Albert Einstein
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What are the three layers of the Earth?
Crust, Mantle and Core
How many elements are on the periodic table?
118
What do you call an animal that eats a variety of other organisms, including plants, animals and fungi?
Omnivore
What do you call the study of weather, climate and the atmosphere?
Meteorology
What is the study of fungi called?
Mycology
Which is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
What do you call a volcano that’s not currently erupting?
Dormant
What element is the most commonly used to create nuclear energy?
Uranium
What do you call molten rock before it has erupted?
Magma
What does a Geiger counter measure?
Radiation
Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth?
8 minutes and 20 seconds
What is the name of the red pigment found in vertebrates that functions in oxygen transport?
Haemoglobin
What scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals?
Mohs scale
What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?
Sublimation
What are the most common elements in the human body?
By mass, about 96% of our bodies are made of four key elements: oxygen (65%), carbon (18.5%), hydrogen (9.5%) and nitrogen (3.3%).
What element is named after the Greek word for greenish yellow?
Chlorine
What do you call the subatomic particles that make up protons and neutrons?
Quarks
Which two planets have no moons?
Mercury and Venus
How many bones are in a giraffe’s neck?
Seven.
A giraffe's neck has seven cervical vertebrae, which is the same number as in humans and most other mammals. However, each of these vertebrae in a giraffe is significantly longer than those in humans.
How many skin cells does a person shed every minute?
30,000
You may not see the dead, dull skin flaking off your face and body, but it’s happening all day. It takes about a month for newly formed skin cells to make their way to the surface — a timeframe that decreases with age. “Cell turnover can take as much as six to eight weeks in someone in their 60s or 70s, and that buildup of dead skin cells can make their complexion appear duller and drier,” says Dr. Sarnoff. You can speed up the process (at any age) with topical products that contains retinoids, which promote new cell growth, or alpha hydroxy acids, including glycolic acid. These loosen up the intercellular glue-like substance that holds skin cells together on the surface, allowing them to slough off sooner. You can find these ingredients in cleansers, serums, lotions or creams.
What animal kills the most humans each year?
Mosquito
The first vaccine was developed for which disease?
Smallpox
Edward Jenner is credited with developing the first vaccine for this disease in 1796. He demonstrated that inoculation with cowpox, a related but milder disease, could protect against smallpox
Between which two planets does the asteroid belt lie?
Jupiter and Mars
Where on the human body are the most sweat glands?
The palms of the hands and soles of the feet