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Which of these is not a type of a major oil trap?
Seismic. There are two kinds of seismic waves: body waves and surface waves.
What is the very bottom soil horizon called?
Bedrock. A geologic map shows the distribution of various rock types in the bedrock.
Although beaches can be comprised of any particle, the majority of them consist of what?
Quartz. Many beaches claim to be the worlds longest including 90 Mile Beach in Australia and Long Beach, Washington.
What is the natural sonar that some animals use called?
Echolocation. Echolation, similar to radar, bounces sound waves off objects in order to locate them.
What 300+ island Pacific archipelago was formed entirely from volcanoes?
Aleutian Islands. The Aleutian Islands were the site of several battles in WWII.
Which kingdom of living creatures has the most complex members?
Animal. Humans have the most complex and most highly developed brains in the animal kingdom.
Which planet in our solar system is fifth from the Sun?
Jupiter. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
Clomiphene, introduced in 1967 to increase fertility, also resulted in what?
Increase In Multiple Births. Clomiphene is used to induce ovulation in women who do not produce eggs.
Which planet in our solar system has the highest average surface temperature?
Venus. The surface of Venus is rocky, dusty and waterless.
Who invented the first engine-powered airplane?
The Wright Brothers. Orville and Wilbur Wright were self-taught engineers.
Which of the following is made from nervous tissue?
Spinal Cord. There are more than 1 billion neurons in the human spinal cord.
What is the anti-matter equivalent of an electron?
Positron. A positron is an electron with an opposite, positive charge, which is what makes it anti-matter.
Coral, the largest component of reefs, is most like what type of organism?
Animal. Coral gets most of its energy from photosynthetic unicellular algae.
What igneous formation is usually seen in the core of folded mountains?
Batholith. A batholith is a big bubble that pushes the layers of rock on top of it upwards.
In what year was Project Mohole proposed?
1957. Project Mohole was an attempt to drill through the Earth's crust.
Which one of the original 7 astronauts sported the middle name of Herschel?
John Glenn. Alan B., Virgil I., and Malcolm Scott just don't have the Herschel as John did.
What word means "the shakes that come after the earthquakes"?
Aftershocks. If an aftershock is greater than the earthquake, the earthquake is deemed a "foreshock".
What navigational instruments measure the angle of a star to the horizon?
Sextants. Aircrafts sextants are no longer used and no longer produced.
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate around completely on its axis?
24 Hours. The annual mean solar day contains 86,400 mean solar seconds.
What periods of the Earth's history had glaciers covering a lot of the Earth?
Ice Ages. Animals of the Ice Age included saber-toothed cats, giant ground sloths, mastodons and mammoths.
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