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Y10 General Science Knowledge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the robot that landed on Mars in February?

a)

The Mars Rover

b)

R2D2

c)

Perseverance Rover

d)

Ingenuity

2.

Which element of the periodic table has the atomic number 6?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Nitrogen

3.

Which of the following is an example of an enzyme?

a)

Osteoblast

b)

Plasma

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Lipase

4.

"Force = mass x acceleration" is one of Newton's laws, but which one?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

5.

If a liquid has a pH of 4, it is:

a)

an acid

b)

an alkali

c)

neutral

6.

What is the name of the organelle labelled "9" in the image?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Ribosome

d)

Mitochondria

7.

What is the biggest contributor to climate change?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Methane gas from cows

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Land use

8.

Which of the following planets rotates in the opposite direction to Earth?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

9.

Which substance is responsible for the red colour of the planet Mars?

a)

Iron Oxide

b)

Haemoglobin

c)

Calcium chloride

d)

Iron carbonate

10.

Which of the following is the only organ of the body that would float on water?

a)

Lungs

b)

Heart

c)

Liver

d)

Skin

11.

Which of the following chemicals is NOT naturally found in normal human blood?

a)

Dihydrogen monoxide

b)

Urea

c)

Nicotine

d)

Formaldehyde

12.

What type of bonding is happening here?

a)

Ionic bonding

b)

Covalent bonding

c)

Hydrogen bonding

d)

Hydrophilic bonding

13.

In what units do we measure distances in science?

a)

Kilometres

b)

Metres

c)

Centimetres

d)

Millimetres

14.

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

a)

46

b)

22

c)

23

d)

48

15.

Which of the following images is propane?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What is the temporal lobe responsible for?

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Language

d)

Memory

17.

What name is given to organisms that thrive at high temperatures?

a)

Mesophiles

b)

Psychrophiles

c)

Hydrophiles

d)

Thermophiles

18.

Complete the equation:

Fe2O3 + 3CO -> 2Fe + ?

a)

CO2

b)

2CO

c)

2CO2

d)

3CO2

19.

Which of the following has the longest wavelength?

a)

Visible light

b)

X rays

c)

Microwaves

d)

Radio waves

20.

What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Oxygen