Science Quiz Bowl Week 1

Which organ secretes bile?

Which psychological concept did Pavlov’s dog help him describe?

What is the name of the red pigmented protein found in vertebrates that functions in oxygen transport?

What is the chemical symbol for lead?

What layer of the Earth is right below the crust?

Where in the human body are the smallest bones located?

What is the average life cycle of a red blood cell?

What planet in our solar system has the most gravity?

How many bones does a great white shark have?

The first vaccine was for which disease?

Oncology focuses on what disease?

What inorganic molecule is produced by lightning?

What is the sticky part of the pistil called?

The process of weathered material moving due to gravity is called what?

About how hold is planet Earth?

What is a Geiger Counter used to measure?

What disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air’?

The metamorphism of what rock forms marble?

Who was the first woman in space?

What is it called when you make light change direction by passing it through a lens?

What instrument do you use to measure wind speed?

What animal is the closest living relative of a human?

How many bones are in a giraffe’s neck?

What gas makes up most of the atmosphere of Mars

Which constellation are the stars Castor and Pollux in?

Aspirin comes from the bark of what tree?

What is a unit that measures force?

Which two elements on the periodic table are liquids at room temperature?

According to Apollo astronauts, the Moon smells like what?

Bronze is an allow consisting of primarily of what two elements?