JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY

EASY ROUND

1) What is the chemical formula for water?

a) H202
b) CO2
c) H2O
d) HO2
2) How many elements are there in the Periodic Table
a. 117
b. 118
c. 119
d. 220
3) Rainbow consist of how many colors?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
4) An organ system that consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels.
a. organ
b. excretory
c. circulatory
d. tissue
5) The part of the plant that functions for reproduction
a. flower
b. leaf
c. root
d. stem
6) What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a. Earth
b. Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Saturn
7) Which fruits is rich in Potassium?
a. Apple
b. Mango
c. Banana
d. Grapes
8) The imaginary line circling the earth halfway between north and south poles.
a. hemisphere
b. equator
c. axis
d. lines
9) It is the phenomenon that takes place due to the movement of plates
 a. earthquake
b. magma formation
c. subduction
d. tsunami
10. In Science, an educated guess is called a/an *
A. Conclusion
B. Observation
C. Hypothesis
D. Question
AVERAGE ROUND
1) Which compound is commonly known as baking soda?
a. sodium bicarbonate
b. calcium carbonate
c. sodium chloride
d. potassium chloride
2) Which atomic particle has a positive charge
a. Electron
b. Newton
c. Proton
d. Photon
3) Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?
a. Buzz Aldrin
b. John F. Kennedy
c. Neil Armstrong
d. Yuri Gagarin
4) DNA stands for___________
a. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
b. Deohexanic Acid
c. Deoxyribose Acid
d. Deoxynucleic Acid
5) Who is known for his work on the theory of evolution by natural selection?
a. Gregor Mendel
b. Charles Darwin
c. Ernest Rutherford
d. Alfred Wegener

DIFFICULT ROUND
1. How many days in one Revolution?- 365 days
2. What is the meaning of PAG-ASA
3. What is the visible part of the sun?- corona
4. What is the green pigment found in plants that performs photosynthesis-
5. What is the pollutant responsible for the ozone holes?- cfc
 EASY ROUND

1. The S.I unit of Force is

a. erg
b. joule
c. Newton
d. dyne
2. Which scientist proposed the three laws of motion?
a. Isaac Newton
b. Thomas Alva Edison
c. Albert Einstein
d. Stephen Hawking
3. Which of the following mineral is hardest?
a. Talc
b. Quartz
c. Topaz
d. Diamond
4. Which of the following is not a method of separating the components of a mixture?
a. Filtration
b. Decantation
c. Stirring
d. Evaporation
5. Earth is surrounded by layers of gasses collectively called the _____.
a. Hydrosphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Atmosphere
d. Ozone layer
6. What is the main function of the heart?
a. Produces blood
b. Burns CO2
c. Pumps blood
d. Absorbs blood
7. Which human activity will most likely increase the amount of soil erosion?
a. Growing crops
b. mowing grass
c. planting flowers
d. clear-cutting wooded areas
8. Pangaea is the name of a former continent that included:
a. all the continents
b. only Europe and Asia
c. only South America and Africa
d. only North and South America
9. A force that keeps earth and moon maintain their orbits.
a. Centripetal
b. Gravity
 c. Centrifugal
d. Both a & b
10. What is the study of the origins and development of human societies and culture?
a. archeology
b. anthropology
c. anthropometry
d. Paleontology

AVERAGE ROUND

1. An athlete completes a 40-meter race in 5 seconds. What is the average speed of the athlete?

a. 9 m/s
b. 8 m/s
c. 200 m/s
d. 35 m/s
2. What term is used for the smoke coming from volcano?
a. Smog
b. fog
c. vog
d. vlog
3. The solidifies lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family? Is it:
a. Igneous
b. metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. fossilized
4. Which organelle is referred to as “ the Power House of the Cell”?
a. mitochondria
b. nucleus
c. cytoplasm
d. cell membrane
5. Which of the following does not travel in a vacuum?
a. radio waves
b. gamma rays
c. magnetic waves
d. sound waves

DIFFICULT ROUND
1. Pure water has a pH level of around-7
2. Why are plants called producer in the living world?- able to make their own food
3. Global climate change is being attributed to the atmospheric increase in what two gases
produced by human activities?
-methane and carbon dioxide
4. What is the molten rock that remains underground called? – Magma
5. Which organelle is referred to as “ the Power House of the Cell”?- Mitochondria