Science Quiz Questions
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- 1Which element has the chemical symbol 'O'?OxygenCorrect answerOsmiumOganessonOsmiumMultiple ChoicesciencechemistryelementsOxygen has the chemical symbol 'O'.
- 2Which planet is known as the Red Planet?MarsCorrect answerVenusJupiterSaturnMultiple ChoicescienceastronomymarsMars is called the Red Planet due to its reddish appearance.
- 3Which element has the atomic number 1?HydrogenCorrect answerHeliumLithiumCarbonMultiple Choicesciencechemistryperiodic-tableHydrogen has the atomic number 1.
- 4Would you rather be a famous actor or a successful scientist?Famous ActorSuccessful ScientistThis or Thatwould-you-ratherfamesciencecareerThis question explores different types of success and recognition.
- 5What is the chemical symbol for gold?AuCorrect answerAgFeCuMultiple ChoicesciencechemistryelementsgoldAu comes from the Latin word 'Aurum' which means gold.
- 6What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?DiamondCorrect answerSteelGraniteIronMultiple ChoicesciencediamondmineralsDiamond is the hardest natural substance on Earth.
- 7What is the study of fossils called?PaleontologyCorrect answerArchaeologyGeologyBiologyMultiple ChoicesciencepaleontologyfossilsPaleontology is the scientific study of fossils.
- 8What is the chemical symbol for water?H2OCorrect answerCO2O2NaClMultiple Choicesciencechemistrywaterh2oH2O is the chemical formula for water.
- 9What is the largest planet in our solar system?JupiterCorrect answerSaturnNeptuneUranusMultiple Choicesciencejupiterplanetssolar-systemJupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
- 10What is the closest planet to the Sun?MercuryCorrect answerVenusEarthMarsMultiple Choicesciencemercuryplanetssolar-systemMercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
- 11Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?Marie CurieCorrect answerRosalind FranklinJane GoodallDorothy HodgkinMultiple Choicehistorynobel-prizemarie-curiescienceMarie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903.
- 12What year did the United States land the first humans on the Moon?1969Correct answer197219651961Multiple ChoicesciencehistoryusaastronomyThe United States landed the first humans on the Moon on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission.
- 13What metal impurity makes rubies red and emeralds green, and is added to iron to make steel resistant to corrosion?ChromiumCorrect answerCopperIronNickelMultiple ChoicesciencemineralmetalChromium is the key element that gives rubies and emeralds their vibrant colors and also enhances steel's resistance to rust.
- 14Which items were included on the Voyager Golden Record?MusicCorrect answerPhotosCorrect answerDNA diagramCorrect answerBlueprints of the vehicleSelect All That ApplyspaceastronomyvoyagerscienceThe Golden Record includes music, greetings, and scientific information, but not Voyager’s blueprints.
- 15The first artificial satellite launched into space was ______, by the Soviet Union in 1957.Sputnik 1Correct answerApollo 1Sputnik 2Vanguard 2Fill in Blanksoviet unionspacescienceSputnik 1 was launched in October 1957, marking the start of the space age.
- 16Which was the first planet visited by Voyager 2 after launch?JupiterCorrect answerSaturnUranusNeptuneMultiple Choicespacescienceastronomyvoyager2planetsAfter launching on August 20, 1977, the first planet Voyager 2 visited was Jupiter. It arrived at Jupiter in July 1979, followed by a flyby of Saturn in August 1981, then Uranus in January 1986, and finally Neptune in August 1989.
- 17The term "light-year" refers to:A measure of timeA measure of distanceCorrect answerThe speed of lightA measure of brightnessMultiple ChoicespacetermsastronomyscienceA light-year is a unit of distance, representing how far light travels in one year (about 9.46 trillion km).
- 18Voyager 2 has already left the Solar System and entered interstellar space.TrueCorrect answerFalseTrue or Falsespacescienceastronomyvoyager2sunVoyager 2 entered interstellar space on November 5, 2018, making it the second human-made object to leave the Sun's protective bubble, known as the heliosphere.
- 19What’s the name of the Sun’s protective bubble that surrounds our solar system?HeliosphereCorrect answerAsteroid BeltOort CloudExosphereMultiple ChoicespaceastronomysunscienceThe solar wind of our sun creates a protective bubble that surrounds our solar system, called the heliosphere.
- 20Launched in 2021, the ______ Space Telescope is designed to study the universe in infrared wavelengths and has honeycomb-like mirrors.James WebbHubbleCorrect answerKeplerSpitzerFill in Blankspaceastronomysciencejames webbThe James Webb Space Telescope observes the universe primarily in infrared, succeeding Hubble in many areas.
- 21When was NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft launched?19731977Correct answer19811985Multiple Choicespacescienceastronomyvoyager2Voyager 2 was launched on August 20, 1977, about two weeks before its twin, Voyager 1.
- 22What is the maximum number on the pH scale?14Correct answer12710Multiple ChoicesciencechemistrygeneralThe highest value on the pH scale is 14, indicating a highly basic solution. The lower the number the acidic the solution is.
- 23French astronomers discovered the lightest noble gas while observing a solar eclipse in 1868. What's the name of that gas?HeliumCorrect answerFartArgonMethaneMultiple Choicescienceastronomyfun19th centuryHelium is the lightest noble gas and was first identified during a solar eclipse; it actually gets its name from the Greek word 'helios,' meaning sun.
- 24Which inventor developed over 300 products from peanuts and revolutionized Southern agriculture?Garrett MorganLewis LatimerGeorge Washington CarverCorrect answerGranville WoodsMultiple Choiceblack historyscienceagricultureGeorge Washington Carver, born into slavery, became a renowned scientist at Tuskegee Institute. His crop rotation methods and peanut products helped Southern farmers move beyond cotton dependency.
- 25Which planet could theoretically float in water?MarsSaturnCorrect answerNeptuneJupiterMultiple ChoicefunspaceplanetsscienceSaturn's density is only 0.687 g/cm³, less than water's 1 g/cm³, so it would float! Of course, you'd need an impossibly large ocean, and Saturn would eventually dissolve, but theoretically it works!
- 26What order do the asteroidea belong to?StarfishCorrect answerSea urchinsCoralsJellyfishMultiple Choicesciencemarine lifebiologyAsteroidea is the scientific class name for starfish, which are known for their unique radial symmetry and regeneration capabilities.
- 27Who was the first person to observe sunspots?GalileoCorrect answerCopernicusNewtonKeplerMultiple Choicescienceastronomyhistorical figureGalileo was the first to observe and document sunspots in the early 17th century, providing evidence that the sun is not a flawless sphere, as previously thought.
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