Science And Math Quiz Bowl Template With Answers - Middle School Page 7
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13STEM Quiz Bowl Questions – Middle School
Competition 1
48. Arrange the following 4 choices from the one with the LOWEST mass to the HIGHEST mass:
decigram; microgram; centigram; hectogram
ANSWER: MICROGRAM; CENTIGRAM; DECIGRAM; HECTOGRAM
49. What is the most common term for the biological polymer found in chromosomes that
stores genetic information?
ANSWER: DNA (ACCEPT: DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID)
50. Inside what human cell organelle does replication of the chromosomal DNA in
preparation for mitosis occur?
ANSWER: NUCLEUS
51. What is the mass, in grams to the nearest whole number, of one cubic centimeter of pure
water at standard temperature and pressure?
ANSWER: 1
52. Name all of the following 3 choices that a physicist would consider to be simple
machines: bicycle; lever; ramp
ANSWER: LEVER; RAMP
53. The greatest geophysical impacts from the movement of Earth’s lithospheric plates are
most often seen and felt in which of the following areas:
W) at the center of the plates
X) at plate boundaries
Y) evenly distributed throughout the entire plate
Z) along riverbeds within the plates
ANSWER: X) AT PLATE BOUNDARIES
54. What layer of Earth’s interior contains over 60% of the Earth’s mass and is composed of
iron- and magnesium-rich silicates?
ANSWER: MANTLE
55. One quintillion contains how many zeroes?
ANSWER: 18
56. What specific structure is most directly responsible for the motility of bacteria?
ANSWER: FLAGELLA (ACCEPT: FLAGELLUM)
57. Which of the following BEST describes how the SI unit called the Newton is derived:?
W) the product of force times time
X) the energy in one kilogram traveling at one meter per second
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