WorksheetsLife Science Worksheet (Human Body and Animals)
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which body system breaks down the food you eat?
Skeletal system
Digestive system
Nervous system
Muscular system
What bones protect your heart and lungs?
Skull
Spine
Rib cage
Leg bones
What is the main control center of the body that does all the thinking?
Heart
Stomach
Lungs
Brain
Which food group gives you the most energy (Go foods)?
Fruits
Milk and cheese
Rice and bread (Carbohydrates)
Vegetables
What system is made of all your bones and gives your body its shape?
Skeletal system
Nervous system
Digestive system
Breathing system
Which organ pumps blood to all parts of your body?
Lungs
Brain
Heart
Kidney
What do our kidneys do?
Help us see
Clean our blood
Digest food
Help us move
What are the "Grow" foods, like chicken and beans, rich in?
Sugar
Protein
Salt
Fat
What do your lungs take in from the air when you breathe?
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Water
Food
What are the five senses?
Running, jumping, sleeping, eating, drinking
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch
Thinking, feeling, happy, sad, angry
Pushing, pulling, floating, sinking, flying
What is the first stage in the life cycle of a frog?
Tadpole
Froglet
Egg
Adult Frog
What does a tadpole breathe with?
Lung
Gills
Skin
Feathers
What is the stage in a butterfly's life cycle after the larva (caterpillar)?
Egg
Pupa (Chrysalis)
Adult
Tadpole
What do you call an animal that eats BOTH plants and meat?
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Insectivore
What is it called when an animal blends in with its surroundings to hide?
Camouflage
Hibernation
Migration
Running
What is it called when birds fly to a warmer place for the winter?
Hibernation
Migration
Camouflage
Sleeping
What do you call an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal?
Predator
Prey
Pet
Mammal
What are the three main body parts of an insect?
Head, leg, wings
Head, thorax, abdomen
Eyes, mouth, legs
Wings, shell, tail
Which animal group is warm-blooded, has fur or hair, and feeds milk to its young?
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Fish
Where would you most likely find a camel (its habitat)?
Arctic
Ocean
Desert
Rainforest
What is an animal without a backbone called?
Invertebrate
Vertebrate
Mammal
Reptile
Are snakes and lizards warm-blooded or cold-blooded?
Warm-blooded
Cold-blooded
No blood
Half-blooded
What is a group of fish swimming together called?
Flock
Herd
School
Pack
What special body part do birds have that mammals do not?
Eyes
Legs
Feathers
Bones
What is the hard-working insect that lives in a colony and builds mounds?
Spider
Ant
Beetle
Grasshopper
What is the process of a plant making its own food using sunlight called?
Photosynthesis
Germination
Pollination
Drinking
What gas do plants release into the air that humans need to breathe?
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Steam
What gas do plants take in from the air to make food?
Helium
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Water vapor
What is it called when a seed starts to sprout and grow?
Dying
Sleeping
Germination
Melting
How do bees help flowers?
They eat the leaves
They move pollen from flower to flower (Pollination)
They give them water
They keep them warm
Which part of a carrot plant do we usually eat?
Leaf
Stem
Flower
Root
When we eat spinach or lettuce, which part of the plant are we eating?
Leaves
Roots
Seeds
Fruit
What part of the plant holds it in the soil and absorbs water?
Flower
Leaf
Root
Fruit
What part of the plant usually grows after the flower and holds the seeds?
Root
Stem
Fruit
What will NOT happen to a healthy green plant if you put it in a dark closet for a week?
It will grow faster
It will turn yellow and weak
It will grow flowers
It will not change
How many planets are in our solar system?
7
8
9
10
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Sun
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
What is the imaginary line that the Earth spins on?
Axis
Orbit
Equator
Pole
How long does it take the Earth to make one full orbit around the sun?
One day
One week
One month
One year (365 days)
What is the Moon?
A planet
A star
A natural satellite of Earth
A comet
What tool is used to measure how fast the wind is blowing?
Thermometer
Anemometer
Wind vane
Rain gauge
What tool tells you the direction the wind is coming from (North, South, East, West)?
Wind vane
Anemometer
Barometer
Clock
What is it called when water vapor in the air gets cold and turns into a liquid (like in a hose)?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Collection
What is it called when water vapor in the air gets cold and turns back into liquid, forming clouds?
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Freezing
What do we call rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Sunlight
What type of soil is made of very tiny grains, feels smooth, and gets very sticky when wet?
Sand
Gravel
Clay
Rock
What type of soil is best for most garden plants because it has a mix of sand, silt, and clay?
Loam
Only sand
Only clay
Rocks
What is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground called?
A hurricane
A volcano
An earthquake
A flood
What causes the seasons (summer, winter, spring, fall)?
The moon's orbit
The sun moving
The tilt of the Earth as it orbits the sun
The clouds
What is the hot, liquid rock inside the Earth called?
Magma
Lava
Soil
Ice
What is the hot center of the Earth called?
Crust
Mantle
Core
Surface
What are the three main states of matter?
Hot, cold, warm
Hard, soft, sticky
Solid, liquid, gas
Shiny, dull, rough
What is the process of a liquid turning into a solid called?
Melting
Freezing
Evaporation
Boiling
Which state of matter always spreads out to fill its entire container?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Ice
Which state of matter keeps its own shape, no matter what container it is in?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What is the force that slows down moving objects when they rub against each other?
Gravity
Magnetism
Friction
Light
What happens if you try to push the two North poles (N) of two magnets together?
They attract (pull together)
They repel (push apart)
They get hot
They do nothing
What happens if you put the North pole (N) of one magnet and the South pole (S) of another magnet together?
They attract (pull together)
They repel (push apart)
They break
They spin
What is it called when light bounces off a shiny surface, like a mirror?
Reflection
Refraction
Shadow
Absorption
What is it called when light bends, making a straw in a glass of water look broken?
Reflection
Refraction
Shadow
Opaque
What do you call an object that light can pass through, some or clear glass?
Opaque
Transparent
Translucent
Solid
What do you call an object that blocks all light and makes a dark shadow?
Opaque
Transparent
Translucent
Liquid
How high or low a sound is (like a whistle vs. a drum) is called its...
Volume
Pitch
Echo
Speed
How loud or soft a sound is, is called its...
Volume
Pitch
Vibration
Speed
What is a material that heat or electricity travel through easily (like metal) called?
Insulator
Conductor
Reflector
Magnet
What is a material that stops heat or electricity from moving (like a rubber glove)?
Insulator
Conductor
Wire
Metal
What simple machine is like a see-saw?
A wedge
A screw
A lever
A pulley
What simple machine is a ramp?
Lever
Inclined plane
Wheel and axle
Pulley
When you mix salt or sugar in water until you can't see it anymore, it has...
Melted
Evaporated
Dissolved
Frozen
