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Science General Knowledge

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.  
Which step of the scientific method is this?
a)
Stating the problem
b)
Forming a hypothesis
c)
Conducting an experiment
d)
Drawing a  conclusion
2.
Susan said, "If I fertilize my geranium plants, then they will blossom."
Which step of the scientific method is this?
a)
Stating the problem
b)
Forming a hypothesis
c)
Conducting an experiment
d)
Drawing a  conclusion
3.
Jonathan's data showed that household cockroaches moved away from raw cucumber slices.
Which step of the scientific method is this?
a)
Stating the problem
b)
Forming a hypothesis
c)
Conducting an experiment
d)
Drawing a  conclusion
4.
Rene grew bacteria from the mouth on special plates in the laboratory.  She placed drops of different mouthwashes on bacteria on each plate.
Which step of the scientific method is this?
a)
Stating the problem
b)
Forming a hypothesis
c)
Conducting an experiment
d)
Drawing a  conclusion
5.
Kathy used a survey to determine how many of her classmates were left-handed and how many were right-handed.
Which step of the scientific method is this?
a)
Stating the problem
b)
Forming a hypothesis
c)
Conducting an experiment
d)
Drawing a  conclusion
6.
Jose saw bats catching insects after dark. He said, "How do bats find the insects in the dark?"
Which step of the scientific method is this?
a)
Stating the problem
b)
Forming a hypothesis
c)
Conducting an experiment
d)
Drawing a  conclusion
7.
Justin wondered, "Can dyes be taken out of plant leaves, flowers, and stems?"
Which step of the scientific method is this?
a)
Stating the problem
b)
Forming a hypothesis
c)
Conducting an experiment
d)
Drawing a  conclusion
8.
Alice soaked six different kinds of seeds in water for 24 hours.  Then she planted the seeds in soil at depth of 1 cm.  She used the same amount of water, light, and heat for each kind of seed.
Which step of the scientific method is this?
a)
Stating the problem
b)
Forming a hypothesis
c)
Conducting an experiment
d)
Drawing a  conclusion
9.
Bob read about growing plants in water.  He wanted to know, "How can plants grow without soil?"
Which step of the scientific method is this?
a)
Stating the problem
b)
Forming a hypothesis
c)
Conducting an experiment
d)
Drawing a  conclusion
10.
Kevin said, "If I grow five seedlings in red light, then the plants will grow faster than the five plants grown in white light."
Which step of the scientific method is this?
a)
Stating the problem
b)
Forming a hypothesis
c)
Conducting an experiment
d)
Drawing a  conclusion
11.

This planet rotates on its side.

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

12.

The second largest planet

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

13.

The red planet

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

14.

Planet with no atmosphere

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

15.

Planet with the most rings

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

16.

Planet with a great red spot caused by a continuous storm

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

17.

The hottest planet

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

18.

Planet with thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

19.

Two planets with no moons

a)

Mercury & Mars

b)

Mercury & Earth

c)

Venus & Mars

d)

Venus & Mercury

20.

Planet with two moons

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

21.

A day is longer than a year on this planet

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

22.

Planet with the shortest day

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

23.

All planets have moons

a)

inner planets

b)

outer planets

24.

Another word for inner planets

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

ice giants

25.

Another name for outer planets

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

gas giants

26.

Planets revolve around the sun faster

a)

inner planets

b)

outer planets

27.

Planets rotate faster

a)

inner planets

b)

outer planets

28.

Gravity of this object keeps planets in their orbits

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

Jupiter

29.

Two things that affect an object's gravity are mass and distance

a)

true

b)

false

30.

Planets are relatively close together

a)

inner planets

b)

outer planets

31.

What are the characteristics?

a)

The qualities an organism has.

b)

To receive characteristics, or traits, from an organism's parents.

c)

When two or more living things need the same resources in order to survive.

d)

The ways that animals act.

32.

What are the inherited characteristics?

a)

The qualities an organism has.

b)

To receive characteristics, or traits, from an organism's parents.

c)

When two or more living things need the same resources in order to survive.

d)

The ways that animals act.

33.

What are the animal behaviors?

a)

The qualities an organism has.

b)

To receive characteristics, or traits, from an organism's parents.

c)

When two or more living things need the same resources in order to survive.

d)

The ways that animals act.

34.

What is a stimulus?

a)

The qualities an organism has.

b)

To receive characteristics, or traits, from an organism's parents.

c)

Is something that causes a reaction in a living thing.

d)

The ways that animals act.

35.

What is an instinct?

a)

The qualities an organism has.

b)

Is a behavior that is inherited.

c)

Is something that causes a reaction in a living thing.

d)

The ways that animals act.

36.

Look at the picture and choose two characteristics of the peacock flounder

a)

It has both eyes on one side and it has a flat body.

b)

It has a big body and its color is red.

c)

It can walk and fly.

d)

It can talk and sing.

37.

Look at the picture and choose the parts of the prickly pear cactus.

a)

Sharp spines, flattened stems, and waxy coating.

b)

Flowers and leaves.

c)

Fruit, flower, and roots.

d)

Regular steam, seeds, and roots.

38.

What is advantage?

a)

Is a characteristic that can help an individual compete.

b)

The way an animal behaves.

39.

What animal is this?

a)

moth

b)

porcupine

c)

turtle

d)

peacocks

40.

What animal is this?

a)

moth

b)

porcupine

c)

turtle

d)

peacock

41.

1. Which of the following gases is released during Photosynthesis?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Hydrogen

42.

The process of releasing silk from the cocoon is ___________.

a)

Sorting

b)

Reeling

c)

Throwing

d)

Shearing

43.

Bile Juice is produced by ________.

a)

Pancreas

b)

Gall Bladder

c)

Liver

d)

Stomach

44.

The constant movement of __________ by paramecium pushes the food particles along with the water current into its mouth.

a)

Cilia

b)

Tentacles

c)

Feeding tube

d)

Sticky tongue

45.

The process of straightening the wool fibres is called ___________.

a)

Combing

b)

Shearing

c)

Spinning

d)

Dyeing

46.

Name the largest gland in the body.

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Small intestine

d)

Food pipe

47.

The raw materials for Photosynthesis are

a)

Oxygen and Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide and Water

c)

Water, carbon Dioxide and Sunlight

d)

Nitrogen and Water

48.

Compound stomach is found in _________.

a)

Humans

b)

Lion

c)

Cow

d)

All of these

49.

The female silk moth lays eggs, which under suitable conditions of temperature and humidity hatch into __________.

a)

Silkworm

b)

Larvae

c)

Pupa

d)

Cocoon

50.

In cow, the food goes first into _________.

a)

Reticulum

b)

Rumen

c)

Omasum

d)

Abomasum

51.

On adding iodine solution to starch, it _______________.

a)

Turns blue-black

b)

Turns green

c)

Remains colourless

d)

Turns red

52.

The silk worm spins cocoon in the pattern of ___________.

a)

0

b)

1

c)

6

d)

8

53.

Which one of the following is parasite?

a)

Lichens

b)

Algae

c)

Cuscuta

d)

Fungus

54.

The pitcher of pitcher plant is a modified __________.

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Flowers

d)

Leaves

55.

The process of obtaining silk fibre from cocoons is called _________.

a)

Shearing

b)

Scouring

c)

Reeling

d)

Combing

56.

Bacteria act on the left over food in the teeth and form _________.

a)

Acids

b)

Bases

c)

Salts

d)

Indicators

57.

Fat is completely digested in the __________.

a)

Stomach

b)

Mouth

c)

Small intestine

d)

Large intestine

58.

The Chlorophyll traps the solar energy and converts it into _________ energy.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Magnetic

d)

Electrical

59.

Which is the term related to silk production?

a)

Sericulture

b)

Pisciculture

c)

Horticulture

d)

Apiculture

60.

We keep a healthy potted plant on a dark room for some days to _________ the leaves.

a)

Decolourise

b)

Defragment

c)

Destarch

d)

Deprotein

61.

What is Newton's first law of motion?

a)

Every action has an equal opposite reaction

b)

An object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force

c)

The force acting on an object is equal to the mass of an object times its acceleration

d)

Sandwich

62.

What is the atomic number of oxygen?

a)

5

b)

Sandwich

c)

8

d)

17

63.

What is the molecular structure of table salt?

a)

Sandwich

b)

Molecular who?

c)

H2O

d)

NaCl

64.

Biology is the study of what?

a)

Life

b)

Sandwich

c)

The human brain

d)

Weather

65.

Energy=____to the speed of light squared

a)

Gravity

b)

Mass

c)

Sandwich

d)

Lightning

66.

What female Nobel Prize winner conducted research on radioactivity?

a)

Sandwich

b)

Tierra Guinn

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Isaac Newton

67.

Who was Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev?

a)

Periodic table inventor

b)

Sandwich

c)

A singer

d)

An Astronomer

68.

What is the formula for force?

a)

Net force ÷\div Mass

b)

Sandwich

c)

Mass ×\times Acceleration

d)

Mass ×\times Velocity

69.

What was the first animal sent into space?

a)

Alfred the monkey

b)

Laika the dog

c)

Ursula the fish

d)

Sandwich

70.

A low voice has...

a)

Short wavelengths

b)

No wavelengths

c)

Sandwich

d)

Long wavelengths

71.

How long does it take for light to get from the Sun to the Earth?

a)

150 million years

b)

10 seconds

c)

8 minutes

d)

Sandwich

72.

What is the melting point of gallium?

a)

Sandwich

b)

85.5 Degrees F

c)

577.3 Degrees F

d)

100 Degrees C

73.

What is an Herbivore?

a)

Meat eater

b)

Sandwich

c)

Plant & Meat eater

d)

Plant eater

74.

A black hole is formed when...

a)

After a supernova occurs

b)

When a white dwarf turns into a black dwarf

c)

When a black dwarf turns into a black dwarf

d)

Sandwich

75.

What happens when you put something in between two pieces of bread?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

A supernova

c)

The periotic table

d)

Sandwich

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