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SCIENCE QUIZ

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____separates soluble solids in a solution by evaporating the liquid component leaving the solid component behind

a)

EVAPORATION

b)

DISTILLATION

c)

SIEVING

d)

FILTERING

2.

What seperation process is this?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Distillation

c)

Filtration

d)

Condensation

3.

To separate a mixture of salt and water what separation method is used?

a)

Filtration

b)

Distillation

c)

Chromatography

d)

Evaporation to dryness

4.

Which separation technique is this instrument for?

a)

Distillation

b)

Filtering

c)

Magnetic separation

d)

Sieving

5.

You've got a mixture of powdered sugar and cooking salt. What is the suitable separation technique for this mixture? Hint: the particles of cooking salt are much bigger than those of powdered sugar.

a)

filtering

b)

sieving

c)

distillation

d)

separation technique

6.
Name the separation method that causes wet clothes on a clothes line to dry
a)
Chromatography
b)
Filtration
c)
Distillation
d)
Evaporation
7.

No matter what you do, sand will not dissolve in water, because sand is _________.

a)

dissolved

b)

soluble

c)

insoluble

d)

aqueous

8.

Helio means

a)

Eagle

b)

Earth

c)

sun

d)

land

9.

Which part of a filtration is the "filtrate"?

a)

The filter paper

b)

The solid material left in the funnel

c)

The liquid that has gone through

d)

The conical flask

10.

Distillation is used to separate ______.

a)

a liquid from its solution.

b)

an insoluble solid from its solution.

c)

a soluble solid from its solution.

11.
The diagram shows the apparatus for separating soil and water. What are the labelled parts?
a)
A = distillate, B = filtrate
b)
A = filtrate, B = residue
c)
A = residue, B = filtrate
d)
A = residue, B = distillate
12.

If you spilled nails in a sandbox, what separation tool/method could you use to clean out the sandbox so it would be safe for children to play in?

a)

filter

b)

magnet

c)

screen

d)

evaporation

13.

A solution is a mixture of one or more substances _________ evenly into another substance.

a)

carried

b)

split

c)

dissolved

d)

evaporated

14.
What is an irreversible change?
a)
Something you can change back.
b)
Something you cannot change back.
15.
What is a reversible change?
a)
Something you can change back.
b)
Something you cannot change back.
16.

Rusting of iron is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

17.

Burning of candle wax is a ________change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

18.

Burning of paper is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

19.

Melting of butter is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

20.

Melting of ice is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

21.

Frying an egg to make an omelette is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

22.

Tearing paper to small pieces is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

23.

Evaporation of water is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

24.

Melting of ice cream is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

25.

Boiling of rice is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

26.
 True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
When the moon waxes, it ________.
a)
goes from a new moon to a full moon
b)
seems to get bigger in size
c)
goes from a full moon back to a new moon
d)
A and B only
28.
When the moon wanes, it ________.
a)
goes from a new moon to a full moon
b)
goes from a full moon back to a new moon
c)
seems to get smaller in size
d)
B and C only
29.
What is the correct order of the first five phases of the moon?
a)
full, crescent, quarter, gibbous, new
b)
new, crescent, gibbous, quarter, full
c)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
d)
full, quarter, gibbous, crescent, new
30.
Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Quarter
d)
Gibbous
31.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
32.
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
upwards
d)
downwards
33.
Define Waxing
a)
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
34.
Define Gibbous
a)
Less than half of moon visible
b)
More than half of moon visible
c)
All of moon visible
d)
None of moon visible
35.
Define Full Moon
a)
None of moon is visible
b)
Half moon phase is visible
c)
Complete moon face is visible
d)
Less Than half of moon is visible
36.
Define New Moon
a)
None of moon is visible from Earth
b)
All of moon visible from Earth
c)
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
d)
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth
37.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
38.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
39.

The Moon orbits around the

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Ms. Lekha

d)

Ms. Lakshmi

40.

The duration for the Moon to orbit once around the Earth is

a)

24 hours

b)

About 28 days

c)

365 days

d)

depends on Moon's mood

41.

The different appearances of Moon is called

a)

Faces of Moon

b)

Phases of Moon

c)

Types of Moon

d)

Leftover Moon

42.

Why do we see different phases of the Moon?

a)

The Moon is orbiting around the Earth. The surface of the Moon that receives Light from the Sun keeps changing as the Moon's position is changing all the time. We see only that portion of the Moon that receives Sun's light.

b)

The Moon is spinning

c)

The Earth is spinning

d)

The Earth is revolving around the Sun

43.

Every new moon or Full moon would repeat after

a)

about 365 days

b)

about 28 days

c)

about 24 hours

d)

can't say

44.

Look at the Moon Phase. More than half is lit up and Visible. The Right Hand Side for you is lit up. This phase of Moon is

a)

Waning Gibbous

b)

Waxing Gibbous

c)

Crescent

d)

New Moon

45.

Look at this Moon, only a thin slice is lit up. Your left hand side is lit up. This is a

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

waning crescent

d)

waxing cretscent

46.

What type of scientific enquiry is the following statement:

Which months are wettest?

a)

Pattern seeking

b)

Research

c)

Observation over time

d)

Fair testing

47.

What type of scientific enquiry is the following statement:

Can you identify which objects will float and which will sink?

a)

Pattern seeking

b)

Observation over time

c)

Fair testing

d)

Identifying and Classifying

48.

What type of scientific enquiry is the following statement:

How does the shape of the moon change in a month?

a)

Research

b)

Pattern seeking

c)

Identifying and Classifying

d)

Observation over time

49.

What type of scientific enquiry is the following statement:

 

Are older children in our class taller?

a)

Fair testing

b)

Researching

c)

Pattern seeking

d)

Observing over time

50.

Which of the following are types of scientific enquiry?

a)

Research

b)

Fair Testing

c)

Observing

d)

Plan an experiment

51.

When Earth spins, it turns around an imaginary line called a(n)

a)

rotation

b)

axis

c)

orbit

d)

ellipse

52.

Why does the sun seem to change position in the sky?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's orbit

c)

The sun's rotation

d)

The sun's orbit

53.

Chris is learning about Earth's movement in science class. He records some information in a chart about Earth's movement.

What information in Chris's chart is in the WRONG row of the table?

a)

Causes day and night

b)

Cause shadows to change

c)

Causes change in seasons

d)

Causes sunrise and sunset

54.

Dylan observes a fully lit moon. When can he expect to see the moon look like this again?

a)

In about 12 hours

b)

In about 24 hours

c)

In about 15 days

d)

In about 30 days

55.
Do all planets have moons.
a)
Yes they all have moons.
b)
No not all planets have moons.
56.
What planet is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Saturn
57.
How Many Planets orbit the sun in our solar system?
a)
4 planets orbit the sun.
b)
9 planets orbit the sun.
c)
8 planets orbit the sun.
d)
Over 20 planets orbit the sun.
58.

What is the planet ?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Pluton

59.

WHAT IS THE HOTTEST PLANET?

a)

MECURY

b)

EARTH

c)

VENUS

d)

JUPITER

60.

The theory which says the Earth is in between and other planet rotate round it is called -----

a)

Heliocentrism

b)

Movement

c)

Geocentrism

d)

Alignment