KB General Science 2013 #10

Question 1

What do we call a person who studies rocks?

Answer 1

a geologist

Question 2

Generally, what color is the gemstone called “ruby”?

Answer 2

red

Question 3

What is the name of the deepest location in the world’s oceans?

Answer 3

Mariana(s) Trench

Question 4

What is the name of the highest mountain on earth?

Answer 4

Mt. Everest

Question 5

What do we call someone who studies earthquakes?

Answer 5

seismologist

Question 6

What is the name of the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potentially damaging ultraviolet light from the sun?

Answer 6

the ozone layer

Question 7

What country experiences the most tornadoes?

Answer 7

the U.S.A.

Question 8

What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

Answer 8

anemometer

Question 9

What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?

Answer 9

meteorologist

Question 10

Balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from clouds (often during thunderstorms) are known as what?

Answer 10

hail

Question 11

What is the name of the weather instrument that is used to measure atmospheric pressure?

Answer 11

barometer

Question 12

What do we call the area of central USA that features many tornadoes?

Answer 12

Tornado Alley

Question 13

The movement of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower is known as what?

Answer 13

pollination

Question 14

What is the name of the world’s largest reef system?

Answer 14

Great Barrier Reef

Question 15

In terms of electricity, what does AC stand for?

Answer 15

alternating current

Question 16

What do we call the wire inside a light bulb?

Answer 16

filament

Question 17

What do we call a person who studies fossils and prehistoric life such as dinosaurs?

Answer 17

paleontologist

Question 18

Who patented the design for the telephone?

Answer 18

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 19

What is the most common blood type?

Answer 19

O positive

Question 20

What does the Richter Scale measure?

Answer 20

earthquakes