Can You Master These Basic Science Questions I

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Science Trivia Quiz Questions

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Question 1

What is the outermost layer of Earth?

  • A
    Outer core
  • B
    Shell
  • C
    Crust
  • D
    Mantle

Question 2

What's a meteorological term for an enormous tidal wave?

  • A
    Tsunami
  • B
    Typhoon
  • C
    Hurricane
  • D
    Tropical depression

Question 3

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

  • A
    Au
  • B
    Cu
  • C
    Pb
  • D
    Ag

Question 4

What is the formula for gravitational acceleration?

  • A
    E = mc^2
  • B
    y = mx + b
  • C
    g = 9.8 m/s^2
  • D
    2b =/= 2a

Question 5

The moons Charon and Styx belong to which dwarf planet?

  • A
    Pluto
  • B
    Jupiter
  • C
    Venus
  • D
    Mars

Question 6

What is the term for the study of birds?

  • A
    Ichthyology
  • B
    Apiology
  • C
    Ornithology
  • D
    Herpetology

Question 7

Which plant species is considered carnivorous?

  • A
    Wolf fern
  • B
    Venus flytrap
  • C
    Venus flyeater
  • D
    Piranha plant

Question 8

What superlative status does the blue whale have?

  • A
    Loudest animal in the ocean
  • B
    Biggest animal on Earth
  • C
    Slowest moving mammal
  • D
    Most ancient living species

Question 9

Which of these is NOT part of the circulatory system?

  • A
    Heart
  • B
    Aorta
  • C
    Lungs
  • D
    Arteries

Question 10

Which of these is NOT an era in which dinosaurs lived?

  • A
    Jurassic Period
  • B
    Cretaceous Period
  • C
    Triassic Period
  • D
    Stone Age

Question 11

Which element has the symbol "Cu"?

  • A
    Carbon
  • B
    Gold
  • C
    Copper
  • D
    Nickel

Question 12

What mnemonic device is used to help you remember the colors of the visible spectrum?

  • A
    ROY G. BIV
  • B
    FANBOYS
  • C
    HOMES
  • D
    PEMDAS

Question 13

Which of these is not the name of a known galaxy?

  • A
    Black Eye Galaxy
  • B
    Sombrero Galaxy
  • C
    Cartwheel Galaxy
  • D
    They're all real.

Question 14

What is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

  • A
    Scoville scale
  • B
    Anemoscope
  • C
    Barometer
  • D
    Richter scale

Question 15

What is the term for the naming system used for living species, like plants and animals?

  • A
    Binary coding
  • B
    Binomial nomenclature
  • C
    Double naming
  • D
    Two-party system

Question 16

Which of these is NOT one of the three main rock types?

  • A
    Metamorphic
  • B
    Lithographic
  • C
    Sedimentary
  • D
    Igneous

Question 17

What do you call the green pigments that give plants their green color?

  • A
    Chloropigments
  • B
    Cyanophyll
  • C
    Cyanopigments
  • D
    Chlorophyll

Question 18

Octopuses and squid are classified as what type of animal?

  • A
    Fish
  • B
    Arthropod
  • C
    Crustacean
  • D
    Cephalopod

Question 19

What organelle is sometimes referred to as the "powerhouse" of a cell?

  • A
    Mitochondrion
  • B
    Flagellum
  • C
    Nucleolus
  • D
    Cytoskeleton

Question 20

What is amber?

  • A
    A mineral
  • B
    A form of lava
  • C
    Fossilized tree sap
  • D
    A naturally occurring plastic

Question 21

What is the name of the chart that arranges elements into categories?

  • A
    Bloom's taxonomy
  • B
    Periodic table
  • C
    Maslow's hierarchy
  • D
    Tonti diagram

Question 22

What is the physics term used to measure an object's resistance against an applied force?

  • A
    Density
  • B
    Viscosity
  • C
    Mass
  • D
    Velocity

Question 23

Which of these is NOT one of Jupiter's moons?

  • A
    Pandora
  • B
    Ganymede
  • C
    Europa
  • D
    Io

Question 24

Which of these is NOT a type of cloud?

  • A
    Stratus
  • B
    Cirrus
  • C
    Cumulonimbus
  • D
    Brontide

Question 25

Besides the platypus, which of the following is another egg-laying mammal?

  • A
    Civet
  • B
    Emu
  • C
    Echidna
  • D
    Dolphin

Question 26

What is this gemstone that is actually a form of silica?

  • A
    Tourmaline
  • B
    Quartz
  • C
    Pearl
  • D
    Opal

Question 27

What is the term for when life begins to sprout from a seed?

  • A
    Germination
  • B
    Inception
  • C
    Gestation
  • D
    Conception

Question 28

What is the term for a group of fish?

  • A
    Murder
  • B
    Flock
  • C
    Herd
  • D
    School

Question 29

What is the name of the appendage that some cells use to move around and sense their environment?

  • A
    Ribosome
  • B
    Mitochondria
  • C
    Flagellum
  • D
    Ejectosome

Question 30

The apatosaurus was once thought to be a related species of which similar dinosaur?

  • A
    Stegosaurus
  • B
    Brontosaurus
  • C
    Pterodactyl
  • D
    T-Rex

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to many ads

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too many ads popping up at bottom

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To many adds couldn't keep tract of questions

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Easy peasy LOL!

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A "form of silica" as opposed to just "silica". Oof.

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Nice quiz! ?

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