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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which American inventor is generally given credit for the invention of the light bulb?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Nikola Tesla
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Edison
e)
Thomas Edison
2.
What is the name for trees that never lose their leaves?
a)
Evergreen
b)
Birch
c)
Ash
d)
Maple
e)
Evergreen
3.
Which planet has the most moons?
a)
Saturn
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
e)
Jupiter
4.
What blood type do you need to be a universal donor?
a)
0-
b)
A-
c)
B+
d)
AB+
e)
0-
5.
What is the name for the specialized nerve cell that transmits information chemically and electrically throughout the body?
a)
Epithelial
b)
Neuron
c)
Cardiac
d)
Adipose
e)
Neuron
6.
Approximately 2% of all people have what eye color?
a)
Red
b)
Violet
c)
Green
d)
Blue
e)
Green
7.
How many pairs of chromosomes are in found in the average human?
a)
46
b)
39
c)
22
d)
23
e)
23
8.
In our Solar System Which two planets are known as ice giants?
a)
Earth and Mars
b)
Jupiter and Saturn
c)
Uranus and Neptune
d)
Mercury and Venus
e)
Uranus and Neptune
9.
Which is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust?
a)
Bronze
b)
Aluminum
c)
Copper
d)
Lead
e)
Aluminum
10.
How many bones are in an adult body?
a)
10
b)
2040
c)
206
d)
68
e)
206
11.
What major organ in your body is divided into four chambers?
a)
Liver
b)
Heart
c)
Kidney
d)
Stomach
e)
Heart
12.
Who developed and patented the electrical telegraph in the United States in 1837?
a)
Samuel Moore
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Samuel Minsk
d)
Samuel Murphy
e)
Samuel Morse
13.
The Great Red Spot is a storm located on which planet in our Solar System?
a)
Saturn
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
e)
Jupiter
14.
What is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, plants, etc.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
wedging
d)
frosting
e)
erosion
15.
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
water vapor
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
nitrogen
e)
nitrogen
16.
How many oceans are there?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
e)
5
17.
Diamonds are made up almost entirely of what element?
a)
nitrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
helium
d)
carbon
e)
carbon
18.
What planet in our solar system has the most gravity?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
e)
Jupiter
19.
What is a meteor called when it reaches Earth's surface?
a)
Meteorite
b)
Rock
c)
Space dust
d)
Twilight sparkle
e)
Meteorite
20.
On what continent would you not find bees?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Afrca
d)
Antarctica
e)
Antarctica
21.
What is the atomic symbol for Silver?
a)
S
b)
Si
c)
Ag
d)
Au
e)
Ag
22.
Which of the following is the hottest?
a)
The core of the Earth
b)
Lightning
c)
The surface of the sun
d)
Lava
e)
Lightning
23.
Which planet has no moons?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Saturn
e)
Venus
24.
What is the name of the instrument used to measure wind speed?
a)
barometer
b)
altimeter
c)
fanometer
d)
anemometer
e)
anemometer
25.
Does sound travel faster through water or air?
a)
Water
b)
Air
c)
-
d)
-
e)
Water
26.
How old is the sun?
a)
10 years
b)
5 Billion Years
c)
10 Billion Years
d)
10 Million Years
e)
5 Billion Years
27.
Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
e)
Venus
28.
What natural phenomena are measured by the Richter scale?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tornado
d)
Floods
e)
Earthquake
29.
How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Earth?
a)
23 minutes and 2 seconds
b)
8 minutes and 20 seconds
c)
1 minute
d)
15 minutes and 48 seconds
e)
8 minutes and 20 seconds
30.
Bananas are mainly beneficial for having _________.
a)
Oxygen
b)
Potassium
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Iron
e)
Potassium
31.
What is the bending of light called?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
absorption
d)
disturbance
e)
refraction
32.
What common kitchen item is made up of sodium and chlorine atoms?
a)
water
b)
bread
c)
milk
d)
salt
e)
salt
33.
The molecule "hemoglobin" is used in which type of cells?
a)
White blood cells
b)
Platelets
c)
Red blood cells
d)
Plasma
e)
Red blood cells
34.
Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by which Scottish scientist?
a)
Sir Alexander Fleming
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Albert Einstein
e)
Sir Alexander Fleming
35.
The Sun is made primarily of which element(s)?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Uranium
d)
Iron
e)
Hydrogen
36.
Light is:
a)
A particle
b)
A wave
c)
Both
d)
Neither
e)
Both
37.
Human beings are classified as:
a)
Bacteria
b)
Reptiles
c)
Fungi
d)
Mammal
e)
Mammal
38.
Who invented gravity?
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Galileo
c)
Stephen Hawking
d)
Nobody
e)
Nobody
39.
Which of the following is NOT a type of rocks?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Punk
e)
Punk
40.
What is the first element on the periodic table?
a)
Carbon
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Graphite
d)
Amorphous
e)
Hydrogen
41.
The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into moving plates over the mantle is know as what?
a)
Separation
b)
Plate Shift
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Shell Cracks
e)
Plate Tectonics
42.
How many colors are there in a rainbow?
a)
6
b)
9
c)
8
d)
7
e)
7
43.
An animal that lives part of its life on land and part in water is known as what?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
e)
Amphibian
44.
What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?
a)
Lava
b)
Mafic Magma
c)
Felsic Magma
d)
None of these
e)
Lava
45.
Name the fifth planet in our solar system.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Pluto
e)
Jupiter
46.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
Bill Gates
b)
John Dunlop
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
e)
Alexander Graham Bell
47.
Which is smaller?
a)
grain of salt
b)
paperclip
c)
raindrop
d)
gas particle
e)
gas particle
48.
It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.
a)
365 days
b)
365 hours
c)
28 days
d)
24 hours
e)
365 days
49.
On a standard traffic light, where is the green light located
a)
Middle
b)
Top
c)
Bottom
d)
Bottom
50.
The outside layer of the earth is called ______.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
e)
crust
51.
What is the name of the highest mountain on Earth?
a)
Mount Apo
b)
Mount Fiji
c)
Mount Kenly
d)
Mount Everest
e)
Mount Everest
52.
The Hubble space telescope is named after which American astronomer?
a)
Edwin Hubble
b)
Thomas Hubble
c)
Henry Hubble
d)
Philip Hubble
e)
Edwin Hubble
53.
Which is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
e)
Mercury
54.
The two holes in your nose are called?
a)
Esophagus
b)
Chamber
c)
Larynx
d)
Nostrils
e)
Nostrils
55.
Nimbus, cumulus, and stratus are types of what?
a)
Clouds
b)
Weather
c)
Rain
d)
Calamity
e)
Clouds
56.
Are humans omnivore, herbivore or carnivore?
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
All of them
e)
Omnivore
57.
The pH scale is a range from:
a)
1-7
b)
0-14
c)
1-14
d)
1-20
e)
0-14
58.
What is your largest organ?
a)
Heart
b)
Small intestine
c)
Large intestine
d)
Skin
e)
Skin
59.
The official name of the North Star is which of the following..
a)
Rigal
b)
Alpha Centauri
c)
Orion
d)
Polaris
e)
Polaris
60.
If the Earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?
a)
Longer day
b)
Shorter day
c)
Same time, 24 hours
d)
Longer day
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