Science Trivia

Which has more bones:


A.  An adult

B. A teenager

C.  A baby










Answer:  (c)  A baby, as we get older, some of our bones fuse (or grow) together.

Science Trivia

How many feet does food travel in the average adult's digestive tract?


A.     10 feet

B.     20 feet

C.     30 feet








Answer: (c) 30 feet or about 5 to 6 times the  person's height

Scinece Trivia

How long is the wingspan of the largest bat, the flying foxes of Asia?

A.     3 feet

B.     6 feet

C.     10 feet







Answer:  The flying fox wingspan is (B) 6 feet, about the length of a surfboard.

Science Trivia

The strongest winds ever recorded were:

A.     127 mph

B.     183 mph

C.     231 mph













Answer:  Wind speed reached (c) 231 mph atop Mount Washington, NH on April 12, 1934

Science Trivia

What is the age of the oldest known fossils on Earth?

A.     1 billion years

B.     2.2 billion years

C.     3.5 billion years





Answer:  There are fossils that date back (c) 3.5 billion years.

Science Trivia

Which is the largest order  (or type) of insect?

     A.  Coleoptera (beetles)

     B.  Diptera (flies)

     C.  Lepidoptera  ( butterflies/moths)

   



Answer:  A.  Coleoptera -  This order has aboout 33,000 species!

Science Trivia

Which of the following scientists studies the oceans?

     A.  Oceanographer

     B.  Astronomer

     C. Meteorologist





Answer:   Oceanographer

Science Trivia

Which does not belong?

     A.  Shale

     B.  Basalt

     C. Sandstone

     D.  Limestone





Answer:  B.  Basalt - It is an igneous rock; the others are sedimentary rocks.

Science Trivia

If you wanted to view the stars in the night sky, you would use:


     A.  An electron miscroscope

                          or

     B. a refracting telescope





Answer:   b.  a refracting telescope

Science Trivia

Which branch of science deals with the study of motion, force and energy?

     a.  Physics

     b.  Chemistry

     c.  Astronomy






Answer:  a. Physics

Science Trivia

The atomic number for nickel is 28.  How many electrons are found in the atom of nickel?

a.     7
b.    14
c.    28


AnswerNickel would have (c) 28 electrons in each atom.

Science Trivia

Which part of the eye receives no blood at all:

a.     the cornea
b.     the iris
c.     the retina



Answer:  (c)   Cornea -  transpaernt covering of the eye throug which light is admitted.

Science Trivia

Which of the following is TRUE? 

a.     Bats are blind
b.     Bats have huge fangs and drink human blood
c.     Bats have lived on the Earth for 1 million years.


Answer:  The only onethat is true is (c) that bats have been around for one million years.  Fossil records have shown evidence of bats as far back as 50 million years.

Science Trivia

When is the lowest temperature of the day usually observed?

a.      Midnight
b.      3 A.M.
c.      Sunrise





Answer:  The lowest temperature is usually observed at (c) sunrise.  This is because it has been a long time since the sun set and the sun hasn't risen to start warming the air up yet.

Science Trivia

Vertebrates are animals with backbones.  Which of the following were the earliest known vertebrates?

a.     Frogs
b.     Fish
c.     Snakes




Answer:  b. Fish

Labor Day

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