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Science Quiz Bee 2021

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following makes up Earth’s crust and the uppermost part of the mantle?

a)

core

b)

continent

c)

lithosphere

d)

asthenosphere

2.

Which of the following best describes earthquake intensity?

a)

Richter scale

b)

Mercalli scale

c)

Shadow scale

d)

Seismograph

3.

The Ring of Fire is located around the edges of the _____________.

a)

Eurasian Plate

b)

Nazca Plate

c)

Pacific Plate

d)

South American Plate

4.

The point on the crust directly above the hypocenter is the ________.

a)

Epicenter

b)

Fault plane

c)

Focus

d)

Slip

5.

Who is considered the Father of Electromagnetism?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Heinrich Hertz

c)

James Clark Maxwell

d)

Wilhelm Roentgen

6.

In radio broadcasting, AM stands for ________.

a)

After Morning

b)

Amplitude Modeling

c)

Amplitude Modulation

d)

Ante Meridian

7.

Among the different colors of visible light, which has the longest wavelength?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Orange

d)

Red

8.

Which evidence does not support Wegener’s concept of continental drift?

a)

Seas and oceans in different parts of the world have the pH and salt content with their coasts containing the same type of sand

b)

Matching plant fossils in South America, Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica

c)

Matching early mammal fossils found in South America and Africa

d)

Evidence of glaciers is present in regions with warm, dry climates

9.

What is the correct order of the layers of Earth from the surface to the center?

a)

Asthenosphere, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

b)

Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

c)

Mesosphere, outer core, inner core, lithosphere, mesosphere

d)

Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, inner core, outer core

10.

The northern part of Pangaea.

a)

Gondwanaland

b)

Asia

c)

Laurasia

d)

Eurasia

11.

Which of the following processes is responsible for the transport of heat within Earth?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Subduction

c)

Convection

d)

Seafloor spreading

12.

What happens to the path of light when a light ray moves from air into glass?

a)

The path is not bent

b)

The path bends toward the normal

c)

The path bends away from the normal

d)

The path bends to become parallel to the normal

13.

Why do tectonic plates move?

a)

Due to active volcanism and earthquakes

b)

Due to thermal convection in the mantle

c)

Due to earth’s gravitational force

d)

Due to earth’s rotation

14.

A certain radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 675 000 Hz. What is the wavelength of the radio waves?

a)

280 m

b)

324 m

c)

400 m

d)

444 m

15.

A light ray, traveling parallel to a concave mirror’s axis, strikes the mirror’s surface. The reflected ray __________.

a)

passes through the mirror’s focal point

b)

again travels parallel to the mirror’s axis

c)

travels at right angles to the mirror’s axis

d)

passes through the mirror’s center of curvature

16.

Volcanoes are formed as a result of __________.

a)

the thrust faulting of a tectonic plate

b)

the up warping of a continental plate

c)

the divergence of two continental plates

d)

the subduction of an oceanic plate underneath a continental plate

17.

In which order will a seismogram record seismic waves?

a)

S-waves, P-waves, surface waves

b)

P-waves, S-waves, surface waves

c)

Surface waves, P-waves, S-waves

d)

P-waves, surface waves, S-waves

18.

Which earthquake wave is the most destructive?

a)

Primary wave

b)

Secondary wave

c)

Surface wave

d)

Thermal wave

19.

Light that enters the eye is refracted mostly at the _______.

a)

Crystalline lens

b)

Cornea

c)

Pupil

d)

Retina

20.

What is the violent shaking of Earth's crust as built-up energy is released?

a)

Focus

b)

Fault

c)

Earthquake

d)

Landslide

21.

What happens to the light that passes at an angle to the normal, from one material into another material in which its speed is lower?

a)

It remains the same

b)

It is bent toward the normal to the surface

c)

It is bent away from the normal to the surface

d)

It bends to lie along the normal to the surface

22.

When the magnetic field intensity in a closed loop is changed, which of the following is induced?

a)

Force and resistance

b)

Voltage and Current

c)

Resistance

d)

Force

23.

Which of the following electromagnetic radiation is used for viewing objects through fog?

a)

Microwave

b)

Infrared

c)

Visible Light

d)

Ultraviolet

24.

An image formed by the apparent intersection of light rays is called ________.

a)

a virtual image

b)

a plane

c)

a normal

d)

a real image

25.

Speed of light in a vacuum

a)

30 x 108 m/s

b)

3.0 x 108 m/s

c)

3.5 x 108 m/s

d)

3.8 x 108 m/s

26.

Radio waves were discovered by __________.

a)

Heinrich Hertz

b)

James Clerk Maxwell

c)

William Herschel

d)

Paul Villard

27.

At the critical angle of incidence, the angle of refraction is equal to _____.

a)

0

b)

45˚

c)

60˚

d)

90˚

28.

Which results from the vertical motions of the seafloor generated during an earthquake?

a)

Land and soil failure

b)

Soil liquefaction

c)

Tsunami

d)

Ground tsunami

29.

What electromagnetic wave is sometimes called heat rays?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Infrared

c)

Radio waves

d)

Visible light

30.

When a small object is placed on the principal axis of a concave mirror between the focus and the mirror, the image formed is __________.

a)

erect, magnified, and virtual

b)

inverted, magnified, and real

c)

inverted, reduced, and real

d)

erect, reduced, and real