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Year 9 Mega Quiz

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
2.

Which is an example of how we use electricity?

a)

Battery

b)

Solar panels

c)

Light bulb

d)

Wind turbine

3.
A neutral object becomes negatively charged when it loses electrons.
a)
true
b)
false
4.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Simple

5.

In a series circuit, how is the brightness of a light globe affected when another globe is connected?

a)

It gets brighter

b)

It stays the same

c)

It gets dimmer

d)

It goes out

6.
What type of circuit is pictured?
a)
series
b)
parallel
7.

Why are Christmas lights wired in parallel?

a)

It is cheaper to make

b)

You can make longer strands

c)

It uses less electricity

d)

If a light breaks, the others keep working

8.
What is voltage measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
9.
What is current measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
10.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
11.

reflection or refraction?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

12.

what type of reflection is this?

a)

diffuse reflection

b)

regular reflection

13.

3.This experiment shows

a)

light travels in a straight line

b)

light can be refracted

c)

light can be rflected

14.

5. If the distance between the light source

and the object is shorter, the size of the shadow becomes .............

a)

smaller

b)

larger

c)

the same size

15.

10 . Why the pencil look bent?

a)

light from the spoon in the water is refracted when the light travels from water to air

b)

ight from the spoon in the water is reflected when the light travels from water to air

c)

ight from the spoon in the water is travels in a straight line when the light travels from water to air

16.

The visible spectrum is

a)

Colours which make up white light (ROYGBIV)

b)

The amount of refraction that occurs when colour passes through a prism

c)

The splitting up of white light through a prism

d)

Also called a rainbow

17.

We can see this calculator as white because it contains no pigments and

a)

Reflects all colours

b)

Reflects no colours

c)

Absorbs all colours

d)

Absorbs no colours

18.

Why does this flower appear magenta to our eyes?

a)

Only red and blue light are absorbed into our eye

b)

Because all colours of the visible spectrum are absorbed

c)

Because that's what colour the flower is

d)

Only red and blue light are reflected into our eye

19.
Which of the following systems protects the body from disease?
a)
Digestive System
b)
Nervous System
c)
Immune System
d)
Skeletal System
20.
Which pathogen can be cured by antibiotics?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
21.
An example of a noninfectious disease is: 
a)
Influenza
b)
Small Pox
c)
Diabetes
d)
Typhoid
22.
An example of an infectious disease is:
a)
Diabetes
b)
Cancer
c)
Cardiovascular Disease
d)
Measles
23.
Which of the following is a non-specific response?
a)
Fever
b)
Red, itchy eyes that may be crusted shut
c)
Signs that is related to one antigen
24.
What is the first barrier against disease?
a)
White blood cells
b)
Red blood cells
c)
the skin
d)
leucocytes 
25.

What can happen when germs invade the body?

a)

biodiversity

b)

infection

c)

eukaryote

26.

What role do mucus and stomach acid have in common?

a)

Acting as barriers to pathogens

b)

Stopping particles from being transmitted further into your body

c)

Fighting off and/or trapping bacteria to prevent infections

27.
There is enough _____ in an average person’s body to stretch from the sun to Pluto and back 17 times.
a)
Cells
b)
DNA
c)
Hair
d)
Atoms
28.
The average human body carries _____ times more bacterial cells than human cells
a)
Two
b)
Four
c)
Ten
d)
Fifteen
29.
A subduction zone is...
a)
plates pull apart.
b)
the continental plate slides under the oceanic plate.
c)
where the oceanic plate slides under the continental plate.
d)
plates slap each other a high five.
30.

This type of boundary creates folded mountains.

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

continental-continental convergent

d)

continental-oceanic convergent

31.
What causes tectonic plates to move?
a)
ocean currents
b)
convection currents in the mantle
c)
volcanoes
d)
the Coriolis Effect
32.

Earth's solid, rocky surface is the

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

core

d)

fault

33.

The image shows the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Which type of boundary occurs at this ridge where the ocean floor is spreading apart?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform fault

d)

reverse fault

34.
The transfer of heat energy by direct contact, or touch, is __________________?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
greenhouse effect
35.

What type of energy transfer occurs when hot water flows through cool water?

a)

insulation

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

convection

36.

What is all matter made of?

a)

compounds

b)

atoms

c)

pollen

d)

molecules

37.

What is the centre of an atom called?

a)

neutron

b)

electron

c)

nucleus

d)

proton

38.

Electrons carry a:

a)

positive charge

b)

positive charge on one side and negative charge on the other

c)

negative charge

d)

neutral charge

39.

What does the nucleus of an atom consist of?

a)

positive and negative charges

b)

protons and electrons

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

protons and neutrons

40.

An isotope of an atom occurs when:

a)

an atom gains or loses electrons

b)

the atomic mass of an element has two options

c)

the number of the protons in the nucleus varies

d)

the number of neutrons in the nucleus varies

41.

According to the Bohr model of the atom, electrons:

a)

cannot exist in the electron shells

b)

are mostly blue

c)

are in the nucleus

d)

move in orbits called electron shells

42.

If a helium atom has two protons, how many electrons should it have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

0

43.

What does subatomic mean?

a)

Something underneath atoms

b)

The spaces between atoms in a molecule or compound

c)

Atoms that only exist at the depths of the oceans

d)

Something smaller than an atom

44.

Elements in the periodic table are ordered according to:

a)

atomic number

b)

mass number

c)

the size of their nucleus

d)

relative atomic mass

45.

In the conventional representation of an element:

a)

A = atomic number, Z = number of neutrons

b)

A = atomic number, Z = mass number

c)

A = mass number, Z = atomic number

d)

A = mass number, Z = number of neutrons

46.

The elements shown would be found in group:

a)

4

b)

1 and 2

c)

1

d)

2

47.

All elements that have more than _____ protons are considered to be radioactive.

a)

2

b)

20

c)

83

d)

89

48.

Which statement about radioactive isotopes is TRUE?

a)

All radioactive isotopes decay at the same rate.

b)

All radioactive isotopes release beta particles.

c)

Scientists in labs create all radioactive isotopes.

d)

All radioactive isotopes decay because their nucleus is unstable.

49.

How many protons are in this isotope of Nitrogen-15?

a)

15

b)

7

c)

22

d)

8

50.

How many neutrons are in this isotope of Nitrogen-15?

a)

15

b)

7

c)

22

d)

8

51.

High frequency electromagnetic energy.

a)

Alpha Particle

b)

Beta Particle

c)

Gamma Ray

52.

Can be stopped by thin metal

a)

Alpha particle

b)

Beta Particle

c)

Gamma Ray

53.

Can be stopped by thick lead or concrete.

a)

Alpha Particle

b)

Beta Particle

c)

Gamma Ray

54.

Can be stopped by skin or paper.

a)

Alpha Particle

b)

Beta Particle

c)

Gamma Ray

55.

What is this?

a)

Alpha Particle

b)

Beta Particle

c)

Gamma Ray

56.

Half-life refers to the

a)

Process by which an unstable nucleus turns into a stable nucleus

b)

Amount of time for half of a radioactive sample to decay.

c)

Number of radioactive nuclei that remain after 500 days.

d)

Average mass of an element's isotope.

57.

Approximately what percentage of the original radioactive sample remains after 2 half-lives?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

Need more information to answer.

58.
a)
b)
c)
d)
59.
A light year is the 
a)
distance that light travels in one year
b)
Speed at which light travels 
c)
Distance between the sun and the earth. 
d)
Distance at which light no longer exists. 
60.

What is an astronomical unit (A.U.)?

a)

the time it takes light to travel one year

b)

the distance between the Earth and the Moon

c)

the distance between the Earth and the Sun

d)

the distance between the Earth and the Neptune

61.

Most stars are made of these two elements. (Choose two answers)

a)

carbon

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

helium

62.

How many stars are in our solar system?

a)

too many to count

b)

billions

c)

one

d)

only the stars that we can see

63.

Why will our sun not become a supernova?

a)

It is too bright

b)

It is too small

c)

It is too large

d)

It is too old

64.

How will our sun end its life?

a)

Black hole

b)

Black dwarf

c)

Brown dwarf

d)

Neutron star

65.

The reaction in the core of a star that makes them shine is called

a)

nuclear fission

b)

supernova

c)

hydrostatic equilibrium

d)

nuclear fusion

66.

Which of the following will give the best indication of a star's temperature?

a)

the distance of the star

b)

the radius of the star

c)

the color of the star

d)

the age of the star

67.

Which of the following stages represents a dying star?

a)

Main sequence

b)

Protostar

c)

Nebula

d)

Red Giant

68.

Which of the following is the most abundant element in the Sun?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Carbon

d)

Oxygen

69.

What happens to a high mass star after it fuses all of its helium?

a)

It fuses carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, iron

b)

It turns into a white dwarf

c)

It explodes into a supernova

d)

It fuses all of the elements on the periodic table to uranium

70.

Bright and hot stars live longer than cool and dim stars

a)

True

b)

False