Science Round 1
How many days does it take for the Earth to make one revolution around the sun?
a. 365 days - 1 year
b. 30 days - 1 month
c. 24 hours - 1 day
a. 365- 1 year
Earth makes a complete orbit around the sun in 365.256 days.
Who invented the light bulb?
a. Nikoli Tesla
b. Ben Franklin
c. Thomas Edison
c. Thomas Edison
Which of the following is a type of renewable energy?
a. sun energy
b. oil energy
c. fossil fuels
a wind energy
Once oil and fossil fuels are used up they are gone.
What does the Greek root word "bio" mean?
a. life
b. earth
c. water
a. life
examples
biology
biome
Water that falls from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, and hail called
a. condensation
b. precipitation
c. evaporation
b. precipitation
What are germs?
a. plants
b. diseases
c. microscopic organisms
c. microscopic organisms
Germs are tiny organisms, or living things, that can cause disease.
Which resource is non-renewable?
a. fossil fuels
b. sun energy
c. wind energy
a. fossil fuels
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Earth
a. Mercury
Think thermometer.
Which animals can live both in water and on land?
a. invertebrates
b. insects
c. amphibians
c. amphibians
A slow moving mass of ice that forms lakes, flows into oceans, or becomes groundwater when melted is called?
a. glacier
b. geyser
c. hailstorm
a. glacier
Which of these systems deals with the heart?
a. Nervous System
b. Endocrine System
c. Cardiovascular System
c. Cardiovascular System
How did the Grand Canyon form?
a. a landslide
b. abrasion
c. a big flood
b. abrasion
The erosion of the Grand Canyon by winds, rains, and the Colorado River created the canyon we know today.
Which material absorbs all light?
a. transparent
b. opaque
b. translucent
b. opaque
Water moves between Earth's surface and the atmosphere. What is this process?
a. carbon cycle
b. nitrogen cycle
c. water cycle
c. water cycle
Weathering is the process of
a. ice melting
b. rock breaking apart
c. water changing into different forms
b. rock breaking apart
What organ works with your heart to supply your body with oxygen?
a. brain
b. lungs
c. stomach
b. lungs
What causes earthquakes?
a. Tectonic plates sliding past each other
b. Tectonic plates crashing into each other
c. Both a & b
C. Both a & b
Animals which do not have a backbone are known as
a. vertebrates
b. invertebrates
c. exoskeletons
b. invertebrates
The change from a liquid to a gas is called?
a. evaporation
b. absorption
c. condensation
a. evaporation
Which instrument is most likely used to see the structure of a plant cell?
a. microscope
b. binoculars
c. magnifying glass
a. microscope
If Travis is facing North and turns 90 degrees to his right, what direction is he facing?
a. South
b. East
c. West
b. East
How do sound waves similar to ripples in a pond?
a. They move like a shoelace
b. They travel in waves
c. They are both invisible
b. They travel in waves
Is a snake a producer, consumer or decomposer?
a. producer
b. consumer
c. decomposer
b. consumer
The snake eats (consumes) the food.
Water vapor refers to
a. water in its solid form
b. water in its gaseous form
c. water in its liquid form
b. water in its gaseous form
Diamonds are formed when carbon is placed under great heat and pressure. Where does this happen?
a. in caves
b. in the oceans
c. beneath the earth's surface
c. beneath the earth's surface