SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 1

BIOLOGY 1
1. What is the name of the biggest part of the human brain?
a. Cerebellum
b. Medulla Oblongata
c. Cerebrum
d. Spinal Column
2. The colored part of the human eye that controls how much light passes through the pupil is called
the?
a. Iris
b. Pupil
c. Retina
d. Cornea
3. What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?
a. Dermis
b. Epidermis
c. Melanin
d. Melanoma
4. The muscles found in the front of your thighs are known as what?
a. Biceps
b. Triceps
c. Quadriceps
d. Hamstring Group
5. True or false? The two chambers at the bottom of your heart are called ventricles.
6. What substance are nails made of?
a. Keratin
b. Collagen
c. Melanin
d. Hemoglobin
7. What is the human body’s biggest organ?
a. Liver
b. Lungs
c. Skin
d. Heart
8. The innermost part of bones contains what?
a. Lymphocytes
b. Bone marrow
c. Adipose tissue
d. Pacemaker
9. True or false? An adult human body has over 500 bones.
10. How many lungs does the human body have?
11. Another name for your voice box is the?
a. Larynx
b. Pharynx
c. Bronchi
d. Alveoli
12. The two holes in your nose are called?
13. Your tongue is home to special structures that allow you to experience tastes such as sour, sweet,
bitter and salty, what is their name?
a. Umami
b. Villi
c. Taste buds
d. Taste tissues
14. The bones that make up your spine are called what?
a. Invertebrae
b. Vertebrae
c. Spinal cord
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 d. Spinal column
15. The shape of DNA is known as?
a. Double helix
b. Single helix
c. Neither of the two
d. Only B
16. The flow of blood through your heart and around your body is called?
a. Respiration
b. Perspiration
c. Circulation
d. Digestion
17. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?
a. Sternum
b. Ribs
c. Patella
d. Humerus
18. What is the name of the long pipe that shifts food from the back of your throat down to your
stomach?
a. Larynx
b. Pharynx
c. Esophagus
d. Small intestine
19. True or false? Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced.
20. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the?
a. Dermis
b. Epidermis
c. Melanin
d. Melanoma
SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 2
ASTRONOMY
1. What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a. Venus
b. Earth
c. Mars
d. Mercury
2. What is the name of the 2nd biggest planet in our solar system?
a. Jupiter
b. Neptune
c. Uranus
d. Saturn
3. What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Earth
d. Mars
4. What planet is famous for its big red spot on it?
a. Saturn
b. Mars
c. Venus
d. Jupiter
5. What planet is famous for the beautiful rings that surround it?
a. Uranus
b. Neptune
c. Saturn
d. Jupiter
6. Can humans breathe normally in space as they can on Earth?
7. Is the sun a star or a planet?
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 8. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
a. Yuri Gagarin
b. Neil Armstrong
c. Marie Curie
d. James Chadwick
9. What planet is known as the red planet?
a. Mars
b. Venus
c. Jupiter
d. Mercury
10. What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth?
a. Magnetic Force
b. Gravity
c. Polarity
d. Magnetic Reversal
11. Have human beings ever set foot on Mars?
12. What is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to research space
and astronomy?
a. NASA
b. Observatory
c. Laboratory
d. Space Probes
13. What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope?
a. Sputnik 1
b. Hubble Space
c. Ares 5
d. Halley’s Space
14. Earth is located in which galaxy?
a. Andromeda
b. Milky Way
c. Betelgeuse
d. Chiron
15. What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?
a. Sputnik
b. Cassiopeia
c. Ares
d. Hermes
16. Ganymede is a moon of which planet?
a. Saturn
b. Jupiter
c. Mars
d. Venus
17. What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon?
a. Titan
b. Ganymede
c. Phobos
d. Deimos
18. Olympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on which planet?
a. Venus
b. Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Uranus
19. Does the sun orbit the Earth?
20. Is the planet Neptune bigger than Earth?

SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 3
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 ELECTRICITY
1. Electric current is measured using what device?
a. Voltmeter
b. Ammeter
c. Thermometer
d. Barometer
2. True or false? Batteries convert chemical to electrical energy.
3. In terms of electricity, what does DC stand for?
a. Duration Current
b. Direct Current
c. Distance Current
d. Duct Current
4. The wire inside an electric bulb is known as the what?
a. Copper
b. Tungsten
c. Filament
d. Platinum
5. Conductors have a high or low resistance?
6. True or false? The concept of electric fields was first introduced by Albert Einstein.
7. Electric resistance is typically measured in what units?
a. Ampere
b. Ohms
c. Volts
d. Resistance
8. In terms of electricity, what does AC stand for?
a. Alternating Current
b. Alive Current
c. Ammunition Current
d. Admonition Current
9. Electric power is typically measured in what units?
a. Ohms
b. Volts
c. Watts
d. Ampere
10. True or false? You can extend battery life by storing batteries at a low temperature.

SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 4
CHEMISTRY
1. What is the first element on the periodic table?
A. Helium
B. Lithium
C. Hydrogen
D. Oxygen
2. What is the center of an atom called?
a. Nucleus
b. Proton
c. Electron
d. Nucleolus
3. True or false? Acids have a pH level below 7.
4. What is the main gas found in the air we breathe?
a. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen
c. Carbon
d. Helium
5. True or false? An electron carries a positive charge.

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 6. Famous New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize in which field?
a. Physics
b. Chemistry
c. Astronomy
d. Biology
7. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
a. Ag
b. Au
c. Hg
d. W
8. K is the chemical symbol for which element?
a. Lead
b. Tin
c. Potassium
d. Tungsten
9. What orbits the nucleus of an atom?
a. Protons
b. Electrons
c. Neutrons
d. Both A and B
10. At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?
a. Pb
b. Hg
c. He
d. F
11. True or false? A neutron has no net electric charge.
12. A nuclear reaction where the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts is known as nuclear
fission or nuclear fusion?
13. What is H20 more commonly known as?
14. What is the third most common gas found in the air we breathe?
a. Argon
b. Boron
c. Carbon
d. Helium
15. What is the name given to substances that are initially involved in a chemical reaction?
a. Product
b. Reactants
c. Isotopes
d. Isomers
16. True or false? Bases have a pH level below 7.
17. Is sodium hydroxide (NaOH) an acid or base?
18. Atoms of the same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?
a. Reactants
b. Products
c. Isomers
d. Isotpes
19. True or false? A proton carries a positive charge.
20. What is the fourth most abundant element in the universe in terms of mass?
a. Oxygen
b. Carbon
c. Argon
d. Helium

SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 5
HYDROLOGY
1. True or false? Sound travels faster through water than air?

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2. Water is made up of what two elements?
3. What is another name for a tidal wave?
4. True or false? The Indian Ocean is the biggest ocean on Earth.
5. The solid state of water is known as what?
6. Can the average human survive without water for a few days or a few weeks?
7. True or false? Pure water is tasteless.
8. Nimbus, cumulus and stratus are types of what?
9. True or false? Water is an example of a chemical element.
10. Does water cover more or less than 50% of the Earth’s surface?
11. True or false? Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit).
12. When water is cooled, does it contract or expand?
13. Water freezes at what temperature?
14. True or false? Water is easy to compress.
15. What is the chemical formula of water?
16. The deepest point in all of the world’s oceans is named what?
17. True or false? The consumption of bottled water has risen significantly over the last few decades.
18. Pure water has a pH level of a around what number?
19. What is the longest river on Earth?
20. True or false? Ice sinks in water.

SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 6
GENERAL SCIENCE 1
1. What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
2. What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?
3. Another name for a tidal wave is a?
4. True or false? Dogs are herbivores.
5. What is the 7th element on the periodic table of elements?
6. What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face?
7. True or false? DNA is the shortened form of the term ‘Deoxyribonucleic acid’?
8. The highest mountain on earth is?
9. What is the name of the closest star to the earth?
10. True or false? Frogs are cold blooded animals.
11. What is the name of the element with the chemical symbol ‘He’?
12. The fear of what animal is known as ‘arachnophobia’?
13. Pure water has a pH level of around?
14. The molten rock that comes from a volcano after it has erupted is known as what?
15. True or false? Yogurt is produced by bacterial fermentation of milk.
16. What is the name of the part of the human skeleton which protects our brain?
17. Is the compound ‘HCl’ an acid or base?
18. True or false? The fastest land animal in the world is the zebra.
19. How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?
20. What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical
physics?
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 SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 7
ACIDS AND BASES
1. True or false? Bases change litmus paper to blue.
2. True or false? Ammonia is an acid.
3. True or false? Properties of acids include being corrosive and having a sour taste.
4. True or false? Sulfuric acid is known as a strong acid.
5. True or false? Base solutions have a pH below 7.
6. True or false? The chemical formula for sulfuric acid is H2SO4.
7. True or false? Lemons contain citric acid.
8. True or false? An alkali is an acid.
9. True or false? An anion is an ion with more electrons than protons, giving it a negative charge.
10. True or false? Neutral solutions have a pH of 0.
11. True or false? Acids change litmus paper to red.
12. True or false? The word acid comes from the Latin word acidus (meaning sour).
13. True or false? The chemical formula for sodium hydroxide is NaH.
14. True or false? A cation is an ion with more protons than electrons, giving it a positive charge.
15. True or false? Acetic acid gives vinegar a sour taste and strong smell.
16. True or false? Acid solutions have a pH above 7.
17. True or false? Formic acid is found in bee venom.
18. True or false? Sodium hydroxide is known as a weak base.
19. True or false? DNA is an abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid.
20. True or false? Potassium hydroxide contains potassium, oxygen and helium.

SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 8
STATES OF MATTER
1. When a solid changes to a liquid it is called what?
2. True or false? Liquids are easy to compress.
3. When a gas changes into a liquid it is called what?
4. True or false? The particles of a gas are packed tightly together.
5. When solids reach their melting points they become what?
6. True or false? Plasma is a state of matter.
7. When a gas reaches its condensation point it becomes a what?
8. True or false? Solids do not take the shape of the container they are in.
9. What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?
10. True or false? Gases are hard to compress.
SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 9
SOLAR SYSTEM
1. Now that Pluto is no longer included, how many planets are there in the Solar System?
2. What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
3. What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
4. What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
5. The sixth planet from the Sun features an extensive ring system, what is the name of this planet?
6. The chemical element uranium was named after what planet?
7. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun?
8. What is the second smallest planet in the solar system?
9. What planet is closest in size to Earth?
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10. The moon Titan orbits what planet?
11. What planet is nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’?
12. True or false? Neptune is larger than Saturn.
13. The Galilean moons orbit what planet?
14. What planet is closest to the Sun?
15. What is the seventh planet from the Sun?
16. True or false? Venus has more atmospheric pressure than Earth?
17. Triton is the largest moon of what planet?
18. What is the brightest planet in the night sky?
19. What is the third planet from the Sun?
20. Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet?
SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 10
BIOLOGY 2
1. Which famous scientist introduced the idea of natural selection?
2. A person who studies biology is known as a?
3. Botany is the study of?
4. Can frogs live in salt water?
5. True or false? The common cold is caused by a virus.
6. Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?
7. Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what?
8. A single piece of coiled DNA is known as a?
9. A group of dog offspring is known as a?
10. The area of biology devoted to the study of fungi is known as?
11. What is the name of the process used by plants to convert sunlight into food?
12. The death of every member of a particular species is known as what?
13. The process of pasteurization is named after which famous French microbiologist?
14. True or false? A salamander is a warm blooded animal?
15. A change of the DNA in an organism that results in a new trait is known as a?
SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 11
PHYSICS
1. When light bends as it enters a different medium the process is known as what?
2. A magnifying glass is what type of lens?
3. Electric resistance is typically measured in what units?
4. A person who studies physics is known as a?
5. Metals expand when heated and do what when cooled?
6. What is the first name of the famous scientist who gave us Newton’s three laws of motion?
7. What state of the art computer technology is used to train pilots when wanting to copy the experience
of flying an aircraft?
8. Electric power is typically measured in what units?
9. The most recognized model of how the universe begun is known as the?
10. Who is the Hubble Space Telescope named after?
11. The wire inside an electric bulb is known as the what?
12. Theoretical physicist James Maxwell was born in what country?
13. Infrared light has a wavelength that is too long or short to be visible for humans?
14. What kind of eclipse do we have when the moon is between the sun and the earth?
15. True or false? Iron is attracted by magnets.
16. What is the earth’s primary source of energy?
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17. Conductors have a high or low resistance?
18. Electric current is typically measured in what units?
19. What scientist is well known for his theory of relativity?
20. Earth is located in which galaxy?

SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 12
EARTH SCIENCE
1. What is the name of the largest ocean on earth?
2. What are the two main metals in the earth’s core?
3. Which is hotter, the center of the earth or surface of the sun?
4. What do you call molten rock before it has erupted?
5. What do you call it after it has erupted?
6. The Great Barrier Reef is found off the coast of which country?
7. What do you call a person who studies rocks?
8. Name the three time periods of the dinosaurs.
9. True or false? The Grand Canyon is around 10000 feet (3000 meters) deep.
10. What is the name of the deepest location in the world’s oceans?
11. Over a long period of time while under extreme heat and pressure, graphite turns into which precious
mineral?
12. Outside of Antarctica, what is the largest desert in the world?
13. The gemstone ruby is typically what color?
14. What is the name of the highest mountain on earth?
15. Do stalactites rise from the floor or hang from the ceiling of limestone caves?
16. 'Cascade', 'horsetail', 'plunge' and 'tiered' are types of what?
17. Someone who studies earthquakes is known as a what?
18. What is the name of the layer of earth’s atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potentially
damaging ultraviolet light from the sun?
19. The mass of the earth is made up mostly of which two elements?
20. What is the second most common gas found in the air we breathe?
SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 13
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
1. A thermometer is a device used to measure what?
2. Stratus, cirrus, cumulus and nimbus are types of what?
3. What country experiences the most tornadoes?
4. True or false? A rainbow is a spectrum of light that appears when the Sun shines onto water droplets in
the air.
5. Blizzards feature low temperatures, strong winds and heavy _______?
6. Breeze and gale are common terms used to describe the speed of what?
7. Earth’s recent temperature rises which have been linked to human activity is known as global _______?
8. True or false? The highest recorded temperature on Earth of 57.8 °C (136 °F) was recorded in Tirat
Tsvi, Israel.
9. What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?
10. What is the driest desert on Earth, the Sahara, the Kalahari or the Atacama?
11. True or false? The lowest recorded temperature on Earth of 89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) was recorded at
Vostok Station, Antarctica.
12. Balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from clouds (often during thunderstorms) are known as what?
13. An avalanche features the rapid descent of _______?
14. True of false? The most rain fall ever recorded in one year (Cherrapunji, India) is more than 30
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meters.
15. What is the name of a weather instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure?
16. An anemometer is used to measure what?
17. At what temperature is Centigrade equal to Fahrenheit?
18. Trying to predict the weather is known as weather _______?
19. The area of central USA that features many tornadoes is known as Tornado _______?
20. True or false? You see lightning and hear thunder.

SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 14
ATOM
1. True or false? Protons have a negative charge.
2. True or false? Atoms are bigger than neutrons.
3. True or false? Protons and neutrons are part of the nucleus.
4. True or false? Electrons have a positive charge.
5. True or false? Electrons are not part of the nucleus.
6. True or false? Protons are bigger than atoms.
7. True or false? Subatomic particles are found inside atoms.
8. True or false? Nucleon is a collective name for two particles, the neutron and proton.
9. True or false? Neutrons have a negative charge.
10.True or false? An electron has a greater mass than a proton.

SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 15
TEMPERATURE

1. True or false? The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit).
2. When water is cooled, does it expand or contract?
3. True or false? The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth is 42.4 °C (108.3 °F).
4. Heat from the sun gets to the Earth by radiation, conduction or convention?
5. What is the freezing temperature of water?
6. True or false? Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit are all measures of temperature.
7. True or false? 100 Kelvin is the temperature of absolute zero.
8. Substances that don’t conduct heat are known as what?
9. True or false? Heat is a form of energy.
10. At what temperature is Fahrenheit equal to Centigrade?

SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 16
BOTANY/PLANT SCIENCE/ PHYTHOLOGY

1. The scientific study of plant life is known as what?

2. The process of plants using energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into food is known as what?
3. True or false? In the right conditions bamboo can grow over 60cm (24in) in just one day.
4. The movement of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower is known as what?
5. Amber is made from fossilized tree _____?
6. True or false? Humans were on Earth before plants.
7. What grain has the highest level of worldwide production? (Hint: Rice is second)
8. A trailing or climbing plant is also known as a _____?

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9. True or false? Pitcher plants are carnivorous.
10. The Japanese word “sakura” means the blossoming of what kind of tree?
SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 17
GENERAL SCIENCE 2
1. True or false? Electrons are larger than molecules.
2. True or false? The Atlantic Ocean is the biggest ocean on Earth.
3. True or false? The chemical make up food often changes when you cook it.
4. True or false? Sharks are mammals.
5. True or false? The human body has four lungs.
6. True or false? Atoms are most stable when their outer shells are full.
7. True or false? Filtration separates mixtures based upon their particle size.
8. True or false? Venus is the closest planet to the Sun.
9. True or false? Conductors have low resistance.
10. True or false? Molecules can have atoms from more than one chemical element.
11. True or false? Water is an example of a chemical element.
12. True or false? The study of plants is known as botany.
13. True or false? Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in the world.
14. True or false? Floatation separates mixtures based on density.
15. True or false? Herbivores eat meat.
16. True or false? Atomic bombs work by atomic fission.
17. True or false? Molecules are chemically bonded.
18. True or false? Spiders have six legs.
19. True or false? Kelvin is a measure of temperature.
20. True or false? The human skeleton is made up of less than 100 bones.

SCIENCE QUESTIONAIRE 18
METALS
1. What is the chemical symbol of gold?
2. True or false? Steel is a chemical element.
3. What is the most common metal found on Earth?
4. True or False? Sodium is a very reactive metal.
5. What three kinds of medals are awarded at the Olympic Games?
6. True or false? Metal bonding with metal is known as a metallic bond.
7. Bronze is made from what two metals?
8. What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
9. True or false? Sterling silver is made up of less than 50% silver by weight.
10.What metal has the chemical symbol Pb?

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