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Pre Scholarship Science Trivia
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1
It is thought that dinosaurs went extinct becuase of
hunting by early humans
climate cooling
meteorite impact
viral dseases
2
Unlike most fish, sharks have no
gills
bones
teeth
liver
3
The platypus and echidna are the only mammals that
live in antarctica
eat eucalyptus leaves
have green blood
lay eggs
4
Hardest known mineral
copper
pyrite
talc
diamond
5
The hardest chemical in your body is:
Kidney stone
fingernails
tooth enamel
bone
6
Which are the longest cells in the human body?
red blood cells
phloem cells
nerve cells
root hair cells
7
The densest planet in the Solar System is:
Earth
Mars
Venus
Mercury
8
All of the following common chemicals are acidic or have a low pH
except
lemon juice
gastric juice
seawater
coffee
9
Charles Darwin began developing his theory of evolution while voyaging on a ship named
The Santa Maria
StarShip Enterprise
The Beagle
The Endeavour
10
The galaxy we live in is called the Milky Way. It is shaped approximately like
pretzel
doughnut
round ball
flat spiral
11
The metal mercury:
is a liquid at room temperature
is extensively used in aircraft construction
is highly radioactive
is the hardest known metal
12
According to Apolo astronauts, the moon smells like
cheese
coffee grounds
gasoline
burnt gunpowder
13
Which of the following animals is fastest
cheetah
strepococcus bacteria
mako shark
peregrine falcon
14
The charge of the nucleus of an atom is
Positive
Neutral
Negative
15
density equals
volume/ mass
mass x volume
mass/volume
mass + volme
16
Chemical symbol for fluorine.
Cl
C
Fl
F
17
What is special about Sirius, the Dog Star?
Brightest star in night sky
emits barking sounds which radioteloscopes can detect
always directly above north pole
Only star first observed by Einstein
18
How much do you differ, genetically, from other humans?
1%
5%
10%
25%
19
Kinetic energy is
life energy, possessed by living organisms
energy of movement
rare form of energy observed in deep space
only important at subatomic distances
20
How many bones are there in the adult human body?
300
206
236
306