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Science Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 10 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which biology term matches this definition: “an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms”?

    Answer: Consumer

    Consumer is the term for an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

  2. Which biology term matches this definition: “a body structure made of multiple tissue types working together”?

    Answer: Organ

    Organ is the term for a body structure made of multiple tissue types working together.

  3. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “the transport of weathered rock or soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity”?

    Answer: Erosion

    Erosion is the term for the transport of weathered rock or soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity.

  4. Which physics term matches this definition: “the capacity of a system to do work or cause change”?

    Answer: Energy

    Energy is the term for the capacity of a system to do work or cause change.

  5. Which biology term matches this definition: “the natural environment in which an organism lives”?

    Answer: Habitat

    Habitat is the term for the natural environment in which an organism lives.

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  1. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “the lowest atmospheric layer, where most weather occurs”?

    Answer: Troposphere

    Troposphere is the term for the lowest atmospheric layer, where most weather occurs.

  2. Which biology term matches this definition: “an organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients”?

    Answer: Decomposer

    Decomposer is the term for an organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients.

  3. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “the Sun and the objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it”?

    Answer: Solar system

    Solar system is the term for the Sun and the objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it.

  4. Which biology term matches this definition: “a network of linked feeding relationships in an ecosystem”?

    Answer: Food web

    Food web is the term for a network of linked feeding relationships in an ecosystem.

  5. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a reaction that absorbs energy from its surroundings”?

    Answer: Endothermic reaction

    Endothermic reaction is the term for a reaction that absorbs energy from its surroundings.

Daily round

  1. Which biology term matches this definition: “differential survival and reproduction associated with inherited traits”?

    Answer: Natural selection

    Natural selection is the term for differential survival and reproduction associated with inherited traits.

  2. Which biology term matches this definition: “the net movement of particles from higher concentration toward lower concentration”?

    Answer: Diffusion

    Diffusion is the term for the net movement of particles from higher concentration toward lower concentration.

  3. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “the chart that organizes chemical elements by atomic number and recurring properties”?

    Answer: Periodic table

    Periodic table is the term for the chart that organizes chemical elements by atomic number and recurring properties.

  4. Which biology term matches this definition: “the variety of genes, species, and ecosystems in a region or on Earth”?

    Answer: Biodiversity

    Biodiversity is the term for the variety of genes, species, and ecosystems in a region or on Earth.

  5. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “an element in group 18, whose atoms have filled outer electron shells”?

    Answer: Noble gas

    Noble gas is the term for an element in group 18, whose atoms have filled outer electron shells.

Daily round

  1. Which physics term matches this definition: “the change in a wave’s direction caused by a change in speed between media”?

    Answer: Refraction

    Refraction is the term for the change in a wave’s direction caused by a change in speed between media.

  2. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a substance formed by a chemical reaction”?

    Answer: Product

    Product is the term for a substance formed by a chemical reaction.

  3. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a highly reactive metal element in group 1, excluding hydrogen”?

    Answer: Alkali metal

    Alkali metal is the term for a highly reactive metal element in group 1, excluding hydrogen.

  4. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “an icy body that can form a glowing coma and tails near the Sun”?

    Answer: Comet

    Comet is the term for an icy body that can form a glowing coma and tails near the Sun.

  5. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a substance that increases reaction rate without being consumed overall”?

    Answer: Catalyst

    Catalyst is the term for a substance that increases reaction rate without being consumed overall.

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  1. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “one complete orbital journey of an object around another”?

    Answer: Revolution

    Revolution is the term for one complete orbital journey of an object around another.

  2. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a homogeneous mixture in which one or more substances are dissolved”?

    Answer: Solution

    Solution is the term for a homogeneous mixture in which one or more substances are dissolved.

  3. Which biology term matches this definition: “a body structure made of multiple tissue types working together”?

    Answer: Organ

    Organ is the term for a body structure made of multiple tissue types working together.

  4. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “Earth’s central region, made mainly of iron and nickel”?

    Answer: Core

    Core is the term for Earth’s central region, made mainly of iron and nickel.

  5. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “the envelope of gases surrounding a planet”?

    Answer: Atmosphere

    Atmosphere is the term for the envelope of gases surrounding a planet.

Daily round

  1. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “the long-term pattern of weather conditions in a region”?

    Answer: Climate

    Climate is the term for the long-term pattern of weather conditions in a region.

  2. Which physics term matches this definition: “the maximum displacement of a wave from its equilibrium position”?

    Answer: Amplitude

    Amplitude is the term for the maximum displacement of a wave from its equilibrium position.

  3. Which biology term matches this definition: “an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms”?

    Answer: Consumer

    Consumer is the term for an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

  4. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “molten rock that has reached Earth’s surface”?

    Answer: Lava

    Lava is the term for molten rock that has reached Earth’s surface.

  5. Which physics term matches this definition: “a material through which electric charge can move readily”?

    Answer: Conductor

    Conductor is the term for a material through which electric charge can move readily.

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  1. Which biology term matches this definition: “a nucleic acid involved in gene expression and protein synthesis”?

    Answer: RNA

    RNA is the term for a nucleic acid involved in gene expression and protein synthesis.

  2. Which biology term matches this definition: “the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms”?

    Answer: Cell

    Cell is the term for the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms.

  3. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a substance that donates protons or increases hydrogen-ion concentration in water”?

    Answer: Acid

    Acid is the term for a substance that donates protons or increases hydrogen-ion concentration in water.

  4. Which physics term matches this definition: “stored energy associated with position or configuration”?

    Answer: Potential energy

    Potential energy is the term for stored energy associated with position or configuration.

  5. Which physics term matches this definition: “energy transferred when a force moves an object through a distance”?

    Answer: Work

    Work is the term for energy transferred when a force moves an object through a distance.