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Question	Answer	% Correct
About what percentage of Earth is covered by water?	70%	99%
How many days does it take Earth to travel around the sun?	365 days	98%
What does the periodic table display?	Elements according to their atomic numbers	97%
Which direction does the needle of a compass point?	North	97%
What term describes a group of organisms and their physical environment?	Ecosystem	95%
What is every object in our world made of?	Matter	95%
According to cell theory, what are cells?	The basic unit of life	90%
Newton's third law of motion states that every action has what?	An equal and opposite reaction	85%
The word habitat refers to what?	A place where an organism lives	84%
What is the hottest part of our planet?	Core	82%
What are the abiotic factors of an environment?	The nonliving parts of an environment	80%
What does the nucleus of a cell contain?	DNA	78%
How many subatomic particles are in an atom?	3	72%
Newton's first law of motion states that an object in motion tends to what?	Stay in motion	69%
What is all matter made of?	Chemicals	67%
What happens to iron when it is exposed to oxygen?	Rusts	64%
In weather, what does the term "front" refer to?	The place where two air masses meet	64%
What mineral is found in a saline solution?	Sodium	60%
What do mitochondria provide for an organism's body?	Energy	59%
What is the first step of the scientific method?	Identify the problem	57%
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?	Spiral	57%
About how long ago did modern humans first appear?	200,000 years ago	53%
If the pressure is the same, what kind of air has the greatest density?	Cold	49%
Which characteristic do all mammals have?	Hair	49%
What is the basic unit of a chemical element?	Atom	47%
How are synthetic chemicals different from so-called natural chemicals?	They aren't different.	47%
How old are the oldest fossils found on Earth?	About 3.8 billion years	42%
When do the coldest temperatures generally occur?	Shortly after sunrise	13%
What makes something a poison?	Its dose	12%