This document contains a series of questions about science topics such as the composition of the Earth, characteristics of plants and animals, and basic physical phenomena. It tests knowledge on subjects like biology, chemistry, physics and geography through 20 multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank questions about things like the parts of plants and animals, the states of matter, and properties of electricity and weather.

2. The earth is composed of a
core, a mantle and a . . . what?
Ans: a crust

3. Which flower has thorns: a
rose, a tulip or a geranium?
Ans: a rose

4. Which animal eats meat: a lion
or a rabbit?
Ans: a lion

5. What part of the body pumps
blood to every other part?
Ans: the heart

6. Which can make its own food:
an animal or a plant?
Ans: a plant

7. What will a caterpillar change
into?
Ans: a butterfly (or a moth)

8. What are the two main gases
in the air that we breathe?
Ans:nitrogen and oxygen

9. Which is a mammal: a shark
or whale?
Ans: a whale

10. Earth is covered mostly
by…what?
Ans: water

11. Most plants grow from
seeds. True or false?
Ans: True

12. Which do not feed their young:
mammals, birds or reptiles?
Ans: reptiles

13. What part of a plant carries
water to its leaves?
Ans: the stem

14. What do you call a mass of ice
that floats in the ocean?
Ans: an iceberg

15. What’s the name for the doctor who
takes care of your teeth?
Ans: a dentist

16. What force makes your hands feel
warm when you rub them
together?
Ans: friction

17. Name two of the three things
needed for photosynthesis to
occur
Ans: light, carbon, water

18. Which are not predators:
panthers, human beings or
elephants?
Ans: elephants

19. What forms when water droplets
in a thundercloud freeze into
lumps of ice?
Ans:hail

20. Which has positive electric
charge: a proton or a neutron?
Ans: a proton

21. Leaves that turn red or yellow in
autumn have lost …what?
Ans: chlorophyll