Stand Up Science Trivia 2

What causes the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)?

• Sun flares causing greater than usual amounts of radiation

• Charged particles colliding with gases in the atmosphere

• Showers of tiny meteors burning up in the atmosphere

• Earth's magnetic field shifting, bringing magnetized particles closer

What is the medical term for peeling skin?

• Desquamation

• Endermation

• Epidermition

• Deprispation

Many of us believe that the average human has 5 senses, but neurologists agree we have many more. Which of these is NOT a sense that humans have?

• Nociception (the perception of pain)

• Proprioception (the perception of body awareness)

• Equilibrioception (the perception of balance)

• Intueriception (the perception of nausea)

Veryovkina Cave, located Gagra Mountain Range, is currently the deepest known cave on Earth. What is the depth it has been surveyed to?

• 324 m

• 976 m

• 1514 m

• 2212 m

Approximately how much has the Earth's air temperature increased since the year 1900?

• 0.2 °C

• 0.6 °C

• 1 °C

• 1.3 °C

Which of these birds is found in the Squamish estuary year-round?

• Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

• Green Heron

  (Butorides virescens)

• Cedar Waxwing

  (Bombycilla cedrorum)

• American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

Marie and Pierre Curie are credited with the discovery of which radioactive element?

• Thorium

• Polonium

• Radon

• Protactinium

Which freezes faster?

• Hot water

• Cold water

What is the smallest known mammal (by mass)?

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Which kind of animal was the first to be intentially sent into space?

• Fruit fly

• Mouse

• Dog

• Gerbil