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WorksheetsScience Bowl Practice #1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which best describes the term static:
a)
stationary
b)
low
c)
constant
d)
used
2.
Approximately what fraction of Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
a)
1/2
b)
2/3
c)
7/10
d)
4/5
3.
Round the number 535,279 to the nearest ten-thousand.
a)
535,000
b)
540,000
c)
536,000
d)
535,270
4.
How many degrees are in one-third of a right angle?
a)
60
b)
90
c)
30
d)
180
5.
How many permanent teeth does a human have?
a)
28
b)
34
c)
30
d)
32
6.
The number 4.56 *10^11 has how many zeroes?
a)
8
b)
9
c)
10
d)
11
7.
The hydrologic cycle describes the circulation of Earth's:
a)
tides
b)
water
c)
sediments
d)
rocks
8.
What is the name of the rock that makes up most of the ocean floor and volcanic ocean islands?
a)
plasma
b)
basalt
c)
shale
d)
limestone
9.
Mary tried to lift her couch by exerting 500 newtons of force but it doesn't budge. If the couch weighed 2,000 newtons, how much work did she do?
a)
0
b)
50 watts
c)
500 joules
d)
200o joules
10.
In a right triangle, what is the name for the side opposite the 90 degree angle?
a)
obtuse
b)
equilateral
c)
hypotenuse
d)
adjacent
11.
Most of the heart is composed of which of the following types of tissue?
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
nervous
d)
muscle
12.
Which of the following blancs the charge of protons to produce a neutral atom?
a)
electron
b)
nucleus
c)
neutron
d)
particle
13.
Which of the giant planets is closest to the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Mars
c)
Uranus
d)
Jupiter
14.
Rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth, convert 1/3 to a decimal.
a)
0.3333
b)
0.333
c)
0.33
d)
0.3
15.
Which of the following is a unit for measuring unit of area?
a)
mile
b)
acre
c)
meter
d)
milliliter
16.
What is the basic unit of life?
a)
water
b)
air
c)
atoms
d)
cells
17.
In what organelle of a plant cell does photosynthesis occur?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nuleus
d)
vacuole
18.
Giving your answer as north, south, east or west, a southerly wind blows FROM what direction?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
19.
Which of the following clouds have little vertical development?
a)
altostratus
b)
altocumulus
c)
cirrus
d)
nimbostratus
20.
What term do scientists use for the force of gravity acting on anything that has mass?
a)
pressure
b)
mass
c)
momentum
d)
weight
21.
A weather forecast of 100% relative humidity suggests an increased possibility of:
a)
rain
b)
wind
c)
rising tempeatures
d)
drying conditions
22.
Every triangle has how many vertices?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
What is the physical state of matter between a solid and gas?
a)
liquid
b)
plasma
c)
ice
d)
steam
24.
Which of the following statements is most accurate about the movement of Earth and the Sun?
a)
The Sun revolves around the Earth
b)
The Earth rotates around the Sun
c)
The Earth revolves around the Sun
d)
The Earth rotates while it revolves around the Sun
25.
During sea-floor spreading at divergent boundaries, magma rises from the mantle and erupts _____________.
a)
along the edges of all the continents
b)
along mid ocean ridges
c)
in deep ocean trenches
d)
at the north and south poles
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