Science Questions & Answers

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Which animal eats meat: a lion or a rabbit? a lion

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The sun revolves around the earth. True or false? false (The earth revolves around the sun.)

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Is the air around the earth called the hemisphere or the atmosphere? the atmosphere

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Which spreads out to fill any container that holds it: a liquid, a solid or a gas? a gas

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The earth is composed of a core, a mantle and a . . . what? a crust

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Which British naturalist wrote The Origin of Species? Charles Darwin

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What do you call the arrangement of elements started by Mendeleyev? the Periodic Table

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What is the shape of the earth? it is round (or spherical)

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Which flower has thorns: a rose, a tulip or a geranium? a rose

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What do you call the top of an ocean wave? the crest

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What do you call an animal that eats only plants? an herbivore

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Which is the largest part of the brain: the cerebrum or the cerebellum? the cerebrum

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Which are the smallest parts of elements: cells or atoms? atoms

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Which is not an insect: a fly, an ant, a millipede or a beetle? a millipede (Insects have no more than six legs.)

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What will a fawn grow up to be? a deer

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What part of the body pumps blood to every other part? the heart

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Which can make its own food: an animal or a plant? a plant

GRADE 4

Do computers get colds or viruses? viruses

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In what part of a flower are egg cells formed? the pistil

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How many degrees does the earth turn in 24 hours? 360 degrees

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Name the three types of rock. igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

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What will a caterpillar change into? a butterfly (or a moth)

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Which habitat is best for a cactus: a desert, a pond, or a rain forest? a desert

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Name the part of the ear that vibrates when sound waves reach it. the eardrum

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Name the instrument that is used to measure the strength of an earthquake. a seismograph

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What are the two main gases in the air that we breathe? nitrogen and oxygen

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Plants that dont make seeds reproduce by forming what? spores (tiny cells that grow into new plants)

GRADE 7

During the Space Shuttle program, did the U.S. launch spacecraft from the Johnson Space Center in Houston or the Kennedy Space Station at Cape Canaveral? the Kennedy Space Station at Cape Canaveral (in Florida)

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Which season comes after summer? fall or autumn

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Which is a mammal: a shark or whale? a whale

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Earth is covered mostly bywhat? water

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Are volcanoes found mostly on land or in the ocean? in the ocean

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The final flight of the thirty-year U.S. space shuttle program was performed by Atlantis in 2011. True or false? true

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What is NASA an acronym for? National Aeronautics and Space Administration

GRADE 7

Does a lever pivot on an axle or on a fulcrum? on a fulcrum

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Most plants grow from seeds. True or false? true

GRADE 2

Which comes from an animal: bread or butter? butter

GRADE 3

Which do not feed their young: mammals, birds or reptiles? reptiles

GRADE 4

Which constellation is commonly known as the Big Dipper: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor or Sagittarius? Ursa Major

GRADE 5

Which tree is not deciduous: a pine, a maple or an elm? a pine (Its leaves dont all fall off in the wintertime.)

GRADE 6

A brother and sister can be identical twins. True or false? false (They are fraternal twins. Only children of the same sex can be identical twins.)

GRADE 7

Sunlight is colorless. True or false? false (Think of the rainbow.)

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Do oceans have fresh water or salt water? salt water

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What is the common group name for feathered animals? birds

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Does matter expand in the heat or in the cold? in the heat (Matter contracts in the cold.)

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Is the asteroid belt located between the paths of Earth and Mars or Mars and Jupiter? Mars and Jupiter

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What natural phenomenon creates sand dunes? wind

GRADE 6

Which cells receive and carry messages in your body: nerve cells or muscle cells? nerve cells Which atomic particles have a negative electric charge: neutrons, protons or electrons? electrons

GRADE 7

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What is the shortest month of the year? February

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What part of a plant carries water to its leaves? the stem

GRADE 3

What do you call a mass of ice that floats in the ocean? an iceberg

GRADE 4

Which member of a bee colony is the only one that lays eggs? the queen bee

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What color does litmus paper turn when its dipped in a base solution? blue

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Which is not a carnivore: a lion, a bull, a wolf or a tiger? a bull (Its an herbivore.)

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Which are formed from two separate eggs: identical twins or fraternal twins? fraternal twins

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Whats the name for the doctor who takes care of your teeth? a dentist

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What metal tool can you use to pick up paper clips? a magnet

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What force makes your hands feel warm when you rub them together? friction

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What do we call a large group of fish swimming together? a school

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Which are a plants flowers: beets, broccoli or lima beans? broccoli

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What do you call the large spacecraft that orbits the earth and is home to visiting astronauts from many countries? The International Space Station

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Earth spins on an axis. Is an axis a real or imaginary line? imaginary

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Which has a fur coat: a frog or a bear? a bear

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Is a snake a reptile or an amphibian? a reptile

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Whats the common two-word term for your navel? belly button

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Do you brush your teeth every day to remove plaque or cavities? plaque

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Name two of the three things needed for photosynthesis to occur. light, carbon, water

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Is the aorta part of the human heart, lungs or stomach? the heart

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Which cells have walls made from cellulose: plant cells or animal cells? plant cells

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Which one works on batteries: a cell phone or an oven? a cell phone

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What four things do most green plants need to make their own food? sunlight, air, water, soil

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How many teeth does an adult human usually have? 32

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Which has the fastest winds on earth: a hurricane, a cyclone or a tornado? a tornado

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Which are not predators: panthers, human beings or elephants? elephants

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Does blood return to the heart through veins or arteries? veins

GRADE 7

Find two words for the same body part: pancreas, windpipe, trachea, diaphragm. windpipe, trachea

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Which gives off heat: the sun or the moon? the sun

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Oil spills from a ship will NOT pollute the water. True or false? false (It will. Oil is a pollutant.)

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What do you call the deep holes on the moon? craters

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How much of our body weight is water: one-quarter, one-half or two-thirds? two-thirds What forms when water droplets in a thundercloud freeze into lumps of ice? hail

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GRADE 6

Which has positive electric charge: a proton or a neutron? a proton

GRADE 7

On which planet would you weigh the most: Jupiter, Saturn or Neptune? Jupiter (because acceleration due to gravity is strongest on Jupiter)

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What will a colt grow up to be? a horse

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What gas do people need to survive? oxygen

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Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder? because light travels faster than sound

GRADE 4

How many kidneys do we have? two

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What do we usually call the epidermis? the skin

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Leaves that turn red or yellow in autumn have lost what? chlorophyll

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What do you call an exploding star near the end of its life? a supernova

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.What do you use to take your temperature? a thermometer

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Which comes from an animal: paper, wood or leather? leather

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What part of a dinosaur fossil shows whether it ate meat or plants? the teeth (or the jaw)

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Which of these animals care for their young: frogs, turtles, mice or spiders? mice

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Is wind speed measured by a barometer or an anemometer? an anemometer

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When two atoms combine, what do they form? a molecule

GRADE 7

Which has the most gravity: a red giant, a white dwarf or a black hole? a black hole (Its gravity is so strong that not even light can escape.)

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In what season do farmers plant corn? spring

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Which lives on land some of the time: a fish or an amphibian? an amphibian

GRADE 3

What kind of energy is needed to run a refrigerator? electricity

GRADE 4

How many colors make up white light? seven (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)

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Where can you see stalactites and stalagmites? in a cave or cavern

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What is a light year? the distance light travels in one year (in a vacuum)

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Microsoft was co-founded by computer mastermind Bill Gates. What hitech company was co-founded by Steve Jobs? Apple

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Australia is one of seven continents. True or false? true

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Which is heavier: a quart of milk or a gallon of milk? a gallon

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What are the units of measurement on a thermometer called? degrees

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What do we call a scientist who studies the formation of the earth? a geologist

GRADE 5

Which blood cells carry oxygen: red or white? red

GRADE 6

Which are not part of the respiratory system: ventricles or bronchioles? ventricles (parts of the heart)

GRADE 7

Which one is NOT a mollusk: clam, oyster, scallop, starfish? starfish (an echinoderm)

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What do birds use to fly? their wings

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What happens when drops of water get too heavy for a cloud to hold them? it rains

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What instrument sets and controls the temperature in a room? a thermostat

GRADE 4

What part of the sweet potato do we eat? the root

GRADE 5

Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights? jumping rope

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What do you call a beam of light so powerful it can cut through metal? a laser beam

GRADE 7

What does a fire need to keep it going? oxygen

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Which food comes from an animal: eggs or toast? eggs (from chickens)

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What is the first part of a plant to grow from the seed? the root

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Which type of computer uses batteries: a laptop or a desktop? a laptop

GRADE 4

What living things absorb carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with oxygen? green plants

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Where is the air pressure greater: at the bottom or the top of a mountain? the bottom

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Which person studies planets, stars, moons and comets: a biochemist or an astrophysicist? an astrophysicist What do you call the branch of science that deals with the design, construction and operation of robots? robotic

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