STEMM Student Challenge 2018 - Junior Section Round 1 Questions and Answers
Explore the challenging questions and answers from the STEMM Student Challenge 2018 Junior Section Round 1. Test your knowledge on a variety of topics including science, temperature measurement, natural history, fabrics, and more.
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STEMM Student Challenge 2018
QUESTIONS ROUND 1 Junior Section Years 9-10
Q1 What orbits the nucleus of an atom?
Q2 True or false? Kelvin and Fahrenheit are both measures of temperature?
Q3 Which native NZ flightless bird is also known as the wood hen?
Q4 IMAGE Name this famous naturalist?
Q5 What letter does a single raised dot represent in Braille?
Q6 What is the common term for a Somnambulist?
Q7 Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?
Q8 Tweed is a fabric traditionally made from which natural fibre?
Q9 Conductors have a high or low resistance?
Q10 Triton is the largest moon of what planet?
ANSWERS ROUND 1 Junior Section Years 9-10
Q1: WHAT ORBITS THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM? ANSWER: ELECTRONS
Q2: TRUE OR FALSE? KELVIN AND FAHRENHEIT ARE BOTH MEASURES OF TEMPERATURE? ANSWER: TRUE
Q3: WHICH NATIVE NZ FLIGHTLESS BIRD IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE WOOD HEN? ANSWER: WEKA
Q4: IMAGE NAME THIS FAMOUS NATURALIST? ANSWER: DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
Q5: WHAT LETTER DOES A SINGLE RAISED DOT REPRESENT IN BRAILLE? ANSWER: A
Q6: WHAT IS THE COMMON TERM FOR A SOMNAMBULIST? ANSWER: SLEEP WALKER
Q7: ANIMALS WHICH EAT BOTH PLANTS AND OTHER ANIMALS ARE KNOWN AS WHAT? ANSWER: OMNIVORES
Q8: TWEED IS A FABRIC TRADITIONALLY MADE FROM WHICH NATURAL FIBRE? ANSWER: WOOL
Q9: CONDUCTORS HAVE A HIGH OR LOW RESISTANCE? ANSWER: LOW
Q10: TRITON IS THE LARGEST MOON OF WHAT PLANET? ANSWER: NEPTUNE
QUESTIONS ROUND 2 Junior Section Years 9-10
Q11 When light bends as it enters a different medium the process is known as what?
Q12 What does "LED" stand for?
Q13 What's the common term for a member of the bee genus Bombus?
Q14 What bird is featured on the New Zealand $50 note?
Q15 What famous islands west of Ecuador were extensively studied by Charles Darwin?
Q16 Is sodium hydroxide (NaOH) an acid or base?
Q17 Famous New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize in which field?
Q18 What part of the body consumes 40 percent of the blood's oxygen?
Q19 In terms of electricity, what does AC stand for?
Q20 True or false? Liquids are easy to compress?
ANSWERS ROUND 2 Junior Section Years 9-10
Q11: WHEN LIGHT BENDS AS IT ENTERS A DIFFERENT MEDIUM THE PROCESS IS KNOWN AS WHAT? ANSWER: REFRACTION
Q12: WHAT DOES "LED" STAND FOR? ANSWER: LIGHT-EMITING DIODE
Q13: WHAT'S THE COMMON TERM FOR A MEMBER OF THE BEE GENUS BOMBUS? ANSWER: BUMBLEBEE
Q14: WHAT BIRD IS FEATURED ON THE NEW ZEALAND $50 NOTE? ANSWER: THE MOREPORK
Q15: WHAT FAMOUS ISLANDS WEST OF ECUADOR WERE EXTENSIVELY STUDIED BY CHARLES DARWIN? ANSWER: GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Q16: IS SODIUM HYDROXIDE (NAOH) AN ACID OR BASE? ANSWER: BASE
Q17: FAMOUS NEW ZEALAND SCIENTIST ERNEST RUTHERFORD WAS AWARDED A NOBEL PRIZE IN WHICH FIELD? ANSWER: CHEMISTRY
Q18: WHAT PART OF THE BODY CONSUMES 40 PERCENT OF THE BLOOD'S OXYGEN? ANSWER: THE BRAIN
Q19: IN TERMS OF ELECTRICITY, WHAT DOES AC STAND FOR? ANSWER: ALTERNATING CURRENT
Q20: TRUE OR FALSE? LIQUIDS ARE EASY TO COMPRESS? ANSWER: FALSE
QUESTIONS ROUND 4 Junior Section Years 9-10
Q21 What does a pullet become on her first birthday?
