquake occur? | Southern California |
| What is voltage? | Electrical potential difference |
| What is Airbus? | An aerospace company |
| What does Airbus manufacture? | Airplanes |
| Who was Isaac Newton? | A scientist-physicist, mathematician, astronomer... |
| What is Isaac Newton famous for? | Laws of motion and gravity |
| What is yeast? | A fungus |
| What is yeast used for? | Baking and fermentation |
| What is Ozempic? | A medication |
| What is Ozempic used to treat? | Type 2 diabetes |
| What are algae? | Photosynthetic organisms |
| Where are algae commonly found? | Aquatic environments |
| What is an oxbow lake? | A curved lake |
| How does an oxbow lake form? | When a river meander is cut off |
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