General science 2 Flashcards
What is the change in body form that some insects undergo from birth to maturity?
Metamorphosis
An earthquake that measures four on the richter scale would be how many times stronger than an earthquake that measures 2?
100 times stronger
Muscles attached to bone with?
Tendons
The male part of a flower is called?
The stamen
Blood leaving the lungs is?
Oxygenated
Of these, which river is the longest?
A. Mississippi.
B. Nile
C. Colorado.
D. Congo
B. Nile
The branch of science that studies matter and energy is called?
Physics
Which type of clouds name comes from the Latin word meaning “ Rain”?
Nimbus
Deoxyribonucleic acid is better known as?
DNA
The instrument used to measure wind speed is?
Anemometer
Electric charge can be?
Positive or negative
Which planet in the solar system has the most moons?
Jupiter
The law of universe gravitation was discovered by?
Isaac Newton
Which US space program is responsible for putting 12 men on the moon?
Apollo
Unlike most other fish sharks have no?
A. Gills
B. Bones.
C. Liver.
D. Heart
B. Bones
Why human organ is responsible for a detoxify of blood?
Liver
Kinetic energy is the energy that?
Is possessed by a moving object
The terrestrial planet consist of?
A. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
B. Pluto and Neptune
C. Mercury, Venus, earth, and mars
D. Any planet
C
An example of mineral is?
A. Calcium
B. Vitamin C
C. Granite
D. Almonds
A. Calcium
Which animal has the heaviest brain?
A. Human.
B. Elephant.
C. Rhinoceros
D. Sperm whale
D. Sperm whale
The sun is what type of star?
G type
The vernal equinox is?
The first day of spring
Molecules are created when?
Atoms combined together
An example of an embryonic plant would be a?
Seed
