SCIENCE QUIZ
Quiz by reca joy sonico
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
- Q1
Today, as the Northern Hemisphere celebrates its longest day, Australians will experience their shortest. In Melbourne*, Australia, the Sun will rise at 7:36 am and set at5:08 pm, giving nine hours and32 minutes of daylight. Compare today to the year’s longest day in the Southern Hemisphere, expected on 22December, when the Sun will rise at 5:55 am and set at 8:42pm, giving 14 hours and 47minutes of daylight. The President of the Astronomical Society, Mr Perry Vlahos, said the existence of changing seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres was linked to the Earth’s 23-degree.
Which statement explains why daylight and darkness occur on Earth?
C. The Earth’s axis is
D. The Earth revolves around t
B. The Sun rotates on it
A. The Earth rotates on it axis
30s - Q2
Which sheep is Dolly identical to?
D. Dolly's father
C. Sheep 3
B. Sheep 2
A. Sheep 1
30s - Q3
In line 14 the part of the udder that was used is described as “a very small piece”. From the article text you can work out what is meant by “a very small piece”. That “very small piece” is
D. a chromosome
B. a gene
C. a cell nucleus
A. a cell
30s - Q4
Why can many more stars be observed in the countryside than in large cities?
B. The moon is brighter in cities and blocks out the light from many stars.
A. The brightness of city lights makes many stars hard to see
C. There is more dust to reflect light in country air than in city air.
D. . The air is warmer in cities due to heat emitted by cars, machinery and houses.
30s
