Science Trivia Questions — page 98

Changes at the molecular level can turn proto-oncogenes into oncogenes. These changes cause unregulated cell division. Which disease is caused by this transformation?

• Aleukemia
• Bpneumonia
• Chemophilia
• Ddiabetes

Which situation would be considered observation and measurement?

• Apredicting how much a plant will grow in one week
• Bgathering the resources for a plant investigation
• Cexplaining why a plant grew differently under certain conditions
• Drecording how much a plant grew daily for a week

Venus is named after the Roman Goddess of what?

• ABeauty
• BLust
• CTruth
• DLove

A person named Leonardo da Vinci studied many things including animals, geology, clouds, and flight. His study of birds helped him design the first parachute. Everything he saw made him ask how and why. Which human quality most likely made this person want to study many different things?

• Awisdom
• Bcuriosity
• Ckindness
• Dduty

Which tool is best to use when comparing an animal cell to a plant cell?

• Amicroscope
• Bthermometer
• Cbalance
• Dcompass

In humans, a trait can be determined by one pair or many pairs of

• Aorgans
• Bcells
• Cmicrobes
• Dgenes

Which animal is preparing for a seasonal change in the environment?

• Aa deer drinking water
• Ba squirrel storing nuts
• Ca bat flying at night
• Dan owl eating a mouse

Darryl learns that freezing temperatures may help cause weathering. Which statement explains how freezing temperatures most likely cause weathering?

• Aby freezing the leaves on trees
• Bby turning acid rain into acid snow
• Cby causing rocks to stick together
• Dby freezing water in the cracks of rocks

How do viruses reproduce?

• ABy maitng
• BBy cell division
• CBy transforming other cells into viruses
• DBy forcing other cells to produce copies of them

Déjà Vu is one of the curios brain phenomenon. Which of these most accurately describes the term?

• AA spontaneous involuntary creation of a false memory
• BThe feeling that something familiar was never seen before
• CA sensation of something seen or experienced before
• DA sudden flash of a long forgotten memory

A small ice cube at a temperature of 0°C is dropped into a glass of water at 28°C and melts. What is the temperature of the water in the glass just after the ice cube melts?

• Agreater than 28°C
• B0°C
• C28°C
• Dbetween 0°C and 28°C

Which natural formation is the best example of the result of both constructive and destructive forces such as weathering, erosion, and deposition of sediment?

• AThe Himalayan Mountains
• BThe Grand Canyon
• CThe Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• DThe Mojave Desert

When a boy stands in a field in the sunlight, he usually is able to see his

• Atemperature
• Bweight
• Creflection
• Dshadow

A negatively-charged ion has

• Aa heavier nucleus.
• Bmore electrons than neutrons.
• Cmore electrons than protons.
• Da greater atomic mass.

What is a benefit of the regulation of gene expression?

• Atrait adaptation to environmental change
• Btrait inheritance in offspring
• Cconservation of genetic information
• Dconservation of cell resources

Light rays are focused by the lens of a camera through the process of

• Adispersion.
• Breflection.
• Crefraction.
• Ddiffraction.

How does a human body get energy?

• AWater provides the majority of energy.
• BSleep provides energy stored at night for the next day.
• CSunlight on the skin produces energy.
• DFood and oxygen combine to deliver energy.

Which features can be found on the surface of both Earth and the Moon?

• Aoceans
• Bmountains
• Cplants
• Danimals

Who is regarded as the Father of Mathematics?

• ARene Descartes
• BArchimedes
• CErnest Rutherford
• DEuclid

Which famous mathematician proved that there is no formula to find the roots of any equation of degree more than four?

• AAbel
• BEuler
• CGauss
• DGalois

To which planet do National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists hope to send humans next?

• AJupiter
• BMercury
• CMars
• DVenus

Which job is done in Virginia only during the fall season?

• AFeeding animals
• BPicking apples
• CSelling clothes
• DBuilding houses

Which mammal has the most teeth?

• AThe spinner dolphin
• BThe tiger seal
• CThe dingo
• DThe giant armadillo

In 2001, NASA sent this unmanned spacecraft to orbit Mars in search of signs of water and volcanic activity on the surface.

• AMars Odyssey
• BMars Reconnaissance Orbiter
• CMars Pathfinder
• DMars Exploration Rover

Where did organisms live when they first appeared on Earth?

• Aunder the ground
• Bin the air
• Con the land
• Din the water

What actress starred in the 1996 disaster movie Twister?

• AHelen Hunt
• BMichelle Pfeiffer
• CJodie Foster
• DMeg Ryan

Who was a leading authority on continental drift in the early 1900s?

• AAlbert Einstein
• BCharles Richter
• CCharles Darwin
• DAlfred Wegener

Different colors derive form the different wavelengths of the spectrum of light. What part of it do we call visible light, i.e. we can perceive with our eyes?

• A700 - 900 nm
• B380 - 740 nm
• C1000 + nm
• D0 - 500 nm

Which part of a bicycle BEST moves in a circle?

• AFoot pedal
• BSeat
• CKickstand
• DFrame

What is the most likely function of a turtle's hard shell?

• Aprovide protection
• Bincrease speed
• Callow for reproduction
• Dconvert energy

When a conclusion is reached after an experiment, which is most likely the first step other scientists might take when checking the conclusion?

• Apropose different conclusions from the same data
• Bstudy the data to evaluate the conclusion
• Cdevelop new technologies based on the conclusion
• Dchange current models to fit the conclusion

Why do we see different stars in the sky at different times of the year?

• AThe stars are revolving around the Sun.
• BThe stars are revolving around Earth.
• CEarth is revolving around the Sun.
• DThe Moon is revolving around Earth.

When ice begins to melt at 0°C, water molecules

• Abegin to lose some of their atomic mass.
• Bbreak apart into individual water atoms.
• Crelease heat to the surrounding atmosphere.
• Dmove more freely in relation to each other.

The process of photosynthesis is carried out by which of these major cell organelles?

• ARibosomes
• BChloroplasts
• CMitochondria
• DVacuoles

Which unit is used to indicate the amount of energy in food?

• Aounce
• Bdegree
• Cgram
• Dcalorie

Which device most likely provided technology for the invention of the first hearing aid?

• Amicrophone
• Btelephone
• Cphonograph
• Dmicroscope

A gastroenterologist is a doctor who treats problems of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Which organ system is cared for by this type of doctor?

• Adigestive system
• Bmuscular system
• Cnervous system
• Dcirculatory system

Temperature changes along the coast are usually less extreme than temperature changes farther inland. Which of the following statements best explains why?

• AIt is much less humid at the coast than farther inland.
• BIt is much windier at the coast than farther inland.
• CThe temperature of the ocean remains fairly constant.
• DThe temperature of the land remains fairly constant.

Which mineral is most likely to be found in all of the three major rock types known as metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary?

• Aquartz
• Bgypsum
• Csulfur
• Dhalite

Which is the best way to show the percent gas composition in Earth's atmosphere?

• Ascatterplot
• Bpie chart
• Cline graph
• Dbar graph

Many things can contribute to the development of a theory. A student made a list of some things that might help scientists develop a theory. Observations Calculations Conversations Publications From the student's list, which must be used in the development of every theory?

• ACalculations and conversations
• BConversations
• CPublications and calculations
• DObservations

In which part of the digestive system are the so-called Brunners glands located?

• ASmall intestine
• BColon
• CDuodenum
• DStomach

Which group consists only of living things?

• AVolcano, candle, rabbit
• Bwind, candle, volcano
• Crabbit, seed, bird
• Dseed, bird, wind

Do you know what TCP stands for?

• ATransfer Control Protocol
• BTurbo Connection Protocol
• CTime Control Protocol
• DTransmission Control Protocol

What animals does malacology study?

• AArthropods
• BMonotremes
• CMollusks
• DJellyfish

Turgor pressure in the cells of plant roots is strong enough to eventually crack the rocks in which they grow. What machine redirects force this way?

• Aa pulley
• Ba wedge
• Can inclined plane
• Da wheel and axle

The Moon is visible to observers on Earth because of

• Areflected sunlight
• Bgases in the Moon's interior
• Cabsorbed light from Earth's atmosphere
• Dvolcanic eruptions on the Moon's surface

In which layer of the atmosphere does most of Earth's weather occur?

• Athe troposphere, which is the lowest layer
• Bthe thermosphere, which has the highest temperature
• Cthe exosphere, which is the outermost layer
• Dthe stratosphere, which contains a sub-layer of ozone

Which Roman emperor died of Antonine plague? This plague was actually named after him.

• AMarcus Aurelius
• BAugustus
• CClaudius
• DVespasian

A student filled three beakers, each with 50 milliliters of liquid water. The student cooled Beaker 1 to form ice. The student heated Beaker 2 to form water vapor (gas). Beaker 3 remained at room temperature. What process takes place when liquid water changes to a vapor (gas)?

• Aevaporation
• Bcondensation
• Cmelting
• Dfreezing