Science Bowl

What is the nearest star to planet Earth?

• Moon

• Sun

• Sirius

• Proxima Centauri

Why does the sun look small in the sky to us?

• It is 93,000,000 miles away

• It is smaller than Earth

• It is not very bright

• It travels around Earth

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The Earth rotates on its axis every _________.

• day

• hour

• year

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Earth's rotation causes observable patterns like _____ and _____.

• earthquakes and tornados

• night and day

• butterflies and rainbows

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What causes shadows to get bigger / smaller and move throughout the day?

• Earth's rotation around the sun

• Moon's orbit around the Earth

• The sun moving around the Earth

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Which of these items would be considered part of the biosphere?

• carrots

• fish

• soil

• cloud

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Earth is made up of ____% salt water and ____% fresh water.

• 75, 25

• 2.5, 97.5

• 25, 75

• 97.5, 2.5

Kayla has a wooden rod, a steel rod, and a glass rod. How could she compare the materials to find out which transfers thermal energy best?

• Submerge each rod in ice water to find out which loses the most heat.

• Place the three rods in a freezer to find out which becomes the coldest.

• Place one end of each rod in very hot water to find out which becomes hot the fastest.

• Place the rods on a table in a warm room and find out which feels warmest after a period of time.

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Which is a force that keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun?

• friction

• gravity

• radiation

• magnetism

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What keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun?

• the inertia of the Moon

• the location of Earth’s orbit

• the speed of Earth’s rotation

• the Sun’s gravitational pull

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