Science trivia questions for grade 1 Compiled by Ms.

Sarah

1. This essential gas is important so that we can breathe.

Oxygen

2. What is the nearest planet to the sun?

Mercury

3. How many teeth does an adult human have?

32

4. The earth has three layers of varying temperatures. What are its three layers?

Crust, mantle and core

5. What is the largest planet in the solar system?

Jupiter

6. What do bees collect and use to create honey?

Nectar

7. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

Venus

8. What is the rarest blood type?

AB negative

9. On what part of your body would you find the pinna?

Ear

10. What part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?

Leaf

11. What’s the boiling point of water?

100 degrees Celcius

 12. What is the largest known land animal?

Elephant

13. What is the largest known animal?

Blue whale

14. What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?

Tendons

15. Who was the scientist to propose the three laws of motion?

Isaac Newton

16. The plant Earth is surrounded by different layers of gas, which when taken together,
we call the…?

Atmosphere

17. Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?

Omnivores

18. Which of Newton’s Laws state that ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite
reaction?’

The third law of motion

19. Diabetes develops as the result of a problem with which specific organ in the body?

Pancreas

20. True or false: sound travels faster in air than in water.

False

21. How long does a human red blood cell survive?

120 days

22. True or false – lightning is hotter than the sun.

True

23. In what country can you find the Suez Canal?

Egypt

24. This planet spins the fastest, completing one whole rotation in just 10 hours. Which
planet is it?

Jupiter

25. How many elements are there in the periodic table?

118

26. This planet has a collective 53 moons, making it the planet in our solar system with
the most number of moons.

Saturn

27. Where can you find the smallest bone in the human body?

Middle ear

28. Scientists believe that the continents of the earth were all one large landmass 280
million years ago. The moving of tectonic plates caused this mass to break off into
different pieces, making up the continents as we know them today. What was this
landmass called?

Pangea

29. This theory aims to explain how Pangea became separate continents, suggesting that
the movement of tectonic plates caused the mass to break off and drift into different
places.

The Continental Drift Theory

 30. How many hearts does an octopus have?

31. True or false: male seahorses give birth to their young, not the females.

True

32. The oldest living tree is 4,843 years old and can be found where?

California

33. Can you hear anything in outer space?

No, there is medium for sound to travel through

34. This man is responsible for reshaping the way early man believed the solar system
worked. He proposed that the Earth was not the center of the universe, and that the
sun was instead at the center of our solar system. Who was he?

Copernicus

35. From what tree do acorns come from?

Oak trees

36. What is the tallest type of grass?

Bamboo

37. An egg’s shell is what percentage of its total weight?

12%

38. What is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

39. Who is regarded as the man who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

40. What is considered the highest mountain in Africa?

Mount Kilimanjaro

41. How many bones do sharks have in total?

Zero

42. Discovered by Alexander Fleming, this is now used to treat infections and is
considered one of the most important discoveries in the field of medical science. What
is it?

Penicillin

43. What is a geiger counter used to measure?

Radiation

44. What is the hardest known natural material?

Diamonds

45. True or false: your hair and your nails are made from the same material?

True

46. An unlit match has what form of energy?

Chemical energy

47. What percentage of the total number of known animals are invertebrates?

95%

48. Where is the world’s most active volcano located?

Hawaii

49. Most of a penny is made from what type of metal?

Zinc

50. Why do bubbles pop shortly after their blown?

Because of the dirt from the air