SCIENCE
SCIENCE
GENERAL SCIENCE
TRIVIA
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
100

What term did Miss Mendoza start teaching science for Stage 3? 

Term 2 

100

What process changes a solid to a liquid 

Melting 

100

What force pulls objects toward the Earth?

Gravity.

100

Which animated TV show features a blue heeler dog family from Australia?


bluey 

100

What is the largest ocean in the world?

The Pacific Ocean

200

What are the 2 scales used to measure earthquakes? 

Ritcher and Mercalli scale 

200

What are the earths plates called?

tectonic 

200

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

Diamond

200

What do you call the two numbers that make up a fraction?

Numerator 

Denominator 

200

Which continent is the coldest place on Earth?

Antarctica

300

Name the 4 layers of Earth 

Crust, mantle, outer and inner core 

300

What happens to light when it bends as it passes through water or glass?


Refraction 

300

What do we call animals that eat both plants and animals?


Omnivores 

300

What Star is the closest to earth? 

The sun 

300

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Amelia Earhart

400

What device is used to measure earthquakes? 

Seismometer/ seismograph 

400

What do we call materials that let some light through but not clearly?


Translucent 

400

Which part of the human body has the most bones?


The hands

400

What is the highest-grossing film of all time? (Made the most money) 

Avatar 

400

Which ancient civilization gave us the Olympic Games?

Greece

500

What is the scale for the mercalli and ritcher scale? 

Ritcher- 0-10 

Mercalli- 1-12 

500

Which line around the Earth divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?


The Equator 

500

What is the name of the galaxy we live in?

The Milky Way

500

WHat is the chemical symbol for gold? 

Au

500

Name Santas 9 reindeers

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen, Rudolph

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