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Believe ! Its Science!

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known for his formulation of a hydrostatic principle and a device for raising water, created circa 250 BCE?

a)

Themistocles

b)

Archimedes

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Galileo Galilee

2.

Which American installed a rod on his home to test his theory that the tall metallic rod would attract lightning?

a)

Edison

b)

Benjamin Frankiln

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Payne

3.

On August 1, 1774, which English chemist “discovered” oxygen while heating red mercuric oxide?

a)

Henrey Cavendish

b)

Joseph Priestly

c)

Joseph Black

d)

Charles Janet

4.

Who was the English chemist who discovered sodium and potassium?

a)

J J Thompson

b)

George Boole

c)

Humphrey Davvy

d)

Ronald Moss

5.

What is the thin layer that forms the outer boundary of a cell?

a)

Partition

b)

Wall

c)

Sheath

d)

Membrane

6.

Plant cell walls are composed of which material?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cellolose

d)

Chlorophyll

7.

The part of the brain primarily responsible for production of speech is the ____.

a)

frontal lobe

b)

Thalamus

c)

Broca area

d)

substantia nigra

8.

Which of these metals is found in hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein that makes blood red?

a)

iron

b)

aluminum

c)

sodium

d)

zinc

9.

Where are the adrenal glands located?

a)

Brain

b)

Under the tongue

c)

Above the kidneys

d)

Below the ears

10.

Which is the world’s largest living fish?

a)

Sail fish

b)

Manta Ray

c)

Blue whale

d)

Whale shark

11.

Aside from other humans, which animal is responsible for the most human fatalities?

a)

Elephant

b)

Mosquitoe

c)

Snake

d)

Shark

12.

Nephology is the study of ___

a)

lakes

b)

Kidney

c)

Clouds

d)

Baby birds

13.

In light-years, how far is the Andromeda galaxy from Earth?

a)

2.2 million

b)

1.2 million

c)

1.7 million

d)

2.7 million

14.

How long is a Martian year, in days?

a)

68

b)

687

c)

473

d)

1230

15.

Which of the following technological developments came first?

a)

telephone

b)

telescope

c)

telegraph

d)

teletype

16.

Rocket fuel needs air to burn

a)

True

b)

False

17.

A rubber band stores - energy when stretched

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

18.

Whose work prompted the origin of terms algebra and algorithm

a)

Hypatia

b)

Issac Newton

c)

al-Kashi

d)

al-Khwarizmi

19.

Which mathematician-philosopher did Isaac Newton engage in a public dispute with over the invention of Calculus?


What continental European mathematician-philosopher did Isaac Newton engage in a public dispute with over the invention of calculus?

a)

Gottfried William Leibniz

b)

Blaise Pascal

c)

Maimonides

d)

Humphrey Ditton

20.

What is the term given to any positive integer, greater than 1, that is divisible only by itself and 1


What is the term for any positive integer greater than 1 that is divisible only by itself and 1?

a)

Prime Number

b)

Real Number

c)

Natural Number

d)

Odd Number

21.

Pluto is a solar system object ....It is

a)

Asteroid

b)

Gas Giant

c)

Exo-planet

d)

Kuiper belt object

22.

Mushroom belongs to the - kingdom

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Fungi

d)

Protists

23.

Who coined the term Agnosticism to denote a science-based view of morality and reality


What apostle of evolution coined the term agnosticism to denote a science-based view of morality and reality?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

T H Huxley

c)

George Eliot

d)

Bertrand Russell

24.

What is ethology?

a)

Study of animal behaviour

b)

Study of death

c)

Study of grasses

d)

Study of Clouds

25.

What is the process of water entering the soil from the surface called?

a)

Percolation

b)

Infiltration

c)

Aeration

d)

Runoff