Chemistry
What are the halogens?
Helium
Neon
Argon
Krypton
Xenon
Rodon
What is the most common element in the human body?
Oxygen
What mineral is known as 'fool's gold'?
Pyrite
I am pushing on this boulder, but it will not budge. It must be magically glued to the ground. But that's not magic, it's physics. Which of these laws makes the most sense for the rock not moving?
Laws of Motion
What is the common term for an injury to the neck caused by a jerk of the head?
Whiplash
Which is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What human organ cleans fifty gallons of blood every day?
Kidney
Layers of soil are known as what?
Horizons
Which of the following is a paramagnetic substance?
Platinum
What constellation represents a hunter with a club a shield?
Orion
What is the most common metal in the earths crust?
Aluminium
What is the longest type of cell in the body?
The nerve cell (Neuron).
The gas given off in the acid test of a carbonate mineral is?
Carbon Dioxide
Where does sound travel faster; water or air?
Water
How many grams is 1 Troy Ounce?
31.1grams
What is the unit measurement for the activity of a radioactive source?
The Becqueral (Bq). 1 Bq = 1 disintegration per second
Where are the three smallest bones in the human body?
The Inner Ear (the ossicles)
On Moh's scale of hardness what mineral has a hardness of 9?
Corundum
What is the strongest known magnet in the Universe?
A Neutron Star
What phenomenon is named for the French words for "already seen"?
Deja Vu
What are microscopic spheres of 60 atoms of pure carbon in a spherelike structure that resembles a geodosic dome?
Buckyballs
What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback" characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an earlier ancestor?
Atavism
Aquamarine is a beryl whose color like the sea is imparted by iron ions. Beryl is a silicate of two metals. What are these metals?
beryllium and aluminum
Friction seems to play a role in just about everything, and it certainly plays a part in bowling a strike. Which of these, for most bowlers, creates the most kinetic friction with the bowling ball?
The lane
What fraction of the Earth's gravity is the moon's?
1/6