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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 8 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which biology term matches this definition: “the membrane-bound compartment containing most DNA in a eukaryotic cell”?

    Answer: Nucleus

    Nucleus is the term for the membrane-bound compartment containing most DNA in a eukaryotic cell.

  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 biology term matches this definition: “a specialized cell that transmits information through electrical and chemical signals”?

    Answer: Neuron

    Neuron is the term for a specialized cell that transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.

  4. Which biology term matches this definition: “a preparation designed to train immune protection against a disease”?

    Answer: Vaccine

    Vaccine is the term for a preparation designed to train immune protection against a disease.

  5. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “rock formed when molten material cools and solidifies”?

    Answer: Igneous rock

    Igneous rock is the term for rock formed when molten material cools and solidifies.

Daily round

  1. Which biology term matches this definition: “a group of similar cells working together to perform a function”?

    Answer: Tissue

    Tissue is the term for a group of similar cells working together to perform a function.

  2. Which biology term matches this definition: “the process cells use to release usable energy from nutrients”?

    Answer: Cellular respiration

    Cellular respiration is the term for the process cells use to release usable energy from nutrients.

  3. 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.

  4. Which physics term matches this definition: “the return of a wave from a boundary into its original medium”?

    Answer: Reflection

    Reflection is the term for the return of a wave from a boundary into its original medium.

  5. Which physics term matches this definition: “the distance between corresponding points on successive waves”?

    Answer: Wavelength

    Wavelength is the term for the distance between corresponding points on successive waves.

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 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.

  3. Which physics term matches this definition: “the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion”?

    Answer: Inertia

    Inertia is the term for the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion.

  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 chemistry term matches this definition: “a substance that accepts protons or increases hydroxide-ion concentration in water”?

    Answer: Base

    Base is the term for a substance that accepts protons or increases hydroxide-ion concentration in water.

Daily round

  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 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.

  3. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “the logarithmic scale commonly used to express how acidic or basic a solution is”?

    Answer: pH

    pH is the term for the logarithmic scale commonly used to express how acidic or basic a solution is.

  4. 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.

  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: “two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds”?

    Answer: Molecule

    Molecule is the term for two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “the thick layer of hot rock between Earth’s crust and core”?

    Answer: Mantle

    Mantle is the term for the thick layer of hot rock between Earth’s crust and core.

  5. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “a physical combination of substances that are not chemically bonded”?

    Answer: Mixture

    Mixture is the term for a physical combination of substances that are not chemically bonded.

Daily round

  1. Which physics term matches this definition: “the attraction between objects that have mass”?

    Answer: Gravity

    Gravity is the term for the attraction between objects that have mass.

  2. Which physics term matches this definition: “the rate at which electric charge flows”?

    Answer: Electric current

    Electric current is the term for the rate at which electric charge flows.

  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 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.

  5. Which physics term matches this definition: “energy associated with motion”?

    Answer: Kinetic energy

    Kinetic energy is the term for energy associated with motion.

Daily round

  1. Which earth and space science term matches this definition: “the streak of light produced when a space particle heats in an atmosphere”?

    Answer: Meteor

    Meteor is the term for the streak of light produced when a space particle heats in an atmosphere.

  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 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.

  4. Which biology term matches this definition: “a unit of heredity encoded in DNA”?

    Answer: Gene

    Gene is the term for a unit of heredity encoded in DNA.

  5. Which chemistry term matches this definition: “an atom or molecule with a net electric charge”?

    Answer: Ion

    Ion is the term for an atom or molecule with a net electric charge.