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1. What is the biggest planet in our solar system? 2. What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen? 3. Another name for a tidal wave is a? 4. True or false? Dogs are herbivores. 5. What is the 7th element on the periodic table of elements? 6. What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face? 7. True or false? DNA is the shortened form of the term ‘Deoxyribonucleic acid’? 8. The highest mountain on earth is? 9. What is the name of the closest star to the earth? 10. True or false? Frogs are cold blooded animals. 11. What is the name of the element with the chemical symbol ‘He’? 12. The fear of what animal is known as ‘arachnophobia’? 13. Pure water has a pH level of a around? 14. The molten rock that comes from a volcano after it has erupted is known as what? 15. True or false? Yogurt is produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. 16. What is the name of the part of the human skeleton which protects our brain? 17. Is the compound ‘HCl’ an acid or base? 18. True or false? The fastest land animal in the world is the zebra. 19. How many bones do sharks have in their bodies? 20. What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical physics? General Science Quiz Answers 1. Jupiter 2. O 3. Tsunami 4. False - They are omnivores 5. Nitrogen 6. A trunk 7. True 8. Mount Everest 9. The sun 10. True 11. Helium 12. Spiders 13. 7 14. Lava 15. True 16. The skull 17. An acid (hydrochloric acid) 18. False (it is the cheetah) 19. 0 20. Albert Einstein

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1. What is the biggest planet in our solar system?2. What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?3. Another name for a tidal wave is a?4. True or false? Dogs are herbivores.5. What is the 7th element on the periodic table of elements?6. What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face?7. True or false? DNA is the shortened form of the term ‘Deoxyribonucleic acid’?8. The highest mountain on earth is?9. What is the name of the closest star to the earth?10. True or false? Frogs are cold blooded animals.11. What is the name of the element with the chemical symbol ‘He’?12. The fear of what animal is known as ‘arachnophobia’?13. Pure water has a pH level of a around?14. The molten rock that comes from a volcano after it has erupted is known as what?15. True or false? Yogurt is produced by bacterial fermentation of milk.16. What is the name of the part of the human skeleton which protects our brain?17. Is the compound ‘HCl’ an acid or base?18. True or false? The fastest land animal in the world is the zebra.19. How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?20. What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical physics?

 

 

General Science Quiz Answers 

1. Jupiter 2. O 3. Tsunami4. False - They are omnivores

5. Nitrogen 6. A trunk 7. True 8. Mount Everest9. The sun 10. True 11. Helium 12. Spiders13. 7 14. Lava 15. True 16. The skull17. An acid (hydrochloric acid)

18. False (it is the cheetah)

19. 0 20. Albert Einstein

1. What is the name of the biggest part of the human brain?2. The colored part of the human eye that controls how much light passes through the pupil is called the?3. What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?

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4. The muscles found in the front of your thighs are known as what?5. True or false? The two chambers at the bottom of your heart are called ventricles.6. What substance are nails made of?7. What is the human body’s biggest organ?8. The innermost part of bones contains what?9. True or false? An adult human body has over 500 bones.10. How many lungs does the human body have?11. Another name for your voice box is the?12. The two holes in your nose are called?13. Your tongue is home to special structures that allow you to experience tastes such as sour, sweet, bitter and salty, what is their name?14. The bones that make up your spine are called what?15. The shape of DNA is known as?16. The flow of blood through your heart and around your body is called?17. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?18. What is the name of the long pipe that shifts food from the back of your throat down to your stomach?19. True or false? Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced.20. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the?

 

 

Human Body Quiz Answers 

1. The cerebrum 2. Iris 3. Melanin 4. Quadriceps5. True 6. Keratin 7. The skin 8. Bone marrow9. False (there are 206) 10. 2 11. Larynx 12. Nostrils13. Taste buds 14. Vertebrae 15. A double helix 16. Circulation17. Ribs 18. The esophagus 19. True 20. Epidermis

 

1. What is the closest planet to the Sun?2. What is the name of the 2nd biggest planet in our solar system?3. What is the hottest planet in our solar system?4. What planet is famous for its big red spot on it?5. What planet is famous for the beautiful rings that surround it?6. Can humans breathe normally in space as they can on Earth?7. Is the sun a star or a planet?8. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

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9. What planet is known as the red planet?10. What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth?11. Have human beings ever set foot on Mars?12. What is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to research space and astronomy?13. What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope?14. Earth is located in which galaxy?15. What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?16. Ganymede is a moon of which planet?17. What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon?18. Olympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on which planet?19. Does the sun orbit the Earth?20. Is the planet Neptune bigger than Earth?

 

 

Space Quiz Answers 

1. Mercury 2. Saturn 3. Venus 4. Jupiter5. Saturn 6. No 7. A star 8. Neil Armstrong9. Mars 10. Gravity 11. No 12. An observatory13. Hubble Space Telescope

14. The Milky Way Galaxy

15. Sputnik 16. Jupiter

17. Titan 18. Mars 19. No 20. Yes

 

1. What is the first element on the periodic table?2. What is the centre of an atom called?3. True or false? Acids have a pH level below 7.4. What is the main gas found in the air we breathe?5. True or false? An electron carries a positive charge.6. Famous New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize in which field?7. What is the chemical symbol for gold?8. K is the chemical symbol for which element?9. What orbits the nucleus of an atom?10. At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?11. True or false? A neutron has no net electric charge.12. A nuclear reaction where the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts is known as

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nuclear fission or nuclear fusion?13. What is H20 more commonly known as?14. What is the third most common gas found in the air we breathe?15. What is the name given to substances that are initially involved in a chemical reaction?16. True or false? Bases have a pH level below 7.17. Is sodium hydroxide (NaOH) an acid or base?18. Atoms of the same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?19. True or false? A proton carries a positive charge.20. What is the fourth most abundant element in the universe in terms of mass?

 

 

Chemistry Quiz Answers 

1. Hydrogen 2. A nucleus 3. True4. Nitrogen (around 78%)

5. False 6. Chemistry 7. Au 8. Potassium9. Electrons 10. Mercury 11. True 12. Nuclear fission13. Water 14. Argon (around 1%) 15. Reactants 16. False17. Base 18. Isotopes 19. True 20. Carbon

1. Which famous scientist introduced the idea of natural selection?2. A person who studies biology is known as a?3. Botany is the study of?4. Can frogs live in salt water?5. True or false? The common cold is caused by a virus.6. Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?7. Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what?8. A single piece of coiled DNA is known as a?9. A group of dog offspring is known as a?10. The area of biology devoted to the study of fungi is known as?11. What is the name of the process used by plants to convert sunlight into food?12. The death of every member of a particular species is known as what?13. The process of pasteurization is named after which famous French microbiologist?14. True or false? A salamander is a warm blooded animal?15. A change of the DNA in an organism that results in a new trait is known as a?

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Biology Quiz Answers 

1. Charles Darwin 2. Biologist 3. Plants4. No 5. True 6. Omnivores7. Antibiotics 8. Chromosome 9. Litter10. Mycology 11. Photosynthesis 12. Extinction13. Louis Pasteur 14. False 15. Mutation

 

1. When light bends as it enters a different medium the process is known as what?2. A magnifying glass is what type of lens?3. Electric resistance is typically measured in what units?4. A person who studies physics is known as a?5. Metals expand when heated and do what when cooled?6. What is the first name of the famous scientist who gave us Newton’s three laws of motion?7. What state of the art computer technology is used to train pilots when wanting to copy the experience of flying an aircraft?8. Electric power is typically measured in what units?9. The most recognized model of how the universe begun is known as the?10. Who is the Hubble Space Telescope named after?11. The wire inside an electric bulb is known as the what?12. Theoretical physicist James Maxwell was born in what country?13. Infrared light has a wavelength that is too long or short to be visible for humans?14. What kind of eclipse do we have when the moon is between the sun and the earth?15. True or false? Iron is attracted by magnets.16. What is the earth’s primary source of energy?17. Conductors have a high or low resistance?18. Electric current is typically measured in what units?

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19. What scientist is well known for his theory of relativity?20. Earth is located in which galaxy?

 

 

Physics Quiz Answers 

1. Refraction 2. Convex 3. Ohms 4. Physicist5. Contract 6. Isaac 7. A flight simulator 8. Watts9. Big bang 10. Edwin Hubble 11. Filament 12. Scotland13. Long 14. A solar eclipse 15. True 16. The sun

17. Low 18. Amperes 19. Albert Einstein20. The Milky Way galaxy