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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
Anything that has mass
Weather

2

What are the three states of matter?

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

3

How many planets are currently in our solar system?

Seven
Eight
10
Nine

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?

16 hours
365 days
1 day (24 hours)

6

What is density?

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

7

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

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

8

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

Nitrogen
None of these
Natural gas
Salt

9

What is a compound?

None of these
Two mixtures combined together
Two elements combined together

10

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

Gravity
Air pressure
Weight

11

What is the Sun?

A star
A galaxy
A planet

12

What is a solar eclipse?

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

13

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

Winter
Spring
Fall
Summer

14

How much water makes up Earth?

71%
21%
90%
50%

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 photosphere
The corona
The core
The trophosphere

17

What layer of the Earth do we live on?

The outer core
The inner core
The crust
The mantle

18

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

The outer core
The core
The troposphere
The photosphere

19

Why can't a human live on the moon?

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

20

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

The independent variable
The conclusion
The dependent variable
The hypotheses

21

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

Convection
Conduction
None of these
Radiation

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?

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

24

What is the greenhouse effect?

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

25

What are clouds?

Dust
Tiny water droplets in the air
White, puffy things

26

Why can't anyone land on Mercury?

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

27

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

The Big Red Spot
A hurricane
A tornado

28

Where do hurricanes form?

In the air
Over land
Over oceans

29

Which of the following is true?

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

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
The temperature changes dramatically
None of these

31

Most minerals are recognizable by their:

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

32

When a mineral shines, it has:

A streak
None of these
A luster

33

What mineral is mainly used for kitchen counters?

Shale
Diamond
Calcite
Pyrite
Granite

34

If a rock is permeable, what does this mean?

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

35

Which of the following states borders Virginia?

South Carolina
Maine
Maryland
Florida

36

What part of the ocean do trenches form in?

The continental slope
None of these
Guyotes
The hadalpelagic zone

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

39

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

None of these
The Troposphere
The Stratosphere
The Mesosphere
The Exosphere

40

What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is oxygen?

21%
70%
0.03%
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 high-density
It's low-density
None of these
It has rings to hold it up

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?

The water
Starfish
Sunfish
Plankton
All of these

45

The age of a star can MAINLY be determined by:

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

46

Which element can be found in thermometers?

None of these
Mercury
Sodium
Sulfur

47

When objects heat up, they _____.

Break
Change color
Expand
Shrink

48

What is an example of a fossil?

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

49

What is underground rock called?

Lava
Sediment
Magma

50

What makes sand dunes?

Earth
Rain
Air
Erosion and wind

51

Why do most hurricanes occur in Florida?

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

52

What is science?

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

Comments (14)

Alyssa (69647)

139 days ago

41 over 52, not bad and I learned my lesson. I should always understand the lesson hehe.

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Colten (74233)

321 days ago

This is easy 7th grade and 51\52

robbie (99308)

887 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)

1067 days ago

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

Tanaz (27704)

1327 days ago

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

AGNESS (55360)

1465 days ago

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

AGNESS (55360)

1465 days ago

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

Jack (76596)

1692 days ago

50/50 beat dat bob

Nas (50505)

1704 days ago

Very nice....i learned so many new things frm this quiz.

bob (72006)

1722 days ago

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

Your Name: (17014)

1847 days ago

wow 47 out of 52 amazing

Tisha Eyo (47893)

1891 days ago

Got 42 correct answers out of 52..

Niraj Khadka (56223)

1988 days ago

It's fun and intresting to give the answers

precius laura (26861)

2077 days ago

i'll just try my best

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