1. Science Olympiad 2013

2. Anatomy Teams will be tested on their knowledge of anatomy and health concepts including nervous and integumentary systems.

3. What is the outermost layer of the skin called? Answer: epidermis A.Epidermis B.Dermis C.Hypodermis

4. Which part of the brain controls balance? Answer: cerebellum A.Cerebrum B.Cerebellum C.Brain Stem

5. Boomilever Team members design and build the most efficient tower.

6. Which of the forces below is called compression? A: B: Answer: Set A (push toward each other)

7. Can’t Judge a Powder Students will characterize a pure substance and then, based only on data they collect, answer a series of questions about that substance.

8. Which of the following powders turns black when it comes in contact with iodine? Answers: corn starch a. baking soda b. corn starch c. salt

9. Crime Busters Teams will identify the perpetrators of a crime or crimes by using paper chromatography and analysis of unknown solids, liquids, and plastics found at the scene of a crime.

10. True or False: All your fingers have the same fingerprint? Answer: False

11. Which of the substances listed below is white, powdery, and bubbles when water is added to it? A: baking powder B: baking soda C: flour D: corn starch Answer: Baking Powder (A)

12. Disease Detectives This event requires students to apply principles of epidemiology to a published report of a real-life health situation or problem. (Environmental Quality)

13. Which air quality rating (AQR) listed below would be an unhealthy level for “sensitive groups”? A: 0 - 50 B: 51 - 100 C: 101 - 150 D:151 - 200 Answer: C

14. Dynamic Planet Teams will work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions. (Glaciers)

15. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s land is covered by glaciers? Answer: about 10 % A.5 % B.10 % C.30 %

16. Entomology Students will be asked to identify insects by order and family, answer questions about insects and use or construct a dichotomous key.

17. Which picture shows a stonefly and which shows a caddisfly? Picture APicture B Answers: A = stonefly B = caddisfly

18. Experimental Design Given a set of unknown objects, teams will design, conduct, analyze and write-up an experiment.

19. Which variable is on the x axis and which is the y axis on this graph? Answers: time is on x axis & temperature is on y axis

20. Green Generation Students will answer questions involving the history and consequences of human impact on our environment, solutions to reversing trends and sustainability concepts

21. Identify each energy source below as renewable or nonrenewable. Answers: a = nonrenewable/ b – d: renewable a.Petroleum b.Biomass c.Solar d.Hydroelectric

22. Helicopters Students will construct and test free flight rubber-powered helicopters prior to the tournament to achieve maximum flight times.

23. Which of the following describes Newton’s 3 rd Law of Motion? Answer: C A. Law of Inertia B. F = mass times acceleration C. Law of action - reaction

24. Heredity Students will solve problems and analyze data or diagrams using their knowledge of the basic principles of genetics.

25. Complete a Punnett square for a mother who has blue eyes (bb) and a father with brown eyes (Bb). What is the probability those parents will have a child with blue eyes? Answer: 50%

26. Invasives This event will test student knowledge of invasive species in local and national ecosystems.

27. Match each picture with the name of the invasive plant species: milfoil or didymo Answers: A: milfoil B: didymo Plant APlant B

28. Meteorology This event involves the use of process skills as applied to meteorology. (Severe Storms)

29. Match each radar image to the type of storm it shows: hurricane or tornado Answers: A: tornado B: hurricane Radar Image A Radar Image B

30. Metric Mastery Students will demonstrate an intuitive feeling for estimating then measuring metric units including mass, volume, area, surface area, force, distance, time and temperature.

31. Which object has a mass closer to 100 grams? Pencil cupWooden block Answer: pencil cup

32. Road Scholar Requires the accurate interpretation and understanding of various map features using a variety of road and topographic maps.

33. What are the approximate elevations of points B and C on the map below? Answers: Point B = 103 feet / Point C = 112 feet

34. Robo-Cross Teams will design and build a robot capable of performing certain tasks on a prescribed playing field.

35. Which NXT program tells the robot to go forward, then turn right, and then stop? Program BProgram A Answer: Program A

36. Rocks and Minerals Teams will demonstrate their knowledge of rocks and minerals.

37. Match each example to the type of rock it is. A: granite1. sedimentary B: limestone2: metamorphic C: marble3. igneous Answers: A = 3 B = 1 C = 2

38. Rotor Egg Drop A team will construct a helicopter device which uses one or more helicopter rotors to safely transport a raw chicken egg from a specified height to the floor.

39. What is the name of the upward force acting on the parachute? Answer: air resistance, friction, drag

40. Shock Value Students will compete in activities involving basic understanding of electricity, magnetism and simple electrical devices.

41. Which is a series circuit and which is a parallel circuit? Circuit ACircuit B Answers: circuit a = series circuit b = parallel

42. Simple Machines Students will perform activities and answer questions related to simple machines

43. Which lever would require the least force on your part to lift the ball at the end? Is this a 1 st, 2 nd, or 3 rd class lever? A. B. C. Answers: Lever A (fulcrum closest to ball)/ 1 st class

44. Solar System Students will demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of the properties and evolution of extraterrestrial ice and water in the solar system.

45. Which of Jupiter’s moons is believed to have an outer layer of water that is about 100 meters thick? a.Europa b.Io c.Ganymede d.Callisto Answer: Europa

46. Sounds of Music Prior to the competition, students will build two instruments based on a 12 tone tempered scale, prepare to describe the principles behind their operation and be able to perform a major scale, a required melody and a chosen melody with each.

47. Which musical scale has no sharps or flats? A. C Major B. F Major C. G Major Answer: C major

48. Water Quality The event will focus on evaluating aquatic environments. (Marine/Estuaries)

49. Match each animal with its name: banded coral shrimp, parrotfish, barramundi cod? Animal A Answers: a=parrotfish, b=cod, c=shrimp Animal B Animal C

50. Wheeled Vehicle Competitors must design, build and test one vehicle that uses a non-metallic, elastic solid as its sole means of propulsion to travel a distance as quickly and accurately as possible.

51. Which object pictured below is a non- metallic elastic device? Object A Answer: Object B Object B

52. Write It/ Do It A technical writing exercise where students write a description of a contraption and other students will attempt to recreate it using only the written description.

53. Write directions for your partner to assemble the structure shown below.