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