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End of Year Science Challenge

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The picture shows a cactus plant with spines.

The spines help the cactus plant to survive by:

a)

Storing water

b)

Producing food from sunlight

c)

Protecting it from animals

2.
What do atoms contain?
a)
elements, neutrons, and bonds
b)
protons, neutrons, and electrons
c)
protons, molecules, and elements
d)
electrons, protons, and bonds
3.
The atomic number is equal to _.
a)
the number of protons and electrons
b)
the number of neutrons only
c)
the total number of protons and neutrons
d)
the number of protons neutrons and electrons
4.

A nonrenewable resource is

a)

Something which can be used repeatedly and replaced naturally

b)

Are natural resources that cannot be replaced after they are used, or take thousands of years to replace.

5.

Manuel observed that this rock is gray, dull, and rough. These are examples of --

a)

chemical properties

b)

nuclear properties

c)

physical properties

6.

This is a plant cell because it has a --

a)

chloroplast

b)

vacuole

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

7.

This is the Periodic Table of --

a)

Molecules

b)

Compounds

c)

Chemicals

d)

Elements

8.

The average weather conditions of a region--

a)

daily temperature

b)

weather

c)

climate

9.

What is a cell?

a)

a small block

b)

a type of rock

c)

the basic unit of life

d)

any living thing

10.

Everything in the universe is made of...

a)

Atoms

b)

Air

c)

Carbon

d)

Magic

11.

Which one is NOT a classification of cells?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Bikaryotic

12.

If you looked under a microscope and you observed a cell with no nucleus and a flagella, what type of cell would you say that was?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Plant

c)

Animal

13.

33. Asexual reproduction is when organisms divide to create _____________ organisms.

a)

Different

b)

Identical

14.

Select the two purposes of cell division!

a)

Growth

b)

Destruction

c)

Repair

15.

5. A female frog lays her eggs, which are a mix of the male and female frog genes. Which type of reproduction created those fertilized egg cells?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

16.

Succulents are a plant that can be propagated, meaning you can cut off a leaf and a new plant will grow from it. These new plants are identical copies of the parent plant. What type of reproduction is this?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

17.

Select the three types of rocks:

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Synthetic

d)

Sedimentary

18.

Intrusive igneous rocks are formed ___________ and made from _________.

a)

On Earth's surface/lava

b)

Under Earth's surface/magma

19.

What means "to make rocks" and is the process of cementation and compaction that forms sedimentary rocks?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Lithification

20.

Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils, shells, and other organic materials?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

21.

What two processes form metamorphic rocks?

a)

Heat

b)

Pressure

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

22.

Which of the following does not cause weathering?

a)

Water/ice

b)

Wind

c)

Sunlight

d)

Plant roots growing

23.

Deposition is the process in which sediments are ____________.

a)

Broken Down

b)

Settled in a new place

c)

Moved

24.

The color of a mineral in powder after we rub it is called the mineral's ____________.

a)

Luster

b)

Hardness

c)

Streak

d)

Gravity

25.

How do we find the density of an object?

a)

Mass divided by volume

b)

Volume divided by mass

c)

Multiply mass by volume

26.

These are the two ways minerals can break:

a)

Fracture

b)

Fissure

c)

Cleavage

27.

What scale helps determine the hardness of a mineral?

a)

Bor's Scratch

b)

Moh's Hardness

c)

Mulbarger's Toughness

28.

What word do we use that means scientific prediction?

a)

Guess

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Theory

29.

What are the three types of variables in an experiment?

a)

Controlled

b)

Independent

c)

Dependent

d)

Random

30.

What is the first step of the scientific method?

a)

Observe/ask a question

b)

Experiment

c)

Hypothesize

d)

Report Data

31.

How many main horizons of soil are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

32.

Which soil contains the most organic (living or once-living) material?

a)

C Horizon

b)

Topsoil/A Horizon

c)

Subsoil/B Horizon

d)

Bedrock

33.

This soil type is a mixture of all soil types and is ideal for growing most plants.

a)

Sand

b)

Silt

c)

Loam

d)

Clay

34.

This material is formed by the breaking down of organic matter on Earth’s surface and helps supply nutrients to the rest of soil.

a)

Humus

b)

Compost

c)

Sand

35.

This is the process in which soil is lost due to wind, water, or gravity.

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Erosion

c)

Lithification

36.

What two things are parent materials to all soil?

a)

Organic material

b)

Rocks

c)

Plastics

d)

Water

37.

Which Mars rover just landed in February?

a)

Curiosity

b)

Perseverance

c)

Opportunity

d)

Hope

38.

This organelle is the brain of the cell and controls all activities

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Vacuole

39.

What organelles are found in plant cells but not found in animal cells?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Ribosomes

40.

What are tissues?

a)

Groups of organs

b)

Groups of cells

c)

The things we blow our noses with

41.

This level is made of groups of specialized tissues.

a)

Organs

b)

Systems

c)

Cells

42.

Which system do the intestines belong to?

a)

Nervous

b)

Muscular

c)

Digestive

d)

Endocrine

43.

What is the job of your immune system?

a)

Help our senses

b)

Fight off pathogens and bacteria

c)

Break down food for energy

d)

Create waste

44.

This part of the plant has the job of anchoring it into the soil, absorbing nutrients like a straw, and storing food.

a)

Shoots

b)

Roots

45.

Why do carnivorous plants eat meat?

a)

They don't get enough nutrients in their soil

b)

They can't perform photosynthesis

c)

They are part animal

46.

What are the two types of adaptations?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Behavioral

d)

Mental

47.

Humans wanting to colonize Mars is an example of what kind of adaptation?

a)

Physical

b)

Behavioral

48.

What is one physical adaptation an animal in the desert might need to survive?

a)

Scales

b)

Fur

c)

Building underground dens

d)

Claws

49.

How do we classify the strength of tornadoes?

a)

Using the Fujita Scale

b)

Measure the damage it causes

c)

A barometer

50.

What day is Earth Day every year?

a)

February 2

b)

April 22

c)

October 5

51.

The rise in __________________ is directly causing climate change.

a)

Human population

b)

Greenhouse gasses

c)

The sun's warmth

52.

Which of these should you NOT do in a tornado.

a)

Find a room with no windows

b)

Go to the top level of your house

c)

Go to the basement

d)

Cover yourself from debris

53.

What month does Ohio see the most tornado activity?

a)

May

b)

June

c)

August

54.

Franklin County (Columbus, Ohio) has never experienced a tornado.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

All matter has _______________ and ________________.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Energy

d)

Charge

56.

What are the three states of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Slime

57.

Elements combine to create __________________.

a)

Compounds

b)

Molecules

c)

Both!

58.

If an element has an Atomic Number of 12, how many protons will it have?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

12

59.

Which element has the symbol H?

a)

Helium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Hesium

60.

What is the molecule CO2?

a)

Carbon monoxide

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Table salt