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Science Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Of these does not cause weathering of rocks

a)

Rain

b)

Pollution

c)

Wind

d)

Force of flowing water

2.

Which of these ways of soil erosion is not caused by humans?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Fast flowing rivers

c)

overgrazing

d)

Ploughing

3.

Which of these can be caused by soil erosion?

a)

Drought

b)

Cyclone

c)

Flood

d)

Earthquake

4.

Which of these measures is most useful in preventing soil erosion by water in hilly areas?

a)

Covering the soil

b)

Building Embankmemts

c)

Step Farming

d)

Growing hedges along farmlands

5.

Soil takes more time to form than to get eroded

(a)  

6.

Roots of plants bid the soil particles and prevent soil erosion

(a)  

7.

Soil erosion due to flowing water is more on hill slopes than on plains

(a)  

8.

Soil in Farmlands are less likely to get eroded after a crop is harvested.

(a)  

9.

Terrace farming is mainly done to reduce soil erosion due to wind

(a)  

10.

Soil is formed by the breaking down of (a)  

11.

The wearing away of rocks is known as (a)  

12.

The cutting down of trees of (a)   increases soil erosion.

13.

The protection against soil erosion is called (a)  

14.

(a)   farming is done on hill slopes to prevent soil erosion.

15.

With what force does every object in the universe attract other objects near it?

a)

Frictional force

b)

Gravitational force

c)

Elastic force

d)

Mechanical force

16.

What is the force that makes a material resist stretching and go back to its orginal state?

a)

Muscular force

b)

Gravitational force

c)

Elastic force

d)

Frictional force

17.

Which of these is a second class lever?

a)

Scissors

b)

Pliers

c)

Tweezers

d)

Bottle opener

18.

Which of these is not a simple machine?

a)

See-Saw

b)

Scissors

c)

Bicycle

d)

Screwdriver

19.

What is used to convert water energy to electrical energy?

a)

Turbine

b)

Windmill

c)

Solar cooker

d)

All of these

20.

A rod free to rotate about a fixed point

(a)  

21.

Made out of 2 inclined planes

(a)  

22.

Simple machine ( a slope)

(a)  

23.

A nail with a winding edge cut into it

(a)  

24.

A grooved wheel with a rope passing around it

(a)  

25.

A wheel with a rod attached to the centre

(a)