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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 6 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “the continuous movement of water among Earth’s surface, atmosphere, and subsurface”?

    Answer: Water cycle

    Water cycle is the term for the continuous movement of water among Earth’s surface, atmosphere, and subsurface.

  2. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “Earth’s thin outermost solid layer”?

    Answer: Crust

    Crust is the term for Earth’s thin outermost solid layer.

  3. Which biology term matches this definition: “a biological catalyst that speeds a chemical reaction”?

    Answer: Enzyme

    Enzyme is the term for a biological catalyst that speeds a chemical reaction.

  4. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “molten or partly molten rock beneath Earth’s surface”?

    Answer: Magma

    Magma is the term for molten or partly molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.

  5. Which physics term matches this definition: “the number of repeating cycles per unit of time”?

    Answer: Frequency

    Frequency is the term for the number of repeating cycles per unit of time.

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  1. 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.

  2. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “the distance light travels through a vacuum in one year”?

    Answer: Light-year

    Light-year is the term for the distance light travels through a vacuum in one year.

  3. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a starting substance that is changed during a chemical reaction”?

    Answer: Reactant

    Reactant is the term for a starting substance that is changed during a chemical reaction.

  4. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “the principle that total mass remains constant in a closed-system chemical reaction”?

    Answer: Conservation of mass

    Conservation of mass is the term for the principle that total mass remains constant in a closed-system chemical reaction.

  5. Which biology term matches this definition: “the maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions in an organism”?

    Answer: Homeostasis

    Homeostasis is the term for the maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions in an organism.

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  1. 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.

  2. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “a large rounded body orbiting a star that does not produce energy by stellar fusion”?

    Answer: Planet

    Planet is the term for a large rounded body orbiting a star that does not produce energy by stellar fusion.

  3. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “a relatively small rocky or metallic object orbiting the Sun”?

    Answer: Asteroid

    Asteroid is the term for a relatively small rocky or metallic object orbiting the Sun.

  4. Which physics term matches this definition: “force applied per unit area”?

    Answer: Pressure

    Pressure is the term for force applied per unit area.

  5. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “a large moving section of Earth’s rigid outer shell”?

    Answer: Tectonic plate

    Tectonic plate is the term for a large moving section of Earth’s rigid outer shell.

Daily round

  1. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “the component of a solution that dissolves another substance”?

    Answer: Solvent

    Solvent is the term for the component of a solution that dissolves another substance.

  2. 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.

  3. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “a vast gravitationally bound system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter”?

    Answer: Galaxy

    Galaxy is the term for a vast gravitationally bound system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter.

  4. Which biology term matches this definition: “an immune protein that binds a specific target”?

    Answer: Antibody

    Antibody is the term for an immune protein that binds a specific target.

  5. 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.

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  1. Which physics term matches this definition: “the region in which magnetic forces act on magnets or moving charges”?

    Answer: Magnetic field

    Magnetic field is the term for the region in which magnetic forces act on magnets or moving charges.

  2. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a reaction that releases energy to its surroundings”?

    Answer: Exothermic reaction

    Exothermic reaction is the term for a reaction that releases energy to its surroundings.

  3. Which physics term matches this definition: “mass divided by volume”?

    Answer: Density

    Density is the term for mass divided by volume.

  4. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a positively charged ion”?

    Answer: Cation

    Cation is the term for a positively charged ion.

  5. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a pure substance made of atoms with the same number of protons”?

    Answer: Element

    Element is the term for a pure substance made of atoms with the same number of protons.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Which biology term matches this definition: “an organism that makes organic food from inorganic materials and an energy source”?

    Answer: Producer

    Producer is the term for an organism that makes organic food from inorganic materials and an energy source.

  3. 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.

  4. Which physics term matches this definition: “a push or pull that can change an object’s motion”?

    Answer: Force

    Force is the term for a push or pull that can change an object’s motion.

  5. Which physics term matches this definition: “the SI unit of energy and work”?

    Answer: Joule

    Joule is the term for the SI unit of energy and work.

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  1. Which physics term matches this definition: “a measure of how strongly a material or component opposes electric current”?

    Answer: Resistance

    Resistance is the term for a measure of how strongly a material or component opposes electric current.

  2. 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.

  3. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “the change of liquid water into water vapor at its surface”?

    Answer: Evaporation

    Evaporation is the term for the change of liquid water into water vapor at its surface.

  4. Which physics term matches this definition: “the product of an object’s mass and velocity”?

    Answer: Momentum

    Momentum is the term for the product of an object’s mass and velocity.

  5. Which biology term matches this definition: “the cellular structure that assembles proteins”?

    Answer: Ribosome

    Ribosome is the term for the cellular structure that assembles proteins.