SCIENCE QUIZ BEE PROPER ROUND (GRADE 2)

1. 1. What is the process called when a plant loses water vapor through its leaves?

• a. evaporation

• b. transpiration

• c. condensation

• d. precipitation

2. 2. Which of the following is a form of energy: wind or biomass?

• a. wind

• b. biomass

• c. both

• d. neither

3. 3. What is the process called when a liquid changes into a gas?

• a. evaporation

• b. condensation

• c. melting

• d. freezing

4. 4. What is the process called when light bends as it passes through a medium?

• a. reflection

• b. refraction

• c. absorption

• d. transmission

5. 5. Which of the following is a form of energy: motion or color?

• a. motion

• b. color

• c. both

• d. neither

6. 6. What is the process called when a plant takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide?

• a. photosynthesis

• b. respiration

• c. transpiration

• d. germination

7. 7. What is heredity?

• a. the study of plants

• b. the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• c. the process of photosynthesis

• d. the study of rocks and minerals

8. 8. Which of the following traits can be inherited?

• a. eye color

• b. favorite color

• c. shoe size

• d. hair style

9. 9. What is the state of matter that has no definite shape or volume?

• a. solid

• b. liquid

• c. gas

• d. none of the above

10. 10. What is the process called when a solid turns into a liquid due to the addition of heat?

• a. melting

• b. freezing

• c. evaporation

• d. condensation