WorksheetsYear 10 Science General Knowledge Quiz
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
How much do you think you have learnt in Science this year?
A lot
A bit
Not much
I don't know anything!
What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
Venus
The Earth
Jupiter
Mars
What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?
O
Ox
O2
Os
DNA is the shortened form of the term ‘Deoxyribonucleic acid’?
True
Flase
What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical physics?
Isaac Newton
Stephen Hawking
Pierre Currie
Albert Einstein
The smallest particle of an element that can exist is called
Nucleus
Atom
Cell
Molecule
Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes
Albert Einstein
Marie Curie
Benjamin Franklin
Galileo Galilei
The common cold is caused by a bacterium
True
False
What is the process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid called?
Melting
Solidification
Condensation
Evaporation
Whant kind of mixture is the sea water?
Heterogenous mixture
Homogenous mixture
Which metal is NOT magnetic?
Iron
Gold
Cobalt
Nickel
How big is our SUN compared to other stars?
Average
Dwarf
Giant
Super Giant
Who invented the telephone?
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Graham Bell
Allesandro Volta
What is the unit of measure for mass?
Pounds
Grams
Meters
Liters
Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Who invented the first battery?
Thomas Edison
Albert Einstein
Nikola Tesla
Alessandro Volta
Which planet spins the fastest?
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Hot vs Cold
Wet vs Dry
Sun vs Ocean
Short vs Long
What type of graph is this?
Line Graph
Pie Chart
Bar Graph
Scatter Plot
Which planet has the most moons?
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Venus
Which best explains Newton's 3rd Law of motion?
Inertia
Equal and Opposite
F=ma
How is velocity different than speed?
Average
Direction
Faster
Slower
If a liquid has a pH of 4, it is:
an acid
an alkali
neutral
What is the biggest contributor to climate change?
Deforestation
Methane gas from cows
Burning fossil fuels
Land use
Which of the following planets rotates in the opposite direction to Earth?
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Which substance is responsible for the red colour of the planet Mars?
Iron Oxide
Haemoglobin
Calcium chloride
Iron carbonate
Which of the following is the only organ of the body that would float on water?
Lungs
Heart
Liver
Skin
In what units do we measure distances in science?
Kilometres
Metres
Centimetres
Millimetres
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
46
22
23
48
What is the temporal lobe responsible for?
Sight
Hearing
Language
Memory
What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Oxygen
What is the main cause of seasons on Earth?
The distance between the Earth and the sun
The speed that the Earth rotates around the sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis in relation to the sun
Changes in the amount of energy coming from the sun
Many diseases have an incubation period. Which of the following best describes what an incubation period is?
The period during which someone builds up immunity to a disease
The period during which someone has an infection, but is not showing symptoms
The effect of a disease on babies
The recovery period after being sick
Which of these is a major concern about the overuse of antibiotics?
It can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria
There will be an antibiotic shortage
Antibiotics can cause secondary infections
Antibiotics will get into the water systems
What is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust?
Oxygen
Silicon
Iron
Aluminum
What type of waves do cellphones use?
Mircowaves
Radio waves
Light waves
Tidal waves
A hair dryer changes electrical energy into what type of energy?
Kinetic energy
Friction
Thermal energy
Mechanical energy
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
36
48
20
What do bees collect and use to create honey?
Pollen
flowers
sugar
nectar
What is the rarest blood type?
O -
O+
B-
AB -
On what part of your body would you find the pinna?
Nail
Brain
Tongue
ear
What part of the plant conducts photosyntehsis?
Root
Stem
Leaf
What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?
Tendons
Ligaments
Cartilage
fat
Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?
Omnivores
Carnivores
Insectivores
Herbivores
Where can you find the smallest bone in the human body?
pinky
arm
Spine
ear
Scientists believe that the continents of the earth were all one large landmass 280 million years ago. The moving of tectonic plates caused this mass to break off into different pieces, making up the continents as we know them today. What was this landmass called?
Mezozoic
America
Pangea
African continent
True or false: male seahorses give birth to their young, not the females.
True
False
How many bones do sharks have in total?
300
208
0
550
Discovered by Alexander Fleming, this is now used to treat infections and is considered one of the most important discoveries in the field of medical science. What is it?
Vaccines
Head ache medication
Penicillin
Antifungal medication
True or false: chloroplasts can be found in animal cells.
True
False
Had pirates known about this vitamin, then they wouldn’t have suffered from scurvy. What vitamin is this
A
D
C
K
