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science fun trivia

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

White light is ...

a)

The absence of light

b)

All colors of light combined

c)

The first color in the rainbow

d)

The last color in the rainbow

2.
Bruce thinks that a rough surface has more friction than a smooth surface. He tests this by rolling spheres across surfaces, measuring the distance they travel after being pushed by a certain amount of force. What is the Independent Variable?
a)
Different types of spheres
b)
Different amounts of force
c)
Different textured surfaces
d)
Different angle of the ramp
3.

What type of charge does an electron have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

No charge

4.
What protects the eyes from flying objects or chemical splashes?
a)
lab apron
b)
balance
c)
eye dropper
d)
goggles
5.

Control Variable

a)

The amount of gravity on an object

b)

Factor whose value is the result you are testing

c)

Factor in an experiment that is kept the same

d)

An idea that can be tested by an experiment or observation

6.
In plants, opening in the leaves called stomata exchange gases with the enviroment. An organ system with a similar function in many animals is the... 
a)
Nervous
b)
Cardiovascular
c)
Respiratory
d)
Integumentary
7.
Sound does not travel through space because sound waves
a)
can only travel through gases like air
b)
expand out in circles rather than straight lines
c)
cannot move through places that are too dark
d)
must move through a substance to transfer energy
8.

The path along which electrical current flows.

a)

insulator

b)

voltage

c)

conductor

d)

circuit

9.

The build up of electrical charges on an object.

a)

electricity

b)

electrical charge

c)

Static electricity

d)

negative charge

10.

Through which medium does sound travel fastest?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

vacuum

11.

The movement of static electricity from one object to another.

a)

positive charge

b)

insulators

c)

conductors

d)

discharge

12.

Once an object is moving, what does it want to do?

a)

keep moving

b)

stop

c)

turn

13.

What is a scientific model?

a)

A way to show an idea (picture, graph, diagram)

b)

Someone who walks down the runway and shows off clothes

c)

A fake plane or boat that you make

d)

A role model

14.

Which of the following choices best explains why grass on a distant hillside appears green?

a)

Grass reflects all colors except green.

b)

Grass absorbs only green light from the sun.

c)

Grass reflects green light more than any other color.

d)

Your eyes absorb only green light.

15.

Information that you get from your senses(sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) are_________

a)

Inferences

b)

Observations

c)

Things

d)

Fake

16.

What is an inference?

a)

A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

b)

A guess

c)

Observations

d)

A conclusion based on no evidence

17.
A researcher did an investigation to see if corn seeds would sprout at different times depending on the temperature of the water in which they were placed.  What is the independent variable?
a)
How long to sprout
b)
type of seed used
c)
water temperature
d)
how much water used
18.

Data is

a)

the information you collect from an experiment

b)

fake news

c)

a character in star trek

d)

boring

19.
Students measured the temperature of the water at different depths in Lake Skywalker and found that the temperature varied.
What was the dependent variable?
a)
Time
b)
Temperature
c)
Student taking the measurement
d)
Water depth
20.
The higher the temperature in an oven, the faster a cake will bake.
What is the independent variable?
a)
Cake flavor
b)
Temperature
c)
Time
d)
Type of oven
21.

the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.

a)

Xylem

b)

Xilem

c)

Phloem

d)

Phloem

e)

Matter

22.
The amount of energy that water takes to boil will change with the volume of water.  
What would you graph on the X axis for the above statement?
a)
Boiling temperature
b)
Amount of water
c)
Amount of energy
d)
Flavor of ramen noodles
23.

Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: You experiment to see if a bouncy ball or a tennis ball bounces higher.

a)

Type of ball

b)

Same drop height

c)

Height of bounce

d)

Same surface

24.

When testing the benefits of a new fertilizer on the growth of tomato plants, the control group should include which of the following?

a)

Tomato plants grown in soil with no fertilizer

b)

Tomato plants grown in soil with the original type of fertilizer

c)

Tomato plants grown in a different type of soil with the new fertilizer

d)

Tomato plants of different varieties grown in soil with the new fertilizer

25.

what is the invisible rod that the earth rotates on?

a)

lunar pole

b)

axis

c)

earths center rod

26.

how many chromosones do you have

a)

43

b)

34

c)

46

d)

109

27.

Saturn's rings are composed of _____

a)

solid rock

b)

ice

c)

gas and dust

d)

methane gas

28.

What is matter? Choose the best answer.

a)

Anything that is solid

b)

Anything that takes up space

c)

Anything that has a fixed volume

29.
A characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce.
a)
function
b)
structure
c)
adaptation
d)
inherited trait
30.
Force
a)
A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction.
b)
A change in position or location
c)
Where an object is located in space.
d)
A line or course along which something is moving.
31.
A body part that does a certain job for an organism.
a)
function
b)
adaptation
c)
trait
d)
structure
32.
Speed
a)
The amount of time you travel
b)
The amount of distanced traveled in a certain amount of time
c)
total distance divided by time
d)
Both A and B
33.
The job a body part does for an organism.
a)
adaptation
b)
inherited trait
c)
function
d)
structure
34.
Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.
a)
behavior
b)
learned trait
c)
inherited trait
d)
function
35.
When is it OK to eat or drink in the lab?
a)
Always
b)
Never
36.

Speed is written as

a)

s=d/t

b)

s=t/d

c)

p=mv

d)

v=pm

37.
Geese most likely have webbed feet because
a)
They help the goose fly.
b)
They protect the goose.
c)
They help the goose blend in with its surroundings.
d)
They allow the goose to swim.
38.
The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________
a)
cold
b)
round
c)
closer together
d)
farther apart
39.

True or False. Your mass would change if you went to another planet?

a)

True

b)

False

40.
Which of the following would be safe to do during a lab activity?
a)
Running in the classroom
b)
Leaving a water spill on the floor
c)
Touching hot surfaces
d)
Following lab rules
41.
How are electromagnets different from magnets?
a)
magnets can be turned on/off
b)
you can turn an electromagnet on/off
c)
magnets are more powerful
d)
magnets have a North and South pole
42.
Velocity is defined as
a)
Speed in a given direction
b)
How fast something is going
c)
Sped times direction
d)
None of the above
43.

Which tool helps us to measure mass?

a)

triple beam

b)

scale

c)

magnifying glass

d)

ruler

44.
It's fine to do random experiments with the lab equipment without teacher permission.
a)
Ummmm... no!
b)
Sure- it'd be fine!
45.
What should you do if you break glass in the lab?
a)
Tell the teacher.
b)
Sweep up the glass.
c)
Pick up the glass with your hands.
d)
Ignore it; the teacher will clean it up when she sees it later.
46.
What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?
a)
Pancakes 
b)
Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration
c)
For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
d)
Law of gravity 
47.
Horseplay, jokes, and pranks are appropriate in the science classroom at any time.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
49.
If you see a science experiment set up in the classroom...
a)
do not touch anything until instructed.
b)
immediately begin working on the lab.
c)
go and check all equipment.
d)
walk around and check each station.
50.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
51.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
52.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
53.
If one object has twice as much mass as another object, it also has twice as much...
a)
inertia
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration due to gravity
d)
DO NOT PUSH ME
54.
Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
55.

What would happen if a ball was kicked is space?

a)

It continues in the same direction, speeding up as it goes.

b)

It continues in the same direction, speeding up as it goes.

c)

It continues to move in the same direction unless it hits something or is affected by gravity or another force.

56.

What force coud stop an object in motion

a)

The Force

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Pull

57.

Which way would a swimmer push to move forward in the water?

a)

To the left

b)

Forward

c)

Backward

d)

To the right

58.
This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?
a)
Add more coils of wire to the nail.
b)
Use a smaller battery.
c)
Reverse the poles of the magnet.
d)
Remove all the coils and the nail.
59.

When an unbalenced force is applied to an object it...

a)

accelerates

b)

stops

c)

is thrown forward

d)

stays in place

60.

Earth is like a giant magnet due to....

a)

its liquid iron core

b)

the wind patterns of Coriolis Effect

c)

the alignment of the continents

d)

solar particles moving through the atmosphere

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