WorksheetsBig Fat Science Quiz
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes Earth's seasons?
a)
the tilt of Earth's axis
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
the revolution of the Moon
d)
Earth's distance from the Sun
2.
What is a comet?
a)
rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun
b)
chunk of dirt and ices
c)
a mixture of gases
d)
a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star
3.
Stars are made of what?
a)
rock
b)
gas
c)
ice
d)
fire
4.
Which of the following is true?
a)
The sun is not a star
b)
The sun is bigger than most stars
c)
The sun is made of helium and hydrogen
d)
The sun has a solid surface
5.
How many planets are there?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
6.
The force of attraction of 2 objects based on the mass and distance between them is
a)
Velocity
b)
Magnetasphere
c)
Centrifugal Force
d)
Gravity
7.
The main purpose of the ____________ system is to break food particles into pieces that can be used.
a)
circulatory
b)
respiratory
c)
digestive
d)
skeletal
8.
What is responsible for delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body?
a)
cell nucleus
b)
excretory system
c)
nervous tissue
d)
respiratory system
9.
The __________ system directs the body to inner and outer changes.
a)
digestive
b)
circulatory
c)
nervous
d)
skeletal
10.
The circulatory system uses _________ to deliver oxygen to the rest of the body.
a)
blood cells
b)
lungs and nose
c)
blood vessels
d)
brain and spinal cord
11.
Cellular respiration takes place in the
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosomes
d)
mitochondria
12.
Which is not a waste product of cellular respiration?
a)
Water
b)
Heat
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Oxygen
13.
This means that oxygen is not needed
a)
anaerobic
b)
aerobic
14.
What are the products of aerobic respiration?
a)
Glucose and oxygen
b)
Carbon dioxide and water
c)
Lactic acid
d)
Carbon monoxide
15.
Which organelle performs PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
16.
What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis?
a)
Chlorosynthesis
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
ADP
d)
Electron Transport
17.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
18.
The main purpose of the large intestine.
a)
absorb hormones
b)
absorb protein
c)
absorb nutrients
d)
absorb water
19.
What is the role of the nutrient carbohydrate.
a)
Provide short term energy.
b)
Growth and repair
c)
Provide long term store of energy.
d)
Helps food move through the digestive system
20.
How do you test for carbohydrate?
a)
Iodine solution
b)
Benedict's reagent
c)
Mixing with ethanol
d)
Copper sulphate and sodium hydroxide
21.
What colour does protein go when mixed with copper sulphate and sodium hydroxide?
a)
Purple
b)
Milky white
c)
Red / orange
d)
Black
22.
What are the tiny structures that line the small intestine which absorb nutrients.
a)
Villi
b)
Absorbers
c)
Intestine wall
d)
Mouth
23.
Why are villi shaped like little fingers?
a)
To increase surface area
b)
To push food along
c)
To prod any bacteria
d)
To wave at passers-by
24.
What is the name of the proteins which break down large food molecules into smaller molecules?
a)
Enzymes
b)
Teeth
c)
Stomach acid
d)
Villi
25.
What is the name of the enzyme which breaks down lipids?
a)
Lipase
b)
Carbohydrase
c)
Protease
d)
Hydrochloric acid
26.
What is the role of the nutrient 'protein'.
a)
Provide short term energy.
b)
Growth and repair
c)
Provide long term store of energy.
d)
Helps food move through the digestive system
27.
What kind of magnet can be turned on and off? (Man-made magnet)
a)
refrigerator magnet
b)
electromagnet
c)
magnetite
d)
iron
28.
If you wrap more coils around an electromagnet, it will become...(think about the Webquest.)
a)
brighter
b)
stronger
c)
weaker
d)
invisible
29.
How do like poles interact with each other? (north to north)
a)
They repel each other.
b)
They attract each other.
c)
Throw a toaster into a bathtub.
d)
No relationship.
30.
Choose the best option to complete this gap:
A magnetic field is the ________ around a magnet in which the magnetic force acts.
A magnetic field is the ________ around a magnet in which the magnetic force acts.
a)
pole
b)
electron
c)
area
d)
iron
31.
What is the PATH for electricity called?
a)
electric current
b)
electric circuit
c)
electric eel
d)
electric motor
32.
An example of a conductor is :
a)
a glass paperweight
b)
a plastic cap
c)
a metal screw
d)
a wooden handle
33.
An example of an insulator is:
a)
iron
b)
silver
c)
copper wire
d)
rubber
34.
Name the separation method that causes wet clothes on a clothes line to dry
a)
Chromatography
b)
Filtration
c)
Distillation
d)
Evaporation
35.
Which one of the following solids is insoluble in water?
a)
sugar
b)
sand
c)
copper sulfate
d)
salt
36.
Which separation technique uses the apparatus shown in the diagram?
a)
filtration
b)
crystallisation
c)
distillation
d)
chromatography
37.
The clear liquid which passes through the filter paper is called
a)
filt
b)
filter
c)
filtrate
d)
filtration
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