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SCIENCE MCQS CLASS TWO TO EIGHT.

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Composed And Completed By Hamim Huda

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(a) Which is the only planet in the solar system which is known to have living things?
Venus Earth Mars [Earth]
(b) A tadpole grows into a .
kitten puppy frog [frog]
(c) All living things need to grow.
air water food [food]
(d) Human beings eat .
plants and animals plants only animals only [plants and animals]
(e) Green plants make their own .
water food air [food]
(f ) Plants that are not green cannot make their own food so they take food from .
animals green plants soil [green plants]
(g) Plants take in air through small holes in their leaves called .
gills lungs stomata [stomata]
(h) A fish swims in water by its .
wings legs fins [fins]
(i) Seeds grow to make new .
flowers leaves plants [plants]
(j) A baby kangaroo is called a .
nestling joey calf [joey]
(a) Animals have different colours which help them to .
hide from their enemies protect them from the sun
[hide from their enemies]
(b) The body of a fish is covered with .
feathers scales shells [scales]
(c) The soft body of a snail is protected by .
feathers scales a shell [a shell]
(d) An animal that can live in very cold places is a .
crocodile polar bear ostrich [polar bear]
(e) An animal that lives in very hot places is a .
penguin camel polar bear [camel]
(f ) A sea anemone looks like a .
star horse flower [flower]
(g) An animal that lives on land and in the water is .
crocodile dolphin jellyfish [crocodile]
(h) An octopus has arms.
5 7 8 [8]
(i) The body of a porcupine is covered with .
scales fur quills [quills]
(j) A parrot can hide in the leaves of trees because its colour is .
blue green yellow [green]
(a) Most plants are .
red green blue [green]
(b) of a plant sucks water from the soil.
Roots Stem Leaves [Roots]
(c) Green leaves of a plant make for the plant.
water food air [food]
(d) Flowers help the plant to make .
seeds stems roots [seeds]
(e) The stems of trees are .
short and branched soft and weak hard and woody [hard and woody]
(f ) Plants that have soft, weak stems are called .
herbs shrubs trees [herbs]
(g) Mosses do not have .
roots stems leaves [stems]
(h) Special tubes carry water from the to all parts of the plant.
stems roots leaves [roots]
(i) Special tubes carry food from the to all parts of the plant.
stems roots leaves [leaves]
(j) The venus flytrap catches .
insects birds fish [insects]
(a) Roots grow in the .
soil sky air [soil]
(b) Roots suck from the soil.
food air water [water]
(c) Roots which have one thick part are called .
fibrous roots tap roots fat roots [tap roots]
(d) Small roots of the same size are called .
tap roots cap roots fibrous roots [fibrous roots]
(e) The tip of the root is protected by .
root hairs root tips root cap [root cap]
(f ) The root cap protects the .
root hairs root tips stem tips [root tips]
(g) The kind of root which stores a lot of food is .
tap root fibrous root thin root [tap root]
(h) The turnip is an example of a .
root hair tap root fibrous root [tap root]
(i) Roots with many branches of the same size are called .
fibrous roots tap roots branched roots [fibrous roots]
(j) Water and salts are sucked up by the plant by .
root cap root hairs tap root [root hairs]
(a) All leaves grow on the of plants.
roots stems leaves [stems]
(b) Chlorophyll is the coloured substance in the leaf.
yellow red green [green]
(c) The flat, green part of the leaf is called .
leaf stalk leaf blade midrib [leaf blade]
(d) The midrib and veins in the leaf carry .
food only water only food and water [food and water]
(e) When one leaf grows on a leaf stalk the leaf is called a .
leaflet simple leaf compound leaf [simple leaf]
(f ) When two or more leaves grow on a leaf stalk the leaf is called .
compound leaf simple leaf leaflet [compound leaf]
(g) The process by which green leaves make food is called .
respiration photosynthesis excretion [photosynthesis]
(h) The food of the plant is .
rice butter glucose [glucose]
(i) A leaf makes food with the help of .
air, water, sunlight
water, sunlight, and chlorophyll
water, air, sunlight, chlorophyll [air, water, sunlight, chlorophyll]
(j) Air enters a leaf by small holes called .
pores holes stomata [stomata]
(a) A fruit is made from a .
leaf stem flower [flower]
(b) A mango is a fruit.
dry juicy hard [juicy]
(c) Seeds are made inside the .
fruit flower roots [fruit]
(d) A has many seed.
papaya mango banana [papaya]
(e) A seed has a hard outer covering called .
skin seed coat shell [seed coat]
(f ) A seed has a tiny hole through which go into the seed.
air and water air and soil air and food [air and water]
(g) The seed has a inside it.
leaves flowers baby plant [baby plant]
(h) The seed leaves have for the baby plant to grow.
air water food [food]
(i) A bean seed has seed leaves.
2 3 4 [2]
(j) A maize seed has seed leaf.
1 2 3 [1]
(a) A push or a pull is called .
force work energy [force]
(b) To push a heavy thing we need force.
no more less [more]
(c) help us to do work.
Machines Cars Aeroplanes [Machines]
(d) A bottle opener is a small .
machine car crane [machine]
(e) The food of a machine is called .
food fuel water [fuel]
(f ) Fuel gives to the machine to do work.
work energy petrol [energy]
(g) Small machines make our work .
difficult easy hard [easy]
(h) The fuel of our body is .
petrol gas food [food]
(i) A machine that helps us to lift heavy things is .
train crane screw driver [crane]
(j) The fuel of a steam engine is .
petrol oil coal [coal]
(a) We can see things when

falls on them.
electricity light crane [light]
(b) All the light on the Earth comes from .
bulbs candles the Sun [the Sun]
(c) Something which gives out light by itself is called .
non-luminous luminous dark [luminous]
(d) The moon is a body.
luminous non-luminous burning [non-luminous]
(e) Things which let light pass through them are called .
transparent translucent opaque [transparent]
(f ) We cannot see through objects.
transparent translucent opaque [opaque]
(g) A beam of light travels in a line.
curved wavy straight [straight]
(h) The shadow of an object is of the same as the object.
size shape colour [shape]
(i) If the object is near the light its shadow is .
bigger than the object smaller than the object
of the same size as the object [bigger than the object]
(j) When the Sun is over our heads, our shadow is made .

on our left on our right under our feet [under our feet]
(a) Heat makes us feel .
warm cold cool [warm]
(b) Heat is a kind of .
energy power fuel [energy]
(c) Animals have hair or fur on their bodies to keep .
cold warm wet [warm]
(d) Heat energy comes from things.
washing burning blowing [burning]
(e) Metals through which heat can pass are called .
poor conductors good conductors semi-conductors [good conductors]
(f ) Plastic is a conductor of heat.
good poor weak [poor]
(g) Handles of cooking pots are made of conductors of heat.
good poor weak [poor]
(h) is produced by rubbing our hands.
Water Electricity Heat [Heat]
(i) We sit under a tree to protect ourselves from the heat of the .
Sun Moon stars [Sun]
(j) We feel when we are close the source of heat.
cold wet warm [warm]
(a) Stars shine in the sky .
at night in the morning in the afternoon [at night]
(b) Stars are big balls of burning .
wood coal gases [gases]
(c) The Sun gives us .
Light and water heat and light air and water [heat and light]
(d) The Sun is million kilometres away from the Earth.
130 140 150 [150]
(e) The moon is kilometres away from the Earth.
300,000 400,000 500,000 [400,000]
(f ) Deep holes on the surface of the moon are called .
wells holes craters [craters]
(g) Which one of the following statements about the moon is not true?
The moon has air.
The moon does not have its own heat and light.
The moon has many flat plains and mountains. [The moon has air.]
(h) The moon takes about days to go once round the Earth.
14 21 28 [28]
(i) Sunlight helps our skin to make vitamin .
A B D [D]
(j) The Sun is a .
moon star planet [star]
(a) The Earth gets heat and light form the .
Sun Moon stars [Sun]
(b) There is a layer of around the Earth.
water air smoke [air]
(c) How much of the Earth is covered with water?
1/2 3/4 1/4 [3/4]
(d) How much of the Earth is made of land?
1/4 1/2 3/4 [1/4]
(e) The Earth turns on its axis once in .
12 hours 18 hours 24 hours [24 hours]
(f ) The Earth goes round the Sun in about .
30 days 6 months 365 days [365 days]
(g) The innermost layer of the Earth is called the .
crust mantle core [core]
(h) The layer of the Earth which has many oceans, mountains, and continents is the .
crust mantle core [crust]
(i) The mantle is made of .
sand clay rocks [rocks]
(j) The hottest part of the Earth is called the .

mantle inner core outer core [inner core]


(a) There are seasons in a year.
4 6 8 [4]
(b) In winter it is very .
hot cold pleasant [cold]
(c) People wear light clothes in .
summer winter autumn [summer]

(d) The Earth takes about days to circle the Sun.


165 265 365 [365]
(e) Leaves fall off trees in .
spring summer autumn [autumn]
(f ) When different parts of the Earth face the Sun for some time during the year,
the periods are called .
months seasons years [seasons]
(g) In which season are the days longer than the nights?
spring winter summer [summer]
(h) In which season are the nights longer than the days?
spring summer winter [winter]
(i) In spring and autumn the length of the days and nights are .
long short equal [equal]
(j) In there is less daylight and the days are shorter.
summer autumn winter [winter]
(a) All living things need water, oxygen, and .
food carbon dioxide nitrogen [food]
(b) Oxygen helps to burn the food inside our bodies to make .
waste substances energy food [energy]
(c) Plants breathe through tiny holes in their leaves called .
lungs gills stomata [stomata]
(d) of our bodies are made up of water.
1/4 1/2 3/4 [3/4]
(e) can make their own food in sunlight.
Human beings Green plants Animal [Green plants]
(f ) Animals that eat plants are called .
herbivores carnivores omnivores [herbivores]
(g) Animals that eat the meat of other animals are called .
herbivores carnivores omnivores [carnivores]
(h) In animals, food is stored as a layer of fat .
in the stomach under the skin in the kidneys [under the skin]
(i) Which one of the following animals is an omnivore?
crow cow lion [crow]
(j) Which one of the following is a herbivore?
cat hen sheep [sheep]
(a) All animals can be put into one group called the .
living group animal group plant group [animal group]
(b) Animals which have a skeleton of bones can be divided into classes.
1 3 5 [5]
(c) A starfish moves about in the water with its .
legs tube feet fins [tube feet]
(d) A snail has a soft body that is protected by .
spines bones a shell [a shell]
(e) Animals, which have a soft body and no legs, are called
worms crabs oysters [worms]
(f ) A butterfly has legs and wings.
2, 4 6, 4 4, 6 [6, 4]
(g) The middle part of an insect’s body is called .
head thorax abdomen [thorax]
(h) Fish breathe in water by their .
gills lungs skin [gills]
(i) Birds have no .
beak claws teeth [teeth]
(j) An is an animal that spends part of its life in water and part of it on land.
fish amphibian reptile [amphibian]
(a) Plants like the cactus grow in .
wet shady places hot and dry places water [hot and dry places]
(b) Plants need to make food.
air and water air, water, and chlorophyll water and chlorophyll
[air, water, and chlorophyll]
(c) Plants that do not have flowers cannot make .
stems and roots fruits and seeds leaves and buds [fruits and seeds]
(d) Ferns and mosses make that can grow into new plants.
seeds spores pollen [spores]
(e) The small green leaves that cover the bud are called .
sepals petals carpels [sepals]
(f ) The fruit is made in the lower part of the carpel called the .
stigma style ovary [ovary]
(g) Plants that are not green cannot make .
flowers food fruits [food]
(h) Some trees do not have flowers and fruits but they make seeds inside .
carpels cones pods [cones]
(i) Mushrooms get their food from in the soil.
water animals humus [humus]
(j) Plants that grow from seeds are called .
Seedless plants cone-bearing plants seed-bearing plants
[seed-bearing plants]
(a) All things around us are made of .
wood metal matter [matter]
(b) There are states of matter.
1 2 3 [3]
(c) A has a definite shape and it is hard.
solid liquid gas [solid]
(d) A can flow and can change its shape.
solid liquid gas [liquid]
(e) A has no shape and it can move from one place to another.
solid liquid gas [gas]
(f ) The smallest part of matter is called .
an atom a molecule an element [an atom]
(g) A solid can be changed into a liquid by .
cooling heating freezing [heating]
(h) Water can be changed into steam by .
freezing heating cooling [heating]
(i) The molecules in a solid are .
very far apart very close together not very close to each other
[very close together]
(j) A gas has no shape because its molecules .
can slide over each other
very close together
can move about freely [can move about freely]
a) The layer of air around the Earth is called .
biosphere atmosphere hemisphere [atmosphere]
b) The atmosphere is km deep.
1000 2000 3000 [1000]
c) gas in the atmosphere is used by living things for breathing and burning.
Oxygen Carbon dioxide Nitrogen [Oxygen]
d) All living things give out gas when they breathe out.
oxygen carbon dioxide nitrogen [carbon dioxide]
e) On a bright sunny day the air is .
cold warm dry [warm]
f) The atmosphere is made up of the following gases .
oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen
oxygen and nitrogen
oxygen and carbon dioxide [oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen]
g) The way air presses down on all things is called .
water pressure mercury pressure air pressure [air pressure]
h) Warm air is cold air.
lighter than heavier than as heavy or as light as [lighter than]
i) The strongest wind that blows is called a .
breeze gale hurricane [hurricane]
j) We can measure changes in air pressure by an instrument called a .
(a) The gaseous form of water is called .
ice water steam [steam]
(b) High up in the sky it is very .
cold hot wet [cold]
(c) Water vapour in the air cools down to form .
ice clouds rain [clouds]
(d) Clouds that are formed near the ground are called .
snow fog clouds [fog]
(e) When tiny drops of water in the clouds freeze they form small shapes of ice called .
snow flakes crystals water vapour [crystals]
(f ) The way that water goes from the sea to the atmosphere and back again as rain is called
.
water cycle bicycle rock cycle [water cycle]
(g) Water that gathers in the spaces between rocks is called .
river water sea water ground water [ground water]
(h) Ground water can come out of holes and cracks in the ground to make a .
well spring fountain [spring]
(i) Deep holes dug in the ground to reach ground water are called .
springs fountains wells [wells]
(j) Water can be changed from ice into steam by .
heating cooling evaporation [heating]
\

(a) When we are pushing or pulling something we are using .


force pressure energy [force]
(b) When an object is pulled through some distance we call it .
force pressure work [work]
(c) The force that we need to do work is called .
force pressure energy [energy]
(d) The energy from the Sun is called .
solar energy electrical energy sound energy [solar energy]
(e) Heat energy comes from .
burning things power stations wind [burning things]
(f ) Steam engines use energy to make them move.
electrical heat light [heat]
(g) Electrical energy comes from .
the Sun burning things power stations [power stations]
(h) Light energy helps us to .
see things hear sounds move things [see things]
(i) The force, which pulls objects towards the Earth, is called .
electricity gravity energy [gravity]
(j) Washing machines use energy to wash clothes.
(a) Heat is a kind of .
force work energy [energy]
(b) When molecules of a substance move fast they make it .
hot cold freeze [hot]
(c) When ice is heated it melts because its molecules start moving .
slower remain still faster [faster]
(d) When molecules are cooled their movement and they move closer to each other.
slows down becomes fast remains the same [slows down]
(e) We use an instrument called a to find out how hot something is.
anemometer barometer thermometer [thermometer]
(f ) The bulb of a thermometer is filled with .
water mercury oil [mercury]
(g) The normal body temperature of the human body in degrees Fahrenheit is .
98.6 100.6 102.6 [98.6]
(h) A steam engine moves due to .
cold heat ice [heat]
(i) When a thermometer is dipped into something warm, the liquid inside .
falls rises stays the same [rises]
(j) The energy that keeps our body warm comes from .
fire food fuel [food]
(a) The bouncing-off of light from shiny objects is called .
reflection refraction dispersion [reflection]
(b) When light from a shiny object falls on something, the light tells us its size, shape,
and colour.
refracted reflected shining [reflected]
(c) Light can travel from the Moon to the Earth in less than a .
second minute hour [second]
(d) Light travels in straight lines called .
rays tracks lines [rays]
(e) The bending of light when it passes through water or glass is called .
reflection refraction dispersion [refraction]
(f ) We can see the colour of things because they light.
absorb reflect refract [reflect]
(g) A tomato looks red because it absorbs all the other colours of white light and reflects only

blue yellow red [red]


(h) A black object looks black because it all the colours of white light.
absorbs reflects mixes [absorbs]
(i) There are colours in a rainbow.
4 6 7 [7]
(j) Plants need sunlight to make their .
homes food flowers [food]
(a) Land is covered with a thin layer of .
air soil water [soil]
(b) plants grow in deserts and rocky places.
No Few Many [Few]
(c) Soil is made from .
sand rocks wood [rocks]
(d) Soil is made up of of different sizes.
stones particles rocks [particles]
(e) Remains of dead plants and animals in the soil are called .
humus organisms food [humus]
(f ) The kind of soil which has a lot of air and cannot hold any water is called .
sandy soil clay soil loam [sandy soil]
(g) Soil that has very little air and can hold a lot of water is called .
sandy soil clay soil loam [clay soil]
(h) Soil which is a mixture of sand and clay is called .
loam humus fertile soil [loam]
(i) The best type of soil for plants is .
sandy soil clay soil loam [loam]
(j) of plants can grow in the cracks of rocks and break them.
Leaves Stems Roots [Roots]
(a) Stars, asteroids, and planets are found in a vast space called .
sky space universe [universe]
(b) Stars appear to be dim because they are .
very small very far very cold [very far]
(c) Planets are bodies that move around the .
Sun Moon Earth [Sun]
(d) The planet closest to the Sun is .
Mercury Venus Earth [Mercury]
(e) The planet which is covered in thick clouds and is almost as big as the Earth is .
Mercury Venus Mars [Venus]
(f ) Mars is called the planet.
red blue green [red]
(g) Jupiter is the planet.
smallest largest coldest [largest]
(h) The number of moons around Saturn is .
51 53 57 [53]
(i) The planet which has many rings and moons is .
Mercury Venus Uranus [Uranus]
(j) is a planet that has 13 moons and it takes 165 days to go once round the Sun.
Saturn Uranus Neptune [Neptune]
(a) The fuel for the human body is .
petrol food oil [ food ]
(b) The part of the body that is made of tough elastic tissue is .
muscles cells bones [muscles]
(c) The bones of the body are joined together to make the .
blood skeleton nerves [skeleton]
(d) When we breathe in, the lungs become filled with .
air water blood [air]
(e) The body cells need gas to stay alive.
nitrogen carbon dioxide oxygen [oxygen]
(f ) There are different types of teeth.
1 2 4 [4]
(g) Meat eating animals have long, sharp teeth called .
incisors canines molars [canines]
(h) in the stomach helps to kill germs.
Juice Acid Salt [Acid]
(i) Special cells in the eyes help us to see .
pictures colours shadows [colours]
(j) The skin has that can sense pain, temperature, and pressure.
cells nerves muscles [nerves]
(a) Large water animals like the whale have to swim.
flippers wings fins [ flippers]
(b) The hard outer covering of the body of an insect is called .
skin shell exoskeleton [exoskeleton]
(c) Some tiny organisms swim in water using a .
hair flagellum fins [ flagellum]
(d) The buds of plants have tiny folded up .
leaves stem roots [leaves]
(e) An onion bulb has thick fleshy leaves which store a lot of .
water food salts [ food]
(f ) A starfish can grow back which has been cut off.
an arm a leg a tail [an arm]
(g) A gardener can grow new plants from small pieces of stem called .
twigs runners cuttings [cuttings]
(h) A is a baby frog.
tadpole chick worm [tadpole]
(i) A caterpillar is the of a butterfly.
egg larva pupa [larva]
(j) We can get some important chemicals and from plants.
medicines wool meat [medicines]
(a) Most green plants make their own food from materials that are taken from .
air and soil air and Sun air and water [air and soil]
(b) A potato is an underground .
root stem bulb [stem]
(c) Seeds may store starch and .
oil water sugar [oil]
(d) Proteins, fats, and carbohydrates are called .
primary food substances secondary food substances welfare foods
[primary food substances]
(e) Welfare foods are .
water and vitamins water and minerals vitamins and minerals
[vitamins and minerals]
(f ) are used for the growth of the body.
Proteins Fats Carbohydrates [Proteins]
(g) There are about different minerals in our food.
10 15 20 [20]
(h) A substance that helps to carry substances from one part of the body to another is
.
air food water [ ater]
(i) A mineral which helps in making red blood cells is .
calcium iron sodium [iron]
(a) All those things that are around an organism and which affect its way of life is called its
.
locality area environment [environment]
(b) The part of the Earth where living things are found is called .
hemisphere atmosphere biosphere [biosphere]
(c) Three-fourths of the Earth’s surface is covered with .
air water land [ ater]
(d) One-fifth of the air is a gas called .
oxygen nitrogen hydrogen [oxygen]
(e) The provides energy for all living things.
Earth Sun Moon [Sun]
(f ) The gas that plants use for making their food is .
oxygen nitrogen carbon dioxide [carbon dioxide]
(g) The soil contains many which help plants and animals to grow healthy. vitamins
minerals salts [minerals]
(h) have special teeth that help them to chew leaves and grass.
Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores [Herbivores]
(i) Bacteria and fungi which feed on dead plants in the soil are called .
herbivores carnivores decomposers [decomposers]
(j) Several food chains are inter-connected to form a .
food cycle food chain food web [ food eb]
(a) The state of matter depends on the amount of between the particles.
space solids water [space]
(b) When a substance is its particles begin to move freely and a change of state occurs.
cooled heated evaporated [heated]
(c) The melting point of ice is degrees centigrade.
(a) 0 10 20 [0]

(b) When water is cooled its particles energy and move closer to each other, and it
freezes to form ice.
gain lose do not lose [lose]
(c) The temperature at which a liquid boils is called its .
freezing point boiling point melting point [boiling point]
(f ) The change of state from a liquid to a gas is called .
evaporation melting freezing [evaporation]
(g) The change of state from vapour to a liquid state is called .
evaporation melting condensation [condensation]
(h) When sugar dissolves in water a is formed.
emulsion solution suspension [solution]
(i) To separate sand from a mixture of sand and water we need
to the mixture.
filter stir heat [ filter]
(j) A mixture of sand and iron filings can be separated by stirring the mixture with a
.
spoon wooden ruler magnet [magnet]
(a) The gas which is used for making chemical compounds called nitrates is .
oxygen nitrogen hydrogen [nitrogen]
(b) The gas used by plants for making their food is .
oxygen nitrogen carbon dioxide [carbon dioxide]
(c) Oxygen in the air helps living things to .
breathe eat excrete [breathe]
(d) When a candle burns in air it produces carbon dioxide and .
water vapour oil coal [ ater vapour]
(e) Cool air has pressure.
low high no [high]
(f ) Burning coal and oil produces harmful gases such as .
ammonia sulphur dioxide oxygen [sulphur dioxide]
(g) Water vapour in the air rises and changes back into tiny droplets of water which form .
clouds rain snow [clouds]
(h) Poisonous chemicals and germs in fresh water cause pollution.
air water land [ ater]
(i) Fish and other river life cannot live without .
oxygen carbon dioxide sulphur dioxide [oxygen]
(j) Poisonous gases and chemicals mix with rain water to produce .
sewage smoke acid rain [acid rain]
(a) An object that can attract iron or steel is called a .
metal magnet machine [magnet]
(b) Artificial magnets are made of hard .
wood stone steel [steel]
(c) When an electric current is passed though the coil of an electro magnet the iron rod inside the
coil becomes a .
current magnet wire [magnet]
(d) The force, which holds objects to a magnet, is called .
electrical force pressure magnetic force [magnetic force]
(e) Wood, rubber, and paper are materials.
magnetic non-magnetic neutral [non-magnetic]
(f ) The force of a magnet is strongest .
at the poles in the centre around the magnet [at the poles]
(g) poles of a magnet attract each other.
Similar Opposite No [Opposite]
(h) Keepers stop a magnet from losing its .
magnetism atoms molecules [magnetism]
(i) Magnets that are used in electric bells are called .
bell magnets sound magnets electromagnets [electromagnets]
(j) A small instrument which helps us to find directions is called .
a watch a thermometer a compass [compass]
(a) Vibrations caused by the shaking movements of the air help to produce .
sound heat electricity [sound]
(b) When particles pass their energy from one molecule to the next the movement is called a
.
water wave sound wave electrical wave [sound ave]
(c) A sound is heard when the vibration is small.
low high noisy [lo ]
(d) Sound cannot travel through space because there is no .
water land air [air]
(e) Sound travels better through and liquids.
air water solids [solids]
(f ) Unpleasant sounds are called .
noise music vibrations [noise]
(g) Sound waves bounce off , hard surfaces.
smooth shiny rough [smooth]
(h) Sound that is is called an echo.
dispersed reflected refracted [reflected]
(i) Bats can catch insects in the dark by .
echo sounders echo detection echo location [echo location]
(j) Very loud sounds can damage the .
eyes ears teeth [ears]
(a) Protons have a charge.
negative positive neutral [positive]
(b) Electrons have a charge.
negative positive neutral [negative]
(c) Electricity that is not moving is called .
current electricity static electricity magnetic electricity [static electricity]
(d) A object can be charged by a process called electrostatic induction.
positive negative neutral [neutral]
(e) An instrument called a can be used to test a body for the presence of a charge.
gold leaf electroscope microscope telescope [gold leaf electroscope]

(f ) The jumping of electrons between clouds, or from the clouds to the Earth is called
.
lighting lightning electrifying [lightning]
(g) High buildings can be protected from damage due to lightning by fixing on
them.
lightning conductors heat conductors sound conductors [lightning conductors]
(h) A cell of a battery is a source of energy, which pushes the in a circuit.
charge heat light [charge]
(i) An electric current can be turned on and off by a .
fuse switch bulb [s itch]
(j) The pathway by which an electric current moves along the wire is called .
[a circuit]
(a) When we rub our hands they .
become hot become cold stay the same [become hot]
(b) Groups of atoms are called .
heat molecules mercury [molecules]
(c) Rubbing makes molecules move .
faster slower at the same speed [ faster]
(d) The movement of molecules produces .
cold water heat ice [heat]
(e) We use an instrument called a to find out the temperature of something.
thermometer tube bulb [thermometer]
(f) The markings on the glass tube of a thermometer is called .
temperature scale mercury freezing point [temperature scale]
(g) The bulb of a thermometer contains .
cold water warm water mercury [mercury]
(h) The level of the mercury on the scale shows the temperature in .
degrees alphabets pictures [degrees]
(i) The normal human body temperature is F.
98.6° 95.4° 100° [98.6°]
(j) The boiling point of water is C.
110° 95° 100° [100°]
(a) The push or pull that is needed to bring about some kind of movement is called .
force machine gravity [ force]
(b) If you push a toy car it will move in the direction in which it was pushed.
same opposite backward [same]
(c) The kind of force which attracts objects towards the Earth is called the force of .
push gravity attraction [ gravity]
(d) Force can change the of objects.
colour state shape [shape]
(e) Machines need to turn the moving parts inside them.
energy food water [energy]
(f ) Our forearm acts like a lever. Which part represents the fulcrum?
wrist elbow muscles [elbo ]
(g) When we use machines like levers and pulleys, .
we can do less work move a large load with a small effort
use less energy [move a large load ith a small effort]
(h) A pulley is a simple machine which is made up of .
levers wheels wires [ heels]
(i) Which of the following has a lever system in it?
ear lobe knee cap finger [ finger]
(j) The force which can produce an effect on an object at a distance without touching it is
.
force of gravity force of a pulley force of a lever [ force of gravity]
(a) The Sun gives heat and to the Earth.
sound electricity light [light]
(b) The speed of light is .
200,000 km/s 300,000 km/s 400,000 km/s [300,000 km/s]
(c) The speed of light the speed of sound.
is faster than is slower than is the same as [is faster than]
(d) Light can only travel in .
straight lines curves lines circular lines [straight lines]
(e) A beam of light is made up of many .
lines dots rays [rays]
(f ) A very narrow beam of light of colour (s) is called a laser beam.
many few one [one]
(g) The bouncing back of light from a smooth surface is called .
dispersion refraction reflection [reflection]
(h) The reflection of an object is called .
shadow image photograph [image]
(i) When rays of light fall on surface they are scattered in all directions.
smooth shiny rough [rough]
(j) Objects that give off their own light are called .
luminous non luminous opaque [luminous]
(a) The shape of the Earth is .
round flat geoid [ geoid]
(b) The blanket of air around the Earth is called .
atmosphere biosphere hemisphere [atmosphere]
(c) The imaginary line that passes through the North and South poles of the Earth is called
.
axis equator chord [axis]
(d) The movement of the Earth on its axis is called .
evolution revolution rotation [rotation]
(e) The number of days that the Earth takes to make one revolution is .
165 365 265 [365]
(f) The change of seasons on the Earth is caused by the of the Earth around the Sun. rotation revolution
evolution [revolution]
(g) Groups of stars that seem to make shapes in the sky are called .
stations constellations rotation [constellations]
(h) When the Moon is on the side of the Earth nearest to the Sun we can see
.
a new moon an old moon a full moon [a ne moon]
(i) The Moon is km away from the Earth.
184,000 284,000 384,000 [384,000]
(j) The rotation of the Earth takes .
12 hours 24 hours 36 hours (24 hours)
(a) Scientists who study living things are called .
biologists chemists geologists [biologists]
(b) Dividing living things into groups is called .
division classification multiplication [classification]
(c) The two main divisions of living things are .
non-living and living things plants and animals
human beings and animals [ plants and animals]
(d) viruses are made up of like those found in our bodies.
bacteria chemicals fungi [chemicals]
(e) Amoeba is a single-celled .
bacterium virus protist [ protist]
(f ) Which one of the following is a disease caused by a bacterium?
cancer cholera common cold [cholera]
(g) Scientists who study plants are called .
zoologists geologists botanists [botanists]
(h) Plants which are non-green and cannot make their own food are .
algae fungi angiosperms [ fungi ]
(i) Green plants that usually live in water are called .
algae fungi bacteria [algae]
(j) Skeletons or impressions formed by crushed bodies of dead animals in very old rocks are called
.
skeletons dead bodies fossils [ fossils]
(a) Making new living things of their own kind is called .
reproduction replication reduction [reproduction]
(b) A caterpillar spins a coat of silk around its body and forms a .
cocoon pupa butterfly [ pupa]
(c) Baby fish are called .
caterpillars spawn fry [ fry]
(d) A tadpole takes months to change into a complete frog.
2 3 4 [3]
(e) Pollen is made in the of a flower.
sepal petal anther [anther]
(f ) Ovules are made in the of a flower.
sepal petal ovary [ovary]
(g) The process by which a seed grows into a plant is called .
pollination fertilization germination [ germination]
(h) New strawberry plants grow by .
runners corms bulbs [runners]
(i) A short swollen stem which stores a lot of food is called a .
bulb corm runner [corm]
(j) A is made up of thick overlapping leaves which contain stored food.
tuber corm bulb [bulb]
(a) All parts of the body together so that the body functions properly.
eat work stay [ ork]
(b) We must eat a diet for the proper growth of the body.
fatty balanced salty [balanced]
(c) Growing children need a lot of .
fats sweets proteins [ proteins]
(d) keeps your muscles and joints healthy.
Sleeping Exercise Eating [Exercise]
(e) Many diseases are caused by tiny living things called .
insects worms germs [ germs]
(f ) When people cough and sneeze germs from their bodies are pushed out into the
.
air water land [air]
(g) The blood cells protect the body from germs.
red white blue [ hite]
(h) Germs found in and water can cause food poisoning.
food soil air [ food ]
(i) can also help your body to fight against disease germs.
Teachers Engineers Doctors [Doctors]
(j) Vaccinations can make the body immune to many .
diseases reactions bodies [diseases]
(a) Three-fourths of the surface of the Earth is covered with .
water land air ater]
(b) Water is found at the North and South Pole in the form of .
water water vapour ice caps [ice caps]
(c) Water in our homes comes from huge stores called .
reservoirs springs wells [reservoirs]
(d) Air contains water in the form of .
ice water vapour steam [ ater vapour]
(e) Natural water found close to cities and farms contains harmful chemicals and .
germs animals fish [ germs]
(f ) As rain falls through the air many dissolve in it.
gases solids liquids [ gases]
(g) When a river flows along it carries with it mud and particles.
clay rocks stones [clay]
(h) from farms and house contains a lot of bacteria.
Chemicals Acids Sewage [Se age]
(i) Spring water has a chemical called which helps prevent tooth decay.
chlorine iodine fluorine [ fluorine]
(j) water has the highest amount of dissolved and suspended impurities.
Spring Sea River [Sea]
(a) More than billion people live on the Earth.
4 5 6 [6 ]
(b) We are cutting down to clear land to build house and roads.
trees animals buildings [trees]
(c) Without trees the dries up and cracks and is easily carried away by wind and
water.
wood grass soil [soil ]
(d) The natural world that surround a living thing is called its .
environment home school [environment]
(e) Anything which harms the environment is called a .
chemical pollutant soil [ pollutant]
(f ) Pollutants which can be broken down by bacteria into harmless substances are called
.
biotechnical biodegradable biogas [biodegradable]
(g) Dirty water from farms and house is called .
sewage slush puddle [se age]
(h) Farmers use chemicals called to get rid of unwanted plants.
pesticides insecticides weed killers [ eed killers]
(i) Air pollution is making the layer of gas thinner in some places.
oxygen nitrogen ozone [ozone]
(j) When acid rain falls in rivers and lakes it harms the fish and plants living in the .
land air water [ ater]
(a) Everything in the universe is composed of .
gases water matter [matter]
(b) Matter is composed of very tiny particles which have between them.
air spaces atoms [spaces]
(c) The particles in a solid have very small between them.
atom molecules spaces [spaces]
(d) Liquids have no fixed shape but they have a fixed .
size shape volume [volume]
(e) Due to the spaces between the particles gases can be compressed.
large small no [large]
(f ) The motion of particles is called Brownian motion.
straight curved zigzag [zigzag]
(g) When a substance is heated or cooled a change in its occurs.
state colour shape [state]
(h) The temperature at which a liquid changes into gas is called its .
melting point boiling point freezing point [boiling point]
(i) The changing of a substance from a solid to vapour state is called .
evaporation sublimation condensation [sublimation]
(j) When a substance is cooled its particles lose energy and come closer causing a decrease in volume
which is called .
contraction expansion sublimation [contraction]
(a) Animals can be classified into two main groups: vertebrates and .
(invertebrates)
(b) Birds are the only animals with . ( feathers)
(c) When living things create new living things of their own kind it is called
. (reproduction)
(d) Flowering plants have which produce fruits and seeds. ( flo ers)
(e) Regular helps your body to stay strong and fit. (exercise)
(f ) Growing children need to eat food that contains a lot of . ( proteins)
(g) Air contains water in the form of . ( ater vapour)
(h) Ice is water. (solid)
(i) The natural world that surrounds a living thing is called its .
(environment)
(j) When a substance is heated, its particles gain energy and start moving .
( faster)
(a) When two surfaces rub against each other a force called is produced.
gravity friction electricity [ friction]
(b) Materials that can flow are called .
solids fluids metals [ fluids]
(c) Air resistance is the largest force pulling against a car traveling fast on a
motorway.
frictional gravitational electrical [ frictional]
(d) The moving parts of a machine wear out by against each other.
hitting slipping rubbing [rubbing]
(e) Lubricants like oil and grease are used in machines to friction.
increase improve reduce [reduce]
(f ) Ships, cars, and aircraft are made of this shape in order to reduce drag .
square rectangular stream-lined [stream-lined]
(g) The force with which the Earth pulls everything towards itself is called .
gravitational force magnetic force electrical force [ gravitational force]
(h) The amount of material in an object is called .
weight mass energy [mass]
(i) is measured in newtons.
Mass Energy Weight [Weight]
(j) The extra force that is gained by using a simple machine is called its .
mechanical advantage gravitational force force of friction
[mechanical advantage]
(a) The speed of light is the speed of sound.
the same as faster than slower than [ faster than]
(b) The bundles of energy thrown off by electrons are called .
photos photons photo cells [ photons]
(c) Light travels in lines.
straight curved wavy [straight]
(d) The pinhole camera was invented by a scientist named Al-Haitham.
Christian Chinese Muslim [Muslim]
(e) A is a path of light in a particular direction.
beam ray laser [ray]

(f ) A is a very strong ray of light, which is very narrow and has only one colour.
beam ray laser [laser]
(g) Materials that allow only some light to pass through are called .
transparent translucent opaque [translucent]
(h) An eclipse is a formed on either the Earth or on the Moon.
object shadow image [shado ]
(i) Rays that are just beyond the violet edge of the rainbow are called .
ultra violet infra red magenta [ultra violet]
(j) Chlorophyll, a pigment found in the leaves of most green plants, absorbs the
of the spectrum.
blue and green green and red red and blue [red and blue]
(a) Every atom has a nucleus surrounded by spinning .
electrons protons neutrons [electrons]
(b) Electrons have a charge on them.
positive negative neutral [negative]
(c) The pathway by which an electric current moves along wires is called an
.
electron circuit electric circuit electro-magnetic circuit
[electric circuit]
(d) Most electrical gadgets are fitted with a to protect them from damage caused by
a large current.
fuse switch battery [ fuse]
(e) An electric current can be switched on and off by a .
fuse switch battery [s itch]
(f ) When two objects made of different materials are rubbed against each other,
may be transferred from one to the other.
protons electrons neutrons [electrons]
(g) The process by which an opposite charge is produced in a neutral object by bringing a charged
object close to it is called .
production induction selection [induction]
(h) An instrument that can test a body for the presence of a charge is called
.
telescope microscope gold leaf electroscope
[ gold leaf electroscope]
(i) The flow of electrons in the form of a streaks of light in the sky is called
.
lightning lighting lights [lightning]
(j) A conductor repels any chares that may be induced in a high building from
the clouds.
good bad lightning [lightning]
(a) Metals that are attracted by magnets are called .
magnetic materials non-magnetic materials neutral materials
[magnetic materials]
(b) magnetic materials are easy to magnetize but lose their magnetism quickly.
Soft Hard Non [Soft]
(c) The area around a magnet where it can attract magnetic materials is called .
attractive field magnetic field polar field [magnetic field]
(d) The force of a magnet is strongest .
at the poles in the centre all over [at the poles]
(e) A is an instrument that helps us to find directions.
barometer microscope compass [compass]
(f ) When an electric current is passed through a coil of wire, it behaves like a .
battery magnet torch [magnet]
(g) A piece of soft can become magnetized if it is placed inside a coil carrying a
current.
wood iron plastic [iron]
(h) An electromagnet can be made stronger by passing a current through it. weaker
stronger softer [stronger]
(i) An electric bell uses an which is switched on and off by a contact breaker. electromagnet
fuse switch [electromagnet]
(j) Electromagnets are used to separate in a scrap yard.
wires tools metals [metals]
(a) The outer layer of the crust of the Earth is called .
top soil sub soil core [top soil ]
(b) Air and water are present in the between the soil particles.
atoms molecules spaces [spaces]
(c) Plants absorb water and from the soil by their roots.
sand mineral salts clay [mineral salts]
(d) Micro-organisms in the soil break down dead plants and animals to form .
clay sand humus [humus]
(e) Earthworms and some insects make holes in the soil which allow to pass
through.
air sand clay [air]
(f ) The breaking down of rocks by the action of wind, temperature changes, chemicals, etc. is called
.
breaking weathering cracking [ eathering]
(g) Clay soil is called a heavy soil because it has .
a lot of water and lots of air a lot of water and very little air
very little water and lots of air [lots of ater and very little air]
(h) soil is called a hungry soil because as water drains away from it takes away the
minerals with it.
Sandy Clay Mixed [Sandy]
(i) The best type of soil for the healthy growth of plants is .
a sandy soil clay soil loam [loam]
(j) The removal of the fertile top layer of the soil is called .
erosion corrosion weathering [erosion]
(a) Space is the area beyond the Earth’s .
hemisphere biosphere atmosphere [atmosphere]
(b) Great clouds of gas and dust in space are called .
stars nebulae meteors [nebulae]
(c) Stars are formed in the .
planets comets nebulae [nebulae]
(d) An island of stars spinning through space is called a .
galaxy gulf continent [ galaxy]
(e) Heavenly bodies that go around the Sun are called .
stars comets planets [ planets]
(f ) A rocky lump of material in space is called .
a planet a star an asteroid [an asteroid ]
(g) are wandering lumps of ice and dust in space.
Stars Meteors Comets [Comets]
(h) A piece of rock which falls from space into the upper layers of the atmosphere is called
.
a meteor a meteorite a comet [a meteor]
(i) Pieces of rock which do not burn up completely before falling to the ground are called
.
comets meteors meteorites [meteorites]
(j) The Sun is times bigger than the Earth.
220,000 330,000 440,000 [330,000]
a) There is between your hands when you rub them together. ( friction)

b) Light travels very fast in the form of . ( aves)

c) Bodies that have their own light are called . (luminous)

d) Electricity is made in a special building called . ( po er plant)

e) The pathway by which an electric current moves along the wires is called an
. (electric circuit)

f) A is an instrument which is used to find directions. (compass)

g) The Earth is like a huge bar with a weak magnetic field around it.
(magnet)

h) break down dead plants and animal to form humus. (Micro-organisms)

i) Inorganic fertilizers are chemically made in . ( factories)

j) Bodies that move around the Sun are called . ( planets)


(a) The study of things and events that take place around us is called .
science news environment [science]
(b) A person who studies science is called .
an artist a scientist a scholar [a scientist]
(c) A scientist works in a special kind of classroom called a .
library study room laboratory [laboratory]
(d) have been invented to help scientists in making accurate measurements and
calculations for the experiments they perform.
Instruments Tools Models [Instruments]
(e) A balance is an instr u ment used for measur ing the of a body.
temperature weight height [ eight]
(f ) Volume is measured in .
metres kilograms litres [litres]
(g) The instrument used to measure the temp erature of a body is .
thermometer altimeter ammeter [thermometer]
(h) A laboratory must be equipped with a fire extinguisher to .
put out fires keep the laboratory cool heat the laboratory [put out fires]
(i) Chemicals in a laboratory are kept in .
plastic bottles reagent bottles thermos flasks [reagent bottles]
(j) A first aid box contains .
tools medicines and bandages machines [medicines and bandages]
(a) All plants, animals, and other living things are made up of .
cells water air [cells]
(b) A group of similar cells which are specialized to perform a particular function are called
.
cells tissues organs [tissues]
(c) Different types of tissues are grouped together to form .
cells tissues organs [organs]
(d) systems are made up of many organs which work together.
Cell Tissue Organ [Organ]
(e) They system in plants is composed of specialized tissue called xylem and phloem.
vascular digestive respiratory [vascular]
(f ) Loss of water from the leaves through the stomata is called .
respiration circulation transpiration [transpiration]
(g) is a process by which food is oxidized in the body cells to produce energy.
Respiration Transpiration Digestion [Respiration]
(h) The muscular organ found in the centre of the chest is .
liver heart kidney [heart]
(i) The process by which insoluble food is broken down by the action of enzymes into simple soluble
substances is called .
digestion respiration excretion [digestion]
(j) Nerves are bundles of which are covered by a tough sheath.
tendons neurons nephrons [neurons]
(a) Some unicellular organisms such as euglena have an eyespot which helps them to detect changes in
intensity.
light sound heat [light]
(b) The ability of an organism to respond to a stimulus is called .
reactivity sensitivity creativity [sensitivity]
(c) The bending of the shoot towards light is called .
phototropism geotropism hydrotropism [ phototropism]
(d) The responses of the root and shoot are controlled by chemicals called .
medicines auxins fertilizers [auxins]
(e) The working together of all the organs and systems of the body is called .
synthesis coordination reactions [coordination]
(f ) The endocrine system is made up of a number of .
cells glands nerves [ glands]
(g) Bundles of form a nerve.
axons cells glands [axons]
(h) Certain parts of the body which respo n d to hor mo nes are called .
target organs sensory organs organ systems [target organs]
(i) The is the largest sensory organ of the body.
nose eye skin [skin]
(j) Sense organs are made up of cells.
small sensory body [sensory]
(a) Sugar and starch are .
proteins fats carbohydrates [carbohydrates]
(b) The three elements needed by plants to make glucose are .
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen carbon, oxygen, nitrogen
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen [carbon, hydrogen, oxygen]
(c) Plant roots take in water by their .
root caps root hairs root systems [root hairs]
(d) Water is transported in plants by .
xylem phloem xylem and phloem [xylem]
(e) Food is transported in plants by .
xylem phloem xylem and phloem [ phloem]
(f ) Stomata are usually present on the surface of leaves.
upper lower both [lo er]
(g) which is made in the leaves is used for producing energy and for growth.
Glucose Proteins Fats [Glucose]
(h) The process of the oxidation of food materials to provide energy for living things is called
.
digestion excretion respiration [respiration]
(i) The green material found in leaves is called .
chlorophyll xanthophyll mesophyll [chlorophyll ]
(j) Photosynthesis takes place during the .
day time at night all the time [day time]
(a) The energy of the Sun is called .
lunar energy solar energy electrical energy [solar energy]
(b) Oil and coal are called .
petrol fuels diesel fuels fossil fuels [ fossil fuels]
(c) Moving atoms have energy.
potential kinetic sound [kinetic]
(d) energy is the stored energy of a body due to its position.
Potential Kinetic Electrical [Potential ]
(e) The vibrations produced by a vibrating body travel in air as waves.
light heat sound [sound ]
(f ) Fireworks have energy which is released in the form of sound, heat, and light.
electrical chemical physical [chemical ]
(g) The splitting of atoms is called .
fusion fission synthesis [ fission]
(h) Fats and carbohydrates produce energy for our bodies.
heat light sound [heat]
(i) When biogas mixes with carbon dioxide gas gas is produced.
chlorine ammonia methane [methane]
(j) Energy from the ground is called .
(a) A machine is a device which helps us with our .
rest work play [ ork]
(b) The amount of work that a machine does depends on the amount of applied.
effort work friction [effort]
(c) The amount of work done by a machine during a certain period of time is called the
of that machine.
work effort power [ po er]
(d) A is a simple machine in the form of an arm which can lift a heavy load by
applying very little effort.
lever pulley wedge [lever]
(e) A heavy load can be raised easily by pulling it along a sloping surface called
.
a lever a pulley an inclined plane [an inclined plane]
(f ) A is a simple machine which changes the direction of force as well as increases it.
lever wedge screw [ edge]
(g) A is a special kind of inclined plane with a huge mechanical advantage.
lever wedge screw [scre ]
(h) A load attached to the end of the rope will be pulled up if effort is applied to
the wheel end of the rope.
wheel axle lever [axle]
(i) A is a simple machine made up of wheels .
wheel and axle block and tackle pulley [ pulley]
(j) Wheels which have notches or cogs cut around the edge are called .
wheels gears pulleys [ gears]
(a) The bouncing back of rays of light from a shiny surface is called .
refraction dispersion reflection [reflection]
(b) The incident ray, reflected ray, and the normal ray all lie in the same .
plane angle path [ plane]
(c) The angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are .
equal unequal normal [equal ]
(d) The image formed by a plane mirror is .
real virtual blurred [virtual ]
(e) When parallel rays of light fall on a rough surface, they are reflected at different .
angles sides planes [angles]
(f ) An image formed by a convex mirror is .
small, upright, virtual small, upright, and real
large, upright, and virtual [small, upright, and virtual ]
(g) Concave mirrors objects.
diminish magnify reduce [magnify]
(h) Convex mirrors give a view.
wide narrow angular [ ide]
(i) When a ray of light coming from an object is parallel to the principal axis of a spherical mirror, it
passes through the principal after reflection.
image object focus [ focus]
(j) An image formed by an object far away from a concave mirror is real, , and
smaller than the object.
upright laterally inverted inverted [inverted ]
(a) Regular to and fro movements are called .
waves oscillations swings [oscillations]
(b) The number of oscillations completed in one second is called the of the oscillation.
timing swing frequency [ frequency]
(c) A bob tied to a string is called a .
yoyo orbit pendulum [ pendulum]
(d) The extreme position of the bob from the central position is called the .
amplitude frequency wave [amplitude]
(e) Oscillations can be used to make .
swings pendulums waves [ aves]
(f ) Waves that travel in the same direction as the oscillations are called waves.
transverse longitudinal circular [longitudinal ]
(g) cause sound waves to travel through air.
Oscillations Transformations Refactions [Oscillations]
(h) The speed of sound in air is m/s.
230 330 430 [330]
(i) A shrill sound has a pitch.
high low normal [high]
(j) A sound can be recognized by its .
frequency pitch timbre [timbre]
(a) Space is the area beyond the Earth’s atmosphere where there is no .
air water light [air]
(b) Great clouds of dust and gas in space are called .
stars planets nebulae [nebulae]
(c) A galaxy is a band of spinning in space.
stars planets moons [stars]
(d) Robot space craft are called .
satellites probes space stations [ probes]
(e) Any object that that orbits or circles around something else is called a .
planet satellite comet [satellite]
(f ) An orbit of a satellite around the Earth is called a .
polar orbit geocentric orbit geostationary orbit [ geocentric orbit]
(g) An orbit of a satellite over the Earth’s poles is called a .
polar orbit geostationary orbit geocentric orbit [ polar orbit]
(h) Landsat is an Earth observation satellite which has an orbit time of .
1 hr 1½ hr 1¾ hr [1¾ hr]
(i) satellites transmit data so that ships and aircraft can locate their positions to
within 100 metres.
Earth observation Navigation Astronomical [Navigation]
(j) A station is a large spacecraft which stays in orbit all the time.
bus train space [space]
(a) The stem, root, and leaves are the parts of a plant.
vegetative reproductive characteristic [vegetative]
(b) The part of the plant that bears the leaves, buds, flowers, and fruits of the plant is
.
Roots leaves stem [stem]
(c) The flat green part of the leaf is called .
petiole midrib lamina [lamina]
(d) Flowers arranged in a group or cluster is called .
spike inflorescence florets [inflorescence]
(e) Flowers of the wheat plant are arranged in an inflorescence called .
floret spike florets [spike]
(f) The part of the animal body that contains the sensory organs is called .
head trunk limbs [head]
Lesson
(g) Which one of the following animals does not have a hard skeleton? plan
rabbit squirrel jellyfish [jelly fish]
(h) A hydrostatic skeleton is made up of a .
solid liquid gas [liquid]
(i) The body of an insect is covered by a hard, water-proof skin called .
chitin cuticle wax [cuticle]
(j) The skeleton which forms the main axis of the body of a mammal is called .
appendicular skeleton axial skeleton exoskeleton [axial skeleton]
(a) The breaking down of food into liquid form is called .
digestion respiration excretion [digestion]
(b) The digestion of food in humans takes place inside a long tube called .
excretory canal alimentary canal respiratory canal [alimentary canal]
(c) Enzymes in the gastric juice in the stomach help to digest .
proteins fats carbohydrates [proteins]
(d) Bile is produced in the .
stomach intestines liver [liver]
(e) Digested food is absorbed into the blood by finger like projections called .
tubes villi capillaries [villi]
(f) Water from the undigested food is absorbed in the .
colon small intestine kidney [colon]
(g) The process by which food is oxidized to release energy is called .
digestion excretion respiration [respiration]
(h) Exchange of gases in the body takes place in the .
lungs kidneys stomach [lungs]
(i) Excess animal fat in the diet leads to the formation of .
cholesterol proteins vitamins [cholesterol]
(j) Many respiratory diseases like emphysema are caused by .
sleeping eating smoking [smoking]
(a) are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Arteries Veins Capillaries [Arteries]
(b) Arteries divide into small thin-walled vessels called .
veins villi capillaries [capillaries]
(c) Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart are called .
arteries veins capillaries [arteries]
(d) The heart is made up of a special type of muscle called .
muscle fibre cardiac muscle intercostal muscle [cardiac muscle]
(e) Normally the human heart beats about times in a minute.
Lesson plan
40 70 100 [70]
(f) Xylem is the type of vascular tissue through which are transported.
water and mineral salts food and salts water and food
[ ater and mineral salts]
(g) The evaporation of water from the leaves is called .
respiration translocation transpiration [transpiration]
(h) The transport of food from the leaves to all parts of the plant is called .
respiration translocation transpiration [translocation]
(i) When is the rate of transpiration fastest?
On a bright sunny day At night On a rainy day
[On a bright, sunny day]
(j) Translocation is the movement of in the phloem.
water food oxygen [food]
(a) The increase in the size of an organism is called .
growth reproduction elongation [gro th]
(b) Growth in plants takes place at the of the root and shoot.
sides tips base [tips]
(c) The type of reproduction in which there is only one adult of the species is called .
sexual reproduction asexual reproduction fission [asexual reproduction]
(d) Yeast is a simple non-green plant that reproduces by .
cuttings tubers budding [budding]

(e) The process by which pollen from the anther is carried to the stigma of a flower is called
.
fertilization germination pollination [pollination]
(f) The process of the joining of male and female cells is called .
fertilization germination pollination [fertilization]
(g) Pine trees produce male and female reproductive organs called .
fruits seeds cones [cones]
(h) The process by which the embryo of a seed grows into a new plant is called .
germination pollination fertilization [germination]
(i) The scattering of seeds away from the parent plant is called .
dispersal pollination fertilization [dispersal]
(j) When a seed is planted in the soil it absorbs water through the .
testa micropyle cotyledon [micropyle]
(a) Things which affect the way of life of an organism are called .
habitat environment community [environment]
(b) Which one of the following animals is warm-blooded?
Fish Frog Squirrel [Squirrel]
(c) Which one of the following is not an adaptation of desert plants?
Thick stem Deep roots Air spaces in the leaves
[Air spaces in the leaves]
(d) An adult frog breathes through its .
lungs gills fins [lungs]
(e) The body of a bird is covered with .
hair scales feathers [feathers]
(f) Animals that eat both plants and animals are called .
herbivores carnivores omnivores [omnivores]
(g) Many food chains are inter-connected to form a .
food cycle food chain food web [food eb]
(h) The position of an organism in a food chain is called its .
water level trophic level tropic level [trophic level]
(i) At the base of every food chain, green plants are the .
producers consumers decomposers [producers]
(j) Bacteria and fungi which break down the bodies of dead plants and animals in the soil are called
.
scavengers decomposers carnivores [decomposers]
(a) The boiling point of pure water in degrees Centigrade is .
0 50 100 [100]
(b) Green plants need water for .
digestion respiration photosynthesis [photosynthesis]
(c) Water becomes hard due to the presence of dissolved .
Sand rock chemicals [chemicals]
(d) Chlorine is added to water in a water purification plant to .
kill germs remove hardness filter it [kill germs]
(e) What percentage of water covers the Earth? .
50% 75 % 100 % [75%]
(f) The purest form of water is .
drain water sea water rain water [rain ater]
(g) Unwanted and harmful substances in the water cause .
air pollution water pollution land pollution [ ater pollution]
(h) Which kind of pollution is harmful for marine life in the sea? .
Oil pollution Air pollution Land pollution [Oil pollution]
(i) The movement of water between the sea, the land, and the atmosphere is called .
hydrogen cycle oxygen cycle water cycle [ ater cycle]
(j) Water can be purified in the laboratory by a process called .
filtration distillation evaporation [distillation]
(a) The nucleus of an atom contains .
electrons and neutrons protons and electrons protons and neutrons
[protons and neutrons]
(b) Electrons in an atom have .
a positive charge negative charge no charge [negative charge]
(c) The number of protons in an atom is called .
atomic number mass number electronic number [atomic number]
(d) The number of electrons in an atom is the number of protons.
greater than equal to less than [equal to]
(e) A molecule is composed of two or more .
electrons protons atoms [atoms]
(f) A compound is formed when two or more atoms are combined .
physically chemically electronically [chemically]
(g) Isotopes are atoms of the same element.
heavier lighter equal [heavier]
(h) is the combining power of an atom.
Tendency Valiancy Accuracy [Valiancy]
(i) The name of a chemical compound written in symbols is called .
chemical equation chemical reaction chemical formula
[chemical formula]
(j) We can find out the of a compound by the number of atoms and their ratios.
formula name valiancy [formula]
(a) A change in which no new chemical substance is formed is called .
physical change chemical change ion exchange [physical change]
(b) A change can be easily reversed.
chemical physical ionic [physical]
(c) A change is a permanent change.
physical chemical reversible [chemical]
(d) A reaction can easily be changed back.
reversible irreversible chemical [reversible]
(e) Chemicals which are needed by plants for their proper growth are called .
nutrients food fertilizers [fertilizers]
(f) A synthetic material made from polymers is called. .
rubber wood plastic [plastic]
(g) Crude oil and natural gas are called .
fossil fuels natural fuels synthetic fuels [fossil fuels]
(h) Fossil fuels have been made from the that were on the Earth millions of years
ago.
bodies of plants and animals rocks and soil water and mud
[bodies of plants and animals]
(i) are organic compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Fats Plastics Glass [Fats]
(j) Electrical fittings are made of a plastic called .
melamine nylon Bakelite [Bakelite]
(a) The transfer of heat energy by the vibration of particles is called .
conduction convection radiation [conduction]
(b) The particles in the hotter region move to the colder region when heat energy travels by
.
conduction convection radiation [convection]
(c) are better conductors than fluids.
Solids Liquids Gases [Solids]
(d) Which one of the following is the best conductor of heat?
Copper Glass Air [Copper]
(e) Heat travels from one end of an iron rod to the other end by .
conduction convection radiation [conduction]

(f) Water is a conductor of heat.


good conductor bad conductor bad insulator [bad conductor]
(g) Liquids and gases are of heat.
good conductors poor conductors bad insulators [poor conductors]
(h) Hot air moves .
downwards upwards forwards [up ards]
(i) Which one of the following statements is wrong?
Convection can take place in a liquid. Convection can take place in a vacuum.
A convection current can be present in gas. [Convection can take place in a vacuum.]
(j) The sun heats up the Earth by .
conduction convection radiation [radiation]
(a) The bending of light waves when passing from a one transparent medium to another is called
.
reflection refraction dispersion [refraction]
(b) When a ray of light passes from a rarer to a denser medium it bends from the
normal.
away towards like a wave [to ards]
(c) The angle which the incident ray makes with the medium is called the angle of .
incidence refraction reflection [incidence]
(d) The ratio of the speed of light in air to the speed of light in a medium is called
index.
reflective refractive objective [refractive]
(e) The size of the angle of incidence at which the refracted ray runs parallel to the surface of the
medium is called .
angle of incidence angle of refraction critical angle [critical angle]
(f) Very thin fibres of glass through which light can pass are called .
fibre glass fibres optical fibres [optical fibres]
(g) The splitting of light when it passes through a prism is called .
refraction reflection dispersion [dispersion]
(h) Red, blue, and green are called colours.
primary secondary plastic [primary]
(i) Cyan, magenta, and are secondary colours.
blue green yellow [yellow]
(j) Objects appear coloured because they reflect or some of the colours of the
spectrum.
absorb disperse refract [absorb]
(a) The regular to and fro movements of a swinging body are called .
waves oscillations movements [oscillations]
(b) The time taken for one complete oscillation is called .
period wave requency [period]
(c) The number of oscillations completed in one second is called .
frequency period wave [frequency]
(d) Frequency is measured in .
seconds hertz ohms [hertz]
(e) The loudness of sound produced by a vibrating body depends on its .
amplitude oscillations frequency [amplitude]
(f) Waves that travel perpendicular to the direction of the oscillations are called .
longitudinal waves transverse waves vibrations [transverse aves]
(g) Sound waves are waves.
transverse longitudinal horizontal [longitudinal]
(h) A small drum will produce a sound than a big one.
louder softer shriller [softer]
(i) Humans can hear sound of frequencies between .
50 to 20,000 Hz 500 to 50,000 Hz 500 to 66,000 Hz [50 to 20,000 Hz]
(j) Wavelength is the distance between two .
waves wavefront oscillations [ avefronts]
(a) Electrons that can move from one place to another are called .
positive electrons negative electrons free electrons [free electrons]
(b) A non-metal which can conduct electricity is .
copper gold coal [coal]
(c) Materials which allow electricity to pass through them are called .
insulators conductors semiconductors [conductors]
(d) A device to open and close a circuit is called a .
switch fuse circuit [s itch]
(e) A fuse wire has a .
low melting point high melting point [lo melting point]
(f) Materials which allow electricity to pass through them when hot are called .
conductors semiconductors insulators [semi-conductors]
(g) A simple circuit needs a source of electricity such as a .
fuse bulb battery [battery]
(h) Insulators can be charged by rubbing because .
electrons can flow through them electrons cannot flow through them
[electrons cannot flo through them]
(i) When electrons are forced to move in a particular direction, they produce .
a conductor an insulator an electric current [an electric current]
(j) Which one of the following materials is a semiconductor?
carbon silicon plastic [silicon]
(a) Space and all the things in it make up the .
world solar system universe [universe]
(b) The big bang theory suggests that the universe was contained in a primitive atom called
.
nuclear atom primordial atom electronic atom [primordial atom]
(c) are balls of hot glowing gases.
Stars Comets Meteors [Stars]
(d) Bright stars which join up to make patterns in the sky are called .
galaxies constellations nebulae [constellations]
(e) A huge mass of stars which may be spiral or elliptical is called .
great bear pole star galaxy [galaxy]
(f) Giant stars which have shrunk, but give off bursts of energy are called .
constellations pulsars quasars [pulsars]
(g) are great clouds of gases and dust in space.
Nebulae Comets Pulsars [Nebulae]
(h) Stars may have formed in .
nebulae solar system clouds [nebulae]
(i) Stars that have grown old are called .
white dwarfs black holes quasars [ hite d arfs]
(j) Our is a star that is part of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Moon Sun Earth [Sun]
(1) The SI unit for length is the .
metre pound mile kilogram [metre]
(2) is the amount of space something takes up.
Volume Weight Mass Balance [Volume]
(3) Mass can be measured by using a .
calllipers balance meniscus cylinder [balance]
(4) The volume of liquids is measured in .
tons kilograms newtons litres [litres]
(5) The volume of a substance is measured in .
newtons litres cubic metres metres [cubic metres]
(6) A is used for measuring given volumes.
burette pipette balance vernier calipers [pipette]
(7) The curved surface of a liquid is called the .
meniscus MKS gauge crescent [meniscus]
(8) The mass of a body is the quantity of it contains.
water weight blood matter [matter]
(9) Weight is measured in .
newtons metres ounces grams [ne tons]
(10) The two main sciences are chemistry and physics.
earth solid amazing physical [physical]
(1) The ability of an organism to respond to a stimulus is called .
geotropism sound energy sensitivity [sensitivity]
(2) Responses in plants are controlled by .
nerves auxins light water [auxins]
(3) The removal of waste products from the body is called .
radiation suspension excretion deletion [excretion]
(4) collects in the nephron.
Blood Carbon dioxide Urine Moisture [Urine]
(5) We must drink enough for our kidneys to function properly.
cola tea milkshake water [ ater]
(6) A quick and sudden movement is called a action.
fast reflex jerky smooth [reflex]
(7) The secretions of the endocrine glands are called .
hormones juice neurons stimuli [hormones]
(8) The movement made by a mimosa plant is called movement.
jerky tropic nastic gentle [nastic]
(9) The pituitary gland lies just below the .
tongue brain heart leaves [brain]
(10) The brain and the spinal cord are made up of .
neurons tissues backbone glands [neurons]
(1) Chromosomes are made of .
MKS DNA CBM LED [DNA]
(2) Differences in characteristics within a species are called .
features heredity identity variations [variations]
(3) is the study of inherited characteristics.
Mutation Evolution Heredity Meiosis [Heredity]
(4) Genes are located all along the .
nerve cells brain chromatids chromosomes [chromosomes]
(5) Meiosis is concerned with the production of .
gametes zygotes genes chromosomes [gametes]
(6) Each chromosome replicates itself to form two .
DNA chromatids zygotes cells [chromatids]
(7) Down’s syndrome is caused as a result of .
mutations fertilization variations evolution [mutations]
(8) Genes which are dominated by other genes are called genes.
suppressive recessive oppressive dominant [recessive]
(9) Each chromosome makes an exact copy of itself by a process called .
replication variation mitosis division [replication]
(10) Learning how to swim is an characteristic.
inherited obvious acquired evolving [acquired]
(1) Fermentation takes place with the help of .
germs bacteria amoeba yeast [yeast]

(2) Microbes are so tiny they can only be seen with the help of a .
microscope magnifying glass mirror rays [microscope]
(3) Fungi such as have been eaten for centuries.
mosses cactus mushroom algae [mushroom]
(4) Gasohol is an alternative to .
LPG CNG ethanol petrol [petrol]
(5) Biotechnology means using to make useful things.
living cells food particles green leaves living organisms [living cells]
(6) It is to grow microbes in large quantities.
important difficult easy wonderful [easy]
(7) growing inside oil wells help to force oil to the surface.
Fungus Mushrooms Creatures Bacteria [Bacteria]
(8) Scientists can make organisms produce useful things by changing their genes by a process called
.
evolution genetic chemical mutation
engineering engineering [genetic engineering]
(9) is produced by sewage and farm animal waste.
Sui gas CNG Oxygen Biogas [Biogas]
(10) Vaccines and antibiotics are produced by .
engineers doctors biotechnologists machines [biotechnologists]
(1) The Earth provides us with all our resources.
artificial natural national global [natural]
(2) is any change or disturbance in the environment brought about by
human activity.
Pollution Segregation Evolution Variation [Pollution]
(3) Smoke and fumes cause pollution.
dirt noise air heat [air]

(4) pollution is caused by spraying pesticides.


Plant Crop Land Earth [Land]
(5) pollution is caused by untreated sewerage and oil spills.
Atmosphere Water Liquid Land [Water]
(6) Nuclear destroys the cells of plants and animals.
heat wind reduction radiation [radiation]
(7) rain is formed when the oxides of nitrogen and sulphur mix with the
water vapour in the air.
Heavy Acid Harmful Chemical [Acid]
(8) Animals that do not exist any more have become .
extinct ancient lost distinct [extinct]
(9) Animal species in danger of dying out are called species.
weak survivor dangerous endangered [endangered]
(10) Over people live on Earth.
six million seven billion sixty billion sixty million [seven billion]
(1) In a change, one or more new chemical substances are formed.
physical chemical [chemical]
(2) A change is difficult to reverse.
physical chemical [chemical]
(3) A reaction which gives out heat is called .
endothermic chemical thermal exothermic [exothermic]
(4) Photosynthesis is an example of an reaction.
Endothermic irreversible natural exothermic (endothermic)

(5) Though may change its form, it can neither be created nor destroyed.
ice matter liquid gas [matter]
(6) In a chemical equation, the are on the left of the arrow.
reaction chemical reactants products [reactants]
(7) The equation is said to be when the numbers of the different atoms are
the same on both sides of the equation.
irreversible balanced equal good [balanced]
(8) The indicates the direction in which the reaction takes place.
arrow number formula sign [arro ]
(9) symbols tell whether a chemical in the equation is a solid, liquid, or gas.
Country Chemical State Direct [State]
(10) In a chemical equation, the mass of the reactants must be equal to the mass of the
.
products sum reaction outcome [products]
(1) Acids have a taste.
sour bitter saltish sweet [sour]
(2) Acids turn blue litmus paper .
orange red white pink [red]
(3) is used to preserve food.
Chilly Acid Alkali Salt [Salt]
(4) The acid found in our stomach is acid.
nitric sulphuric hydrochloric citric [hydrochloric]
(5) Fizzy drinks contain acid.
nitric citric ascorbic carbonic [carbonic]
(6) Alkalis have a taste.
sour bitter saltish sweet [bitter]
(7) Tea, baking soda, and toothpaste are .
alkalis acids chemicals salts [chemicals]
(8) Many are made from plant extracts.
acids alkalis salts indicators [indicators]
(9) are found in the form of crystals.
Alkalis Acids Salts [Salts]
(10) Alkalis are useful in everyday life because they neutralize .
salts chemicals acids alkalis [alkalis]
(1) Carbon dioxide tastes .
sour bitter sweet salty [sour]
(2) helps in burning.
Carbon dioxide Sulphur dioxide Oxygen Nitrogen [Oxygen]
(3) One-fifth of the atmosphere consists of .
nitrogen carbon dioxide oxygen ozone [Oxygen]
(4) has no taste, colour, or smell.
Oxygen An acid Carbon dioxide Nitrogen [Oxygen]
(5) turns lime water milky.
Oxygen Carbon dioxide Nitrogen Smoke [Carbon dioxide]
(6) is used in fizzy drinks and fire extinguishers.
Oxygen Nitrogen Nitric acid Carbon dioxide [Carbon dioxide]
(7) does not assist in burning.
Carbon dioxide Citric acid Oxygen Ozone [Carbon dioxide]
(8) Carbon dioxide can be prepared at home by mixing and baking soda.
vinegar sugar oil flour [vinegar]
(9) combines with metals to give alkaline oxides.
Carbon dioxide Sulphur dioxide Oxygen Nitrogen [Oxygen]
(10) Plants produce oxygen during .
growth photosynthesis transpiration [photosynthesis]
(1) A lens can light.
refract reflect break distort [refract]
(2) lenses curve outwards.
Concave Flat Plastic Convex [Convex]
(3) Concave lenses curve .
backwards outwards inwards sideways [in ards]
(4) The central point of a lens is called the focus.
teacher tutor principal main [principal]
(5) The image formed by a lens is real.
convex flat concave plastic [convex]
(6) Shortsight is corrected by wearing lenses.
plastic diverging converging flat [diverging]
(7) The regulates the amount of light entering the eye.
iris cornea lens retina [iris]
(8) A film camera uses a lens.
concave convex prism magnifying [convex]
(9) A projector uses convex lenses.
one two three no [t o]
(10) In people, the point of clear focus is somewhere behind the retina.
long-sighted short-sighted [long-sighted]
(1) Pressure describes how concentrated the is.
weight force volume mass [force]
(2) the load reduces pressure.
Spreading Mixing Diluting Rubbing [Spreading]
(3) Pressure is affected by the of the liquid.
opacity density weight colour [density]
(4) under pressure pushes on every surface it touches.
Solid Gas Liquid [Liquid]
(5) A siphon works by pressure.
container water solid atmospheric [atmospheric]
(6) In a siphon, the liquid will continue to run out as long as the end of the longer arm of the tube is
the level of the water in the tank.
alongside above below [belo ]
(7) Unlike a liquid, can be compressed.
solid air water [air]
(8) If force is concentrated on a small area, it creates a pressure.
low normal high [high]
(9) is equal to pressure multiplied by area.
Force Weight Mass [Force]
(10) An aerosol demonstrates how gases and liquids behave under .
burden weight pressure [pressure]
(1) Water when its temperature rises from 0 to 4°C.
expands contracts boils evaporates [contracts]
(2) As a gas expands, the distance between the molecules grows and its volume .
increases decreases freezes [increases]

(3) Overhead electric wires are kept loose because they can break in very cold weather due to

.
expansion current contraction weight [contraction]
(4) When spirit evaporates from hand a cooling sensation is felt. This happens because

heat is taken from the hand which loses heat and cools down.
thermal useful latent [latent]
(5) When paraffin wax solidifies, it .
breaks expands contracts melts [contracts]
(6) When water freezes, it .
expands evaporates solidifies contracts [expands]
(7) A thermostat is a device used for maintaining a steady .
volume quantity temperature flow [temperature]
(8) Relegation is a factor in the making of .
snowballs ice vapours dust [sno balls]
(1) A solenoid is a long coil of wire with many .
threads magnets loops colours [loops]
(2) The motor effect has been used by engineers to build electrical .
motors engines cars machines [motors]
(3) A magnet moving near a coil of wire induces a .
solenoid dynamo voltage [voltage]
(4) The bicycle is an electrical generator.
handle light dynamo gear [dynamo]
(5) Homes take their power at volts.
240 440 303 420 [240]
(6) Alternating voltage currents can be increased or decreased easily using .
pylons solenoids transformers generators [transformers]
(7) At a power station water is heated to make which turns turbines.
current generator transformer steam [steam]
(8) The effect is the force which makes a wire move when an electric current flows in it.
motor engine strong current [motor]
(9) The effect is the force which is produced when a wire is moved in a magnetic
field.
motor dynamo solenoid generator [dynamo]
(10) The electricity generated by power stations is distributed through a large network of cables called
the .
direct current optic fibre National Grid power turbines [National Grid]
(1) Radio waves travel at the speed of .
light water sound rockets [light]
(2) The earpiece of a telephone contains .
sound waves an electromagnet an amplifier a transmitter
[an electromagnet]

(3) Sending and receiving messages by electricity is called .


communication telecommunication signal email [telecommunication]
(4) A laser light is a beam of light which can travel long distances.
strong colourful concentrated weak [concentrated]
(5) Optical fibres are glass tubes that carry laser .
light current wires messages [light]
(6) A is a body which orbits the Earth.
sun rocket satellite comet [satellite]
(7) A television camera turns light and sound waves into signals.
electrical physical picture clear [electrical]
(8) A key and a sounder are used for sending message.
an email a written a telegraphic an important
[a telegraphic]
(9) Marconi sent radio signals in .
1985 1895 1785 1885 [1895]
(10) The telephone was invented in .
1876 1976 1776 1875 [1876]

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