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Science

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

The sun

2.

Sandstone hoodoos along this Alberta river contain the largest concentration of First Nation rock art (petroglyphs and pictographs) in North America.

a)

Milk River

b)

South Saskatchewan River

c)

Athabasca River

d)

Bow River

3.

How many elements are there in the periodic table?

a)

130

b)

118

c)

121

d)

110

4.

The oldest living tree is 4,843 years old and can be found in which country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Russia

c)

United States

d)

China

5.

The Yukon’s Mount Logan — named for William Edmond Logan, first director of the Geological Survey of Canada — is Canada’s tallest mountain. How tall is it?

a)

6,190 metres

b)

5,959 metres

c)

4,895 metres

d)

3,747 metres

6.

On what part of your body would you find the pinna?

a)

Nose

b)

Ear

c)

Finger

d)

Leg

7.

Dolly was the first ever living creature to be cloned. What type of animal was she?

a)

Goat

b)

Monkey

c)

Sheep

d)

Ox

8.

An egg’s shell is what percentage of its total weight?

a)

12%

b)

8%

c)

20%

d)

17%

9.

Most of a penny is made from what type of metal?

a)

Bronze

b)

Silver

c)

Iron

d)

Zinc

10.

This jungle animal, when in groups, is referred to as an ambush. What kind of animal is this?

a)

Gorillas

b)

Tigers

c)

Hippo

d)

Elephants

11.

True or false?


Canada’s most recent volcanic eruption occurred more than 100 years ago.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Leo Gertstenzang is typically credited for the invention of Q-tips – one of the most important modern day necessities for personal care. What year did he invent them?

a)

1919

b)

1921

c)

1923

d)

1925

13.

Using feet, how long does the human small intestine measure on average?

a)

12 feet

b)

17 feet

c)

19 feet

d)

20 feet

14.

What is the rarest blood type?

a)

AB negative

b)

O negative

c)

AB positive

d)

B positive

15.

True or false?


Lighting is hotter than the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is Canada's main contribution to the

International Space Station (ISS)?

a)

Canadarm2, a 17-metre robotic arm used for the assembly and operations of the ISS.

b)

Dextre, the Station's two-armed robotic "handyman."

c)

The Mobile Base System, a moveable work platform and storage facility.

d)

All of the above

17.

Where can you find the smallest bone in the human body?

a)

Bottom foot

b)

Top hand

c)

Middle ear

d)

Nose

18.

Who proposed the theory that the Earth was not the center of the universe, and that the sun was instead at the center of our solar system?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Cleopatra

19.

What is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Monaco

b)

Nauru

c)

Tuvalu

d)

Vatican City

20.

Who is regarded as the person who invented the telephone?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Elisha Gray

c)

Antonio Menucci

d)

Amos Dolbear