BIOLOGY
Is a tomato scientifically considered a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit!
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
What is the lightest element?
Hydrogen!
What is Newtons first law of motion?
It states that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by a force!
Name all fossil fuels
Coal, natural gas, and petroleum :(
What is the largest living mammal?
The Blue Whale?
What are the two main metals in the earth’s core?
Iron and Nickel
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury!
What is the (scientific) definition of weight?
The force that gravity exerts onto an object!
How many trees does the average american consume in paper and wood products each year?
a. 1 tree
b. 3 trees
c. 7 trees.
d. 12 trees.
(c) 7 trees for a total of 2 billion trees per year :(
What is the longest type of cell in the body?
A Neuron!
Name the three time periods of the dinosaurs.
Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods
When a material goes from solid to a gas, without becoming a liquid, this is known as?
Sublimation!
What do you call the force moving towards an axis in rotational motion?
Centripetal force!
What is the average amount of time it takes a plastic bag to decompose?
Over 1000 years :(
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Your skin!
What is the only planet in our solar system not named after a Roman god or goddess.
Earth!
What is the only letter that does not appear on the periodic table?
J!
What is the term for the pressure exerted by a fluid on an object submerged in it?
Buoyant force!
What is the most commonly littered item in the world?
Cigarette butts :(
What are the four main chambers of the human heart?
The left atrium, the right atrium, the left ventricle & the right ventricle!
Which planet in the solar system has the greatest number of moons?
Jupiter, with 59 moons!
What is the only element that was discovered before it was found on earth?
Helium! (It was first detected in the Sun's light spectrum)
What are the four fundamental forces in nature?
Strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, gravitational force, and electromagnetic force!
What is the worlds largest fish and a current endangered species?
A whale shark :(