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tier 1, 4&5

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sun,moon and the night sky are called

a)

new moon

b)

stars

c)

Celestial body

2.

Stars have their own

a)

water

b)

heat

c)

heat and light

3.

Stars have their own

a)

water

b)

heat

c)

heat and light

4.

planets do not have

a)

heat and gases

b)

light and heat

c)

air and water

5.

It is the centre of the solar system

a)

Jupiter

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

6.

It is the planet nearest to the sun

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

7.

Earth is called a blue planet because

a)

it is 3/4th covered with water

b)

it is the reflection of the sea water

c)

it is 2/3rd covered with water

8.

It moves around the Earth in 27 days

a)

Sun

b)

Venus

c)

moon

9.

They are found between the orbit of Mars and Jupitor

a)

meteoroids

b)

galaxy

c)

asteroids

10.

The changes in the moon's appearance is called

a)

Earth

b)

Solar system

c)

Moon phases

d)

Constellation

11.

What is the main source of moon's light?

a)

Erth

b)

The sun

c)

The moon

d)

The stars in the sky

12.

The .............orbits the sun while the ......... orbit the eath.

a)

Moon,earth

b)

Earth,moon

c)

Earth,sun

d)

Moon,sun

13.

Why does the moon look diferent every day?

a)

Because the moon revolves around earth

b)

Because its brightness changes

c)

Because it changes size over time

d)

Because it changes distance to earth

14.

What causes earth to have day and night?

a)

The moon moves between earth and the sun

b)

Earth revolves around the sun

c)

Stars move around earth in a pattern.

d)

Earth rotates on its axis

15.

Why do seasons occur?

a)

Because of the distance earth is from the sun

b)

Because earth tilts on its axis

c)

Because earth rotates on its axis

d)

Because earth is surrounded by air

16.

The inner planets are

a)

Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

b)

Earth Jupiter Mars Neptune

c)

Mercury Neptune moon sun

d)

Mercury Venus Earth Mars

17.

The outer planets are

a)

Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

b)

Pluto Neptune moon sun

c)

Mercury Venus Earth Mars

d)

Mercury Neptune moon sun

18.

The differences between inner planets and Outer planets are

a)

Inner planets are large and Rocky while outer planets are smaller and made mostly of gas

b)

Inner planets are large and made of gas while outer planet are smaller and Rocky

c)

Inner planet are small and Rocky while outer planets are large and made mostly of gas

d)

Inner planets are small and made of gas while outer planets are large and rocks

19.

Which planet is known as red planet

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

20.

Which of these is the coldest planet in the solar system?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

d)

Uranus

21.

Which of the following are not planets?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

22.

What is the great red spot in planet Jupiter?

a)

Tornado

b)

Cyclone

c)

Hurricane

d)

Tsunami

23.

Which of these planets is the farthest from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

24.

Which planet is the sixth from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

25.

The 0° Longitude is

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Great Circle

26.

The Prime Meridian passes through

a)

Greenwich

b)

India

c)

Australia

27.

The ------- divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Grid

28.

------ helps us to find the time of a place on the Globe.

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

c)

Maps

29.

Latitude lines runs from east to west.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The end points of the axis of the earth are called the

a)

poles

b)

equator

c)

diameter

31.

The earth is like a sphere. It is slightly bulging at the equator and flattened at the poles.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What is a globe?

a)

The full Earth.

b)

A miniature model of the Earth.

c)

A miniature model of the solar system.

33.

The total number of longitudes are

a)

360

b)

180

c)

90

34.

What are latitude and longitude lines?

a)

Imaginary lines that divide the Earth

b)

Visible lines that divide the Earth

c)

Long and short lines that divide the Earth

35.

What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?

a)

North, South, East, and West

b)

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

36.

The Arctic circle is located in

a)

the Northern hemisphere

b)

The Southern Hemisphere

c)

The eastern hemisphere

37.

During a solar eclipse, the ______________ is blocked by the moon.

a)

New

b)

Sun

c)

Full

d)

Moon

38.

A solar eclipse can only happen during a ___________ moon.

a)

Day

b)

New

c)

Full

d)

Night

39.
You live, breathe, and eat on this layer.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
40.
The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?
a)
Oxygen and Silicon
b)
Silicon and Magnesium
c)
Nickel and Iron
d)
Iron and Magnesium
41.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
42.
Which layer is considered the thinnest layer?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
43.
What is the hottest layer?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
44.

Which compositional layer is represented by the yellow layer?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

45.
Which Layer is considered the coolest layer?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
46.
What is the correct order of Earth's layer starting from the surface?
a)
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
b)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
c)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
d)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
47.
Out of all the layers, which one would be the easiest for us to drill through?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
48.
What happens to temperature as you move down through the layers?
a)
it remains the same
b)
it increases then decreases
c)
it increases
d)
it decreases
49.

The Earth consists of 4 main layers.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What is the percentage composition of nitrogen in air?

a)

78%

b)

75%

c)

86%

51.

The composition of air consists of __________ key components.

a)

seven

b)

three

c)

ten

52.

__________________ is the most important gas in the composition of air.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Argon

c)

Oxygen

53.

_______________ is one of the most abundantly found gases on earth.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

54.

Plants use ________________ for photosynthesis.

a)

Chlorine

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

55.

Select the main gases present in air

a)

Oxygen

b)

Water vapour

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

56.

All animals breathe

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

57.

Trees take ____ gas from surrounding

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

58.

Which of the following ISN'T an organ?

a)

eye

b)

heart

c)

brain

d)

hair

59.

A group of organs that works together is called...

a)

a team

b)

organic tissue

c)

organelles

d)

an organ system

60.

Select all the steps that are part of the digestive system:

a)

food enters the system through the mouth

b)

food travels down the oesophagus

c)

through digestion, food is broken down into particles

d)

the blood carries the nutrients to the rest of the body

61.

What is the function of the circulatory system?

a)

to separate the nutrients from the waste

b)

to transport substances all over the body

c)

to help different parts of the body communicate with one another

d)

to allow the cells in the body to respire

62.

How does the nervous system work?

a)

signals come only from the sense organs

b)

signals come only from the spinal cord

c)

signals travel along nerves to all the body organs

d)

signals come only from the brain

63.

How do nerves help the different organs in the body to work together?

a)

they help them communicate

b)

they help them carry out new functions

c)

they help them create signals

64.

Which of the following elements is a waste product of the human respiratory system?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

carbon dioxide

65.

When does carbon dioxide leave our bodies?

a)

when we sweat

b)

when we breathe out/ exhale

c)

when we breathe in/ inhale

66.

The process of chewing the food and breaking it down into simple substances is called . . . .

a)

swallowing

b)

digestion

c)

grinding

d)

chewing

67.

What is the name of this organ?

a)

small intestine

b)

pancreas

c)

large intestine

d)

stomach

68.

The name of the organ is . . . .

a)

stomach

b)

large intestine

c)

small intestine

d)

gullet

69.

The name of the organ is . . . .

a)

stomach

b)

large intestine

c)

small intestine

d)

gullet

70.

The name of the organ on the picture is . . . .

a)

large intestine

b)

small intestine

c)

stomach

d)

gullet

71.

This is an organ that pumps blood throughout your body.

a)

capillaries

b)

veins

c)

heart

d)

arteries

72.

The organ in the diagram helps us in __________________ .

a)

Seeing

b)

Hearing

c)

Smelling

d)

Dealing

73.

Which of the following is not a good habit ?

a)

washing our hands before eating food

b)

Eating regularly at the same time in a day

c)

Swallowing the food without chewing it

d)

Eating fresh and warm food

74.

The organ in the above diagram is (a)   .

75.

We breathe in air through our

a)

windpipe

b)

nose

c)

lungs

76.

This is the place where digestion starts.

a)

stomach

b)

mouth

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

77.

The air moves down the _______________ and into the __________________.

a)

windpipe

b)

nose

c)

lungs

d)

kidneys

78.

This is an organ that pumps blood throughout your body.

a)

capillaries

b)

veins

c)

heart

d)

arteries

79.

This body system supports your body and gives it shape.

a)

muscular

b)

nervous

c)

skeletal

d)

respiratory

80.

Which is not part of the circulatory system?

a)

blood vessels

b)

heart

c)

blood

d)

liver

81.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
82.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
83.

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

84.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
85.
Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 
a)
1,2,3,4
b)
2,3,1,4
c)
2,1,3,4
d)
4,2,3,1 
86.
A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
87.

Which is known as the voice box?

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

trachea

d)

bronchi

88.

What is the function of the bronchi?

a)

Transport air from nose to lungs

b)

Transport air from trachea to bronchioles

c)

Transport air from nose to alveoli