SCIENCE AWARENESS DAY QUIZ.

1. Which elements are mixed together to make stainless steel?

ANSWER: CHROMIUM and steel

2. One metal mixed in another is called?

ANSWER: AN ALLOY

3. Why do we use thermal insulation?

ANSWER: reduce the flow of heat.

4. Steel is composed of a number of elements. The two essential elements are iron and
ANSWER: carbon

5. In what form does mercury enter the food chain?

ANSWER: METHYLMERCURY

6. Which vitamin is called ascorbic acid, meaning "no scurvy"?

ANSWER: VITAMIN C

7. Plants get their nitrogen from:

ANSWER: THE SOIL

8. What range of pitch can humans hear?

ANSWER: 20 TO 20,000 HERTZ

9. Name the famous mathematician/physicist who first described the nature of forces.
ANSWER: ISAAC NEWTON

10. Yeast, used in making bread is what type of organism.

ANSWER: FUNGUS

11. What compound is a common component of air pollution, but is essential in the upper
atmosphere to protect life on earth?
ANSWER: OZONE
12. At room temperature, most elements are in which state of matter?
 ANSWER: SOLID
13. How do you increase the brightness of a lamp in a circuit?
ANSWER: By adding more cells, making the wires shorter.

14. What effect does how long it takes the earth to orbit the sun have on our calendar?
ANSWER: It gives us a leap year every four years.

15. Why does ice melt when taken out of a refrigerator?

ANSWER: it absorbs heat from the environment and the particles move faster. The
environment has a higher temperature than the melting point of water.

16. Why doesn’t cold energy exist?

ANSWER: It is a description of lower heat or temperature.

17. Why are vitamins not considered as medication?

ANSWER: They are naturally found in the food we eat.

18. The main producer in the ecosystem of the sea is?

ANSWER: Phytoplankton

19. The first vaccine was made against what disease?

ANSWER: Smallpox

20. Apart from diet, mention one other thing that distinguishes animals into herbivores,
carnivores and omnivores.
ANSWER: type of teeth, type of digestive system.

21. Often not included in food chains, these organisms are responsible for why we do not see
carcasses all around us. What are they?
ANSWER: Decomposers.

22. Why would sugar dissolve in cold water even without stirring or heating?
ANSWER: Because particles are always moving so eventually, they will dissolve although
slowly.

23. Apart from water, air and warmth, what condition does a seed need to germinate?
 ANSWER: it needs to be viable

24. A boy left a cupful of water by a closed window facing the sun. After several days he
noticed that the water level had reduced. What happened and why?
ANSWER: It evaporated, because evaporation happen at any temperature.

25. In what way does light travel?

ANSWER: Light travels in a straight line.

26. When we eat, what actually digest the food in our stomach?
ANSWER: Digestive enzymes and stomach acid

27. What is the unit for the volume of water?

ANSWER: liters, milliliters

28. What yellow metal is an alloy of copper and zinc?

ANSWER: BRASS

29. What is the force that opposes the motion of objects through a fluid called?
ANSWER: drag force

30. What is the largest organ of the human body by surface area?
ANSWER: SKIN

31. What is the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy called?
ANSWER: Photosynthesis

32. What is the process by which sediment is deposited in a new location?

ANSWER: erosion

33. What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?
ANSWER: evaporation

34. What is the basic unit of life?

ANSWER: CELL
35. What is the scientific name for table salt?
ANSWER: SODIUM CHLORIDE

36. What is the smallest unit of matter?

ANSWER: Atom

TRUE OR FALSE ROUND

1. True or false? Electrons are larger than molecules.

FALSE
2. True or false? The chemical makeup of food often changes when you cook it.
TRUE
3. True or false? Sharks are mammals.
FALSE
4. True or false? The human body has four lungs.
FALSE
5. True or false? Filtration separates mixtures based upon their particle size.

TRUE

6. True or false? Venus is the closest planet to the Sun.

FALSE

7. True or false? Molecules can have atoms from more than one chemical element.

TRUE

8. True or false? Herbivores eat meat.

FALSE

9. True or false? Spiders have six legs.

FALSE

10. True or false? Kelvin is a measure of temperature.

TRUE

11. True or false? The human skeleton is made up of 150 bones.

FALSE
12. True or False: The Earth is the largest planet in our solar system.

FALSE
13. True or False: All mammals lay eggs.

Answer: False (Most mammals give birth to live young, but monotremes like platypuses
and echidnas lay eggs.)

14. True or False: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius regardless of altitude.

Answer: False (The boiling point of water decreases with increasing altitude.)

15. True or False: Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert carbon dioxide into
oxygen.

Answer: False (Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert carbon dioxide into
glucose, releasing oxygen as a byproduct.)

16. True or False: The moon is a source of light.

Answer: False (The moon reflects the light of the Sun.)

17. True or False: Force is measured in joules.

Answer: False (Force is measured in newtons.)

18. True or False: Sound travels faster in water than in air.

Answer: True

19. True or False: The Earth's atmosphere is composed mostly of nitrogen.

Answer: True

20. True or False: An object will float in water if it is less dense than the water.

Answer: True

21. True or False: The process of changing from a gas to a liquid is called condensation.

Answer: True

22. True or False: The human body has four chambers in the heart.

Answer: True

23. True or False: Metals are typically good conductors of electricity.

Answer: True

24. True or False: In a food chain, herbivores eat other animals.

Answer: False (Herbivores eat plants; carnivores eat other animals.)

25. True or False: The Earth's magnetic field is generated by the rotation of the Earth's core.

Answer: True

26. True or False: A rainbow is caused by the reflection of light within water droplets in the
atmosphere.

Answer: True

27. True or False: The Earth experiences seasons because of its elliptical orbit around the Sun.

Answer: False (The seasons are primarily caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis.)

28. True or False: A mixture of salt and water is an example of a chemical change.

Answer: False (It is a physical change; the salt and water can be separated by
evaporation.)

29. True or False: The human skeleton is made up of more than 200 bones.

Answer: True

30. True or False: All spiders are insects.

Answer: False (Spiders are arachnids, not insects.)

31. True or False: The speed of light is faster than the speed of sound.

Answer: True

32. True or False: The process of changing a liquid into a gas is called freezing.

Answer: False (It is called vaporization or boiling.)

33. True or False: The force of gravity is stronger on the Moon than on Earth.

Answer: False (Gravity is weaker on the Moon than on Earth.)

RIDDLES

A. 1. I am a vital life process for all living things. 5

2. Suppling energy for various life activities. 3

3. A whole organ system is named in connection to me. 2

4. I take place both in the lungs and within cells. 1

Answer: Respiration
B. 1. All substances exist in these different forms. 5
2. Having the ability to change between these various forms. 3
3. I encompass everything except energy. 2
4. My composition consists of particles arranged differently depending on my state. 1
Answer: States of Matter

C. 1. I am a vital substance to the reproduction of flowering plants. 5

2. In mythology I am used to refer to any special drink taken by gods. 3
3. Found under the stigma of flowers, 2
4. I am the main ingredient that provides the sweetness in bee honey. 1
Answer: Nectar

D. 1. I am a rock with thin dark layers. 5

2. A special kind of rock called metamorphic. 3
3. I form when layers are pressed together and buried. 2
4. The stuff I'm made from is mostly clay. 1
Answer: slate

E. 1. I am a part inside a certain body organ. My name means “entry hall”. 5

2. I get blood from blood vessels. 3
3. I'm on both the right and left sides of my organ. 2
4. People sometimes call me a chamber. 1
Answer: Atrium

F. 1. I am a glimpse of the past. Preserving knowledge of most living things. 5

2. Many people are fascinated by the details that I present. 3
3. I am usually found in rocks. 3
4. Specifically sedimentary rock. 1
Answer: A fossil

G. 1. I am a phenomenon that happens in humans and very few animals. 5

2. Visiting human females monthly. 3
3. I am a symbol of fertility. 2
4. Characterized by the flow of blood. 1
Answer: Menstruation