Science Quizzes

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

• Jupiter

• Saturn 

• Venus

• Neptune 

Answer explanation

But perhaps the most impressive feature about Jupiter is its sheer size. In terms of mass, volume, and surface area, Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System by a wide margin.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?

• H

• C

• N

• O

Answer explanation

Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8. Classified as a nonmetal, Oxygen is a gas at room temperature

Another name for a tidal wave is a?

• Tide

• Surge

• Crest

• Sea

Answer explanation

What is another word for tidal wave?

1.deluge

2.surge

3.swell

4.wave

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Dogs are?

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• scavengers

Answer explanation

Dogs have teeth (molars) with relatively flat surfaces designed to grind up bones as well as fibrous plant material. Dogs can digest almost 100% of the carbohydrates they consume

What is the 7th element on the periodic table of elements

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Silicon

• Helium 

Answer explanation

Nitrogen is 7th element in periodic table

What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face?

• Ears

• Nose

• Eyes

• Teeth

Answer explanation

nose long appendage that hangs from an elephants face called trunk

DNA is the shortened form of the term

• Transfer ribonucleic acid

• Messenger ribonucleic acid

• Ribonucleic acid

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

Answer explanation

The name comes from its structure, which is a sugar and phosphate backbone which have bases sticking out from it--so-called bases. So that "deoxyribo" refers to the sugar and the nucleic acid refers to the phosphate and the bases.

The highest mountain on earth is?

• Mount Everest

• Chimborazo

• Kangchenjunga

• K2

Answer explanation

Mount Everest is called the world's highest mountain because it has the "highest elevation above sea level." We could also say that it has the "highest altitude." The peak of Mount Everest is 8,848.86 meters (29,031.69 feet) above sea level. No other mountain on Earth has a higher altitude

What is the name of the closest star to the earth?

• Alpha Centauri

• Proxima Centauri

• Icarus

• UY Scuti

Answer explanation

The third star is called Proxima Centauri or Alpha Centauri C, and it is about 4.25 light-years from Earth, making it the closest star other than the sun. ... The closest the two stars ever come to each other is 11 astronomical units, according to NASA, and the two stars orbit a common center of gravity every 80 years.

Frogs are ____ blooded animals

Answer explanation

rogs and toads are cold-blooded, so their body temperatures take on the temperature of the environment around them. During the winter, they go into a state of hibernation, and some can be exposed to temperatures below freezing.