Can You Make The Grade On This Basic Science Questions Quiz?

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Question 1

What is the term for a group of fish?

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

Question 2

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 3

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

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

Question 4

Which of these is NOT a component of blood?

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

What is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

What is the congenital condition in which a living thing has no pigmentation, resulting in white hair and pink eyes?

  • A
    Vitiligo
  • B
    Achromotrichia
  • C
    Albinism
  • D
    Apigmentation

Question 10

What optical illusion occurs when light distorts or displaces a distant image?

  • A
    Alpenglow
  • B
    Earth's shadow
  • C
    Mirage
  • D
    Light pillar

Question 11

What is Polaris otherwise known as?

  • A
    The North Star
  • B
    Alpha boo
  • C
    The Dog Star
  • D
    The Southern Nebula

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a type of cloud?

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

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

Which plant species is considered carnivorous?

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

Question 16

Charles Darwin was a pioneer in what area?

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

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

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 19

What does hematophagy mean in animals?

  • A
    They eat their young
  • B
    They hibernate in winter
  • C
    They feed on blood
  • D
    They have wings

Question 20

What mineral is colloquially known as "fool's gold"?

  • A
    Pyragyritet
  • B
    Pyrite
  • C
    Chalcocite
  • D
    Chromium

Question 21

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 22

What galaxy is nearest to our own?

  • A
    Triangulum Galaxy
  • B
    Bode's Galaxy
  • C
    Andromeda Galaxy
  • D
    Circinus Galaxy

Question 23

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 24

What's the term for glowing in animals?

  • A
    Radiating
  • B
    Bioluminescence
  • C
    Luxification
  • D
    Bioglowing

Question 25

What is a barometer used to measure?

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

Question 26

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 27

Which is the smallest of these dinosaurs?

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

Question 28

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 29

Which element has the symbol "Cu"?

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

Question 30

Which of these is the weakest type of storm?

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

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

Pyroclastic flow is associated with what part of nature?

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

Question 33

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

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

Question 34

At what temperature does water boil?

  • A
    212 degrees Fahrenheit
  • B
    200 degrees Fahrenheit
  • C
    212 degrees Celsius
  • D
    112 degrees Celsius

Question 35

What is amber?

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

Question 36

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

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

Question 37

What is the outermost layer of Earth?

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

Question 38

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

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

Question 39

What is the term for the study of birds?

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

Question 40

What is this ancient bug-like creature?

  • A
    Trilobite
  • B
    Pterodactyl
  • C
    Raptor
  • D
    Coelacanth

Question 41

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

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

Question 42

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 43

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 44

Can you identify this speedy dinosaur?

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

Question 45

What gas is produced by plants?

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

Question 46

What do you call a group of crows?

  • A
    A murder
  • B
    A gaggle
  • C
    A parliament
  • D
    A pod

Question 47

What type of animal usually has baleen?

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

Question 48

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 49

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 50

A what temperature does water freeze?

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

Question 51

What group of animals do crabs belong to?

  • A
    Mammals
  • B
    Arthropods
  • C
    Terrapins
  • D
    Cephalopods

Question 52

The moons Charon and Styx belong to which dwarf planet?

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

Question 53

Octopuses and squid are classified as what type of animal?

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

Question 54

The Big Dipper is part of which larger constellation?

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

Question 55

What is the rarest blood type?

  • A
    B-positive
  • B
    A-negative
  • C
    O-positive
  • D
    AB-negative

Question 56

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

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

Question 57

What is the term for something bearlike or related to bears?

  • A
    Lupine
  • B
    Canine
  • C
    Ursine
  • D
    Murine

Question 58

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

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

Question 59

What is somnambulism otherwise known as?

  • A
    Amnesia
  • B
    Narcolepsy
  • C
    Insomnia
  • D
    Sleepwalking

Question 60

What is the scientific term denoting wolves?

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

Question 61

Which of these is often used to exemplify the Doppler effect?

  • A
    A roller coaster
  • B
    An ambulance's siren
  • C
    A dog barking
  • D
    A ceiling fan

Question 62

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

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

Question 63

Gregor Mendel was considered the father of what branch of science?

  • A
    Chemistry
  • B
    Genetics
  • C
    Physics
  • D
    Microbiology

Question 64

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 65

How would you categorize coral?

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

Question 66

Turquoise is a hydrate phosphate of aluminum and which metal?

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

Question 67

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

  • A
    Neutron
  • B
    Higgs boson
  • C
    Proton
  • D
    Electron

Question 68

What is the dog star also known as?

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

Question 69

What is the binomial nomenclature for the domestic dog?

  • A
    Lupus familiaris
  • B
    Lupis Canis
  • C
    Canis familiaris
  • D
    Canus familiar

Question 70

Earth's atmosphere is composed primarily of which element?

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

Question 71

What is nephrology the study of?

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

Question 72

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 73

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

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

Question 74

About how often does Halley's comet appear?

  • A
    Every 37-40 years
  • B
    Every 74-79 years
  • C
    Every 22-25 years
  • D
    Every 80-85 years

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I had absolutely no ads it was great

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The ad interrupted the timing. Still I guess 15 min isn't to bad for 70+ questions.

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@user1799220 It's a dwarf planet.

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Too many ad interuptions.

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What's the purpose?

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Enjoyed it, learned where weak areas are

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Good questions. A lot of lag in the system

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liked it

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On one question I picked the right one,and it said I picked the one beside the one I picked ,I got token o ton that one

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A little integrity people, and I guess a whole lot.of studying haha.

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Give me something harder.

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Pluto is not a planet

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Jumpy ads made me hit the wrong answer several times

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Jumpy ads made me hit wrong answer 4or5 times

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A bit jumpy but made me think.

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Um, a seismograph measures earthquake activity. Richter scale a graphical representation of the force.

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It caused me to hit the wrong thing 4 different times

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Love it, but advertisement bounces and scrolls causing me to hit the wrong answer

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Love it but it freezes up alot and sometimes it bounces about causing you to hit the wrong answer.

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Made it through high school w/ sciences background and maybe watched Bill Nye the Science guy. Fun.

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