Science Quiz with Answers- Round 1 to 5

SCIENCE Quiz

by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central School, Bhutan

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Quiz on Science 1

1.      What changes litmus paper to blue?

2.      What acid is found in bee venom?

3.      What acid is found in lemon?

4.      What is matter?

5.      What is fusion in physics?

6.      Name the element that comes last when written alphabetically.

7.      What is the unit of capacity for fuel wood?

8.      Who is an Astronaut?

9.      What is Astronaut also called as?

10.  What is an Asteroid?

11.  What is Asteroid Belt?

12.  Who changed the world of science with his brilliant work in theoretical physics?

13.  Name the husband and wife who contributed much to science in the field of radioactivity?

14.  Name the person who wrote about philosophy, politics, logic and music as well as developing many new and influential scientific ideas?

15.  Who invented the theory of universal gravitation?

16.  Who developed the famous three laws of motion?

17.  Who was famously called as the father of nuclear physics?

18.  What is desalination?

19.  Name the only metal that's not a solid at room temperature.

20.  Name the most malleable metal

Answer to Quiz on Science 1

1.      Bases

2.      Formic acid

3.      Citric acid

4.      Anything that has mass and occupies space

5.      A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

6.      Zirconium

7.      A cord

8.      A person trained to travel in a spacecraft

9.      Cosmonaut

10.  Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)

11.  The region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found

12.  Albert Einstein

13.  Pierre & Marie Curie

14.  Aristotle

15.  Isaac Newton

16.  Isaac Newton

17.  Ernest Rutherford

18.  The removal of salt from water

19.  Mercury

20.  Gold

Quiz on Science 2

1.      What is the use of an ophthalmoscope?

2.      What do you mean by Hypoglycaemia?

3.      Where is liver bile stopped before being released into the small intestine?

4.      What do you mean by Scoliosis?

5.      What is a Valium?

6.      What can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning?

7.      What is a cerebrovascular accident?

8.      What is another term used for a cerebrovascular accident?

9.      What is Prostate cancer?

10.  Who is a person who continually imagines that he is ill?

11.  What is the normal temperature of the human body?

12.  What is the normal pulse rate of a healthy adult?

13.  When was a vaccine against Poliomyelitis invented?

14.  Who introduced a vaccine against Poliomyelitis?

15.  What do you mean by Lithotripsy?

16.  Name three types of petroleum?

17.  What is the origin of the word petroleum?

18.  What instrument is used to measure Air pressure?

19.  Who was the Founder of Homoeopathy?

20.  What is linear magnification?

Answer to Quiz on Science 2

1.      Medical instrument used for examining the retina of the eye

2.      Abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet

3.      The gall bladder

4.      An abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column (Spine)

5.      A tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA

6.      Valium

7.      A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

8.      Stroke

9.      Cancer of the prostate gland (most frequently diagnosed cancer in men)

10.  A Hypochondriac

11.  98.4°F

12.  70-80 beats per minute

13.  1954

14.  Sir Jonas Salk

15.  The new method of waves to smash kidney stones

16.  Crude oil, Natural gas, and Semi-solid and Solid forms

17.  Petroleum comes from the Latin Petra meaning rock or stone & Oleum meaning oil

18.  Barometer

19.  C.F.S. Hahnemann

20.  The ratio of the size of the object to the size of the image

Quiz on Science 3

1.      When was D.D.T invented?

2.      What is D.D.T?

3.      Name the person who invented D.D.T?

4.      What is the full form of D.D.T?

5.      What does ‘DC’ stand for in Physics?

6.      When was Oxygen discovered?

7.      Who discovered Oxygen?

8.      Which parasite did Ronald Ross discover?

9.      Name the element that has the highest melting point.

10.  What is the melting point of Carbon?

11.  How deep is one fathom of water?

12.  Name the world's largest lizard

13.  Which gas makes up approximately 78% of air?

14.  Which gas makes up approximately 21% of air?

15.  Which gas makes up approximately 0.03% of air?

16.  Which gas makes up approximately 0.95% of air?

17.  Name the first element on the periodic table.

18.  Name the famous New Zealand scientist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in which field of Chemistry.

19.  When a gas reaches its condensation point what does it become?

20.  What do you mean by MACH 1?

Answer to Quiz on Science 3

1.      1939

2.      It is the first man-made insecticide

3.      Paul Muller

4.      Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane

5.      Direct Current

6.      1774

7.      J.B. Priestley

8.      Malaria Parasite

9.      Carbon

10.  3,527 degrees centigrade

11.  6 feet

12.  Komodo dragon

13.  Nitrogen

14.  Oxygen

15.  Carbon dioxide

16.  Inert gases

17.  Hydrogen

18.  Ernest Rutherford

19.  Liquid

20.  It is the speed of sound at sea level

Quiz on Science 4

1.      What type of creature is a Basilisk?

2.      What is Newton?

3.      Name the first person to walk on the moon

4.      Why do you think that Brass gets discoloured in the air?

5.      What forms an amalgam with other metals?

6.      What is a cord?

7.      Name the constellation that points to the south celestial pole.

8.      What changes in the depth of the ozone layer?

9.      When was Halley's Comet first sighted by the Chinese?

10.  What is Seismograph?

11.  How many teeth should a normal healthy adult have?

12.  How many sides are there in a 'Prism'?

13.  What is Galvanisation?

14.  What type of rock is Marble?

15.  Name the land mammal that has the largest ears.

16.  What is Bronze?

17.  Which two metals are used to make pewter?

18.  What is the function of Platelets?

19.  Name the smallest breed of dog

20.  Name the metal that is mixed with steel to make it stainless.

Answer to Quiz on Science 4

1.      Lizard

2.      The S.I. Unit of Force

3.      Neil Armstrong

4.      Because of the presence of Hydrogen sulphide

5.      Mercury

6.      The unit of capacity for fuel wood

7.      The Southern Cross

8.      The Nimbus-7 satellite

9.      240 B.C.

10.  A measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)

11.  32 teeth

12.  5 sides

13.  Either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting

14.  Limestone

15.  African Elephant

16.  An alloy of copper and tin

17.  Tin and Lead

18.  Help in blood clotting

19.  Chihuahua

20.  Chromium

Quiz on Science 5

1.      What is the catalyst?

2.      What is the term used to the way in which animal’s colour or shape matches with its surroundings and makes it difficult to see?

3.      How many pairs of chromosomes does a human usually have?

4.      What is El Nino?

5.      What do you mean by Anaemia?

6.      What is the disease of the gums and teeth due to the deficiency of Vitamin C called?

7.      What disease is caused due to the lack of Vitamin A?

8.      What do the pH scale measures?

9.      Which acid is present in citrus fruits?

10.  Which acid is present in tomatoes?

11.  Which acid is present in an apple?

12.  Which acid is present in an orange?

13.  Name the lightest Inert gas?

14.  Which Inert gas is used in the treatment of cancer?

15.  Which Inert gas used to fill the light bulb?

16.  What is the use of Helium gas?

17.  A tube filled with what gas glow red when high voltage is passed across the gas?

18.  What do you mean by luminous body?

19.  What do you mean by non-luminous body?

20.  What helps in food decay?

Answer to Quiz on Science 5

1.      A substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

2.      Camouflage

3.      23

4.      A major warming of the equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean

5.      Deficiency of red blood cells in the blood due to the deficiency of iron in the diet.

6.      Scurvy

7.      Night blindness

8.      The inverse concentration of hydronium ions

9.      Asboric acid

10.  Oxalic acid

11.  Malic acid

12.  Citric acid

13.  Helium

14.  Radon

15.  Argon

16.  It is used in filling balloons

17.  Neon

18.  Body that emit light by itself

19.  Body that do not emit light by itself

20.  Bacteria and fungi