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WorksheetsG5&G6 SSS preliminary contest
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What causes day and night?
tilting of Earth's axis
rotation of Earth on its axis
revolution of the moon
revolution of Earth around the Sun
What is this scientific instrument of
measuring called?
Triple Beam Balance
Scale
Thermometer
Wheel and Axle
How do these animals difference from invertebrates?
They have legs.
They have fur.
They have a backbone.
They have lungs.
Which process is a major source of oxygen in the atmosphere?
evaporation
photosynthesis
precipitation
respiration
The _____ cycle is the movement of water among oceans, atmosphere, land, and living things.
Carbon
nitrogen
water
air
____ is how water moves from the land to the atmosphere.
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
melting
Where will you find the ozone layer?
thermosphere
exosphere
Stratosphere
mesosphere
What is B representing in the water cycle?
Evaporation
Condensation
Runoff
Precipitation
Which type of energy does the battery produce?
Sound
light
mechanical
electrical
Different types of fish take in oxygen through their…
fins
gills
scales
vertebrae
What are the Eagle body parts used to catch the prey?
Fur
claws and beak
eyes and beak
wings and claws
The most important source of energy that heats the surface of the Earth comes from…
volcanic eruptions
geysers
the Sun
the core
Any form of water that falls from clouds is called…
Dew
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
Which group does this animal belong to?
Sponge
Arthropods
Birds
Mammals
What is the 5th Planet in our Solar System?
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
What is the boiling point of water?
32 degrees Celsius
0 degrees Celsius
100 degrees Celsius
0 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the term for water changing from a liquid to a solid?
cooling
Freezing
Liquifiying
melting
What do you call a material that lets heat or electricity travel through it easily?
plastic
Conductor
wood
insulator
What do plants release into the air that help other animals survive?
chlorophyll
Oxygen
water
Carbon dioxide
What is the energy from water?
biofuel
hydroelectric
Kinetic energy
Electromagnetic
What is the smallest element atom?
Francium
Hydrogen
Carbon
Lithium
Helium
what is the water PH level?
7.0
14.0
1.0
11.5
Air is a/an
compound
element
mixture
electrolyte
The element common to all acids is
Hydrogen
Carbon
Sulphur
Oxygen
Is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two separate sciences
Albert Einstein
Sheldon Cooper
Carl Sagan
Stephen Hawking
Marie Curie
The hardest substance available on earth is
Silver
Gold
Iron
Diamond
Platinum
Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?
Methane
Nitrous oxide
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
What causes day and night?
tilting of Earth's axis
rotation of Earth on its axis
revolution of the moon
revolution of Earth around the Sun
From December to February, Earth's axis is pointing away from the Sun. What is the season in the Northern Hemisphere?
autumn
spring
summer
winter
How does Earth differ from other inner planets?
It has water in a liquid state
It lies inside the asteroid belt
It has multiple moons and rings
It has a dense, solid, rock-like surface
What do you call the Earth's path around the Sun?
orbit
axis
revolution
rotation
What is an imaginary line describing Earth's tilt?
orbit
axis
revolution
perihelion
Which is of the following planets is not among the inner planets?
Mars
Venus
Uranus
Earth
What is the meaning of a vertebrate:
an animal with backbone
an animal without a backbone
What is the basic unit of life?
atom
cell
organism
molecule
What is the process by which green plants make their own food?
Photosynthesis
Combustion
Fermentation
Respiration
What are the products of photosynthesis?
Nitrogen and hydrogen
Methane and nitrogen dioxide
Carbon dioxide and water
Glucose and oxygen
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
Waste products that damage an ecosystem is ___________________.
nonrenewable resource
resource
renewable resource
pollution
In a sequence of rock layers, the oldest layer of rock is ___________________ of the sequence.
younger
at the top
in the middle
at the bottom
Oceans, glaciers, lakes, and rivers are part of Earth's
hemisphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
Which human activity would help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
decrease the number of recycling programs
increase the human population
decrease the burning of fossil fuels
increase the number of cars being driven
Which of the following states of matter neither has fixed shape nor definite volume?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
All the three states
What controls our reflex actions?
Brain Stem
Neuron
Spinal Cord
Dendrite
Light reflected from an object enters our eyes through the _________ and _________.
Cornea, Iris
Lens, Cornea
Pupil, Cornea
Lens, Pupil
Most joints in the body are ____________ which are important for movement.
Ligaments
Fixed joints
Semi-flexible joints
Flexible joints
What is the path that an electric current follows called?
electric path
current loop
circuit
wireway
What are the three main layers of the Earth?
mantle, inner core, atmosphere
crust, core, atmosphere
crust, mantle, core
lithosphere, asthenosphere, outer core
