What weather phenomenon causes more deaths in the U.S. annually than any other except lightning?
a. wildfires
b. tornadoes
c. hurricanes
d. tsunamis
b. tornadoes
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What is the name for wood whose cells have been replaced with mineral deposits?
a. driftwood
b. dead wood
c. cellulitis
d. petrified wood
d. petrified wood
15
Pollination by birds is called...
a. autogamy
b. ornihophily
c. entomophily
d. anemophily
b. ornithophily
15
Unlike rodents, the rabbit has how many incisor teeth?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
c. four
15
How many men have walked on the moon?
a. 12
b. 10
c. 8
d. 6
a. 12
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The fastest-running terrestrial (land) animal is...
a. cheetah
b. lion
c. man
z. jaguar
a. cheetah
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Which sea is the saltiest natural lake and is also at the lowest elevation on the face of the earth?
a. the Black Sea
b. the Mediterranean Sea
c. the Red Sea
d. the Dead Sea
d. the Dead Sea
15
The scarab, worshiped by the Egyptians, is what type of beetle?
a. a jewel beetle
b. a leaf beetle
c. a dung beetle
d. a tiger beetle
c. a dung beetle
15
As you go down a well, your weight...
a. increases slightly
b. decreases slightly
c. stays exactly the same
d. changes drastically
b. decreases slightly
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A cloud at ground level is called what?
a. rain
b. sleet
c. fog
d. mist
c. fog
15
What mammal lays eggs?
a. a duck
b. a platypus
c. a bat
d. a turtle
b. a platypus
15
Bees must collect nectar from approximately how many flowers to make 1 pound of honeycomb?
a. 10 thousand
b. 2 million
c. 20 million
d. 50 million
c. 20 million
15
Albacore is a type of
a. shell-fish
b. tuna
c. marble
d. meteoroid
b. tuna
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The only species of cat that lives and hunts in groups is...
a. lions
b. leopards
c. jaguars
d. cougars
a. lions
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What nocturnal animal group makes up 1/4 of all mammal species?
a. bats
b. owls
c. wombats
d. firefly
a. bats
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How many time zones are there on Earth?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 12
d. 24
