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Science Quiz (Middle - High School)

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This is a quiz to test your science knowledge from the 6th grade on. No one has gotten 100% yet - will you? Take this quiz and find out!

1

What is matter?

Anything that condenses
Weather
Anything that has mass

2

What are the three states of matter?

None of these
Cumulus, stratus, fog
Solid, liquid, gas
Hail, rain, snow

3

How many planets are currently in our solar system?

10
Nine
Eight
Seven

4

What does a thermometer measure?

Temperature
Air mass
Wind speed
Wind direction

5

How long does it take Earth to make one whole rotation?

365 days
16 hours
1 day (24 hours)

6

What is density?

Humidity
Air pressure
The measure of mass per volume
None of these

7

When you have a glass of ice water, why does the ice stay at the top instead of sinking?

Ice is colder than water
None of these
Ice is denser than water
Ice is less dense than water

8

Which of the following is an element of the periodic table?

Nitrogen
Salt
Natural gas
None of these

9

What is a compound?

Two mixtures combined together
Two elements combined together
None of these

10

When a person jumps on Earth, why does the person always come back down?

Air pressure
Weight
Gravity

11

What is the Sun?

A planet
A galaxy
A star

12

What is a solar eclipse?

When the moon is directly in front of the sun in our view
When the moon is its farthest away from the sun
When Earth is its closest to the sun

13

If Earth's Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, they are having, the hemisphere is having:

Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter

14

How much water makes up Earth?

71%
50%
21%
90%

15

If it's 2 a.m. in Virginia, what time would it be in California?

11 p.m.
12 a.m.
5 a.m.

16

Which part of the sun can only be seen during a total solar eclipse?

The core
The corona
The photosphere
The trophosphere

17

What layer of the Earth do we live on?

The inner core
The mantle
The outer core
The crust

18

What layer of the Sun is visible to us, but it's too bright to see?

The photosphere
The outer core
The troposphere
The core

19

Why can't a human live on the moon?

None of these
It's too small
It's too warm
There's no water

20

In an experiment, what is known as the "if and then" statement?

The dependent variable
The conclusion
The hypotheses
The independent variable

21

When you touch a stove that's on, why do you get burned?

Radiation
Convection
None of these
Conduction

22

You go to the beach on a warm summer day. You forget to put on sunscreen, and get a sunburn. Why is this?

The sun's UV rays met with your skin for too long
None of these
You were out there for too long

23

Which of the following is true?

Cold air sinks and warm air rises
They both sink
Warm air sinks and cold air rises
They both rise
None of these

24

What is the greenhouse effect?

The trapping of the sun's heat in the Earth's atmosphere
Conduction
Photosynthesis
The natural force that pulls anything that has mass to the Earth's surface

25

What are clouds?

White, puffy things
Dust
Tiny water droplets in the air

26

Why can't anyone land on Mercury?

It's too cold
It's too far away
It's too close to the sun
The air pressure there is too high

27

If you notice Jupiter, it has a large dot on the surface. What is this dot called?

A tornado
A hurricane
The Big Red Spot

28

Where do hurricanes form?

In the air
Over oceans
Over land

29

Which of the following is true?

Light travels faster than sound
None of these is true
Sound travels faster than light
Light travels at the same speed as sound

30

Why do thunderstorms mostly happen in the summer?

The ground temperature gets too hot and makes air rise, causing a disturbance in the atmosphere
None of these
The temperature changes dramatically

31

Most minerals are recognizable by their:

Color
Size
Color, streak, lustre, hardness, crystal shape, cleavage, specific gravity and habit.
Smell
Texture

32

When a mineral shines, it has:

A luster
None of these
A streak

33

What mineral is mainly used for kitchen counters?

Diamond
Shale
Pyrite
Granite
Calcite

34

If a rock is permeable, what does this mean?

Water can easily go through the pore spaces and cracks
It's loose, like granite
No water can go through
It's hard, like stone

35

Which of the following states borders Virginia?

South Carolina
Maryland
Maine
Florida

36

What part of the ocean do trenches form in?

Guyotes
The continental slope
The hadalpelagic zone
None of these

37

You're floating in the ocean. Ten minutes later, you wake up and find that you are not in the spot where you started. Why is this?

Surface currents drift you away
You fell asleep
The waves move you

38

What is an epicenter?

The part of an earthquake where the ground is disturbed
The start of an earthquake
A point of Earth's surface right above the focus of an earthquake

39

In which layer of the Earth's atmosphere does most weather occur?

The Mesosphere
The Stratosphere
The Exosphere
The Troposphere
None of these

40

What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is oxygen?

0.03%
70%
21%
50%

41

Which of these is an example of kinetic energy?

A dog running around the yard
A bird sitting on a fence
None of these

42

If you could put Saturn in a swimming pool, it would float. Why?

It's low-density
None of these
It has rings to hold it up
It's high-density

43

As you descend into the ocean, what happens?

The temperature drops and the pressure increases
The water becomes saltier
The temperature increases and the pressure decreases

44

Which of the following is an example of Nekton in the ocean?

Starfish
Plankton
All of these
Sunfish
The water

45

The age of a star can MAINLY be determined by:

None of these
Size
Temperature
Observing their spectrum, luminosity and motion through space
Color

46

Which element can be found in thermometers?

Sodium
None of these
Mercury
Sulfur

47

When objects heat up, they _____.

Change color
Shrink
Break
Expand

48

What is an example of a fossil?

Finding a shell on the beach
Digging up your pet animal who had died
Digging up dinosaur bones

49

What is underground rock called?

Magma
Lava
Sediment

50

What makes sand dunes?

Earth
Rain
Air
Erosion and wind

51

Why do most hurricanes occur in Florida?

It's cold
It has a tropical climate
It's close to water

52

What is science?

The practical activity encompassing the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world
Anything that has motion
Everything that we see
Experiments

Comments (13)

Colten (74233)

140 days ago

This is easy 7th grade and 51\52

robbie (99308)

706 days ago

i got 29 and im 5th grade quite good right i like physics and cosmology the most and chemistry but not biology and climate

Chris (00089)

886 days ago

Uhhh I got 39/52. Not bad. Not bad

Tanaz (27704)

1146 days ago

WOW 38 correct really happy bcz I'm 8th grade

AGNESS (55360)

1284 days ago

Wow!!! this quiz is awesome !!! love it

AGNESS (55360)

1284 days ago

while!!! this quiz requires a person who brainstorms other wise it's a lesson to learn

Jack (76596)

1511 days ago

50/50 beat dat bob

Nas (50505)

1524 days ago

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bob (72006)

1541 days ago

i got 49/52 try to beat dat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your Name: (17014)

1666 days ago

wow 47 out of 52 amazing

Tisha Eyo (47893)

1711 days ago

Got 42 correct answers out of 52..

Niraj Khadka (56223)

1807 days ago

It's fun and intresting to give the answers

precius laura (26861)

1896 days ago

i'll just try my best

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