Download Word document - The Science Spot

Immunity Challenge
Super Surfers
How well can you surf the net for science factoids?
1. In what city is the American Museum of Natural History located? ____________________________
2. Where is the Dinosaur National Monument located? City: ___________________ State: _______
3. What is Mauna Loa? ___________________ In what state is it located? _______________________
4. Sue is a famous dinosaur on display at the Field Museum in Chicago. Answer these questions about Sue.
(a) What type of dinosaur is Sue? _______________________________
(b) Who is credited with finding this famous fossil? _________________________
(c) In what year was the fossil found? _____________________
(d) In what state was the fossil found? _____________________
5. When (month-day-year) and where was Albert Einstein born? ___/___/______ ____________________
6. Mammoth Caves National Park in Kentucky is home to the most extensive cave system on Earth. Answer the
following questions about this park.
(a) What term refers to the formations that grow downward from the top of the cave? __________________
(b) How many miles of passageways have been mapped and surveyed? _______________
(c) In what year was the park established? _______ Who was president at that time? _________________
7. What is the common name for each of the following organisms?
(a) Acer saccharum ______________________
(f) Balaenoptera musculus _______________________
(b) Danaus plexippus _____________________
(g) Crocuta crocuta _____________________________
(c) Canis lupus ____________________________
(h) Latrodectus mactans _________________________
(d) Crotalus atrox _________________________
(i) Gromphadorhina portentosa ___________________
(e) Heterocephalus glaber ____________________
(j) Alligator mississippiensis _____________________
8. Use a search engine to find the answers to these questions from the world of genetics.
(a) Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering the shape of DNA? When was it awarded? __________
________________________ ________________________ ________________________
(b) How many chromosomes are found in an adult of each species listed below?
House Fly = ______
Gorilla = _______
Earthworm = ______ Human = _______
(c) Approximately how many genes does a human have? _______________
(d) When and where was Dolly, the first cloned sheep, created? _______ ____________________
(e) Sex cells have half the normal number of chromosomes. What term refers this type of cell? ______________
9. Test your knowledge of astronomy by answering the following questions.
(a) In what constellation would you find the star named Regulus? _____________________
(b) When is the next lunar eclipse? (Give complete date) ___________________
(c) What is the largest planet? _________________________
(d) What are the names of the two rovers exploring Mars? _______________________
(e) On what planet would you weigh the most? ______________________
(f) Who were the first three men to walk on the moon? Give the dates for each (month/day/year).
___________________-__________
___________________-__________
___________________-__________
10. How much do you know about inventions? Identify the person credited with each invention listed below.
(a) Telephone _____________________________
(b) Silly Putty _____________________________
(c) Crayola Crayons ________________________ & ________________________
(d) Slinky _____________________________
(e) Light bulb _____________________________
(f) Microwave Oven _____________________________
(g) Zipper _____________________________
(h) Air Conditioning _____________________________
11. Convert each measurement. Round answers to the nearest hundredth when needed. Hint: Find a
conversion site!
(a) 4 km = ________ m
(d) 400 o C = ________ o F
(g) 345 mi = ________ ft
(b) 109 gal = _________ L
(e) 789 kg = _________ lbs
(h) 72 oz = ________ mg
(f) 5000 in = ________ m
(i) 52 m/s = _______ mph
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(c) 780 C = ________ K
Tie Breaker: Pick a number between 1 and 100. _________