Grade 9 - Virtual Science Quiz Bee

Which scientist was the first person responsible for proposing the idea of atoms?

• Democritus

• John Dalton

• Ernest Rutherford

• J.J. Thomson

• Niels Bohr

Which scientist's model is referred to as the Plum Pudding Model?

• Democritus

• John Dalton

• Ernest Rutherford

• J.J. Thomson

• Niels Bohr

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What is another name for Newton’s first law?

• Law of infinite motion

• Law of inertia

• Law of friction

• Law of attraction

The amount of matter in an object is called its

• inertia

• force

• balance

• mass

Phenotype refers to the ______________________ of an individual.

• genetic makeup

• actual physical appearance

• recessive alleles

• dominant alleles

Gregor Mendel was:

• an English scientist who carried out research with Charles Darwin

• a little known Central European monk

• an early 20th century Dutch biologist who carried out genetics research

What is a meteor?

• A star moving quickly across the sky

• A piece of space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere

• A piece of the Sun heading for Earth

What happens to a comet as it gets close to the Sun?

• It forms long tails made of gas and dust.

• It melts and disappears

• It explodes.

Which of the following is the worst conductor of heat?

• glass

• plaster

• aluminum

• brass

Temperature is ---

• a form of heat transfer where energy is radiated in the form of rays.

• a form of heat transfer

• a form of energy contained in an object associated with the motion of molecules

• a measure of the hotness or coldness of an object