Can You Master These Basic Science Questions II?

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Science Trivia Quiz Questions

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Question 1

According to legend, an apple tree led to which scientific discovery?

  • A
    Gravity
  • B
    Visible spectrum
  • C
    Color constancy
  • D
    Evolution

Question 2

A what temperature does water freeze?

  • A
    0 degrees Celsius
  • B
    32 degrees Celsius
  • C
    21 degrees Celsius
  • D
    10 degrees Celsius

Question 3

What device do you light when you need an open flame and/or heat for a science experiment?

  • A
    Jensen burner
  • B
    Henson burner
  • C
    Burton burner
  • D
    Bunsen burner

Question 4

What concept in physics states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion, and an object in rest tends to stay at rest?

  • A
    Inertia
  • B
    Gravity
  • C
    Torque
  • D
    Density

Question 5

The Big Dipper is part of which larger constellation?

  • A
    Draco
  • B
    Orion
  • C
    Ursa Major
  • D
    Ursa Minor

Question 6

What is a barometer used to measure?

  • A
    Wind speed
  • B
    Earthquake intensity
  • C
    Humidity
  • D
    Atmospheric pressure

Question 7

Which of these does NOT refer to a category in biological taxonomy?

  • A
    Group
  • B
    Class
  • C
    Kingdom
  • D
    Genus

Question 8

Earth's atmosphere is composed primarily of which element?

  • A
    Argon
  • B
    Carbon Dioxide
  • C
    Oxygen
  • D
    Nitrogen

Question 9

Which of these groups of fruits would be categorized as drupes?

  • A
    Coconut, mango, peach
  • B
    Kiwi, grape, banana
  • C
    Apple, pear, quince
  • D
    Lemon, orange, grapefruit

Question 10

What type of animal usually has baleen?

  • A
    Birds
  • B
    Sharks
  • C
    Elephants
  • D
    Whales

Question 11

What is nephrology the study of?

  • A
    Pancreas
  • B
    Ringworms
  • C
    The dead
  • D
    Kidneys

Question 12

Which of these animals was NOT around during the ice age?

  • A
    Sabretooth tiger
  • B
    Dire wolf
  • C
    Woolly mammoth
  • D
    Pterodactyl

Question 13

Charles Darwin was a pioneer in what area?

  • A
    Taxonomy
  • B
    Astronomy
  • C
    Evolution
  • D
    Molecular biology

Question 14

What is the dog star also known as?

  • A
    Orion
  • B
    Polaris
  • C
    Draco
  • D
    Sirius

Question 15

Which of these is the weakest type of storm?

  • A
    Tropical storm
  • B
    Tropical depression
  • C
    Category 1 hurricane
  • D
    Typhoon

Question 16

Pyroclastic flow is associated with what part of nature?

  • A
    Hurricanes
  • B
    Oceans
  • C
    Wildfires
  • D
    Volcanoes

Question 17

Which of these is NOT a component of blood?

  • A
    Plasma
  • B
    White blood cells
  • C
    Lymph nodes
  • D
    Platelets

Question 18

The Alvarez hypothesis claims that an asteroid caused what event?

  • A
    The extinction of the dinosaurs
  • B
    Pangaea splitting
  • C
    The formation of the Grand Canyon
  • D
    The beginning of the ice age

Question 19

What type of navigation/detection is used by bats and dolphins?

  • A
    Kepler
  • B
    Echolocation
  • C
    Doppler
  • D
    Radar

Question 20

What is the name for the layer of plasma around stars, including the Sun?

  • A
    Corona
  • B
    Sunspot
  • C
    Heliofield
  • D
    Stellarsphere

Question 21

What is the process by which plants convert light to energy?

  • A
    Photoconversion
  • B
    Luceoconversion
  • C
    Photosynthesis
  • D
    Luceosynthesis

Question 22

What is the scientific term denoting wolves?

  • A
    Lepus
  • B
    Felis
  • C
    Vulpes
  • D
    Lupus

Question 23

What does the pH level of a substance tell you about it?

  • A
    Acidity
  • B
    Positive charge
  • C
    Age
  • D
    Viscosity

Question 24

How would you categorize coral?

  • A
    A plant
  • B
    An invertebrate
  • C
    A shell
  • D
    A mineral

Question 25

What do bats do that can be beneficial to the world?

  • A
    Disperse seeds
  • B
    Eat insects
  • C
    Pollinate flowers
  • D
    All of these

Question 26

Who is this man, famous for breakthroughs in food sterilization?

  • A
    Louis Pasteur
  • B
    Niels Bohr
  • C
    Isaac Newton
  • D
    Pierre Curie

Question 27

What is the word for the study of bees?

  • A
    Ichthyology
  • B
    Orinthology
  • C
    Herpetology
  • D
    Apicology

Question 28

Can you identify this speedy dinosaur?

  • A
    Velociraptor
  • B
    Stegosaurus
  • C
    Apatosaurus
  • D
    Tyrannosaurus Rex

Question 29

Dione, Rhea and Saturn are moons of which planet?

  • A
    Saturn
  • B
    Neptune
  • C
    Mars
  • D
    Venus

Question 30

Marie Curie was considered a pioneer in what area of study?

  • A
    Genetics
  • B
    Evolution
  • C
    Molecular biology
  • D
    Radioactivity

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Love them, but get some wrong because as I'm selecting my answer as an ad jumps in and causes my selection to jump to another answer. Makes me crazy. Too many ads.

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I don't think Saturn has a moon with the same name. It's moons with the closest names are "Surtur" and "Suttungr". Unnamed moons have designation based on date of discovery.

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Cool quiz, I liked it. Science is the best. :)

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i liked it

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good questions

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