Botany
What is the term used to describe the means by which the male and female cells combine to form a new cell which then eventually develops into a new embryo?
Fertilization
Which element has the symbol Au?
Gold
Where does sound travel faster; water or air?
Water
Name the 2 closest planets to the Earth.
Venus and Mars
Which organ in the body can process pain but cannot feel it?
Brain
What is the botanical name for the male reproductive organ in flowering plants?
Stamen
Which element is used as a disinfectant, as a bleaching agent and to purify water?
Chlorine
True or False: is lightning 3x hotter than the sun?
True!
The three main parts of a comet are the nucleus, the tail, and which one of the following -- Zenith, Umbra, Coma, or Radiant?
Coma
How many bones are babies born with that reduce to 206 when they turn into adults?
300 bones
What is the process by which the microspores of a seed plant are transferred to another compatible plant of the same type?
Pollination
After hydrogen and helium, what is the most abundant element in the universe?
Oxygen. Hydrogen and Helium are estimated to make up roughly 74% and 24% of all matter in the universe respectively.
True or False: the Eiffel Tower is taller in the summer than in the winter.
True! Metals expand as they are heated, and this can cause metal structures to stretch with temperature changes.
What color is Saturn?
Saturn has a pale yellow hue due to ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere.
True or False; all invertebrates are cold-blooded.
True!
What is the name of the ripened ovary which contains the seeds in many plants?
Fruit
If a liquid had a ph of 6 – would it be Acid, Alkali or Neutral?
Acid
What is Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation also known as?
LASER
Which planet has the largest ocean?
Jupiter
What is the power house of the cell?
Mitochondria
What is the name of the structure that is formed from the ovule of a plant after fertilization has taken place?
Seed
Pb is the chemical symbol for which element?
Lead
What is the opposite to matter?
Antimatter
How many Earths could fit inside the sun?
1 million
What is the substance that makes up our nails?
Keratin