Science Quiz on Forces and Adaptations

Hitting a nail with a hammer is a

• pull

• strike

• push

• crash

Forces can make an object .

• slow down

• speed up

• stop moving

• all the above

Which variation in traits makes animal A more likely to survive an Arctic winter than animal B?

• fur color

• fur length

• ear shape

• small size

A child pushes a box around a room. This is an example of .

• balanced forces

• unbalanced forces

• potential energy

• chemical energy

Which of these explains a variation in an inherited trait?

• A plant parent with a white flower produces an offspring

• A parent bush has thorns, and the offspring bush has thorns.

• A plant has wilted leaves when it receives less water.

• A plant has greener leaves when it is fertilized.

Which is an example of camouflage?

• a moth that looks and acts like a hummingbird

• a bear that sleeps in a cave all winter long

• a colorful fish that lives among brightly colored coral.

• A bird singing loudly in a tree

John designs and builds a toy car and is about to test the speed of the car by pushing it down a ramp. What tools should he use to measure the speed of the toy car?

• a ruler and a scale

• a scale and a stopwatch

• a stopwatch and a ruler

• a measuring cup and a scale

Team A and team B played tug-of-war. Which most likely happened if team A won?

• Both teams used the same amount of force.

• Team A used more force.

• Team A used less force.

• Team B used more force.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• Elephant herds work together to protect their young from lions and other predators.

• Tigers live together to help keep warm.

• Fish live in schools to make it harder for predators to single out their prey.

• Groups of monkeys help keep each other clean and free of parasites.

When there are not many of one kind of animal left, the animal is considered ______.

• endangered

• extinct

• Adapted

• recovered