KB General Science 2013 #5

Question 1

What term is given to coal, oil, and natural gas because they are the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago?

Answer 1

fossil fuels

Question 2

What does the prefix “hydro” mean?

Answer 2

water

Question 3

One of the largest hydroelectric power plants is located on a dam across the Colorado River. Name that dam.

Answer 3

Hoover Dam

Question 4

What do we call the electrical current produced from the energy of falling water?

Answer 4

hydroelectricity

Question 5

What do we call the process of breaking apart an atom?

Answer 5

fission

Question 6

What do we call the electricity produced from the heat deep inside the earth?

Answer 6

geothermal energy

Question 7

What is the name of the radioactive element discovered by Marie Curie?

Answer 7

radium

Question 8

What antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming?

Answer 8

penicillin

Question 9

What biome has less than ten inches of rainfall per year?

Answer 9

desert

Question 10

What is another name for the constellation Ursa Major?

Answer 10

Big Dipper (Great Bear)

Question 11

How many grams are in a kilogram?

Answer 11

1,000

Question 12

What is the name given to a group of camels used for transportation of goods?

Answer 12

caravan

Question 13

What do we call trees that lose their leaves in winter?

Answer 13

deciduous

Question 14

What do we call animals that carry their young in a pouch?

Answer 14

marsupials

Question 15

Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, and Gala are what types of fruit?

Answer 15

apple

Question 16

What do we call the group of medicines that we use to fight off bacteria?

Answer 16

antibiotics

Question 17

On which ocean is San Francisco located?

Answer 17

Pacific Ocean

Question 18

Name the primary colors.

Answer 18

red, yellow, and blue

Question 19

Name the secondary colors.

Answer 19

purple, orange, and green

Question 20

What do we call a material that can carry electricity?

Answer 20

a conductor