Science Week 2014 1

General Science Quiz for P6

Answer all questions

What is the human bodys biggest organ? ___________________________

2 What is the name of the long pipe that shifts food from the back of your throat down to your stomach? ______________________________ 3 4 5 6 7 True or false? Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced. What food makes up nearly all (around 99%) of a Giant Pandas diet? _____ What is the name of the phobia that involves an abnormal fear of spiders? ______________________________ What is the largest land animal in the world? _______________________________ Who was the first person to walk on the moon? ______________________________

8 What is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to research space and astronomy? ________________________________________ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 What planet is nicknamed the Red Planet? __________________________________ What is the centre of an atom called? _________________________________________ At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form? ________ What is the main gas found in the air we breathe? ___________________________ True or false? Sound travels faster through water than air? ________________ What is the chemical formula of water? _______________________________________ Foods rich in starch such as pasta and bread are often known as ___________ Dairy products are generally made from what common liquid? _____________

17 What is the name of the layer of earths atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potentially damaging ultraviolet light from the sun? _______________ 18 Earths recent temperature rises which have been linked to human activity is known as ___________________________ 19 20 What is the process when a solid changes directly into a gas? ______________ Name all the teachers that teach P6 science? _________________________________

21 Your name: ___________________________

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