wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

The Big Science Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Earth goes around the sun....
a)
Once a day
b)
Once a week
c)
Once Month
d)
Once a year
2.
Electrons are....
a)
Smaller than Atoms
b)
Bigger than Atoms
c)
About the same size as Atoms
d)
Bigger or smaller depending on the Atom.
3.
What does this symbol represent?
a)
Helium
b)
Water
c)
Oxygen
d)
Hydrogen
4.
The Universe started with....
a)
A single atom doubling over and over again.
b)
A huge explosion
c)
A giant star splitting into many stars
d)
The Force
5.
The Earth's core is.....
a)
Solid Rock
b)
A series of caves
c)
Full of water from the oceans
d)
Very Hot
6.
What's the tallest mountain on Earth?
a)
K2
b)
Kilimanjaro
c)
Mount Everest
d)
The Matterhorn
7.
Humans descended from....
a)
Dinosaurs
b)
The Apes
c)
Prehistoric Amphibians
d)
Meat eating mammals
8.
Name the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
9.
Antibiotics can kill....
a)
Bacteria
b)
Viruses
c)
Bacteria and Viruses
d)
Neither
10.
Another name for a tidal wave is....
a)
A Tsunami
b)
An underwater earthquake
c)
A wipeout wave
d)
A Kowabunga
11.
Pure water has a pH level of....
a)
1.4
b)
7.4
c)
14.4
d)
All of the others.
12.
Dogs are....
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Frutarians
d)
Vegans
13.
The acid used for cleaning swimming pools is called....
a)
Sulphuric Acid
b)
Chlorine
c)
Uranium
d)
Trinitrotoluene
14.
The unit of measurement for temperature is called....
a)
Metres
b)
Litres
c)
Kilograms
d)
Celsius
15.
Which of the following is NOT a blood type?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
O
16.
What type of animal has a backbone?
a)
Invertibrate
b)
Vertibrate
c)
Amoeba
d)
Jellyfish
17.
What part of the human skeleton protects the brain?
a)
The Rib Cage
b)
 The Patella
c)
The Skull
d)
The Pelvis
18.
A laser is best described as a....
a)
Coloured Water Canon
b)
Nuclear Weapon
c)
A concentrated gas
d)
Powerful beam of light
19.
True or False.  All radioactivity is man made?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Only since 1923
d)
Only in developed nations.
20.
The method in which plants receive energy is called....
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Solar Feeding
c)
Hydro Nutrition
d)
CO2 Overload