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Fact or Fiction?????

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Science "fiction" is based on Science "fact"?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Some science fiction from 30 years ago is now science fact because of the advancement of technology.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

All of the following are elements of Science Fiction EXCEPT?

a)

Time travel

b)

Hoverboards

c)

Aliens

d)

Futuristic worlds

4.

The BEST definition of Science Fiction is?

a)

A genre just like Fantasy, except based on technology.

b)

A genre focused on the imagination of what COULD possibly exist in the future.

c)

Fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets.

d)

Fiction based on the future of Science.

5.

How is the genre of Science Fiction BEST related to the genre of Fantasy?

a)

It's not. They are two totally different genres.

b)

Fantasy and Science Fiction are essentially the same thing. The only reason they are separate genres is because Fantasy doesn't generally include science, and Fantasy can be set in the past as well as the future.

c)

Advanced technology, magic potions, alternative worlds, and flying broomsticks are all a part of both the Science Fiction and the Fantasy genres.

d)

Fantasy involves things that can NEVER happen, like talking animals in Charlotte's Web, while Science Fiction is made possible based on things that could POSSIBLY happen in the future, like cloning in The House of the Scorpion.

6.

What is one thing that exists in our world now that could have been or actually was used in a work Science Fiction twenty years ago? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY!!

a)

GPS Navigation

b)

Human cloning

c)

FaceTime

d)

An electric car

7.

We have strong evidence that our solar system is not the only one; we know there are many other suns with planets orbiting them.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

8.

Some organisms can survive in space without any kind of protective enclosure.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

9.

Organisms have been found living happily in scalding water with temperature as high as 235 degrees fahrenheit.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

10.

We now have evidence that some form of life exists beyond Earth, at least in primitive form.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

11.

We currently have the technology necessary to send astronauts to another star system within a reasonable timespan. The only problem is that such a mission would be overwhelmingly expensive.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

12.

All of the gas giant planets in our solar system (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) have rings.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

13.

In the Star Wars films, the Imperial TIE fighters are propelled by ion engines (TIE stands for Twin Ion Engine). While spacecrafts are fictional, real ion engines power some of today's spacecrafts.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

14.

There is no gravity in deep space.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

15.

The basic premise of teleportation-- made famous in TV's "Star Trek"-- is theoretically sound. In fact, scientists have already 'teleported' the quantum state of individual atoms from one location to another.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

16.

Tatooine, Luke Skywalker's home planet in the Stars Wars films, has two Suns-- what astronomers would call a binary system. Scientists have discovered recently that planets really can form within such systems.

a)

FACT

b)

FICTION

17.

is a melting ice cream a physical or chemical

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

just ice cream

18.

is spoiled milk chemical or physical

a)

chemical

b)

physical

c)

nasty milk

d)

none of the above

19.

is dying your hair a chemical or physical

a)

physical

b)

chemical

c)

pretty red hair

d)

both

20.

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

mars

c)

earth

d)

moon

21.
What is the definition of "weight"?
a)
measure of the force of gravity on your body
b)
the time it takes to get on a ride 
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
the size of an object
22.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
23.
Levi is wanting to light a bulb.  What does he need to get the bulb to light?
a)
A battery and a paper clip
b)
A battery and a wire
c)
A paper clip and a wire
d)
A switch and a wire
24.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
25.

It controls your body and helps you think.

a)

hands

b)

skeleton

c)

brain

d)

muscles

26.

It pumps blood around the body.

a)

veins

b)

heart

c)

arteries

d)

lungs

27.

Tomato, mustard ,rice are examples of

a)

Shrubs

b)

herbs

c)

trees

d)

climbers

28.

The reproductive part of the plant is

a)

roots

b)

stems

c)

leaves

d)

flower

29.

The green pigment present in the leaves is known as

a)

stomata

b)

petiole

c)

chlorophyll

d)

veins

30.

The energy produced is in the form of

a)

CTP

b)

DTP

c)

ATP

d)

TTP

31.

Which of the following objects is a conductor of electricity?

a)

Wooden Toothpick

b)

Penny

c)

Plastic Spoon

32.

What substance or chemical is in your mouth to help soften food and begin carbohydrate digestion?

a)

Saliva

b)

Water

c)

Blood

33.

Which was once a planet, but is now renamed a dwarf planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Pluto

c)

Moon

34.
In humans, what is the only internal organ capable of regenerating lost tissue?
a)
Pancreas
b)
Arteries
c)
Stomach
d)
Liver
35.

I learned something new while participating in this Quizizz.

a)

Yes, A lot of things!!

b)

Yah, a couple of things.

c)

No, I already knew all of these things.

d)

No, I didn't pay attention because I don't like knowing stuff.