Holy crap, I totally guessed on a couple of those

[toxicpickle]

You Passed 8th Grade Science

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Don't tell anyone

[attrice]

So did I. But hey, I got them right so who cares if it was luck rather than knowledge. I still win.

Uh, win at being barely educated, that is.

Re: Don't tell anyone

[toxicpickle]

Well, I'm sure I guessed on some of my real 8th grade science quizzes, too. Don't know, too damn much time has passed since I was that young.

Where were you educated? I went to school in SouthEast Indiana, the land of Duh.

What I want to know is,

[chillyrodent]

did you guess on the charge of a neuron? Because, holy poo, I don't know that equation!

I was a little weirded out by the function of a nuclues.

Definitely

[toxicpickle]

That was one I guessed on.

Re: Definitely

[chillyrodent]

I am pretty sure they meant neutron, but I had already lost confidence after the Bush-like nuclues typo.

[6_bleen_7]

Aw, you beat me to it! Whereas the nucleus directs the activity of a cell, the nuclues directs the activity of the Suez Canal.

A more complete answer to "What is the charge on a neuron?" is about -70 mV on the inside when at rest. This is really the potential that results from the separation of charge across the plasma membrane, and not a net charge; so as the question is worded, 0 is the best answer whether you're talking about neutrons or neurons.

Also, I have issues with "Which of the following is composed of only one type of atom?". Actually, none of the answers is correct, since natural helium contains two kinds of atoms, helium-3 and helium-4. The question should read "element" instead of "type of atom."

As an aside, the Sun contributes significantly to the Earth's tides, which is why we distinguish between "spring tides" and "neap tides," but since there is obviously one best answer here, I won't quibble too much.