Download 2016 Junior Secondary Quiz

STEMM Student
Challenge
QUESTIONS
ROUND 1
Junior Secondary Section
Years 9-10
Q1
How many magnetic poles are on
the earths surface?
Q2
What type of animal is a
titmouse?
Q3
How many sides does a rhombus
have?
Q4
Found in Africa, which is the
world’s largest living bird?
Q5
In humans, which type of blood
vessel is the jugular?
Q6
Which is the only mammal
capable of sustained flight?
Q7
Scurvy is a disease caused by a
deficiency of which vitamin?
Q8
In a water molecule, there is one
oxygen atom and how many
hydrogen atoms?
Q9
Which planet is third in distance
from the sun?
Q10
Do frogs have teeth?
ANSWERS
ROUND 1
Junior Secondary Section
Years 9-10
Q1: How many magnetic poles are
on the earths surface?
Answer: 2
Q2: What type of animal is a
titmouse?
Answer: Bird
Q3: How many sides does a rhombus
have?
Answer: 4
Q4: Found in Africa, which is the
largest living bird?
Answer: Ostrich
Q5: In humans, which type of blood
vessel is the jugular?
Answer: Vein
Q6: Which is the only mammal
capable of sustained flight?
Answer: The bat
Q7: Scurvy is a disease caused by a
deficiency of which vitamin?
Answer: Vitamin C
Q8: In a water molecule, there is
one oxygen atom and how many
hydrogen atoms?
Answer: Two (H2O)
Q9: Which planet is third in
distance from the sun?
Answer: Earth
Q10: Do frogs have teeth?
Answer: Yes
QUESTIONS
ROUND 2
Junior Secondary Section
Years 9-10
Q1
In its purest form, which is the
most ductile and malleable metal?
Q2
On the visible spectrum, which
colour lies between yellow and
blue?
Q3
Also called the thigh bone, which
is the longest bone in the human
body?
Q4
In geometry, what is the common
term for an angle between 90
degrees and 180 degrees?
Q5
The acorn is the fruit of which
tree?
Q6
Do rodents have canine teeth?
Q7
In an electric motor, AC stands for
alternating current. What does DC
stand for?
Q8
A tetrahedron is a polyhedron with
how many faces?
Q9
The name of which computer
device is an abbreviation of
Modulator-Demodulator?
Q10
What is the common name for the
green pigment in plants essential
for photosynthesis?
ANSWERS
ROUND 2
Junior Secondary Section
Years 9-10
Q1: In its purest form, which is the
most ductile and malleable metal?
Answer: Gold
Q2: On the visible spectrum, which
colour lies between yellow and
blue?
Answer: Green
Q3: Also called the thigh bone,
which is the longest bone in the
human body?
Answer: The femur
Q4: In geometry, what is the
common term for an angle between
90 degrees and 180 degrees?
Answer: Obtuse
Q5: The acorn is the fruit of which tree?
Answer: Oak
Q6: Do rodents have canine teeth?
Answer: No
Q7: In an electric motor, AC stands
for alternating current. What does
DC stand for?
Answer: Direct Current
Q8: A tetrahedron is a polyhedron
with how many faces?
Answer: Four
Q9: The name of which computer
device is an abbreviation of
Modulator-Demodulator?
Answer: Modem
Q10: What is the common name for
the green pigment in plants
essential for photosynthesis?
Answer: Chlorophyll
PRACTICAL TASK
ROUND 3
Junior Secondary Section
Years 9-10
ESTIMATION TASKS
1. Length: Cut a piece of crepe to a length of
120cm
2. Volume: Pour 120ml into the container
3. Mass: Place 120g of sugar into the container
4. Time: Time 1min 20 sec on the stopwatch
5. Temperature: Estimate water temperature to 40
degrees Celsius and place in the cup
ESTIMATION SCORING
1.
2.
3.
4.
Length: 115-125cm -2 pts, 110-130cm- 1pt
Volume: 115-125ml- 2pts, 110-130ml- 1pt
Mass: 115-125g -2pts, 110-130g -1pt
Time: 1min 17-23sec -2pts, 1min 14-26sec1pt
5. Temperature: 35-45 C -2pts, 32-48 C -1pt
QUESTIONS
ROUND 4
Junior Secondary Section
Years 9-10
Q1
Who wrote the 1859 book "On the
Origin of Species by Means of
Natural Selection"?
Q2
What is the common name for the
chemical compound also known
as sodium chloride, or NaCl?
Q3
In humans, emphysema is a
disease of which internal organ?
Q4
On the periodic table, which
element has the atomic symbol
Ne?
Q5
Which collective term is applied to
plants that shed their leaves
annually at the end of a growing
season?
Q6
Colonies of honeybees are
divided into three castes Queens, Workers and which other
group?
Q7
In humans, which powerful tendon
connects the calf muscle to the
heel bone?
Q8
Which chemical compound of
carbon and oxygen has the
formula CO?
Q9
In physics, the nucleus of an atom
is composed of two particles - a
proton and which other?
Q10
What is the usual name for the
pollen-producing reproductive
organ of a flower?
ANSWERS
ROUND 4
Junior Secondary Section
Years 9-10
Q1: Who wrote the 1859 book "On
the Origin of Species by Means of
Natural Selection"?
Answer: Charles Darwin
Q2: What is the common name for
the chemical compound also known
as sodium chloride, or NaCl?
Answer: Salt
Q3: In humans, emphysema is a
disease of which internal organ?
Answer: Lung
Q4: On the periodic table, which
element has the atomic symbol Ne?
Answer: Neon
Q5: Which collective term is applied
to plants that shed their leaves
annually at the end of a growing
season?
Answer: Deciduous
Q6: Colonies of honeybees are
divided into three castes - Queens,
Workers and which other group?
Answer: Drones
Q7: In humans, which powerful
tendon connects the calf muscle to
the heel bone?
Answer: Achilles Tendon
Q8: Which chemical compound of
carbon and oxygen has the formula
CO?
Answer: Carbon Monoxide
Q9: In physics, the nucleus of an
atom is composed of two particles a proton and which other?
Answer: Neutron
Q10: What is the usual name for the
pollen-producing reproductive
organ of a flower?
Answer: Stamen/Anther
QUESTIONS
ROUND 5
Junior Secondary Section
Years 9-10
Q1
In Albert Einstein's equation
E=mc², what does the E stand
for?
Q2
Which type of metal is produced
at the Tiwai Point smelter in
Southland, NZ?
Q3
Hoiho is the Maori name for which
species of penguin?
Q4
There are two existing
monotremes, or egg-laying
mammals - the Echidna and
which other?
Q5
What kitchen utensil is a
combination of fork and spoon?
Q6
What are bicycles called when
they are made for two riders?
Q7
What side of a ship is the
starboard side - left or right?
Q8
What is a tomato - the fruit of a
vegetable OR the vegetable of a
fruit?
Q9
How many dimensions has the
shadow of a three dimensional
object?
Q10
What mineral is most common in
the human body?
ANSWERS
ROUND 5
Junior Secondary Section
Years 9-10
Q1: In Albert Einstein's equation
E=mc², what does the E stand for?
Answer: Energy
Q2: Which type of metal is
produced at the Tiwai Point smelter
in Southland, NZ?
Answer: Aluminium
Q3: Hoiho is the Maori name for
which species of penguin?
Answer: The yellow eyed
penguin
Q4: There are two existing
monotremes, or egg-laying
mammals - the Echidna and which
other?
Answer: The platypus
Q5: What kitchen utensil is a
combination of fork and spoon?
Answer: A spork
Q6: What are bicycles called when
they are made for two riders?
Answer: Tandems
Q7: What side of a ship is the
starboard side - left or right?
Answer: Right
Q8: What is a tomato - the fruit of a
vegetable OR the vegetable of a
fruit?
Answer: Fruit of a vegetable
Q9: How many dimensions has the
shadow of a three dimensional
object?
Answer: Two
Q10: What mineral is most common
in the human body?
Answer: Calcium
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Challenge 2016
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