Grade 5 Term 2 Science Quiz Bee

AL AASIMAH SCHOOL C2 BOYS

1. No to cheating and coaching. Honesty is the best policy!

2. There will be three categories of the Quiz:

   1. Easy (7Q) : 1 point, 10 secs

   2. Moderate (5Q) : 2 points, 20 secs

   3. Difficult (3Q) : 3 points, 30 secs

3. The first 5 students in the leaderboard wins.

Quiz Bee Mechanics

EASY ROUND: 10 seconds

Multiple Choice

Around 97% of water on the Earth's surface is _______ water.

• salt

• fresh

• usable

• unknown

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an interaction of the hydrosphere and atmosphere?

• volcanic eruption

• hurricane

• erosion

• earthquake

Multiple Choice

The place where two air masses meet is called a

• front

• weather

• temperature

• humidity

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a source of freshwater?

• rivers

• aquifers

• oceans

• reservoirs

Multiple Choice

Which soil is rich in minerals but poor in humus?

• desert soil

• grassland soil

• forest soil

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a process in the geosphere that causes slow changes?

• earthquakes

• glaciers

• volcanoes

• landslides

Multiple Choice

Which of the following CANNOT cause erosion?

• moving water

• rivers

• sunlight

• glaciers

MODERATE ROUND: 20 seconds

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes climate?

• Rainstorms that include lightning and thunder.

• Large region of air that has a similar temperature and humidity.

• A condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.

• The average weather pattern of a region over time.

Multiple Choice

How does erosion shape the land?

• Earth's surface is changed by living things.

• Erosion does not change the shape of the land.

• Erosion happens only in water.

• Erosion carries the sediment and rock to another location which changes the shape of the land.

Multiple Choice

What will most likely happen if lake water becomes polluted by humans?

• Animals in the lake will die.

• There will be more fish in the lake.

• The pollution will not hurt the plants or animals in the water.

• It wll change the soil around the lake into pebbles.

Multiple Choice

Identify the statement that best describes where Earth's freshwater can be found.

• Most of the freshwater is trapped in glaciers and ice caps.

• Earth's freshwater is spread out equally over ice,

• Most of the freshwater on Earth is found underground.

• Earth's freshwater is found mostly in rivers and streams.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE for volcanoes?

• Volcanoes form on land only and not in the ocean.

• Volcanoes form when two Earth's plates lay nest to each other.

• Volcanoes cannot change Earth shape.

• Most volcanoes are found on the ocean floor.

DIFFICULT ROUND: 30 seconds

Fill in the Blank

A _________ is formed when a river flows into a larger body of water.

Fill in the Blank

By definition, a storm surge can occur when a _________ causes large waves in the ocean.

Fill in the Blank

It is the result of gases such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide being released into the atmosphere.