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Science

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People who study the stars are called _______.

a)

astronomers

b)

astronauts

2.

What are some things that astronomers use to classify stars?

a)

temperature

b)

colour

c)

brightness

d)

shape

e)

distance

3.

What is a constellation?

a)

Stars arranged in the shape of animals or objects

b)

The name of the brightest star

c)

A chunk of rock orbiting in space

4.

Choose ALL constellations.

a)

Southern Cross

b)

North Star

c)

Great and Little Dipper

d)

12 Zodiac Signs

e)

Orion

5.

Which celestial body is a chunks of rocks that orbit the sun?

a)

Asteroid

b)

meteroid

c)

comet

6.

Between which two planets can you find the asteroid belt?

a)

Mars & Jupiter

b)

Mercury & Venus

c)

Earth & Mars

d)

Jupiter & Saturn

7.

This is made of rocks, frozen water, gas and dust

a)

Asteroid

b)

meteroid

c)

comet

8.

What happens when a comet gets close to the sun.

a)

You see a long glowing tail

b)

It burns up.

c)

It is pushed down into the earth

d)

It shines brighter

9.

What is this tail called?

a)

tailus

b)

coma

c)

meteor

d)

cometee

10.

This is the most common object found in space

a)

Asteroid

b)

meteroid

c)

comet

11.

When meteoroids reach the earth's surface they are called

a)

meteorites

b)

meteor

12.

When meteoroids are travelling through the earth's atmosphere they are called ____

a)

meteorites

b)

meteors

13.

A meteor is also called a ____

a)

shooting star

b)

meteoroid

c)

meteorite

14.

What is the center of our solar system?

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

the planets

15.

How many planets are there in the solar system?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

6

16.

Which moves around a planet?

a)

moon

b)

the sun

c)

meteoroids

17.

The path on which an object travels as it moves around another is (a)  

18.

A straight line that runs through an object is its (a)   >

19.

The spinning of the planet on its axis is called _______.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

20.

How long does it take for the planets to make one complete rotation?

a)

1 year

b)

1 month

c)

1 day

d)

1 week

21.

Rotation causes _____________.

a)

day and night

b)

the season

c)

storms

22.

The movement of planets around the sun is called ______.

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

23.

How long does it take for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun.

a)

1 day

b)

1 week

c)

1 month

d)

1 year

24.

The sun is a star. True or false?

a)

b)

25.

About how far is the sun from the earth?

a)

93 million miles

b)

39 million miles

c)

60 million miles

d)

90 million miles

26.

What is the definition of the sun?

a)

A ball of burning gases and molten energy

b)

the natural satellite of the earth

c)

the force of one objects pull on another

27.

Why do some stars seem to shine brighter than others? Choose two

a)

They are closer to Earth

b)

They give off more radiant energy

c)

They are bigger.

d)

They are shaped differently

28.

What are TWO things the sun provides for the earth?

a)

light

b)

food

c)

heat

d)

water

29.

What is the definition of gravity?

a)

The force of one objects pull on another.

b)

The ability to do work.

c)

When an object changes position.

30.

Gravity on which object is the strongest.

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

earth

d)

Jupiter

31.

True or false? The entire solar system can fit inside the sun.

a)
b)
32.

Choose the sentence that helps you to remember the order of the planets.

a)

My very educated mother just served us noodles

b)

My egg just sat by my neighbour.

c)

My very excited mother just understood seven numbers.

33.

Name the 8 planets in order.

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

c)

Venus, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Uranus

d)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Uranus, Neptune

34.

What is the fourth planet in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

35.

Earth is the _____ planet in our solar system.

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

e)

6th

36.

Which is the 7th planet in our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

e)

Mars

37.

Matter is ____________.

a)

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

b)

Made up of two different substances.

c)

The amount of space a substance takes up.

38.

What are the three states of matter?

a)

substances, mixtures and solutions

b)

solid, liquid, gas

39.

Which is made of only one kind of matter?

a)

substance

b)

mixture

c)

solution

40.

Which is made of two or more different substances that could be easily separated?

a)

substance

b)

mixture

c)

solution

41.

Kool-aid is an example of a ____

a)

substance

b)

mixture

c)

solution

42.

Birdseed is an example of a ____

a)

substance

b)

mixture

c)

solution

43.

What are THREE ways in which mixtures can be separated?

a)

Using our fingers

b)

boiling

c)

Raking

d)

Shaking

e)

freezing

44.

Which TWO shows a sieve?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
45.

In a lemonade, what is the sugar called?

a)

solute

b)

solvent

46.

In a lemonade, what is the water called?

a)

solute

b)

solvent

47.

What can cause sugar to dissolve (melt) faster in water? Choose TWO

a)

Heating the water

b)

Cooling the water

c)

Adding more sugar

d)

Stirring the solution

48.

What is weather?

a)

the average weather of a place

b)

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

c)

how hot or cold something is

d)

water falling from the sky

49.

What is climate?

a)

the average weather of a place over a period of time

b)

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

c)

how hot or cold something is

d)

water falling from the sky

50.

What TWO instruments measure wind direction?

a)

wind vane

b)

speedometer

c)

the Beaufort scale

d)

anemometer

e)

wind sock

51.

Name the weather instrument shown.

a)

anemometer

b)

wind sock

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

52.

Name the weather instrument shown.

a)

anemometer

b)

wind sock

c)

thermometer

d)

rain gauge

53.

Which layer of the atmosphere do most weather occur?

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

54.

What is precipitation?

a)

the average weather of a place

b)

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

c)

how hot or cold something is

d)

Water falling from the sky

55.

Which scientists studies the weather?

a)

meteorologists

b)

chemist

c)

archeologists

d)

paleontologist

56.

What weather condition is shown in the picture?

a)

wind

b)

rain

c)

snow

d)

sleet

57.

Which instrument measures precipitation?

a)

rain gauge

b)

umbrella

c)

bucket

d)

thermometer

58.

Choose all the forms of precipitation.

a)

rain

b)

flood

c)

snow

d)

hail

e)

hurricane

59.

What is temperature? Choose TWO

a)

The average weather of a place

b)

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

c)

How hot or cold something is

d)

Water falling from the sky

e)

The amount of heat in a substance

60.

Which instrument measures temperature?

a)

rain gauge

b)

thermometer

c)

anemometer

d)

wind sock

61.

What are the TWO scales used to measure temperature?

a)

Fasisus

b)

Celsius

c)

Celcon

d)

Fahrenheit

62.

Water freezes at ____ degrees Celsius

a)

0

b)

100

c)

32

d)

212

63.

Water boils at ____ degrees Celsius

a)

0

b)

100

c)

32

d)

212

64.

Water freezes at ____ degrees Fahrenheit

a)

0

b)

100

c)

32

d)

212

65.

Water boils at ____ degrees Fahrenheit

a)

0

b)

100

c)

32

d)

212

66.

Healthy human body temperature is ____ degrees Fahrenheit

a)

37

b)

98.2-98.6

67.

Normal human body temperature is ____ degrees Celsius

a)

37

b)

98.2-98.6

68.

What is energy?

a)

When the position of an object changes

b)

The power to do work

c)

Something you can eat

69.

When is work done?

a)

When the position of an object changes

b)

When you try really really hard

c)

When you have to think about it a long time

70.

What is energy of motion called?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

light energy

d)

heat energy

71.

What is stored energy called?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

light energy

d)

heat energy

72.

The object shown has _____ energy

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

light energy

d)

heat energy

73.

The object shown has _____ , _______and _____ energy

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

light energy

d)

heat energy

e)

electric energy

74.

The image shown has _____ energy

a)

mechanical energy

b)

sound energy

c)

light energy

d)

heat energy

75.

The spiny lobster is known as the _____.

a)

crawfish

b)

queen lobster

c)

conchfish

76.

The spiny lobster is a ________.

a)

sponge

b)

mollusk

c)

crustacean

77.

When do lobsters reproduce in The Bahamas?

a)

August to March

b)

October to December

c)

April to June

78.

When lobsters migrate what do they use to stay together?

a)

heads

b)

legs

c)

antennae

79.

The Spiny lobster is a species of _______ crustaceans

a)

achelate

b)

antennae

80.

Which is a simple machine?

a)

A tool with lots of moving parts.

b)

A tool with a little or no moving parts.

c)

A tool that is very complex.

81.
Identify this simple machine
a)
Lever
b)
Wheel & Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Screw
82.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
83.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
84.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)

spring

b)

screw

c)

pulley

d)

wedge

e)

wheel and axle

85.
What do you call a machine made up of two or more simple machines?
a)

complicated machine

b)

compound machine

c)

comprehensive machine

d)

fixed machine

86.

Choose the correct answer to describe the picture.

a)

simple machine

b)

compound machine

87.

Choose the correct answer to describe the picture.

a)

simple machine

b)

compound machine

88.
An inclined plane wrapped around a rod forms this simple machine 
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
89.

This picture is an example of a _________.

a)

pulley

b)

wheel and axle

c)

screw

90.

Name this simple machine

a)

screw

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

91.

What are the two types of pulleys?

a)

fixed

b)

moveable

c)

tight

d)

compound

92.

Choose ALL the wedges.

a)
b)
c)

d)

93.

Name the type of simple machine

a)

screw

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axl

94.

Name the Bahamian resource,

a)

Queen Conch

b)

Spiny lobster

c)

Nassau Grouper

d)

Yellow tail snapper

95.

The conch is a ________

a)

mollusk

b)

crustacean

c)

sponge

96.

The nose like part of the conch is called the

a)

beak

b)

proboscis

c)

eye stalk

d)

mantle

97.

Why is the conch vulnerable to overfishing? Choose TWO

a)

It matures slowly

b)

Many Bahamians like to eat them.

c)

They're easy to catch.

d)

They move slowly.

98.

What colour is the outside of the conch?

a)

orangish

b)

greenish

c)

pinkish

d)

brownish

99.

How can you tell a male conch from a female conch?

a)

The male has a black arm over its right eye.

b)

The male conch has a groove that runs down the right side of his foot.

100.

The Nassau Grouper belongs to the _______ family of fish.

a)

seabass

b)

shark

c)

mollusk

d)

southwest

101.

The Nassau Grouper can change colour from ______ to ________.

a)

pink to orange

b)

pale to almost black

c)

black to almost blue

d)

pale to almost brown

102.

The Nassau Grouper can live for more than _____ years.

a)

20

b)

25

c)

12

d)

35

103.

The Nassau Grouper is rarely found deeper than ____ feet.

a)

90

b)

40

c)

20

d)

10

104.

Why is the demand for seafood rising?

a)

People realize that it is healthy.

b)

They are cheaper.

c)

People like the taste.

d)

They are easier to catch.

105.

What are some things the ocean provides? Choose TWO.

a)

Jobs for people.

b)

Activities such as swimming, diving, and snorkeling.

c)

Pollution

d)

Diseases

106.

What are some things that threaten our fisheries resources? Choose ALL that apply.

a)

overfishing

b)

habitat loss

c)

climate change

d)

bad attitudes

e)

introduction of invasive species

107.

Many _______are made from marine resources.

a)

medicine

b)

hair products

c)

computer items

d)

furniture