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Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Layer is the oldest?

a)

A

b)

X

c)

G

d)

Z

2.

Which layer is the youngest?

a)

Z

b)

D

c)

W

d)

A

3.

Which fossil is the oldest?

a)

Cyclopygidae

b)

Asaphidae

c)

Remopleiridae

d)

Auritmidae

4.

What is the correct chronological order of the following scientific discoveries? 1) Discovery of DNA structure 2) Invention of the microscope 3) Development of the periodic table 4) Discovery of penicillin

a)

2, 3, 1, 4

b)

3, 2, 4, 1

c)

2, 3, 4, 1

d)

3, 1, 2, 4

5.

Which of the following events happened first in the history of science?

a)

Discovery of X-rays

b)

Invention of the steam engine

c)

Publication of Newton's Principia

d)

Development of the first vaccine

6.

Arrange the following scientific theories in the order they were proposed: 1) Theory of Relativity 2) Quantum Theory 3) Germ Theory of Disease 4) Evolution by Natural Selection

a)

4, 3, 1, 2

b)

3, 4, 2, 1

c)

4, 2, 3, 1

d)

3, 4, 1, 2

7.

Which of the following scientific instruments was invented first?

a)

Telescope

b)

Barometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Microscope

8.

In what order did these elements get discovered? 1) Oxygen 2) Helium 3) Radium 4) Hydrogen

a)

4, 1, 2, 3

b)

1, 4, 3, 2

c)

4, 1, 3, 2

d)

1, 3, 4, 2

9.

Which of the following scientific laws was formulated first?

a)

Newton's Laws of Motion

b)

Law of Conservation of Mass

c)

Ohm's Law

d)

Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

10.

What is the correct order of these space exploration milestones? 1) First human on the Moon 2) Launch of the first artificial satellite 3) First human in space 4) Mars Rover landing

a)

2, 3, 1, 4

b)

3, 2, 4, 1

c)

2, 1, 3, 4

d)

3, 1, 2, 4

11.

Which of the following scientific achievements occurred first?

a)

Discovery of the electron

b)

Development of the polio vaccine

c)

Invention of the light bulb

d)

Discovery of radioactivity

12.

Arrange these scientific figures in the order of their birth: 1) Albert Einstein 2) Isaac Newton 3) Marie Curie 4) Galileo Galilei

a)

4, 2, 3, 1

b)

2, 4, 1, 3

c)

4, 2, 1, 3

d)

2, 4, 3, 1

13.

Which of the following scientific concepts was introduced first?

a)

Cell Theory

b)

Atomic Theory

c)

Plate Tectonics

d)

Big Bang Theory

14.

In what order were these scientific units of measurement established? 1) Meter 2) Second 3) Kelvin 4) Ampere

a)

2, 1, 4, 3

b)

1, 2, 3, 4

c)

2, 1, 3, 4

d)

1, 3, 2, 4

15.

Which of the following scientific discoveries was made first?

a)

Structure of the atom

b)

Theory of evolution

c)

Laws of motion

d)

Periodic table

16.

Arrange these scientific publications in chronological order: 1) On the Origin of Species 2) Principia Mathematica 3) The Double Helix 4) A Brief History of Time

a)

2, 1, 3, 4

b)

1, 2, 4, 3

c)

2, 3, 1, 4

d)

1, 3, 2, 4

17.

Which of the following scientific experiments was conducted first?

a)

Michelson-Morley experiment

b)

Millikan oil-drop experiment

c)

Rutherford gold foil experiment

d)

Galileo's inclined plane experiment

18.

What is the correct order of these scientific awards being established? 1) Nobel Prize 2) Fields Medal 3) Turing Award 4) Wolf Prize

a)

1, 2, 3, 4

b)

2, 1, 4, 3

c)

1, 3, 2, 4

d)

2, 3, 1, 4

19.

Which of the following scientific models was proposed first?

a)

Bohr model of the atom

b)

Copernican heliocentric model

c)

Quantum mechanical model

d)

Geocentric model

20.

Arrange these scientific conferences in the order they were first held: 1) Solvay Conference 2) Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings 3) International Congress of Mathematicians 4) AAAS Annual Meeting

a)

3, 4, 1, 2

b)

1, 3, 2, 4

c)

3, 1, 4, 2

d)

1, 2, 3, 4

21.

Which of the following scientific phenomena was explained first?

a)

Electromagnetic induction

b)

Radioactive decay

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Genetic inheritance

22.

In what order were these scientific elements discovered? 1) Carbon 2) Neon 3) Uranium 4) Silicon

a)

1, 4, 3, 2

b)

4, 1, 2, 3

c)

1, 3, 4, 2

d)

4, 3, 1, 2

23.

Which of the following scientific principles was established first?

a)

Archimedes' principle

b)

Pascal's principle

c)

Bernoulli's principle

d)

Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

24.

Arrange these scientific fields in the order they were formally recognized: 1) Chemistry 2) Physics 3) Biology 4) Computer Science

a)

2, 1, 3, 4

b)

1, 2, 4, 3

c)

2, 3, 1, 4

d)

1, 3, 2, 4

25.

Which of the following scientific technologies was developed first?

a)

Electric telegraph

b)

Steam locomotive

c)

Telephone

d)

Radio