science trivia questions. in the human being, which organ digests most of the food? a. liver b....

SCIENCE TRIVIA QUESTIONS

In the human being, which organ digests most of the food?

a. Liverb. Small intestinec. Large intestined. Stomach

Lemon juice has pH around:a. 3b. 7c. 1d. 9

Which animal does not have a backbone?

a. Baby pandab. Eaglec. Alligatord. Jellyfish

Which intestine is the longest?a. Large intestineb. Small intestinec. Liverd. Stomach

What is the common name for sodium chloride?a. Oxygenb. Saltc. Sugard. Waste

What do we breathe in?

a. Oxygenb. Carbon dioxidec. Nitrogend. Pollution

The original energy comes from:a. Carsb. Foodc. Sund. Animals

Changing from a liquid state to the gaseous state is called:

a. Evaporation b. Transpirationc. Precipitationd. Run-off

Which one of the following is a renewable resource?

a. Cornb. Coalc. Gasd. Oil

What is the name of disease in which cells divide rapidly?

a. Coldb. Diarrheac. Vomitingd. Cancer

Which river is the longest?

a. Mississippib. Nilec. Vistulad. Amazon

Which of the following gases are found in soft drinks (sodas)?

a. CO2

b. COc. O2

d. H2SO4

Which one of the following is the symbol for gold?

a. Gb. Gdc. Aud. Ag

Which chemical is used in a swimming pool?

a. Chromiumb. Chlorinec. Carbond. Cobalt

Which chemical is responsible for strong bones?

a. Chlorineb. Calciumc. Phosphorusd. Oxygen

Which one of the following is the highest mountain on Earth?

a. Mauna Kena (Hawaii)b. Mount Everest (Nepal/Tibet)c. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)d. Fuji (Japan)

Which scientist would study rocks and minerals?

a. Zoologistb. Geologistc. Botanistd. Meteorologist

Which was invented first?

a. Telephoneb. Microwave ovenc. Light bulbd. Telegraph

House flies beat their wings at a rate of ______ beats per second.

a. 330b. 520c. 840d. 950

The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States was 134oF. Where was it?

a. Phoenix, Arizonab. Tampa, Floridac. Death Valley, Californiad. Washington, DC

In an average lifetime, does a person have more breaths or heartbeats?

Heartbeats - about 3 billion vs. about 600 million breaths in 74 years.

Which branch of science deals with the study of motion, forces, & energy?

a. Physicsb. Chemistryc. Biologyd. Astronomy

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

a. Earthb. Mercuryc. Marsd. Jupiter

Which is the deepest ocean? a. Atlantic oceanb. Indian Oceanc. Arctic Oceand. Pacific Ocean