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Science 5

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the place where two bones meet?

a)

hinge

b)

bone

c)

spot

d)

joint

2.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell formation

c)

Storage

d)

Absorption

3.

Humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average.

a)

106

b)

201

c)

206

4.

The ribs protect your...

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

liver

d)

all of the above

5.

our hip joint would be considered which type of joint?

a)

hinge

b)

ball and socket

c)

pivot

d)

fixed 

6.

The bones in your back are made up of what?

a)

fingers

b)

phalanges

c)

vertebrate

d)

toes

7.

What is the name of this bone?

a)

Humerous

b)

Skull

c)

Femur

d)

Shin

8.

How many bones does a newborn baby have?

a)

106

b)

206

c)

250

d)

300

9.

. What type of joint is the elbow?

a)

Plane

b)

Hinge

c)

Pivot

d)

Ball and Socket

10.

What are the bones that protect your heart and lungs?

a)

sternum

b)

clavicle

c)

rib cage

d)

femur

11.

The joint that moves in one direction, like a door

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

pivot joint

d)

gliding joint

12.

 

Joints...

a)

are only in the legs.

b)

tighten and stretch to help us move.

c)

connect two bones together.

13.

Which one is a joint?

a)

ankle

b)

femur

c)

skull

d)

bicep

14.

Which one is NOT a joint?

a)

hip

b)

shoulder

c)

humerus

d)

wrist

15.

When I write my name, I use this joint:

a)

ankle

b)

hip

c)

knee

d)

wrist

16.

The _______ joins the femur and the tibia.

a)

ankle

b)

knee

c)

elbow

d)

hip

17.

The _______ joins the foot and the leg.

a)

shoulder

b)

wrist

c)

ankle

d)

hip

18.

hip and shoulder are examples of this type of joint

a)

ball and socket

b)

Pivot

c)

hinge

d)

gliding

19.

the elbows, knees and phalanges are examples of this type of joint

a)

ball and socket

b)

pivot

c)

gliding

d)

hinge

20.

True or False: The moon produces its own light.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

What is the moon mostly made of?

a)

water and mineral

b)

Hot gases

c)

Lava

d)

Rock

22.

 

The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called....

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

23.

The pathway the Earth takes around the sun is...

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

24.

The imaginary line that goes through the Earth (hint: the Earth spins on this)....

a)

orbit

b)

axis

c)

solar system

d)

meridiam

25.

The orbiting of the Earth around the sun is called...

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

axis

d)

rotation

26.

 

This takes 24 hours:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

27.

This takes 1 year:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

28.

This causes day and night:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

29.

 

This causes the seasons to change:

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

30.

Energy that is created by the sun is called:

a)

sun energy

b)

hot energy

c)

solar energy

d)

solar heat

31.

The closer a planet is to the sun...

a)

the faster it travels

b)

the slower it travels

32.

The Sun is at the center of our solar system.  All the planets in the solar system orbit around the Sun. Which of the following planets has the longest orbit? 

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

33.

 Which planet is the hottest?

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

34.

What is the only planet known to contain life?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

35.

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

a)

Sun

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Pluto

36.

Where does the light of the Moon come from?

a)

The Earth

b)

Its own gases

c)

The Sun

d)

Saturn

37.

Objects in space made up of hot gases, like the sun, are called...

a)

Planets

b)

Moons

c)

Komets

d)

Stars

38.

The sun is in the ________________________ of our solar system.

a)

outside

b)

center

c)

circle

d)

moon

39.

 

What planet is the same size as earth?

a)

Pluto

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

40.

What are comets made of?

a)

mud, rock, water

b)

ice and rock

c)

ice, dust, water

d)

gas and dust