Statistics for Science General Knowledge #2

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the largest planet in the solar system?	Jupiter	98%
What is the scientific name of the human species?	Homo sapiens	92%
What is the most common element in the Earth's atmosphere?	Nitrogen	89%
What does the average adult have 206 of?	Bones	88%
What is lava called when it is below the Earth's surface?	Magma	88%
In humans, what organ produces eggs?	Ovary	80%
What scientific theory describes the process of continental drift?	{Plate} Tectonics	76%
What is approximately -273.15 ºC?	{Absolute} Zero	74%
What does a hypothesis become once it has been rigorously tested and verified?	Theory	71%
What "ology" is the study of prehistoric life?	Paleontology	65%
What region of the Earth can be found between the crust and the core?	Mantle	63%
What is thought to be the heaviest species of animal that has ever lived?	Blue whale	62%
The prefix mega represents 1 million. What prefix represents 1 billion?	Giga	62%
What is a single particle of light called?	Photon	62%
In the equation E=mc² what does c represent?	Speed of light	62%
What layer of the atmosphere starts at about 10km above the surface of the Earth?	Stratosphere	55%
What type of cells have axons and dendrites?	Nerve cells	54%
What is missing in this sequence: Order, Class, ______, Kingdom	Phylum	53%
What never decreases, according to the Second Law of Thermodynamics? (Hint: starts with e)	Entropy	39%
What disease is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria?	Plague	30%