Science Quiz Bowl

The fastest-running terrestrial animal is __________.

What radioactive element is routinely used in treating hyperthyroidism, and in reducing thyroid activity?

A type of plastic that is biodegradable. The ingredient that makes it biodegradable is __________.

Bronze, a yellow metal, is an alloy of copper and zinc.

If a metal can be drawn into wires relatively easily it is called __________.

Yeast, used in making bread is a __________.

Superconductivity is a material property associated with __________.

At room temperature, most elements are in which phase of matter?

Bees must collect nectar from approximately how many flowers to make 1 pound of honeycomb?

Fiber optics is a technology whereby a glass fiber carries as much information as hundreds of copper wires?

There are 36 time zones on Earth.

Cystitis is the infection of which of the following?

Black sea is the saltiest natural lake and is also at the lowest elevation on the face of the earth.

Photon has rest mass of zero.

CYANIDE or HYDROGEN CYANIDE is the better known name for the deadly poison prussic acid?

Platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs.

What famous scientist and inventor participated in the invention of the Aqua-Lung?

The study of phenomena at very low temperatures is called __________.

Stone Age is another name for the Paleolithic Age?

Pollination by birds is called __________.

The science of weights and measures is called __________.

As you go down into a well, your weight __________.

Wood whose normal cells have been replaced with mineral deposits is called PETRIFIED WOOD.

Which prefix is often used with scientific terms to indicate that something is the same, equal or constant?

There were 10 men who have walked on the moon.