SCIENCE QUIZ BEE

(Individual Category)
EASY ROUND (1 Point)
1. Which chamber of the human heart pumps blood to all parts of the
body?

 A. right atrium

 B. left atrium

 C. right ventricle

 D. left ventricle
2. Why do stars appear to move in the sky? Because
___________.

 A. the new stars are born

 B. the night sky is rotating

 C. the Universe is expanding

 D. the Earth is rotating on its axis

3. Which hydrocarbon compound has a triple bond in
the molecule?

 A. octane

 B. methane

 c. ethene

 D. ethyne
4. Which of the following is a sign of an impending volcanic eruption?

 A. Volcanic tremors

 B. Increase level of water

 C. Presence of hot spring

 D. Occurrence of thunderstorm
5. What is referred to as an object that is given an
initial velocity and is then acted solely upon by
gravitational force?

 A. Project

 B. Projectile

 C. Target

 D. Trajectory
AVERAGE ROUND (3 Points)
1.Which of the following best describes pulmonary
circulation? Blood circulation from the ________.

 A. heart going to the lungs and other parts of the body

 B. heart going to the lungs and back to the heart

 C. lungs to the different parts of the body

 D. body going to the heart

2. What is the correct symbol of Roentgenium?

 A. Ro

 B. Rn

 C. Rg

 D. Rt
3. Which of the following is the best practice to
reduce the effect of climate change?

 A. organic farming

 B. livestock raising

 C. burning fossil fuel

 D. car manufacturing
4. If you throw a baseball straight up, what
will its vertical velocity be at the highest point

 A.0m/s

 B. 0m/s2

 C.9.8m/s

 D.-9.8m/s2
5. Which of the following is an example of organic compound?

 a. HBr

 b. C8H18

 c. NO2

 d. CuSO4.
DIFFICULT ROUND
(5Points)
1. A mini dump truck full of abaca fiber collides with a
motorcycle or habal-habal. The velocity of the truck and the
motorcycle is the same. Which has a greater impulse? Why?

 A. The mini dump truck because it has larger change in momentum.

 B. The mini dump truck because it is full of abaca fiber.

 C. The motorcycle because it has larger change in momentum.

 D. The motorcycle because it has lesser mass.

2. What structure of the heart receives freshly oxygenated
blood from the lungs through the pulmonary vein?

 a. right atrium

 b. right ventricle

 c. left atrium

 d. left ventricle
3. Which statement BEST describes
constellations?
 A. It is a group of high energy stars in the sky.

 B. It is a recognizable pattern of stars in the night sky.

 C. It is a collection of stars, dusts, and rocks in the sky.

 D. It is a group of clouds and dust particles that formed patterns in the

night sky.
4. Calcium belongs to family 2A with atomic no. 20.
Write the electronic configuration for calcium.

1s 22s 22p 63s 23p 64s 2

5. Which of the following BEST
describes a volcano?
 A. It is a place within the mantle where rocks melt to generate magma.

 B. It is a long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to Earth’s
surface.

 C. It is an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash,

and gases escape.

 D. It is an opening on the surface of the Earth that allows material warmer

than its surroundings to escape from its interior.
CLINCHER
(5Points)
1. Which of the following is a harmful substance found
in cigarette?

 a. Glycol

 b. triclosan

 c. acetaldehyde

 d. arsenic
2. During fertilization, each gamete contributes a
number of chromosomes to the resulting zygote. How
many chromosomes does each gamete gives?

 a. 22 pair of chromosomes

 b. 46 pair of chromosomes

 c. 23 chromosomes

 d. 46 chromosomes
3. Element X belongs to Group 1. Which of the
following best describes element X?

 a. high electronegativity

 c. low electronegativity

 b. low ionization energy

 d. a non-metallic element
4. A car collided with a bus that has greater mass and
velocity than the car. Which of these describes the
change of momentum of the bus and the car?

 A. The change of momentum of the bus is less than that of the car.

 B. The change of momentum of the bus is greater than that of the car.

 C. The change of momentum of the car and the bus is the same.

 D. The change of momentum of the car and the bus is zero.

5. What is the term used to represent the opening of
the volcano where magma
comes out?
 A. chamber

 B. crater

 C. summit

 D. vent