Science Questions You Should Know - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
About what percentage of Earth is covered by water? 70%
100%
How many days does it take Earth to travel around the sun? 365 days
96%
What does the periodic table display? Elements according to their atomic numbers
96%
Which direction does the needle of a compass point? North
93%
Newton's third law of motion states that every action has what? An equal and opposite reaction
89%
The word habitat refers to what? A place where an organism lives
89%
What is every object in our world made of? Matter
89%
What term describes a group of organisms and their physical environment? Ecosystem
86%
According to cell theory, what are cells? The basic unit of life
86%
What are the abiotic factors of an environment? The nonliving parts of an environment
82%
How many subatomic particles are in an atom? 3
79%
What does the nucleus of a cell contain? DNA
75%
Newton's first law of motion states that an object in motion tends to what? Stay in motion
75%
What is the hottest part of our planet? Core
71%
In weather, what does the term "front" refer to? The place where two air masses meet
71%
If the pressure is the same, what kind of air has the greatest density? Cold
64%
About how long ago did modern humans first appear? 200,000 years ago
61%
What mineral is found in a saline solution? Sodium
61%
How are synthetic chemicals different from so-called natural chemicals? They aren't different.
61%
How old are the oldest fossils found on Earth? About 3.8 billion years
57%
What do mitochondria provide for an organism's body? Energy
57%
What happens to iron when it is exposed to oxygen? Rusts
57%
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way? Spiral
57%
What is all matter made of? Chemicals
50%
What is the first step of the scientific method? Identify the problem
43%
What is the basic unit of a chemical element? Atom
39%
Which characteristic do all mammals have? Hair
36%
When do the coldest temperatures generally occur? Shortly after sunrise
18%
What makes something a poison? Its dose
11%
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