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Science/Social Studies Trivia Mashup

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country controlled the original 13 colonies

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

2.

What does "hydro" mean in hydrosphere?

a)

space

b)

living

c)

rock

d)

water

3.

The three regions of colonies were the Southern, Middle Atlantic, and ________________.

a)

Northern

b)

Canada

c)

New England

d)

Plymouth

4.

Humans are part of which sphere?

a)

biosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere

5.

What ocean lies to the east of the 13 colonies?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Mississippi

6.

What two spheres are interacting when snow falls?

a)

atmosphere and biosphere

b)

hydrosphere and atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere and biosphere

d)

geosphere and biosphere

7.

Which of the following was a reason why many people settled in the colonies?

a)

religious freedom

b)

better shopping opportunities

c)

newer tools and supplies

d)

bigger and better houses

8.

What is an example of fresh water?

a)

aquifer

b)

oceans

c)

glaciers

d)

A and C

9.

What happened to the lost colony of Roanoke.

a)

went to explore Florida

b)

returned to England on a ship

c)

hide and seek gone wrong

d)

still a mystery

10.

Which sphere do humans interact with?

a)

biosphere and geosphere

b)

hydrosphere and atmosphere

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

11.

What does a cooper do?

a)

makes shoes

b)

makes barrels

c)

makes baskets

d)

makes swords

12.

What season has the longest shadows?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

13.

What did the helmsman do?

a)

repairs the mast

b)

in charge of supplies

c)

reads maps and charts

d)

steers the ship

14.

What does your shadow look like right after sunrise?

a)

short

b)

long

c)

medium

d)

what shadow?

15.

Where did the first Thanksgiving take place?

a)

Belvidere, IL

b)

Salem, MA

c)

Plymouth, MA

d)

Philadelphia, PA

16.

What season would have a sunset time of 8:30 pm?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall