SCIENTIFIC MADNESS: TRIVIA QUIZ. RULES Each round is worth 8 points. Circle the mad scientist at the top of your page to double the points for that round.

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SCIENTIFIC MADNESS: TRIVIA QUIZ

RULES Each round is worth 8 points. Circle the mad scientist at the top of your page to double the points for that round. You may only use the mad scientist ONE time. Questions are only read one time. If you miss the question, you miss your chance.

ROUND ONE: STARTING OFF SCIENCE

ROUND 1: QUESTION 1 What are three goals of science?

ROUND 1: QUESTION 2 What usually starts the scientific process?

ROUND 1: QUESTION 3 After the discovery of 15 skeletons, researchers proposed that a new species of the genus Homo had been found. What part of the scientific method will occur to ensure the skeletons are really a part of the genus Homo?

ROUND 1: QUESTION 4 What is a well-tested, well- supported explanation for a wide range of phenomenon?

ROUND 1: QUESTION 5 Which of the following could NOT be answered by science? Does temperature affect sleep time? Does food get moldy faster in a dark environment? Do people watch too much television?

ROUND TWO: IT DEPENDS

QUESTION 1 & 2 INDEPENDENT, DEPENDENT, OR CONTROLLED? Sam washes two shirts that have grass stains. He uses baking soda on one shirt and nothing on the other. After washing, he compares the darkness of the grass stains. 1.) Baking Soda 2.) Material from which the shirts are made

QUESTION 3 & 4 INDEPENDENT, DEPENDENT, OR CONTROLLED? In research on a memory drug 1000 participants are given the drug while 1000 participants are given a placebo. A memory test is given before the treatment and a memory test is given after a month of treatment. Scores are analyzed. 3.) Age of participants 4.) Difference in scores on the memory test

QUESTION 5 & 6 INDEPENDENT, DEPENDENT, OR CONTROLLED? Claire gives 1000 people Colgate and 1000 people Crest to see which makes teeth whiter. After two weeks she compares photos of teeth taken before and after the treatment. 5.) Number of times participants brush their teeth per day 6.) Whiteness of teeth

QUESTION 7 Claire gives 1000 people Colgate and 1000 people Crest to see which makes teeth whiter. After two weeks she compares photos of teeth taken before and after the treatment. 7.) What would be a good control group for this experiment?

QUESTION 8 INDEPENDENT, DEPENDENT, OR CONTROLLED? Tim tests a group of rats exposed to smoke to see how fast they get through the maze. He then times a group of rats who are not exposed to smoke as they travel the maze. He then compares the times of the two groups of rats. 8.) Rats exposed to smoke

ROUND THREE: WHAT IS LIFE? BABY DON’T HURT ME

QUESTION 1 TO 8: LIST THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS

ROUND FOUR: VISUAL ROUND

QUESTION 1

QUESTION 2

QUESTION 3: HYPOTHESIS, OBSERVATION, OR THEORY?

QUESTION 4:

QUESTION 5: Age (months)Mass at start of month (kg) Change in mass per month (kg) CHANGE IN A PUPPY’S MASS OVER TIME Once a month, a pet owner recorded the mass of her puppy in a table. When the puppy was 3 months old, she started to feed it a “special puppy food” she saw advertised on TV.

a)The puppy’s mass increased at the same rate for each month shown. b)The puppy's mass was less than 5 kg at the start of the new diet. c)The puppy gained 5 kg between age 3 and 4 months. d)The puppy had gained 5 kg as a result of the new diet. Age (months)Mass at start of month (kg) Change in mass per month (kg) (start of “special diet”)

QUESTION 6: WHAT IS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO PREFER VANILLA ICE CREAM FROM MRS. GOLDES’ FIRST AND SECOND HOUR CLASSES?

QUESTION 7:

QUESTION 8:

ROUND FIVE: RANDOM KNOWLEDGE

ROUND 5: QUESTION 1 What are the names of Mrs. Golde’s two fire belly toads?

ROUND 5: QUESTION 2 An internal balance maintained in living things

ROUND 5: QUESTION 3 What is Mrs. Golde’s favorite video game?

ROUND 5: QUESTION 4 A personal preference

ROUND 5: QUESTION 5 An attitude where you won’t accept a truth unless there is evidence.

ROUND 5: QUESTION 6 What is the scientific name for a cougar aka mountain lion aka florida panther aka screaming cat aka ghost cat?

ROUND 5: QUESTION 7 What is one of Mrs. Golde’s pet peeves? What is Mrs. Golde’s son’s name? What is Mrs. Golde’s age?

ROUND 5: QUESTION 8 Write the scientific name for humans, using correct binomial nomenclature.

ROUND 6: THINGS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DO ON A DAILY BASIS

For 1 – 8, list Mrs. Golde’s pet peeves.