Space
Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth?
8 minutes
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What is the name of the deepest location in the world’s oceans?
Mariana trench
How many bones do sharks have?
None
What is the medical term for bad breath?
Halitosis
Which type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
What does a Geiger counter measure?
Radiation
What is the second most common gas found in the air we breathe?
Oxygen (21%)
What is the tallest type of grass?
Bamboo
What’s the name of the protein in blood that carries oxygen?
Hemoglobin
What’s the sun primarily made of?
Hydrogen
Bronze is an alloy made of which two elements?
Copper and Tin
The mass of the earth is made up mostly of which two elements?
Iron (32%) and Oxygen (30%)
How many pairs of legs does an arachnid have?
4 pairs
What is the name for the amount of energy it takes to increase the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius?
A calorie
Who was the first human to travel into space?
Yuri Gagarin
A diamond is the hardest substance on Earth according to what scale
Mohs Hardness Scale
What’s the largest desert on Earth?
Antarctica
What’s the only big cat that doesn’t roar?
Cheetah
What is the rarest blood type?
AB-
Which planet rotates on its side, with its axis tilted at over 90 degrees?
Uranus
What is the name of the process where a substance goes directly from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid?
Sublimation
TRIPLE PLAY
Name the three time periods of the dinosaurs.
Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous
What is the name of the nucleic acid that acts as a messenger in protein synthesis?
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
What is a group of parrots called?
A pandemonium