General Science 1

What weather phenomenon causes more deaths in the U.S. annually than any other except lightning?

• TORNADOES

• HURRICANES

• FLOODS

• BLIZZARDS

What name is given to wood whose normal cells have been replaced with mineral deposits?

• PETRIFIED WOOD

• LAMINATED WOOD

• PLYWOOD

• BAMBOO WOOD

Pollination by birds is called:

• autogamy

• ornithophily (pron: or-nith-o-philly)

• entomophily (pron: ent-eh-mof-illy)

• anemophily (pron: an-eh-mof-illy)

Unlike rodents, the rabbit has how many incisor teeth?

• FOUR

• TWO

• SIX

• EIGHT

What percent of fire-related deaths are due to smoke inhalation rather than burns?

• 10%

• 50%

• 80%

• 99%

To what familiar fruit is the plantain similar?

• BANANA

• APPLE

• ORANGE

• PEAR

How many men have walked on the moon?

• TWELVE

• EIGHT

• FIFTEEN

• SIX

The fastest-running terrestrial animal is:

• cheetah

• lion

• man

• jaguar

In what country do the greatest number of tornadoes occur?

• UNITED STATES (Central and Southeastern portions)

• CANADA

• AUSTRALIA

• BRAZIL

Which sea is the saltiest natural lake and is also at the lowest elevation on the face of the earth?

• THE DEAD SEA

• THE CASPIAN SEA

• THE ARAL SEA

• THE BLACK SEA