Middle School Science Quiz - Round 1

Grace and Mason are on a microscopic adventure inside a human cell! They spot an organelle that acts like a security guard, keeping the cell’s chromosomes safe from the busy cytoplasm. Which organelle are they looking at?

• Nucleus

• Mitochondrion

• Ribosome

• Golgi apparatus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which state of matter isn’t quite a solid and isn’t a gas either?

• Liquid

• Plasma

• Bose-Einstein Condensate

• Solid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Lily and Jackson are at the beach, watching the water move up and down along the shore. What is the general name for the rising and falling of sea levels in response to the forces exerted by the Moon and Sun?

• TIDES

• WAVES

• CURRENTS

• EROSION

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Olivia and Daniel are planning a trip around the world and want to know: Approximately what fraction of Earth’s surface is covered by oceans?

• one-half

• two-thirds

• seven-tenths

• four-fifths

Abigail and William are measuring the length of their classroom. Can you help them by choosing the correct SI base unit for length?

• Meter

• Second

• Kilogram

• Ampere

Which of the following 3 choices are units you can use to measure distance: meter; mile; watt?

• Meter; Mile

• Mile; Watt

• Meter; Watt

• Meter; Mile; Watt

Oliver and Henry are learning about the heart in science class. They wonder: Most of the heart is composed of which of the following types of tissues?

• epithelial

• connective

• nervous

• muscle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Noah and Priya are discussing the scientific name Homo sapiens in class. Priya wonders what taxonomical rank the word sapiens represents. Can you help them out?

• species

• genus

• family

• order

Harper and Ethan are building a model of an atom in science class. To make their atom neutral, which atomic particle should they add to balance out the charge of the protons?

• electron

• neutron

• positron

• photon

The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of which atomic particle?

• protons

• neutrons

• electrons

• quarks