Animals
What is the largest species of shark?
Whale Shark
Which planet is famous for its spectacular rings?
Saturn
What is 7²?
49
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide.
What ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?
The ancient Egyptians.
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
Solve: 3x + 5 = 20.
x= 5
What force pulls objects toward Earth?
Gravity
What U.S. founding document begins with 'We the People'?
The U.S. Constitution
Which animal has three hearts and blue blood?
The octopus
Why do we see different phases of the Moon?
We see different portions of the Moon's sunlit half as it orbits Earth.
A triangle has angles of 42° and 67°. What is its third angle?
71°.
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?
The bat
Approximately how long does sunlight take to travel from the Sun to Earth?
About 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
A jacket costs $80 and is discounted by 25%. What is the sale price before tax?
$60.
A rabbit population lives in a habitat. If most of its predators disappear, what will likely happen to the rabbit population at first, assuming enough food is available?
It will likely increase because fewer rabbits are being eaten.
What invention helped books become more widely available in Europe during the 1400s?
The movable-type printing press, associated with Johannes Gutenberg.
Which animal has fingerprints so similar to humans that they can be difficult to tell apart?
The koala.
What is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape?
The event horizon.
A bag contains 4 red, 5 blue, and 3 green marbles. What is the probability of randomly choosing a marble that is NOT blue? Give a simplified fraction.
7/12
A student tests whether fertilizer affects plant growth. Why should the student keep sunlight and water the same for each plant?
To control variables so fertilizer is the main factor being tested.
Why did many American colonists protest British taxes before the American Revolution?
They objected to taxation without representation in Parliament.