Science Trivia IV

Health Science

100

True or False

a compound fracture is a bone broken in several places

FALSE

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY QUESTION-

The eyes each lie within a bony socket in the skull called this

orbit

300

these are the large muscles located in the upper legs

quadriceps

400

Dialysis is a process that removes waste from this, artificially

blood

500

this is the medical term for low blood pressure

hypotension

MATH

100

True or False

an infinitesimal object is too small to be measured

TRUE

200

There are this many milligrams in a gram

1000

300

This is the result of dividing 30 by one-half

60

400

a fraction turned upside-down

reciprocal

500

a straight line beginning at a point and extending forever

ray

Earth and Space

100

True or False

The driest and wettest places on Earth are located in South America

TRUE

200

This is how much a 100-pound person would weigh on Mars

38 pounds

300

This is the deepest canyon in the United States

Hell's Canyon on the Snake River

400

Earth's atmosphere is composed mostly of this inert gas

nitrogen

500

rain freezing on a dark surface

black ice

Life Science

100

True or False

A shark does not have bones

TRUE

200

These bird feathers grow close to the skin and keep it warm

down feathers

300

This is the common name for an orca

killer whale

400

PRIDES is an anagram for which type of arachnid?

Spider

500

CRUEL is an anagram for a painful stomach condition

Ulcer

Physical Science

100

True or False

a thermostat is a device used to measure temperature

FALSE

200

this is the chemical symbol for the element mercury

Hg

300

REVEL is an anagram for this simple machine

lever

400

This metal turns green when it corrodes

copper

500

The common name for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

laser