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BSC Science Week Quiz 2021

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the sixth planet from the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Mercury

2.

What is the colored part of the eye called?

a)

iris

b)

pupil

c)

cornea

d)

retina

3.

What system of the body is made of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves?

a)

digestive

b)

circulatory

c)

skeletal

d)

nervous

4.

What do we call the energy of motion?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

chemical

d)

nuclear

5.

What type of animal eats only meat?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

d)

frugivore

6.

What tube connects the mouth and the stomach?

a)

trachea

b)

throat

c)

esophagus

d)

diaphragm

7.

Which Polish scientist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, and won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Otto Hahn

c)

Lise Meitner

d)

Rosalind Franklin

8.

If a temperature is 32 degrees Farenheit, what is the Celsius temperature?

a)

0

b)

32

c)

64

d)

100

9.

What are animals without backbones called?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

c)

reptiles

d)

mammals

10.

What birds can fly backwards?

a)

finch

b)

hummingbird

c)

blue jay

d)

eagle

11.

Which of the following is a mammal?

a)

chicken

b)

owl

c)

ostrich

d)

bat

12.

What is a group of fish called?

a)

pack

b)

school

c)

swarm

d)

colony

13.
In humans, what is the only internal organ capable of regenerating lost tissue?
a)
Pancreas
b)
Arteries
c)
Stomach
d)
Liver
14.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

15.
Titan, Enceladus, Mimas & Iapetus are just some of the moons orbiting which planet?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Venus
16.

Who created one of the first modern telescopes, and successfully proved the Earth revolves around the Sun?

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

James Clerk Maxwell

d)

Gregor Mendel

17.
Which is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust?
a)
Bronze
b)
Aluminum
c)
Copper
d)
Lead
18.

White light is ...

a)

The absence of light

b)

All colors of light combined

c)

The first color in the rainbow

d)

The last color in the rainbow

19.

What type of charge does an electron have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

No charge

20.

The Sun is made primarily of which element(s)?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Uranium

d)

Iron

21.

Which Law states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force?

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

d)

Cole's Law

22.
How many chambers are in the heart?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
23.

What is the name of the closest star to the earth?

a)

The sun

b)

Sirius

c)

Vega

d)

Alpha Centauri A

24.

What is the name of the closest star to the earth?

a)

The sun

b)

Sirius

c)

Vega

d)

Alpha Centauri A

25.

Where is DNA located inside of cells?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cell wall

26.

Who collected evidence over 20 years and published his conclusions in On the Origin of Species (1859)?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Charles Darwin

27.

How many taste buds does a tongue have?

a)

2,000

b)

10,000

c)

9,000

d)

200

28.

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

a)

goat

b)

deer

c)

sheep

d)

pig

29.

What is the rarest blood type?

a)

AB negative

b)

O positive

c)

B negative

d)

A postive

30.

How many pairs of chromosomes are in found in the average human?

a)

46

b)

39

c)

22

d)

23

31.
What is the smallest unit of matter?
a)
cells
b)
atoms
c)
nucleus
d)
particle
32.

Gregor Mendel's experiments established many of the rules of heredity. Which plant did he predominantly use?

a)

Peas

b)

Beans

c)

Broccoli

d)

Potatos

33.

What is the atomic symbol for Silver?

a)

S

b)

Si

c)

Ag

d)

Au

34.

How often does Halley's comet pass the Earth?

a)

every 35 years

b)

every 76 years

c)

every 92 years

d)

every 114 years

35.
What makes the moon shine at night?
a)
The moon reflects the light from the Earth.
b)
The moon provides its own light.
c)
The moon reflects the light from the sun.
d)
The moon burns like a star.