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science facts

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The human eye can detect and differentiate over ___ million colors.

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

2.

____________ ______________ won the Nobel Prize in 1921.

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Marie Currie

d)

Albert Einstein

3.

______________________ taste food by standing on top of it!

a)

rodents

b)

butterflies

c)

hornets

d)

ants

4.

Sneezing with your eyes open is ____________________.

a)

difficult

b)

impossible

c)

painful

d)

fast

5.

Adults have 206 bones but children have _____.

a)

150

b)

200

c)

258

d)

300

6.

Velcro was invented about ___ years ago.

a)

20

b)

50

c)

40

d)

30

7.

The __________ eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.

a)

fish

b)

giraffe

c)

human

d)

frog

8.

It takes about ___ hours for food to entirely digest.

a)

8

b)

12

c)

18

d)

23

9.

40 - 50 percent of body heat is lost through he head with no hat because of its extensive respiratory system.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Which 3 animals spend about 80% of their lives sleeping?

a)

armadillos, opossums, and sloths

b)

alligators, giraffes, and rhinos

c)

cats, lions, and salmon

d)

dogs, humans, and wizard cows

11.

The only letter that does not appear on the Periodic Table of Elements is the letter ___.

a)

B

b)

X

c)

Z

d)

J

12.

Which gemstone is only made of carbon?

a)

ruby

b)

diamond

c)

sapphire

d)

emerald

13.

Do you weigh slightly more or less when the Moon is directly overhead.

a)

more

b)

no change

c)

less

14.

Which is heavier, a ton of feathers or a ton of coal?

a)

feathers

b)

neither

c)

coal

d)

both

15.

During the average lifetime, a person will produce enough ____________ to fill 2 swimming pools.

a)

ear wax

b)

hair

c)

dead skin cells

d)

saliva

16.

People have a unique tongue print.

a)

yes

b)

no

17.

It is possible for people to tickle themselves.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

80% of the __________ is water.

a)

skin

b)

heart

c)

brain

d)

stomach

19.

Which of the following objects is a conductor of electricity?

a)

Wooden Toothpick

b)

Penny

c)

Plastic Spoon

20.

What are the poles of a magnet called?

a)

Top and Bottom

b)

East and West

c)

North and South

21.

What materials are attracted to magnets?

a)

Wood

b)

Iron

c)

Aluminum

22.

What do we call molten rock when it is inside the earth?

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Volcano

23.

Which of the following has a larger gravitational pull?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

24.

What is the sun?

a)

Star

b)

Planet

c)

Asteroid

25.

What is in your stomach that helps continue the digestion of your food?

a)

Mucus

b)

Saliva

c)

Stomach Acid

26.

Which of the following planets is not a rocky planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

27.

About how long does it take for the moon to orbit the Earth?

a)

1 day

b)

1 month

c)

1 year

28.

Glaciers are masses of ice that move slowly on land. Which of these features was most likely formed by a glacier?

a)

A wide valley

b)

A mountain range

c)

A deep ocean

29.

Why is light able to travel through space when sound cannot?

a)

Light is able to be reflected by objects.

b)

Light is able to travel through gas.

c)

Light is able to travel through a vacuum.

30.

What is NOT a renewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

solar

31.

What will cause an object to move?

a)

Applied forces

b)

Balanced forces

c)

Unbalanced forces

32.

Which physical property will change if you visit the moon?

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

volume

33.

In which state of matter are the particles moving the fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

34.

What is the atomic symbol for Chlorine?

a)

C

b)

Cl

c)

Ch

d)

Co

35.

Matter changing state from a gas to a liquid is called what?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

boiling

d)

freezing

36.
A substance through which light travels.
a)
Wavelength
b)
Opaque
c)
Frequency
d)
Medium
37.

A raccoon eats plants and animals. It is an example of a(n)

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

decomposer

d)

herbivore

38.

The element _______is found in all of the organic compounds.

a)

Iron

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Oxygen

39.

An unbalanced force causes:

a)

acceleration

b)

change in mass

c)

balanced forces

d)

change in time

40.

Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.

a)

continental

b)

oceanic

c)

plates

d)

mantle

41.
The full spectrum of light energy is called the__________
a)
broad spectrum
b)
electromagnetic spectrum
c)
helium spectrum 
d)
natural light spectrum
42.

Particles are widely spaced except when they collide.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

43.

What is the earth's primary source of light energy?

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

waves

d)

fire

44.

Mosquitoes prefer to bite people with Type ___ blood.

a)

A

b)

O

c)

B

d)

AB

45.

When a koala is born, it is about the size of a _____________.

a)

jelly bean

b)

penny

c)

banana

d)

quarter

46.

A caterpillar has ______ muscles than a human.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

the same

47.

An avocado is actually a large ___________.

a)

nut

b)

berry

c)

lime

d)

mellon

48.

It is impossible to sneeze while you are sleeping.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The Cookie Monster's real first name is ____.

a)

Calvin

b)

Sid

c)

Marco

d)

Theo

50.

Octopuses think with their ___________.

a)

eyes

b)

legs

c)

tentacles

d)

tail

51.

"Jingle Bells" was originally written for ________________.

a)

Halloween

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

New Year's Day

d)

Easter

52.

Ants won’t cross a line of ___________.

a)

pepper

b)

salt

c)

chalk

d)

saw dust

53.

Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting _________________________.

a)

peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth

b)

in an automobile

c)

picked last for a team

d)

your sneakers dirty

54.

A fire will burn faster moving _______________

a)

uphill

b)

downhill

c)

along a river

d)

sideways

55.

The average raindrop takes 2 _________ to hit the ground.

a)

seconds

b)

minutes

c)

hours

d)

days

56.

Ocean algae produces about ___ percent of the world's oxygen.

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

99%

57.

Sound travels about ___ times faster in water than in air.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

58.

Earth's sky is ________, our eyes just see it as blue.

a)

purple

b)

white

c)

yellow

d)

gray

59.

A bolt of lightning can reach roughly ________ degrees Fahrenheit.

a)

25,000

b)

50,000

c)

75,000

d)

100,000

60.

A species of moth has the best ___________ in the world.

a)

hearing

b)

seeing

c)

smell

d)

taste

61.

A suction cup will not work in _______________.

a)

outer space

b)

cold temperatures

c)

water

d)

hot temperatures

62.

Asparagus can grow up to ___ inches in a day.

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

63.

There are over _______ apple varieties grown in the U.S.

a)

25

b)

250

c)

2,500

d)

25,000

64.

Flamingos turn pink from eating ___________

a)

fish

b)

shrimp

c)

algae

d)

insects

65.

________ “hold hands” while sleeping, so they don’t float away from each other.

a)

Otters

b)

Beavers

c)

Dolphins

d)

Sea Turtles

66.

The ______________ is the most venomous snake in the world.

a)

Inland Taipan

b)

Forest Cobra

c)

Diamond Head

d)

Copperhead

67.

Dogs are not colorblind, but they can’t see the color ____________.

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

yellow

68.

A dog’s sense of smell is over ______ times better than a human’s.

a)

100

b)

1,000

c)

10,000

d)

100,000

69.

Cows have ______ stomachs!

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

five

70.

Male _________ are the ones who are pregnant and give birth, not the females.

a)

horseshoe crabs

b)

jellyfish

c)

penguins

d)

seahorses

71.

Green sea turtles can go over ___ hours without coming up for air.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

72.

Horseshoe crab blood is _________.

a)

purple

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

white

73.

Humans have around _______ muscles in their entire bodies. 

a)

500

b)

700

c)

900

d)

1,000

74.

You can hear a lion’s roar from a distance of ___ miles.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

75.

Hippopotamus milk is ______.

a)

black

b)

pink

c)

brown

d)

yellow

76.

Grizzly bears can run up to ___ miles per hour

a)

30

b)

40

c)

50

d)

60

77.

Next to humans, ______________ are the deadliest animal on Earth. 

a)

mosquitoes

b)

ticks

c)

jellyfish

d)

snakes

78.

__________________ were the first living creatures to be sent into space.

a)

Monkeys

b)

Bees

c)

Fruit flies

d)

Ants

79.

Bats can eat up to_________ insects in an hour.

a)

100

b)

1,000

c)

5,000

d)

8,000

80.

The blue whale weighs as much as ___ elephants.

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40