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National Science Week 2025 Morning Tea Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following ancient devices used for telling the time does not work after the sun sets each night?

a)

Sundial

b)

Water Clock

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Incense Clock

2.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Australia’s first scientists, have cultural knowledge of changes in seasonal weather over a yearly cycle which can be based on:

a)

The positions of stars and other objects in the sky

b)

Changes in animal behaviour

c)

The life cycles of certain plants

d)

All of the above

3.

When did scientists discover that more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to a warmer planet?

a)

1850s

b)

1910s

c)

1950s

d)

2010s

4.

In April 2024, Katherine Bennell-Pegg became what?

a)

The first Australian to win a Nobel prize

b)

The first Australian to build a solar-powered car that could travel over 200km per hour

c)

The first person to build a computer entirely from recycled materials

d)

The first person qualified as an astronaut under the Australian flag

5.

True or false: Antibiotics are the best medicine for the common cold.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following unusual tests might a palaeontologist use to test if a rock is a fossil?

a)

Lick it

b)

Sniff it

c)

Test if it floats in water

d)

Test if it will catch fire

7.

Humans, koalas, and gorillas have what in common that could be of interest to forensic scientists?

a)

They have unique fingerprints.

b)

They have the same diet.

c)

They live in similar habitats.

d)

They are all nocturnal.

8.

The force that prevents Earth’s atmosphere from drifting away into space is:

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Friction

d)

Solar wind

9.

The three letter word used for both the cutting part of a drill and for the smallest piece of information stored on a digital computer is:

a)

bit

b)

dot

c)

bar

d)

tip

10.

In which decade did Eunice Newton Foote discover that carbon dioxide absorbed heat more effectively than other gases?

a)

1850s

b)

1820s

c)

1900s

d)

1880s

11.
What Greek Symbol represents The Golden Ratio?
a)
Phi
b)
Psi
c)
Pi
d)
Theta
12.

What are the first 5 binary numbers?

a)

1, 10, 11, 100, 101

b)

1, 11, 111, 100, 110

c)

1, 10, 11, 101, 111

d)

1, 10, 100, 101, 110

13.

These are patterns that the scale or smaller unit is repeated continuously until it is difficult to repeat or see.

a)

golden ratio

b)

fractals

c)

patterns

d)

Fibonacci sequence

14.
Which of the following would be a Fibonacci sequence?
a)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
b)
2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 26
c)
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
d)
4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8