Basics of Science
Which is the official system of measurement used by scientists?
A. English System
B. Imperial System
C. Property System
D. Metric System
D. Metric System
The 4 inner planets closest to the sun are called what?
A. Land Planets
B. Terrestrial Planets
C. Sand Planets
D. Earth Planets
B. Terrestrial Planets
Seventy-eight percent of the atmosphere is made up of _____.
A. Carbon
B. Nitrogen
C. Oxygen
D. Carbon Dioxide
B. Nitrogen
True or False:
Fluid in the inner ear is connected to our sense of balance.
True
Which American road runs from Chicago to Los Angeles?
A. Route 66
B. US-1
C. Continental Highway
D. Main-Way Freeway
A. Route 66
Which is NOT a type of graph or chart?
A. Bar
B. Slant
C. Pie
D. Line
B. Slant
Which famous scientists understood the planets gravitational pull and orbital speed?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Niels Bohr
C. Nicolaus Copernicus
D. Florence Nightingale
A. Isaac Newton
Which type of front is formed by a faster-moving cold front catching up with a warm front?
A. Cold front
B. Warm front
C. Occluded front
D. Rain front
C. Occluded front
The pituitary gland of the endocrine system is also known as what?
A. "complex gland"
B. "reaction response"
C. "master controller"
D. "reasoning response"
C. "master controller"
Which is the correct way to spell the spray-paint art form?
A. Grafiti
B. Graffiti
C. Grafitti
D. Graffitti
B. Graffiti
The liter is used to measure _____.
A. Distance
B. Mass
C. Density
D. Volume
D. Volume
The 4 outer planets farthest from the sun are called what?
A. Jovian Planets
B. Bright Planets
C. Gaseous Plantes
D. Dust Planets
A. Jovian Planets
A narrow, funnel-shaped cloud of rapidly rotating winds.
A. Hurricane
B. Tornado
C. Cirrus
D. Stratus
B. Tornado
The soupy liquid which leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine is called what?
A. Villi
B. Bile
C. Chyme
D. Mucus
C. Chyme
Dutch people are from which country primarily?
A. Netherlands
B. England
C. France
D. Austria
A. Netherlands
True or False?
The weight of an object never changes.
False
The sun's energy is the result of a what type of reaction?
A. Chemical
B. Physical
C. Nuclear
D. Combustion
C. Nuclear
Hurricanes usually beginning by forming over _____.
A. ocean
B. land
C. mountains
D. deserts
A. ocean
Which is NOT a function of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice.
A. regulates metabolism
B. makes pepsin
C. kills bacteria
D. breaks down protein
A. regulates metabolism
Who succeeded George Washington as president of the United States?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. James Madison
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams
After conducting an experiment, a scientist must first _____.
A. Interpret data
B. Form a hypothesis
C. State the problem
D. Draw conclusions
A. Interpret data
Name all of the planets in the correct order from closest to furthest away from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Global belts of low and high air pressure are caused by _____.
A. local air currents
B. windy air currents
C. horizontal air currents
D. vertical air currents
D. vertical air currents
The ileum connects which two organs? Choose 2:
A. Stomach
B. Liver
C. Small Intestine
D. Large Intestine
E. Esophagus
F. Gallbladder
C. Small Intestine
D. Large Intestine
The Venus de Milo, one of the most famous greek sculptures of all time is missing which body part(s)?
A. Legs
B. Nose
C. Head
D. Arms
D. Arms