Science Quiz

Modern taxonomy is to Carl Linnaeus as ancient taxonomy is to ____.

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Heraclitus

The two waste products of the citric acid cycle are ____.

• Hydrogen and nitrogen

• Water and carbon dioxide

• Carbon dioxide and hydrogen

• Water and nitrogen

Element X has an electron configuration of 1s² 2s² 2p⁶. Based on this, element X belongs to which family?

• Inert gases

• Noble gases

• Halogens

• Alkali metals

Sound will travel fastest in ____.

• Water

• Solid

• Air

• Plastic

An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and an atomic number of 14. How many protons are in this atom?

• 28

• 12

• 7

• 14

Which energy source is *not* sustainable?

• Water

• Wind

• Solar

• Coal

The father of modern psychology is ____.

• Watson

• Skinner

• Freud

• Wundt

Half of the celestial sphere is called the ____.

• Semiglobal

• Meridian

• Hemisphere

• Equator

Perfumes contain organic compounds called ____.

• Acids

• Alcohols

• Ethers

• Esters

The union of a sperm cell with an egg during development is called ____.

• Fertilization

• Implantation

• Ovulation

• Mitosis