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WorksheetsScience Christmas Quiz
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins
Another name for a reindeer is
Hart
Pudu
Caribou
Muntjac
How fast would Father Christmas have to go in order to deliver all the presents in one night
90 miles per hour
60 metres a second
1000 miles per hour
650 miles per second
Which of the following statements is NOT true
A reindeer grows a new set of antlers every year
Reindeers have a poisonous spine on their back legs
The reindeers is the only species where the males and females grown antlers
A reindeer's antlers can grown up to 1.3m long
A star is NOT
a massive, luminous ball of plasma
another planet far away
a celestial body of hot gases
a thermonuclear reactor
Snowflakes are formed when:
Angel tears freeze on the way down from Heaven
Space dust freezes upon entering out atmosphere
Cloud temperatures reach freezing point allowing ice crystals to form around dust particles
The wind blows sea salt into the upper atmosphere
What is "Snowball Earth"?
A type of frost in Alaska
A frozen chocolate pudding
A dirty lump of snow
A period in Earth's history when the entire planet was frozen over
As Grandma sits next to the fireplace she notices she can feel the heat from all sides of the fire. What type of heat transfer does she experience?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
During Christmas, you may hear people talk about "kissing under the mistletoe," a plant decoration. While mistletoe is a plant, it takes a lot of its water and nutrients from trees that it lives on. What is the best word to describe mistletoe?
host
parasite
autotroph
Which festive gift has the chemical symbol Au?
Myrrh
Frankincense
Silver
Gold
True or False? All snowflakes are unique.
True
False
How many sides or branches does a typical snowflake have?
3
5
6
8
On Christmas Eve, Santa has 32 hours to deliver presents. Why does he have longer than a day?
he travels east to west maximise darkness
he travels west to east maximise darkness
He travels faster than light
The elves help for 8 hours
You need to pour 25 ml of milk for Santa, which tool do you need?
Graduated Beaker
Spring Scale
TBB
Graduated Cylinder
Which of the following is a solid?
Hot candle wax
Reindeer farts
Chimney smoke
Santa's beard
Santa needs to move quickly to deliver all of the presents to the good boys and girls. He decides to use the jet stream to help his sleigh move faster. Which direction would he travel within the jet stream?
West to East
East to West
North to South
South to North
How does a metal cookie sheet help with baking holiday cookies?
metal is a good insulator of heat
metal is a good conductor of heat
metal helps block radiation
metal prevents burning
When Santa is travelling very quickly which force stops him from flying off into space?
Mass
Friction
Weight
Gravity
Name the substance that makes Christmas trees green.
E-102 (tartrazine)
Chlorophyll
Chloroplasts
Phenolphthalein
What part of the scientific method do you use IF, THEN, BECAUSE?
Conclusion
Graphing
Hypothesis
Question
What is Santa's real name?
John Adams
Chris Krinkle
John Reindeer
Kris Kringle
What did Alvin (from the chipmunks) want for Christmas?
Hula Hoop
Pogo Stick
A jump rope
world peace
What color was the Grinch?
Purple
Green
Brown
Blue
You notice the water on the road is becoming a SOLID! What is happening?
Melting
Sublimation
Freezing
Getting Slick
What is Frosty the Snowman's nose made of?
Carrot
Button
Rock
Potatoe
What song is this...All is calm, all is bright.
Away in a Manger
Silent Night
Come all ye Faithful
Jingle Bells
If you were going to measure a candy cane, which unit of measure would you use?
m
L
cm
inch
If Santa increases the amount of milk he drinks each year, then he will have stronger bones, because milk contains calcium that is the building block for bones.
IV: stronger bones
IV: amount of calcium
IV: kind of milk
IV: amount of milk
What is it called when a liquid turns into a solid
Crystalisation
Evaporating
Freezing
Condescending
What are the two types of cells
Cow, alien
Plant, coffee
Alien, seagull
Plant, animal
What type of cell is a hair root cell
Alien cell
Specialized cell
Cow cell
london
Where dose Santa live
This is America
Africa
Lapland
the moon
Sally decorates her house for Christmas. What sphere does her Christmas tree belong in?
Atmosphere
Cryosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
As Santa is eating a candy cane. His teeth break the candy while his saliva dissolves it. These are examples of what type of weathering?
Mechanical
Physical
Mechanical and Chemical
Chemical
What kind of change occurs to the turkey and ham traditionally cooked for Christmas dinner?
physical change
chemical change
Sodium bicarbonate is the scientific name for this ingredient in many holiday cookies.
flour
sugar
baking powder
baking soda
When cooking marshmallows on yams,
a physical change takes place
a chemical change takes place
the marshmallows evaporate
the marshmallows dissolve
What type of change occurs to marshmallows melting in hot cocoa?
physical change
chemical change
Many holiday dishes are topped with this commonly use compound containing sodium chloride.
sugar
pepper
salt
baking powder
Gingerbread cookies are often made in North America during Christmas time. There is a children's story about a gingerbread man that comes alive. What is NOT true about living organisms?
all organisms can move
all organisms are made of similar chemicals
all organisms are made of cells
all organisms can reproduce and respond to surroundings
True or False? Snow is always present somewhere in the world?
True
False
True or False? All snowflakes are unique.
True
False
When Santa is travelling very quickly which force stops him from flying off into space?
Mass
Friction
Weight
Gravity
Chemical that changes the way part of your body works is called....
Blood
Hormones
Bones
Muscle
A body part that is made of tissues that move parts of your body by pulling on them or squeezing them
Moving joints
Bone
Muscle
Brain
This body part is the body’s transport system. Pumped by the heart, it travels around the body in tubes, delivering vital supplies to keep your cells alive
Stomach
Lungs
Intestines
Blood
When Santa is taking off from a rooftop the reindeer are pulling at 100 N. Frictional force is pulling at 65 N. What is the net force?
25 N
35 N
30 N
45 N
Santa has the most potential energy when he:
is on top of a house
is at his workshop
sitting in front of the fireplace
going down the chimney
Santa is not a thin man. If Santa is pushing down on the seat of the sleigh with 30 N of force, how much force does the seat have to push back with to keep Santa falling?
40 N
35 N
30 N
20 N
When Santa flies over Asia he can tell where he is because he has to fly around the Himalayas. What kind of boundary formed these mountains?
divergent
convergent
transform
A bell will not jingle unless a person jingles it. Which law of motion does this best describe?
1st - Inertia
2nd - F=ma
3rd - Action Reaction
Air is released from an outdoor Christmas inflatable. The air pushes down and the inflatable goes up. Which law of motion does this best describe?
1st - Inertia
2nd - F=ma
3rd - Action Reaction
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Where are the children’s toys?
Where are the childrens’ toys?
Identify the noun in this sentence: The fire is hot!
The
fire
is
hot
Which of the following sentences
is punctuated correctly?
The Smiths’ family car is red.
The Smith’s family car is red
Identify the adverb in this
sentence:
He ran away quickly.
He
ran
away
quickly
Identify the verb in this sentence:
He leapt up from his chair.
He
leapt
up
chair
Which of the following sentences
is correct?
She sunbathed on the beech.
She sunbathed on the beach.
What is Father Christmas called in
France?
Bonne annee
Father Christmas
Joyeux Noel
Pere Noel
Which of the following sentences
is correct?
Ball games are not allowed.
Ball games are not aloud.
The newspaper article was very
erroneous.
What does erroneous mean?
Untrue
Factual
Interesting
Who was Christmas number one in
2015?
Ladbaby
Ed sheeran
Sam Bailey
NHS Choir
The student was very conscientious.
What does conscientious mean?
Good at Science
Badly behaved
Thorough
Good at spelling
Fact or opinion?
The sun rises in the East.
Fact
Opinion
London's Trafalgar Square
Christmas tree is traditionally
given by which country?
Scotland
Spain
Norway
Why do we have season changes?
we slowly move further away from the sun.
the earth tilts at different angles as it moves around the sun.
global warming
what is the invisible rod that the earth rotates on?
lunar pole
axis
earths center rod
How does a growing population of human beings, effect the amount of natural resources in an area?
We distribute these resources into different locations
humans use up minerals causing only a limited supply
it does not effect our resources because we have plenty of supplies.
After lava flows from a volcano, the lava becomes igneous rock due to which process
Erosion
Pressure
Cooling
Cemetation
- The Sun is a ________
Satellite
Star
- Identify the given picture:
Solar cooker
Solar cells
Solar water heater
Look at the pictures given below: Tick the pictures of renewable sources of energy.
Look at the pictures given below: Tick the pictures of non-renewable sources of energy.
Identify the fuels which are used to run the following:
Petrol
kerosene
diesel
coal
Identify the energy which are used to run the following:
wind energy
hydro energy
solar energy
Identify the energy which are used to run the following:
geothermal energy
hydro energy
solar energy
wind energy
Which of the following bulbs consumes less energy:
Identify the season:
Autumn season
winter season
Spring season
Summer season
Identify the season:
Winter season
Autumn season
International Space Station often use ________ to generate power.
Solar heaters
Solar panels
The process by which plants make their food is called ________.
chlorophyll
photosynthesis
The place that receives the maximum rainfall in the world is ______________________.
Mawsynram
Shimla
Movement of the Earth around the Sun is called______.
rotation
revolution
