General Science Quiz - General Science Questions and Answers


What will a colt grow up to be? a horse What gas do people need to survive? 
Answer  :   oxygen 


Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder? 
Answer  :   because light travels faster than sound 


How many kidneys do we have?
Answer  :   two


What do we usually call the epidermis? 
Answer  :   The Skin





Leaves that turn red or yellow in autumn have lost …what? 
Answer  :   chlorophyll 


What do you call an exploding star near the end of its life? 
Answer  :   a supernova


What do you use to take your temperature? 
Answer  :   a thermometer 


Which comes from an animal: paper, wood or leather? 
Answer  :   leather 


What part of a dinosaur fossil shows whether it ate meat or plants? 
Answer  :   the teeth (or the jaw)


Which of these animals care for their young: frogs, turtles, mice or spiders? 
Answer  :   Mice


Is wind speed measured by a barometer or an anemometer? 
Answer  :   An Anemometer





When two atoms combine, what do they form? 
Answer  :   a molecule  


Which has the most gravity: a red giant, a white dwarf or a black hole? 
Answer  :   a black hole (Its gravity is so strong that not even light can escape.)


In what season do farmers plant corn? 
Answer  :   spring 


Which lives on land some of the time: a fish or an amphibian? 
Answer  :   an amphibian 


What kind of energy is needed to run a refrigerator?
Answer  :   electricity 


How many colors make up white light?
Answer  :   seven (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)


Where can you see stalactites and stalagmites?
Answer  :   in a cave or cavern


What is a light year? 
Answer  :   the distance light travels in one year (in a vacuum) 


Microsoft was co-founded by computer mastermind 
Answer  :   Bill Gates. 


What hitech company was co-founded by Steve Jobs? 
Answer  :   Apple