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Searching for the Supernatural

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of species was found in Washington state in 2019?

a)

Paper Wasp

b)

Northern Giant Hornet

c)

Red Dwarf Honeybee

d)

Cape Honey Bee

2.

Symplocarpus renifolius is also known as what?

a)

Skunk Cabbage

b)

Swanky Frowzy

c)

Stinking Corpse Lily

d)

Stinky Bottom

3.

A biological compound that speeds up chemical reactions is also known as an _______.

a)

electron

b)

element

c)

embryo

d)

enzyme

4.

Orangeness in cats is caused by ______.

a)

mutation

b)

too many carrots

c)

orientation

d)

pumpkin seeds

5.

The three smelly plant species all three create the same enzyme that can break down a chemical called _________.

a)

methoxychlor

b)

methanol

c)

Mirex

d)

methanethiol

6.

What is the molecule that carries hereditary information?

a)

DMZ

b)

DATA

c)

DEF

d)

DNA

7.

What is a gene?

a)

the basic unit of a chemical element

b)

a vast system of stars

c)

a group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds

d)

a unit of hereditary material

8.

What do Chicago, New York City, and Houston all have in common?

a)

they are all stinking

b)

they are all startling

c)

they are all sinking

d)

they are all shrinking

9.

Humans are extracting too much ________ to use for things like bathing and watering lawns.

a)

groundwater

b)

bubble bath

c)

fossil fuels

d)

sand

10.

The wings of the long eared owl flouresce when exposed to ______ _____.

a)

incandescent light

b)

ultraviolet light

c)

artificial lighting

d)

accent lighting

11.

Who is considered the world's first computer programmer?

a)

Ada Blackjack

b)

Ada Adler

c)

Ada Beatrice

d)

Ada Lovelace

12.

Who was Ada Lovelace's father?

a)

Lord Nelson

b)

Lord Byron

c)

Lord Alton

d)

Lord Sauron

13.

What was the Analytical Engine?

a)

a cash register

b)

a satellite

c)

a car engine

d)

an early computer

14.

October is National ______ Month.

a)

Computer

b)

Women's

c)

Pizza

d)

Science

15.

Who sent pizza to the International Space Station, on a rocket in 2001, making this the first pizza delivery to outer space?

a)

Pizza Hut

b)

Mazzio's

c)

Hideaway Pizza

d)

Domino's

16.

What mammal is the only know mammal to feed solely on blood?

a)

mosquitos

b)

leeches

c)

vampire bats

d)

lampreys

17.

What is the act of feeding on blood called?

a)

hematophagy

b)

hemophilia

c)

hemoglobin

d)

hemostasis

18.

Most mammals get their energy from _____ and _____.

a)

candy : popcorn balls

b)

sugars : fats

c)

6 : 7

d)

proteins : phosphorus

19.

What is breaking down nutrients from food to fuel the bodies' many processes called?

a)

metal

b)

metropolitan

c)

metronome

d)

metabolize

20.

Plasma is made mostly of _____.

a)

water

b)

sugar

c)

chlorine

d)

grass

21.

What do white blood cells do?

a)

detect and fight off germs

b)

hold memories

c)

look for red blood cells

d)

run

22.

What form clots to stop bleeding?

a)

Placenta

b)

Planets

c)

Plaque

d)

Platelets

23.

What do red blood cells do?

a)

form clots to stop bleeding

b)

carry diseases

c)

help in reproduction

d)

carry oxygen to cells and remove carbon dioxide waste

24.

Bats use ________-sensing ability to detect blood pulsing through the bodies of their victims.

a)

inability

b)

infrared

c)

invalid

d)

inactive

25.

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

a)

domino acids

b)

lake placids

c)

amino acids

d)

palomino acids

26.

What is a proposed answer to a research question?

a)

theory

b)

observation

c)

record

d)

hypothesis

27.

What are isotopes?

a)

variants of a chemical element

b)

bodies of warm blooded animals

c)

building blocks to proteins

d)

bloodlines

28.

What is the structure of the body called?

a)

aceology

b)

acology

c)

asexual

d)

anatomy

29.

Which tool is used at Madame Tussauds' museum to take measurements of the sculptures' head and face?

a)

calipers

b)

clippers

c)

chuck

d)

card scraper

30.

What are energy waves surrounding charged objects called?

a)

extraterrestrial farts

b)

eerie friends

c)

echo force

d)

electromagnetic fields

31.

What is a ghost-hunting kit made up of?

a)

FLAP phones, geometric calculators, infrared lights, and acoustic meters

b)

Battery chargers, house phones, tape recorders, and CD players

c)

EMF meters, geophones, thermometers, and EVP recorders

d)

Coffee grounds, flour, white sheets, and crystals

32.

About what percent of Americans believe in ghosts?

a)

20

b)

10

c)

5

d)

40

33.

People's tendencies to be influenced by other's suggestions is called ________.

a)

opinionated

b)

suggestibility

c)

gas lighting

d)

autonomy

34.

What has mass and takes up space and energy?

a)

matter

b)

splatter

c)

antimatter

d)

latter

35.

What is a mysterious phenomenon that causes the universe to expand faster and faster?

a)

Dark Matter

b)

Visible Matter

c)

Data Analysis

d)

Dark Energy

36.

Scientists believed that the universe began 13.8 billion years ago, when space and time exploded from a single point, what was this called?

a)

Speedy Stars

b)

Gravity

c)

Galaxies

d)

Big Bang Theory

37.

Swiss Astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky proposed the idea of ______ ______ more than 90 years ago.

a)

dark energy

b)

Milky Way

c)

dark matter

d)

Spiral Shape

38.

Most galaxies, including our own ______ ____, have a spiral shape.

a)

Milky Way

b)

Grey Galaxy

c)

Split Universe

d)

Twilight Zone

39.

______ ______ equals the number of protons in an atom's nucleus, or center.

a)

Space Mirror

b)

Atomic Mass

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Equal Atoms

40.

_______ are atoms of an element with the same number of protons but different numbers of noncharged neutrons in their nuclei.

a)

Icicles

b)

Iodines

c)

Ions

d)

Isotopes

41.

What is another name for a metal-bearing rock?

a)

oreo

b)

oleo

c)

oar

d)

ore

42.

What are high energy waves of electromagnetic radiation - used to create 3-D images of areas inside a person's body?

a)

Y-Rays

b)

Manta rays

c)

X-rays

d)

ultraviolet rays

43.

A _______ is an organism that lives on or inside the body of a host organism, harming it.

a)

parasite

b)

parachute

c)

paradox

d)

parody

44.

Who studies fungi?

a)

mycologists

b)

archaeologists

c)

fungiologists

d)

Fun guys

45.

What is visible matter made of?

a)

dark energy

b)

dark matter

c)

light and heat

d)

atoms

46.

About how many Americans likely eat pizza on any given day?

a)

1 out of 8

b)

2 out of 10

c)

7 out of 10

d)

5 out of 8

47.

What is the name of the camera that visualizes heat given off by objects?

a)

Polaroid Camera

b)

Nikon Camera

c)

Thermal Imaging Camera

d)

Mirrorless Camera

48.

A tool that measures vibrations in the ground is called a _______.

a)

ground hog grinder

b)

Mission Impossible Meter

c)

EVP Recorder

d)

geophone

49.

According to scientists, most paranormal occurrences are __________.

a)

psychological

b)

physical

c)

imaginary

d)

unhealthy

50.

What is the distance between peaks of consecutive waves?

a)

wavewidth

b)

waveinch

c)

wavelength

d)

waverly