Question 1

What phenomenon causes continents to move at fingernail-growth speeds?

Accepted Answer

Mantle convection

Question 2

What volcanic rock is so full of gas bubbles that it can float on water?

Accepted Answer

Pumice

Question 3

Which tree's sap is used to make maple syrup?

Accepted Answer

Sugar Maple

Question 4

What climate pattern involves eastward-moving waves of ocean heat, altering global weather?

Accepted Answer

Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)

Question 5

Which gland regulates metabolism?

Accepted Answer

Thyroid

Question 6

What scientific instrument measures the force and velocity of the wind?

Accepted Answer

Anemometer

Question 7

Which university team demonstrated one of the first vision-based autonomous cars in 1986?

Accepted Answer

Ernst Dickmanns team

Question 8

Which engineer invented the modern traffic light?

Accepted Answer

Garrett Morgan

Question 9

Which flower's petals are actually specialized leaves?

Accepted Answer

Poinsettia

Question 10

Which metal is abundant in Earth's core?

Accepted Answer

Iron

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