SCIENCE

QUIZ BEE
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10 SECONDS
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1. What is the chemical symbol for Gold?

a. Ag
b. Au
c. G
d. Ar
2. It is the basic unit of all living organism.

a. Cell
b. Atom
c. Molecules
d. Microbes
3. It is a branch of Science that deals with
the study of life.
a. Biosphere
b. Geosphere
c. Atmosphere
d. Lithosphere
4. Which of the following is the hardest mineral?
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Talc
d. Diamond
5. A supergiant landmass is called ________.

a. Continental drift theory

b. Pangaea
c. State
d. Mountain
6. Which of the following is a JOVIAN planet?
a. Mercury
b. Earth
c. Pluto
d. Saturn
7. What is the direction of the Earth’s rotation?
a. North to South
b. Counter clockwise
c. Clockwise
d. South to North
8. The rotation of the earth takes how many
hours?
a. 23
b. 12
c. 48
d. 24
9. What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

a. Crust
b. Mantle
c. Core
d. Outer core
10.Which of the following is a category of rocks?
a. Igneous
b. sandstone
c. Gravel
d. sediments
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1. The estimated age of the Earth is
__________billion years old.

a. 4.5-4.6 c. 13.9
b. 13.8 d. 3.9
2. The color of the hottest star is _________.

a. Blue
b. Red
c. Yellow
d. Orange
3. The green color of plants leaf is due to
___________.
A. It’s exposure to the sun
B. the nutrients it gets from the soil
C. stomata
D. chlorophyll
4. The following are examples of _______.
-Amoeba Proteus, Plant Stem, Bacteria, Red blood
cells and Nerve Cells
a. Eukaryotes
b. Inanimate objects
c. cell
d. Animate objects
5.The Fluid of the cell, the one that holds the
organelles in place.
a. Cytosol
b. Nucleus
c. Mitochondria
d. Cytoplasm
6. On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok
1, Soviet cosmonaut ____________ becomes the
first human being to travel into space.
a. Neil Armstrong
b. Valentina Tereshkova
c. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
d. Edwin Aldrin
7. The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to
which rock family?
a. Igneous
b. metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. fossilized
8. What percentage of the earth's atmosphere
does O2 comprise?
a. 75%
b. 50%
c. 21%
d. 32%
9. What branch of science studies the origin,
evolution and fate of the universe?

a. Cosmology c. Earth and Life Science

b. Geology d. Biology
10. Molten rock beneath the Earth's crust is
called:
a. Lava
b. magma
c. intrusive igneous rock
d. Metamorphic rock
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30 Seconds
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1. Which of the following resources is a fossil
fuel?
a. Wood
b. Coal
c. Uranium
d. all
2. What is the name of the atmosphere layer of
upwardly diminishing temperature situated
above the stratosphere and topped by the
mesopause?
a. Troposphere
b. Atmosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. stratosphere
3. Which of the following terms is used to
describe the appearance of a mineral in
transmitted light?
A. diaphaneity
B. translucence
C. opaqueness
D. Luster
4. The name of a rapid rise of coastal water
that accompanies the arrival of a cyclone is
called:
a. hurricane
b. storm surge
c. tidal wave
d. cyclonistat
5. What name is given to the science which
studies the atmosphere?
a. oceanography
b. atmospherology
c. meteorology
d. weatherology
6. The core of the earth is thought to be
composed of which of the following?
a. basalt and granite
b. compressed gases
c. uranium and lead
d. iron and nickel
7. What force causes landslides?
a. inertia
b. gravity
c. mass
d. magnetism
8. Which is the BEST way you can help prepare
for natural disasters?
a) Watch your pets for any unusual behavior.
b) Always carry a pint of water with you.
c) Keep the windows of your house closed at all
times.
d) Make an emergency supply kit with your
family.
9. Is the effort to reduce loss of life and
property by lessening the impact of disasters.
a. Adaptation
b. Readiness
c. Reduction
d. Mitigation
10. Select the order from smallest to largest.

a) Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe

b) Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
c) Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
d) Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way