Nature, earth, and environment trivia quiz questions.
- What is the name given to the geological time period of 363-290
million years ago during which coal measures were formed?
- Which is further north, the tropic of cancer or the tropic of
Capricorn?
- What name is given to your angular distance on the Earth's surface
relative to the equator?
- Which landlocked Asian country is described as the world's 'highest
rubbish dump' because of all the refuse left behind by expeditions?
- What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
- When and where was the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
- What name is given to the layer of the atmosphere closest to the
surface of the Earth?
- What name is given to the Earth's single continent, which existed 250
million years ago?
- What component of CFCs causes destruction of ozone?
- Why is lead in petrol dangerous?
- What does a barometer measure?
- What is the basic chemical composition of malachite?
- What is the term for a fold of the Earth's crust in which the layers
of rock dip inwards?
- Which clouds only occur above 10,000 meters?
- What is the name of the organization which controls whaling?
- How large is the area seated within the project BioSphere 2?
- What kind of a person might study a podzol?
- Where might you find an aurora?
- Which gas in the atmosphere can be turned into fertilizer by some
microbes?
- Which layer of the Earth is believed to be formed of molten iron and
nickel?
- Which is the world's largest nature reserve?
- What is the collective noun for rhinoceri?
- What type of rock is formed by the rapid cooling of molten lava?
- What name is given to the rock formations used as a source of water?
- How long does it take for
the Earth to spin once on its axis?
- What is a very hard,
naturally-occurring mineral, of which ruby and sapphire are gem quality
varieties?
- Which common mineral is
used to make casts, moulds, blackboard chalk and plaster of Paris?
- Corundum is a mineral
oxide of which metal?
Answers to Quiz #83 - Earth and Nature Trivia Quiz
- Carboniferous.
- Tropic of Cancer.
- Latitude.
- Nepal.
- In erosion, particles of rock are transported away by wind or rain.
- In the Philippines, north of Manila, in 1991.
- Troposphere.
- Pangaea.
- Chlorine.
- It can affect the development of the nervous system, especially in
children.
- Atmospheric pressure.
- Copper carbonate.
- Syncline.
- Cirrus.
- The International Whaling Commission or IWC.
- 3.5 acres.
- A soil scientist.
- The polar skies.
- Nitrogen.
- Outer core.
- Etosha Reserve in Namibia.
- Crash.
- Obsidian.
- Aquifers.
- One day.
- Corundum.
- Gypsum.
- Aluminum.
Nature and environment trivia quiz questions.
- Which Indian state is at the eastern end of the Himalayas?
- What is the name of the atmospheric gas which screens out the sun's
harmful ultraviolet radiation?
- What is the world's deepest ocean?
- Which is the largest animal ever to have inhabited the Earth?
- What once covered 14% of the Earth's land area, but by 1991 over half
had been destroyed?
- Which inland sea between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is fast
disappearing because the rivers that feed it have been diverted and
dammed?
- The damaged Chernobyl nuclear power station is situated in which
country?
- What type of rock is granite?
- What type of rock is basalt?
- What is the main constituent of natural gas?
- What is the term for nutrient enrichment of lakes?
- Which of the Earth's atmospheric layers reflects radio waves?
- Which gas forms 80% of Earth's atmosphere?
- In which mountain chain would you find Mount Everest?
- What is the collective term for substances such as coal, oil and
natural gas, the burning of which produces carbon dioxide?
- What contributes to the greenhouse effect at lower atmospheric
levels, but in the upper atmosphere protects life on Earth?
- What is the name of the process by which substances are washed out of
the soil?
- Who was director of the environmental pressure group Friends of the
Earth 1984 - 90?
- Which European country is committed to decommissioning all of its
nuclear reactors?
- Which Canadian city gave its name to the 1987world agreement on
protection of the ozone layer?
- Five-legged creatures have damaged which 1250 mile long wonder of the
world?
- The dodo was a native bird of which island?
- What is the name given to the study of earthquakes?
- How do igneous rocks form?
- How many carats is pure gold?
- Marble is formed by the metamorphosis of which rock?
- Which common water pollutant is believed to be harmful to newborn
babies?
- Which radioactive substance sometimes occurs naturally in spring
water?
- What natural feature covers approximately 6% of the Earth's land
surface, and harbors 40% of the Earth's species?
- What name is given to the huge growths of algae sometimes seen in
polluted lakes and rivers?
- What was the name of the dioxin-containing defoliant used during the
Vietnam war by the USA army?
- In which area of the world do tropical rainforests occur?
- CITES is an international agreement on which environmental problem?
- What is the approximate circumference of the earth?
- What prevents the earth's atmosphere from floating out into space?
- What element give amethyst its violet color?
- Which of the emissions from cars are acidic?
- Which quarry in the Italian region of Tuscany is renowned for the
quality of its marble?
Answers to Quiz #82- Nature and Environment Trivia Answers
- Assam.
- Ozone.
- Pacific.
- Blue Whale.
- Rainforest.
- Aral Sea.
- Ukraine.
- Igneous.
- Igneous.
- Methane.
- Eutrophication.
- Ionosphere.
- Nitrogen.
- Himalayas.
- Fossil fuel.
- Ozone.
- Leaching.
- Jonathon Porritt.
- Sweden.
- Montreal.
- Great Barrier Reef.
- Mauritius.
- Seismology.
- From cooling volcanic lava.
- 24.
- Limestone.
- Nitrate.
- Radon.
- Tropical rainforest.
- A bloom.
- Agent Orange.
- On or near the equator.
- The trade in endangered species.
- 24,900 miles.
- Gravity.
- Manganese.
- Nitrogen oxides.
- Carrara.
Earth, nature, and environment trivia quiz questions.
- Which gas released by car exhausts, stops the blood hemoglobin from
working correctly?
- What name is given to the hard white material of elephant tusks?
- What device is added to a car's exhaust system to reduce pollution?
- Which Australian mammal lays eggs?
- What is the term for something that will break down naturally?
- Which is the most common gas in the atmosphere?
- Which fuel is formed by the fossilization of plants?
- Oxygen forms approximately what proportion of the atmosphere?
- What kind of tide appears at full Moon?
- What is the term given to the study of the weather?
- What is the second most common gas in the atmosphere?
- What is the name given to the outermost layer of the Earth?
- Which country produces the world's largest quantity of municipal
waste per person per year?
- Which is the largest national park in Europe?
- Which sea is so highly polluted that the Barcelona Convention was set
up in 976 to try and clean it up?
- What was the viral disease controversially introduced into Britain
during the 1950s to reduce the rabbit population?
- What is the collective noun for larks?
- What is the scientific scale for measuring the hardness of rocks?
- What is the world's smallest continent?
- Which gas forms approximately 1% of the atmosphere?
- What is the term for the energy obtained from hot, underground rocks?
- What name is given to the rocks swallowed by dinosaurs to assist
their digestion?
- Which animal has been hunted almost to extinction because of its
horn?
- Which chemical, commonly used to increase crop yield, sometimes
contaminates drinking water?
- Where is the Glacier Bay national park?
- When you recycle a drink can, which metal is it you are recovering?
- What is the earth's core made of?
- What is the name of the liquid rock which pours from a volcano?
- What is the term applied to the process of gathering together weather
forecasts from various recording stations?
- What kind of natural phenomenon 'meanders'?
- What is a cloud?
- What is the collective name for rain hail, snow, and sleet?
- What is the hardest natural substance known?
- What was the name of the ship that spilt 85,000 tons of oil off the
Shetland Islands in 1993?
- What is the collective noun for crows?
- What are the three main greenhouse gases?
- 25% of which traditional British feature was cut down between 1945
and 1985 because of agricultural mechanization?
- What is the maximum speed of a garden snail: 0.03 mph, 0.3 mph, or 3
mph?
- Someone who studies tectonics is probably an expert in which field?
- What common mineral is formed by the fossilization of vegetation?
- Which theory compares the Earth to a living organism?
- In which part of the atmosphere is the ozone layer?
- Where are you likely to come across a laccolith?
Answers to Quiz #81 - Nature and Earth Trivia Answers
- Carbon Monoxide.
- Ivory.
- Catalytic converter.
- Duck-billed platypus.
- Biodegradable.
- Nitrogen.
- Coal.
- 20%.
- Spring tide.
- Meteorology.
- Oxygen.
- Crust.
- USA.
- Hobe Tauern in Austria.
- Mediterranean Sea.
- Myxomatosis.
- Exhalation.
- Mohs' scale.
- Australia.
- Argon.
- Geothermal.
- Gastroliths.
- Rhinoceros.
- Nitrate.
- S E Alaska.
- Aluminum.
- Molten iron and nickel.
- Lava.
- Synoptic forecasting.
- A river.
- Water vapor condensed into droplets.
- Precipitation.
- Diamond.
- Braer.
- Murder.
- Carbon dioxide; methane; chlorofluorocarbons.
- Hedges / hedgrerows.
- 0.03 mph.
- Movement of continental plates.
- Coal.
- Gala hypothesis.
- Stratosphere.
- In igneous rock.
Human body science trivia quiz questions
- Which parts of the body are formed by the bones of the metatarsals
and phalanges?
- What is the fluid that lubricates and cushions the movable joints
between the bones?
- What is the oxygen-carrying protein found in the red blood cells of
the body?
- What are the chemicals produced by the endocrine glands to control
body functions?
- Where in the human body do you find the alveoli?
- What name is given to the genetic make-up of an individual?
- A bone is joined to a muscle by which structure?
- What is the biggest bone in the body?
- Which of the retina's cells can distinguish between different
wavelengths of light?
- What is the name of the large buttock and thigh muscle?
- Which hormone causes male sexual development?
- Which part of the brain controls the heart rate?
- How many genes are there in the human genome?
- When the egg is released from the ovary, what is left behind?
- What is an overgrowth of fibrous tissue, usually produced at the site
of a scar?
- Which is the only vein in the body to carry oxygenated blood?
- Which human body organ weighs about 2 kilos?
- What is the threshold of noise-induced pain, measured in decibels?
- Which name is given to the heart chamber which receives blood?
- Which organ makes bile?
- What kind of joint is the hip?
- What term is given to the lymphocytes which mature in the thymus?
- Where is the sinoatrial node?
- What is the substance that the body over-produces in an allergic
reaction to pollen?
- Where is the pituitary gland?
- Which organ of the body secretes insulin?
- Where are the semicircular canals?
- Which part of the gut absorbs water from thje food?
- Where would you find the islets of Langerhans?
- What is the colored muscle that responds involuntarily to light?
- What is the name of the enzyme produced in the mouth?
- Which glands secrete estrogen?
- The pituitary controls many hormones, but what controls the
pituitary?
- What is the pigment that colors skin?
- Which tissue secretes progesterone during the second half of the
menstrual cycle?
- Which gland secretes the corticosteroids?
- What are the natural pain-killing substances produced in the brain
and pituitary gland?
- In which organ are the feces formed?
- What is the function of the islets of Langerhans?
- What is the scientific name for the heart's pacemaker?
- Which hormone helps control ovulation?
- What hormone was discovered by John Jacob Abel?
- What is the substance produced by hard exercise and oxygen debt,
causing stiffness in the muscles?
- Where would you find the carotid arteries?
- Of what do we have 52 in a lifetime, 20 of which are deciduous?
- Which protein forms hair and nails?
Answers to Quiz #80 - Human Body Trivia Answers
- Feet.
- Synovial fluid.
- Hemoglobin.
- Hormones.
- Lung.
- Genotype.
- Tendon.
- Femur.
- Cone cells.
- Gluteus maximus.
- Testosterone.
- Medulla oblongata.
- 80,000.
- Corpus luteum.
- Keloid.
- Pulmonary vein.
- Liver.
- 140db.
- Atrium.
- Liver.
- Ball-and-socket.
- T cells.
- Heart.
- Histamine.
- In the brain.
- Pancreas.
- The inner ear.
- Colon.
- Pancreas.
- Iris.
- Salivary amylase.
- Ovaries.
- Hypothalamus.
- Melanin.
- Corpus luteum.
- Adrenal.
- Endorphins.
- Colon.
- They secrete insulin.
- Sinoatrial node.
- Luteinizing hormone.
- Adrenaline.
- Lactic acid.
- Neck.
- Teeth.
- Keratin.
Human body trivia quiz questions
- Which part of the brain regulates physiological stability in the
body?
- Which organ is responsible for regulating the blood sugar level?
- Which organ makes urine?
- What is the scapula?
- What is the scientific name for the human ''tail'?
- Where are the ossicles?
- When might a person show rapid eye movement (REM)?
- Which organ removes excess water from the blood?
- Which is the most acidic part of the digestive system?
- A deficiency of which vitamin can cause scurvy?
- What is the average human body temperature when taken by a
thermometer under the tongue.
- What are the two main veins in the neck, returning blood from the
brain to the heart?
- What is the term fro a series of uncontrollable intakes of air
caused by sudden spasms of the diaphragm?
- Which part of the eye contains about 137 million light-sensitive
cells in one square inch?
- What is the more common name for the tympanic membrane?
- What is the name for a red blood cell?
- What is the scientific name for the windpipe?
- Where do the Graafian follicles develop?
- Which part of the body produces the excretory product urea?
- Where would you find the pisiform bone?
- What is the scientific name for the kneecap?
- What is protected by the cranium?
- What is the name of the large muscle just beneath the lungs?
- Where in the body is the thyroid?
- Which glands secrete adrenaline?
- Which organ in the body stores excess sugar as glycogen?
- What name is given to the small bones which form the spinal column?
- Which teeth are the third molars, and are always the last to0 erupt?
- What is secreted by the pancreas to regulate blood sugar levels?
- Where in the body are the cerebellum, the medulla and the
hypothalamus?
- What makes up 60-70% of human body weight?
- What beats more than 2,000 million times during an average lifetime -
or about 72 beats per minute?
- What are the very narrow blood vessels which form a network between
arteries and veins?
- What is the name of the membrane enclosing the fluid around the
fetus?
- What is the ring of bones at the hip called?
- What is the colorless liquid, consisting of plasma and white cells,
which bathes the body tissues?
- What tube connects the kidney to the bladder?
- What is the name of the structural tissue found in the ear, the nose,
and in between the vertebral discs?
- Which artery supplies the kidney with blood?
- Which organ destroys old red blood cells?
- Which three bones are collectively known as the auditory ossicles?
- How many chambers has the heart?
- How many ventricles are there in the human heart?
- What is the scientific name for the tube connecting the mouth with
the stomach?
Answers to Quiz #79 - Human Body Trivia Answers
- Hypothalamus.
- Pancreas.
- Kidney.
- Shoulder blade.
- Coccyx.
- In the ear.
- During sleep.
- Kidney.
- Stomach.
- Vitamin C.
- 98.4 degrees F.
- Jugular veins.
- Hiccups.
- Retina.
- Ear drum.
- Erythrocyte.
- Trachea.
- Ovaries.
- Liver.
- Wrist.
- Patella.
- Brain.
- Diaphragm.
- The neck.
- Adrenal glands.
- Liver.
- Vertebrae.
- Wisdom teeth.
- Insulin.
- Brain.
- Water.
- Heart.
- Capillaries.
- Amnion; amniotic membrane.
- Pelvic girdle.
- Lymph.
- Ureter.
- Cartilage.
- Renal artery.
- Spleen.
- Hammer; anvil; stirrup.
- Four.
- Two.
- Oesophagus.
Science trivia quiz - questions about plants, animals, insects, fungus and more.
- Which family of insects has species named 'drivers', 'weavers', 'and
even individuals called 'soldiers'?
- Which South American vulture can have a wing span of up to 3 meters
and a body weight of up to 13 kilos?
- What name is given to the study of animal behavior?
- Which part of a beetle's body is a skeleton?
- Mosses are classified as belonging to which part of the plant
kingdom?
- What is the name of the structures which allow leaves to breathe?
- In what state is a 'sessile' animal likely to be?
- Which rodent rears its young, called kittens, in a nest called a drey?
- Which sub-division of plants is named after their practice of forming
'naked seeds'?
- The maidenhair tree is the sole survivor of which class of plant?
- What is the state of inactivity through the dry, summer season, as
hibernation is the dormancy of the winter months?
- Which insects' larvae secrete blobs of froth called 'cuckoo spit'?
- What kind of a creature is a scorpion?
- Which part of the common valerian is used to make a sedative?
- What is the name of the structures which allow stems to breathe?
- What has a central vein called a midrib?
- Which mammal constructs a lodge in which to store food, rear young,
and pass the winter?
- Which acid is contained in rhubarb leaves, making them poisonous to
eat?
- What is a tragopan?
- What kind of an organism causes a 'rust' attack on plants?
- Which is the dominant generation in the ferns?
- Which is the biggest flower in the world?
- What is the name of the lustrous substance that forms pearl and
mother-of-pearl?
- Which beautiful youth from mythology has a plant named after him?
- What is the name of the so-called 'first-bird'?
- What do amoebas do by binary fission?
- What is the Latin word for 'liquid' which we use to mean the fluid
produced by the tree Ficus elastica?
- What is the generic word for plants that grow in water or
water-logged conditions?
- What is the main use of the tree Citrus bergamia?
- In animal classification, how are the phyla subdivided?
- Which physician developed a type of remedy involving wild flowers?
- What kind of specialist would study storm petrels?
- The best longbows were constructed from which wood?
- How many species of domestic dog are found today?
- What kind of creature is a barnacle?
- Machiavelli used which plant's name as the title of one of his books?
- What is the name of the evolutionary theory suggesting that evolution
has an uneven pace?
- Which step in photosynthesis is responsible for splitting water
molecules?
- Which kind of organisms are likely to show a 'taxis'?
Answers to Quiz #78 - Science Trivia Answers
- Ant.
- Condor.
- Ethology.
- The outside.
- Bryophyta.
- Stomata.
- Stationary.
- Squirrel.
- Gymnosperms.
- Ginko.
- Aestivation.
- Froghopper / spittlebug.
- Arachnid.
- Root.
- Lenticels.
- Leaf.
- Beaver.
- Oxalic acid.
- A Himalayan pheasant.
- Fungus.
- Sporophyte.
- Fafflesia arnoldiana or stinking corpse lily.
- Nacre.
- Narcissus.
- Archaeopteryx.
- Reproduce.
- Latex.
- Hydrophytes.
- Perfume.
- Classes.
- Bach.
- An ornithologist.
- Yew.
- One.
- A crustacean.
- Mandrake.
- Punctuated equilibrium.
- Light reaction.
- Protozoa.
Science trivia quiz questions about plants and animals.
- What is the favorite food of the giant panda?
- What leaves does a silkworm prefer to eat?
- How long is a giraffe's neck, approximately?
- What kind of an animal is a marmoset?
- Which plant has flowers but no proper leaves?
- What name is given to animals that eat both flesh and plant material?
- Which flightless marine birds of the southern hemisphere live in
rookeries?
- Which species of decapod has varieties called "fiddler', 'spider' and
'hermit'?
- What is the name of the seasonal journey undertaken by many animals
to distant feeding band breeding grounds?
- Which digestive organ is well-developed in grass-eating herbivores,
but is only vestigial in humans?
- Which are the only birds able to fly backwards?
- Photosynthesis is carried out in which part of the cell?
- What is the name of the protective outer layer of trees?
- What liquid do plants need for photosynthesis?
- What is the fastest animal on two legs?
- What is the green pigment used by plants to trap sunlight?
- What are the young of bats called?
- Which plant has flowers but no proper leaves?
- What is the larva of a toad called?
- Which bird, a member of the cuckoo family, is often seen dashing
along the highways of the southern USA and Mexico... hence its name?
- What grow as parasites and saprotrophs, contain no chlorophyll, and
reproduce by means of spores?
- Why do fish have gills?
- Which animal can move by jet propulsion?
- Which acid is produced in large quantities by lemon trees?
- What id the name given to the study of birds?
- What name is given to the microscopic plants found in great numbers
in rivers, lakes, and oceans?
- Of which reptile are there only two species, one living in the
Mississippi and the other in China?
- What are the nocturnal, herding herbivores of Australia, Tasmania,
and New Guinea?
- What type of seaweed grows up to 100 meters in length, and is farmed
for its alginates?
- Where in an animal would you find a mandible?
- Which vertebrates have a skeleton of cartilage rather than bone?
- Which European tree lives the longest?
- What is a beaver's home called?
- Which tissue carries sugary sap around the plant?
- Which cells form the middle layer of plant leaves?
- How long is the gestation period of a duck-billed platypus?
- Which antipodean bird is the largest member of the kingfisher family?
- Which microscopic organisms form the basis of marine and freshwater
food chains?
- Which bird feeds with its head upside-down and its beak held
horizontally beneath the water?
- Where in a vertebrate would you find the protein myoglobin?
- What kind of a tongue does the okapi have?
- What do baleen whales eat?
- What is the name of the food storage organ found in many birds?
- What is the most abundant substance in the plant kingdom, which no
mammal produces the enzyme to digest?
Answers to Quiz #77 - Science Trivia Answers
- Bamboo shoots.
- Mulberry.
- 3 meters.
- An American monkey.
- Cactus.
- Omnivores.
- Penguins.
- Crab.
- Migration.
- Appendix.
- Hummingbirds.
- Chloroplast.
- Bark.
- Water.
- An Ostrich.
- Chlorophyll.
- Pups.
- Cactus.
- Tadpole.
- Roadrunner.
- Fungi.
- To absorb oxygen.
- Octopus.
- Citric Acid.
- Ornithology.
- Algae.
- Alligator.
- Kangaroos.
- Kelp.
- Skull.
- Sharks.
- Yew.
- Lodge.
- Phloem.
- Mesophyll.
- It doesn't have one.
- Kookaburra.
- Plankton.
- Flamingo.
- Muscle tissue.
- Prehensile.
- Krill.
- Crop.
- Cellulose.