Let’s Talk Science Challenge
Practice Quiz #6
Question
1
Chapter
Physics
Difficulty
Medium
Question
Which of the following is an example of specular reflection?
(A) Light reflecting off grass
(B) Light reflecting off a dry road
(C) Light reflecting off snow
(D) Light reflecting off a calm pond
2
Earth
Sciences
Easy
What would you find in the centre of the Earth?
(A) Solid iron and some nickel
(B) Hot semi-solid rock
(C) An alien base
(D) Dinosaurs
3
Chemistry
Easy
Zooshare will be using food waste and what else in their biogas plant at the
Toronto Zoo?
(A) Grass clipping
(B) Wood chips
(C) Poop from zoo animals
(D) Algae
4
Biology
Medium
What is the name for the part of the flower which contains the ovary?
(A) Petal
(B) Sepal
(C) Carpel
(D) Stamen
5
Biology
Hard
Which of the following is not one of the three parts of Cell Theory?
(A) The cell is the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
(B) All living things are made of cells.
(C) All cells have similar structures, processes, and functions.
(D) Cells only come from other pre-existing cells by cell division.
6
Mathematics
Easy
What do you need in order to break a code?
(A) Lock pick
(B) Hammer
(C) Encryption key
(D) Skeleton key
7
Enviro
Sciences
Medium
Desert biomes receive how much rain each year?
(A) less than 25 cm
(B) 26 - 50 cm
(C) 50 - 100 cm
(D) 100 - 200 cm
8
Engineering
and
Technology
Easy
What type of imaging do pregnant women often undergo to see their unborn
babies?
(A) X-ray
(B) Ultrasound
(C) MRI
(D) CT Scan
9
10
Engineering
and
Technology
Hard
Space
Sciences
Hard
What chemical element is needed to make the lenses of thermal cameras?
(A) Germanium
(B) Uranium
(C) Beryllium
(D) Lithium
What is the spectroscope on an astronomical camera similar to?
(A) A prism
(B) A lens
(C) A mirror
(D) A motor
Answers
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. A