Grade 10 SciMath Quiz Bee Challenging Round

Grade 10 SciMath Quiz Bee

SciSTEMathics:

Keeping Up With the Changing Work

Challenging Round: 

Short Response Round

A total of 7 questions will be given on this round (60 seconds). The contestant who wants to answer first needs to press the buzzer (ccg.buzz) & will be given time (10 sec) to RECITE the clear answer. Answers cannot be changed once said. At times, the judges can clarify the answer from the contestants.

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Challenging Q1:
A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. The diagonal of the square is  $3\sqrt{2}$   cm. Find the area of the triangle. 

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Challenging Q2:

How does temperature affect the rate of enzymatic activity?

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Challenging Q3:
Deduce how these equations should be correctly balanced
__Al + __ $O_2$   → __ $Al_2O_3$ 
Suggest a reason why must a chemical equation be balanced?

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Challenging Q4:

Why is it better for the batteries to use the kilo ohm rather than an ohm range of resistors?

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Challenging Q4:

How does the Sahara Desert affect the Amazon rainforest?

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Challenging Q5:

Consider the four numbers a, b, c, d, with a ≤ b ≤ c ≤ d, where a, b, c, d ∈Ζ . The mean of the four numbers is 4. The mode is 3. The median is 3. The range is 6. What is the value of d?

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