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Years 5 - 8 Science Week Quiz 14 February 2025

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which body system is the heart a part of?

a)

respiratory system

b)

digestive system

c)

circulatory system

d)

skeletal system

2.

Which gas is commonly used in household light bulbs?

a)

Xenon

b)

Argon

c)

Neon

d)

Hydrogen

3.

Which is the largest bone in the human body?

a)

femur

b)

spine

c)

skull

d)

scapula

4.

Which of the following is not a planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

5.

Which word best describes what ‘metamorphosis’ means?

a)

change

b)

colour

c)

challenge

d)

choice

6.

Who is the famous scientist pictured?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Mary Anning

c)

Jane Goodall

d)

Ada Lovelace

7.

What is the name of the female part of the flower?

a)

stamen

b)

ovule

c)

anther

d)

carpel

8.

Which of the following is not found in an atom?

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

mitochondrion

d)

neutron

9.

What is the name of the force that acts against motion (slows you down)?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

upthrust

10.

Which element has the symbol K?

a)

Krypton

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Potassium

11.

What does ‘photo’ mean in the word photosynthesis?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

leaf

c)

picture

d)

light

12.

Who is the famous scientist pictured?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Isaac Newton

13.

Which organism can regenerate its limbs?

a)

snail

b)

slug

c)

starfish

d)

snake

14.

Which mineral is used in pencils?

a)

lead

b)

carbon

c)

zinc

d)

graphite

15.

Who developed the first vaccination in 1796 which was targeted at smallpox?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Robert Koch

c)

Edward Jenner

d)

Katalin Kariko

16.

The velocipede was the name of the first version of what invention?

a)

bicycle

b)

motorcycle

c)

train

d)

car

17.

Which two metals make up bronze?

a)

copper and iron

b)

gold and copper

c)

tin and iron

d)

copper and tin

18.

Which type of cloud is commonly associated with thunderstorms?

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulus

19.

Which is the rarest blood type?

a)

AB Positive

b)

AB Negative

c)

O Positive

d)

O Negative

20.

Which element has the symbol Cu?

a)

Cobalt

b)

Carbon

c)

Copper

d)

Chlorine

21.

Who is the famous scientist pictured?

a)

Brian Cox

b)

Mark Zuckerberg

c)

David Attenborough

d)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

22.

Which word best matches the statement below:

 

A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.

a)

variation

b)

interdependence

c)

mutation

d)

adaptation

23.

Which is the most common gas in the Sun?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

24.

What does M stand for in MRS GREN?

a)

Miracle

b)

Muscles

c)

Moment

d)

Movement

25.

Which of the following is a part of the eye?

a)

Alveoli

b)

Stirrup

c)

Anvil

d)

Retina