SCIENCE

Oil, natural gas and coal are examples of …

• Geothermal resources

• Biofuels

• Fossil fuels

• Renewable resources

What percent of fire-related deaths are due to smoke inhalation rather than burns?

• 10%

• 50%

• 80%

• 99%

The fastest-running terrestrial animal is:

• cheetah

• lion

• man

• jaguar

As you go down into a well, your weight

• increases slightly

• decreases slightly

• remains exactly the same

Bees must collect nectar from approximately how many flowers to make 1 pound of honeycomb? Is it:

• 10 thousand

• 2 million

• 20 million

• 50 million

Albacore is a type of:

• shell-fish

• tuna

• marble

• meteoroid

The only species of cat that lives and hunts in groups is:

• lion

• leopard

• jaguar

• cougar

What famous scientist and inventor participated in the invention of the Aqua-Lung?

• Thomas Edison

• Isaac Newton

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Jacques Cousteau

A type of plastic that is biodegradable has been in the news lately. The ingredient that makes it biodegradable is:

• vegetable oil

• petroleum

• cornstarch

• leather

Who was the marine biologist and author of Silent Spring who was one of the first people to warn of the dangers of pesticides like DDT?

• Jacques Cousteau

• Rachel Carson

• Charles Darwin

• Marlin Perkins