GRADE V

Science Quiz
EASY ROUND
1. If you are burning wood, the reaction
will .

A. release energy
B. absorb energy
C. neither absorb nor release energy.
D. connections release and sometimes
absorb energy depending are the kind
of wood.
Answer: A
2. Which of the following is an
infection of the nasal passage?

A. laryngitis
B. tonsilitis
C. sinusitis
D. pharyngitis
Answer: C
3.Alexander Fleming noticed that bacteria growing
on a plate of agar did not grow next to a mold that
was growing on the same plate. He wrote in his
laboratory report “The mold may be producing
a substance that kills bacteria”. This statement
is best described as .

A. an observation
B. a hypothesis
C. a generalization
D. a conclusion
Answer: B
4. 4. Why do stars seem to twinkle?

A. They are too hot

B. Their size and color vary
C. They are covered with clouds
D. Light bends as it passes through
layers of the atmosphere
Answer: D
5. If you are exposed to garbage, what
kind of illness would you probably
get?

A. heart failure
B. asthma
C. goiter
D. nose bleed
Answer: B
AVERAGE ROUND
1. Some chemicals reactions absorb
energy; while others release energy. Of
the chemical reactions in burning coal
And exploding fireworks, which will
release energy?

A. Burning coal only.

B. Exploding fireworks only.
C. Both burning coal and exploding fireworks.
D. Neither burning coal nor exploding fireworks.
Answer: C
2. Fossil fuels were formed from
the .

A. volcanoes
B. gases in the atmosphere
C. the remains of living things
D. water trapped inside the rocks
Answer: C
3. Why do mountain climbers use
oxygen equipment at the top of the
world’s highest mountain?
A. There is less oxygen in the air at
great heights.
B. There is little nitrogen in the air at
great heights.
C. There is a hole in the ozone layer.
D. There is no air at the top of very high
mountains.
Answer: A
4. Which of the following characterizes
varicose veins?

A. Veins in the brain swell.

B. Veins in the lower extremity shrink.
C. Valves of veins in the legs fail to
function properly.
D. Valves of veins in the heart fail to
function properly.
Answer: C
5. What is the main cause of
tides?

A. Earth’s gravity
B. Moon’s gravity
C. Sun’s gravity
D. Earth’s rotation
Answer: B
DIFFICULT ROUND
1. The following diagrams show a battery and a bulb
connected by wires to various materials. Which of the bulbs
will light?
Bulb 1 Bulb 2

ALUMINUM FOIL PLASTIC SPOON

Bulb 3 Bulb 4

BRASS KEY AIR

Answer: 1 and 3 only
2. Respiration involves breathing. You
breath so that you can get oxygen from
the air into your body. Oxygen is used
by the body cells as burning food. As
food “burns”, what are given off as
wastes during this process?
Write your answer……..
Answer: Carbon
Dioxide and Water
3. What feature in the
sun appears like
billowing arches of
glowing gases?
Answer:

Prominences
4. Which part of the brain
acts like a switchboard that
allows the communications
from the brain to the
other parts of the nervous
system.
 Midbrain
Answer:
5. A galaxy that comprises
two to three percent of the
total number of galaxies.
 Irregular Galaxy
Answer:

galaxy
CLINCHER ROUND
1. Which is the visible
part of the sun?
Answer:
Corona
2. Airplanes drop particles of silver
iodide or dry ice in the atmosphere.
Water vapor sticks to these particles
and forms ice crystals when it is
cold. When they fall to the ground,
they melt into raindrops. What
method is used?
Answer: CLOUD SEEDING
3. The only planet in
the solar system that
has a day which lasts
longer than its year?
Answer:
Venus
4. What device first
proved that Earth rotates
on its axis?
Answer: FOUCAULT
PENDULUM
5. When we breathe in we
inhale many gases,
including oxygen, what
happens to the gases that
the body can’t use?
Answer: Unwanted gases
are exhaled