Astronomy time! What is the name of the fourth planet from the Sun?
Mars
NaCl is the chemical formula for which common household chemical?
Sodium chloride ( table salt)
E = MC^2: What is M?
Mass
When x = 4, what is the value of 5(2x-3)?
25
You've got 'em, so let's hope you know what they do. What is the function of ribosomes in cells?
a) they provide energy to the cells b) they form proteins c) they package lipids
b) they form proteins
How long does it take for the earth to rotate once around its own axis?
24 hours
Back to physical science. What is the electrical charge of a neutron?
No charge.
Which of the following technological developments came first?
a) telephone b) telegraph c) telescope
c) telescope
Which kind of waves are used to make and receive cellphone calls?
Radio waves
What are listed in the periodic table?
Elements
Who was the first person to journey into outer space?
Yuri Gagarin (1961)
A triangle has 2 1° angles. What is the measurement of the third angle?
178°
What is the word for an animal that is active at dawn and dusk?
a) nocturnal b) diurnal c) crepuscular
Crepuscular.
You know what a frog is right? Green, jumps, goes ribbit. Frogs belong to which animal group?
a) reptiles b) invertebrates c) amphibians
c) amphibians
The kneecap is the
a) patella b) ischium c) tibia
a) patella
True or false: You have fewer bones as an infant than you do as an adult.
False, infants have aprroximately 60 bones more than adults.
What is the common name of the galaxy that encompasses our solar system?
the Milky Way
What kind of animal is this?
a) mammal b) reptile c) amphibian
a) mammal
Which psychological concept did Pavlov's dog help him describe?
Conditioning.
What temperature is the same on both the fahrenheit and celsius scale?
a) -35 degrees b) -40 degrees c) -45 degrees
-40 degrees
Mycology is the scientific study of what?
a) insects b) fungi c) trees
b) fungi
Which component of an atom would you not expect to find in the nucleus, but might be orbiting around it?
An electron
What do you call the red pigment found in vertebrates that functions in oxygen transport?
Hemoglobin
Here's a geology question. Which is true of a metamorphic rock?
a) it formed as a result of heat or pressure b) it fell from space as a meteorite c) it formed from cooled magma
a) it formed as a result of heat or pressure
How many bones do adults have?
a) 206 c) 208 c) 210
a) 206
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