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Science and Nature Trivia questions, page 1

  1. How many planets are in our solar system?

    1. Ten
    2. Seven
    3. Eight
    4. Nine

  2. What causes Earth to have seasons?

    1. The phases of the Moon
    2. Changes in the Sun's heat
    3. The tilt of Earth's axis
    4. Earth's distance from the Sun

  3. Which planet is best known for its bright, wide rings?

    1. Mars
    2. Jupiter
    3. Saturn
    4. Neptune

  4. What is the hardest natural material?

    1. Granite
    2. Quartz
    3. Marble
    4. Diamond

  5. In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year falls in June. What is it called?

    1. Summer solstice
    2. Winter solstice
    3. Autumn equinox
    4. Spring equinox

  6. What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?

    1. Andromeda
    2. Whirlpool
    3. Sombrero
    4. Milky Way

  7. The Venus flytrap grows wild in only one part of the world. Where?

    1. The Florida Everglades
    2. The Amazon rainforest
    3. Southeast Asia
    4. The Carolinas

  8. Absolute zero, the coldest temperature possible, is about how many degrees Celsius?

    1. -196 degrees
    2. -373 degrees
    3. -100 degrees
    4. -273 degrees

  9. In 1610, Galileo reported seeing four moons circling which planet?

    1. Saturn
    2. Mars
    3. Venus
    4. Jupiter

  10. What sweet liquid do honeybees gather from flowers to make honey?

    1. Pollen
    2. Nectar
    3. Dew
    4. Sap

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Science and Nature Trivia questions, page 2

  1. What do we call balls of ice that fall from strong thunderstorms?

    1. Sleet
    2. Snow
    3. Hail
    4. Frost

  2. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon, in 1969?

    1. Buzz Aldrin
    2. Neil Armstrong
    3. Alan Shepard
    4. John Glenn

  3. Which scientist developed the theory of relativity?

    1. Albert Einstein
    2. Niels Bohr
    3. Max Planck
    4. Isaac Newton

  4. What is the largest living bird?

    1. Condor
    2. Ostrich
    3. Albatross
    4. Emu

  5. What do giant pandas eat most of the time?

    1. Eucalyptus
    2. Fish
    3. Berries
    4. Bamboo

  6. Which gas makes up most of Earth's air?

    1. Oxygen
    2. Argon
    3. Nitrogen
    4. Carbon dioxide

  7. Who was the first human to travel into space, in 1961?

    1. Gherman Titov
    2. Yuri Gagarin
    3. Alan Shepard
    4. John Glenn

  8. Rubies and sapphires are both forms of which mineral?

    1. Beryl
    2. Topaz
    3. Quartz
    4. Corundum

  9. At sea level, water boils at what temperature on the Fahrenheit scale?

    1. 180 degrees
    2. 212 degrees
    3. 200 degrees
    4. 232 degrees

  10. About how fast does light travel through empty space?

    1. 18,600 miles per second
    2. 1.86 million miles per second
    3. 1,860 miles per second
    4. 186,000 miles per second

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Answers

  1. C. Eight
  2. C. The tilt of Earth's axis
  3. C. Saturn
  4. D. Diamond
  5. A. Summer solstice
  6. D. Milky Way
  7. D. The Carolinas
  8. D. -273 degrees
  9. D. Jupiter
  10. B. Nectar
  11. C. Hail
  12. B. Neil Armstrong
  13. A. Albert Einstein
  14. B. Ostrich
  15. D. Bamboo
  16. C. Nitrogen
  17. B. Yuri Gagarin
  18. D. Corundum
  19. B. 212 degrees
  20. D. 186,000 miles per second

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