SCIENCE QUIZ BEE 2021
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- Q1
The most abundant element in the universe is thought to be:
nitrogen
carbon
hydrogen
oxygen
15s - Q2
Pangaea is the name of former continent that included
only Europe and Asia
only North and South America
only South America and Africa
all the continents
15s - Q3
The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family? Is it
fossilized
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
15s - Q4
Spiders are members of what class?
Arachnida
Chilopoda
Insecta
Diplopoda
15s - Q5
What process produces most of the energy that is radiated by the Sun?
nuclear fission
gravitational contraction
chemical combustion
nuclear fusion
15s - Q6
Which of the following organs do the pulmonary arteries service?
all of the above
lower trunk and legs
heart
lungs
15s - Q7
Which of the following scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize ion 1911 for the discovery of the radio active elements, radium and polonium?
Emil Fischer
John Dalton
Marie Curie
Dmitri Mendeleev
15s - Q8
As you go up a mountain top, your weight:
decreases slightly
none of the above
remains exactly the same
increases slightly
15s - Q9
Which of the following processes doesn't account for an increase in atmospheric CO2 (carbon dioxide) levels?
photosynthetic processes
plant respiration
fossil fuel combustion
deforestation
15s - Q10
What is the term given to a solid that has the ability of a solid to be hammered into a thin sheet?
MALLEABILITY
15s - Q11
The word atom is from a Greek word meaning:
unseen
small
indivisible
visible
15s - Q12
Susan pushes against a 100 kilogram rock with a force of 5 Newtons, but the rock doesn't move. The force the rock exerts on Susan is
100 Newtons
20 Newtons
0 Newtons
5 Newtons
15s - Q13
Global Climate change is being attributed to the atmospheric increase in what two gases produces by human activities?
methane and carbon dioxide
nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide
ozone and methane
oxygen and hydrogen
15s - Q14
Name the English physicist who discovered electromagnetic induction?
MICHAEL FARADAY
15s - Q15
Term refers to the study of tissues.
HISTOLOGY
15s