Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Science edition

Atmosphere & Weather

100

What is the main gas in Earth’s atmosphere?

Nitrogen 

oxygen

Carbon Dioxide

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

200

Which layer of the atmosphere contains weather?
Troposphere

 
Thermosphere

Mesosphere

Stratosphere

Troposphere

300

What type of cloud is fluffy and white, like cotton?
Cumulus

 
Cirrus

Stratus

Nimbus

Cumulus

400

What is the main cause of ocean tides?

The Moon’s gravity

Wind

Earthquakes

Solar radiation

The Moon’s gravity

500

Which of these is a renewable energy source?

Solar

Coal

Oil

Natural Gas

Solar

Earth Structure & Geology

100

Which layer of Earth is liquid?

Outer Core

Crust

Mantle

Inner Core

Outer Core

200

7. What do we call molten rock that reaches Earth’s surface?

Magma

Lava 

Basalt

Granite

Lava

300

8. What type of rock is formed from cooling lava?

• Igneous 
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Fossilized

• Igneous 

400

9. What is the center of the Earth called?

• Mantle
• Crust
• Core 
• Lithosphere

• Core 

500

10. What do you call the study of earthquakes?

• Seismology 
• Volcanology
• Meteorology
• Oceanography

• Seismology 

Planets & Space

100

11. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Mars 
• Jupiter

• Mars 

200

12. What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth
• Jupiter 
• Saturn
• Neptune

• Jupiter 

300

13. Which planet has the most rings?

• Saturn 
• Uranus
• Neptune
• Jupiter

• Saturn 

400

14. Which of these planets is a gas giant?

• Mars
• Venus
• Jupiter 
• Mercury

• Jupiter 

500

15. Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Venus
• Mercury 
• Mars
• Earth

• Mercury 

Earth & Space Processes

100

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  16. What causes day and night?
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  • Earth’s orbit around the Sun
  • The Moon blocking the Sun
  • Earth’s rotation on its axis 
  • Clouds covering the Sun

• Earth’s rotation on its axis 

200

17. What causes the seasons on Earth?

• Earth’s distance from the Sun
• Earth’s tilt on its axis 
• Ocean currents
• Moon phases

• Earth’s tilt on its axis 

300

18. What do we call the path a planet takes around the Sun?

• Rotation
• Orbit 
• Axis
• Eclipse

• Orbit 

400

19. What is a solar eclipse?

• The Moon passes behind Earth
• The Sun passes behind the Moon
• The Moon passes between the Sun and Earth 
• Earth passes between the Sun and Moon

• The Moon passes between the Sun and Earth 

500

20. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

• Gondwana
• Pangea 
• Laurasia
• Atlantis

• Pangea 

Scientists & Study of Earth & Space

100

21. What do we call a scientist who studies rocks?

• Meteorologist
• Geologist 
• Astronomer
• Biologist

• Geologist 

200

22. What do we call a scientist who studies space?

• Biologist
• Chemist
• Astronomer 
• Geologist

• Astronomer 

300

23. What is the closest star to Earth?

• Proxima Centauri
• Sirius
• The Sun 
• Alpha Centauri

• The Sun 

400

24. What do we call the study of earthquakes?

• Seismology 
• Volcanology
• Meteorology
• Oceanography

• Seismology 

500

25. Which layer of Earth is solid and under the mantle?

• Inner Core 
• Outer Core
• Crust
• Lithosphere

• Inner Core