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Active Planet - Science and Technology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

A push

b)

A pull

c)

A push or a pull

d)

Power

2.

Which picture shows the biggest force?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Why is the boy crying?

a)

He doesn't like ice cream

b)

His ice cream fell

c)

He wants chocolate ice cream

d)

His ice cream is too cold

4.

Why did the ice cream fall?

a)

A force called gravity pulled it down

b)

A force called gravity pushed it down

c)

The ice cream melted

d)

What ice cream?

5.

What is this?

a)

A supercontinent called Pangea

b)

An alien planet called Pangea

c)

A country called Pangea

d)

A city called Pangea

6.

Why did Pangea break up into separate continents?

a)

Because of plate tectonics

b)

Because there was a war

c)

Because the dinosaurs broke the crust

d)

I don't know

7.

What word should go in box number 1?

a)

Crust

b)

Fault line

c)

Epicentre

d)

Hypocentre

8.

What word should go in box number 2?

a)

Plate

b)

Fault line

c)

Epicentre

d)

Hypocentre

9.

What word should go in box number 3?

a)

Plate

b)

Fault line

c)

Epicentre

d)

Hypocentre

10.

What word should go in box number 4?

a)

Plate

b)

Fault line

c)

Epicentre

d)

Hypocentre

11.

What word should go in box number 5?

a)

Plate

b)

Fault line

c)

Epicentre

d)

Hypocentre

12.

What causes earthquakes?

a)

Magic

b)

Power

c)

Energy

d)

Forces

13.

When an earthquake happens, energy is released. Is this energy released in one shock, or over time in many shocks?

a)

In one shock

b)

In many shocks

14.

In what direction is the energy released?

a)

From the epicentre towards to the house.

b)

From the house towards the epicentre.

15.

What is the direction of the force in this earthquake?

a)

From the epicentre towards to the house.

b)

From the house towards the epicentre.

16.

Which shape is stronger for buildings?

a)

Rectangle

b)

Triangle

17.

How can you make this rectangle stronger?

a)

Add triangles

b)

Add rectangles

c)

You can't

18.

Which shape is symmetrical?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Neither

d)

Both

19.

Which shape would be better for a building?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Neither

d)

Both

20.

Why is B better for a building?

a)

It looks better

b)

It is symmetrical

c)

It is not symmetrical

d)

It is blue