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Science Trivia Questions and Answers
Here are 76 science trivia questions with answers, from easy to impossible, and every answer stays hidden until you tap it.
The list has 19 easy, 27 medium, 23 hard, and 7 impossible questions, so it works for students, classrooms and curious minds. They were written and fact-checked by the Quiz Zoomies team in the same easy-to-impossible format as the Quiz Zoomies videos. Tap Reveal all answers to check everything at once, print the page for a game night, or play the questions as a scored quiz.
76 science trivia questions
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What force pulls objects toward the ground?
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Gravity Easy question
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What are the three states of matter we see every day?
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Solid, liquid and gas Easy question
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What is the boiling point of water at sea level in Celsius?
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100°C Easy question
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Which part of a plant grows under the ground and takes in water?
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The roots Easy question
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What does a thermometer measure?
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Temperature Easy question
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What color do you get by mixing blue and yellow paint?
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Green Easy question
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When ice melts, it changes from a solid into what?
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A liquid Easy question
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Which direction does a compass needle point?
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North Easy question
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Which tool makes tiny things look much bigger?
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Microscope Easy question
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Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?
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Copper Easy question
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What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?
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O Easy question
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Which gas makes party balloons float?
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Helium Easy question
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Which gas do we breathe out?
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Carbon dioxide Easy question
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Lightning is a giant spark of what?
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Electricity Easy question
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What do we call the path that electricity flows around?
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A circuit Easy question
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What force slows things down when two surfaces rub together?
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Friction Easy question
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Which of these is a renewable energy source?
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Wind Easy question
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What do we call the layer of gases that surrounds Earth?
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The atmosphere Easy question
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What does a prism split white light into?
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The colors of the rainbow Easy question
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What gas do plants release during photosynthesis?
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Oxygen Medium question
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Which simple machine is basically a ramp?
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Inclined plane Medium question
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What do we call animals that are active at night?
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Nocturnal Medium question
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When two magnets pull together, which ends are facing each other?
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Opposite poles Medium question
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What is a scientist who studies rocks called?
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A geologist Medium question
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What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?
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32°F Medium question
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What kind of energy does a moving object have?
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Kinetic energy Medium question
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Who wrote the famous equation E = mc²?
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Albert Einstein Medium question
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Which scientist described the three laws of motion?
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Isaac Newton Medium question
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Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection in 1859?
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Charles Darwin Medium question
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Which particle in an atom has a negative charge?
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Electron Medium question
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What is the lightest chemical element?
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Hydrogen Medium question
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What is it called when a liquid turns into a gas?
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Evaporation Medium question
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What do we call the water drops that form on the outside of a cold glass?
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Condensation Medium question
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What is hot liquid rock under Earth's surface called?
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Magma Medium question
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What is Earth's outermost solid layer called?
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The crust Medium question
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What do we call a scientist who studies the weather?
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A meteorologist Medium question
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What is the scientific study of plants called?
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Botany Medium question
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What is the smallest unit of a chemical element?
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An atom Medium question
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What is the basic building block of all living things?
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The cell Medium question
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Which metal has the chemical symbol Ag?
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Silver Medium question
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What does a seismograph detect?
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Earthquakes Medium question
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What is the process plants use to make food from sunlight?
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Photosynthesis Medium question
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Which element is a diamond made of?
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Carbon Medium question
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What do we call animals that have a backbone?
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Vertebrates Medium question
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Which American is famous for flying a kite in a storm to study lightning?
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Benjamin Franklin Medium question
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Which metal is the main ingredient of steel?
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Iron Medium question
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Sound travels fastest through which of these?
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Steel Hard question
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What is the chemical symbol for iron?
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Fe Hard question
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About how fast does light travel?
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About 300,000 km per second Hard question
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What unit is used to measure electrical resistance?
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Ohm Hard question
Frequently asked questions
How many science trivia questions are on this page?
There are 76 science trivia questions in this list (19 easy, 27 medium, 23 hard, and 7 impossible), spread over 2 pages. Every question has its answer right below it, hidden until you tap Show answer.
What are 10 good science trivia questions?
1) What force pulls objects toward the ground? Gravity. 2) Which direction does a compass needle point? North. 3) What force slows things down when two surfaces rub together? Friction. 4) When two magnets pull together, which ends are facing each other? Opposite poles. 5) What is the lightest chemical element? Hydrogen. 6) What is the basic building block of all living things? The cell. 7) Which metal is the main ingredient of steel? Iron. 8) Which type of rock forms when lava or magma cools? Igneous. 9) Baking soda and vinegar make bubbles of which gas? Carbon dioxide. 10) Bronze is a mix of copper and which other metal? Tin.
What is the hardest science trivia question here?
One of the hardest is: Which scale ranks minerals by how hard they are? The answer is The Mohs scale. 7 questions in this list are rated impossible, the top level in the Quiz Zoomies videos.
Can I play these questions as a quiz?
Yes. The Play as a quiz button opens a scored quiz with four answer choices, rounds of 10, 25 or 50 questions, a streak counter and a shareable score.
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