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Quiz about 5th Grade Science
Quiz about 5th Grade Science

5th Grade Science Trivia Quiz


A quiz similar to my previous one: 5th Grade US History. A change of subject is made. Find out if you're smarter than a 5th grader.

A multiple-choice quiz by methane. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
methane
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
259,845
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
5486
Last 3 plays: Suber (8/10), Guest 97 (9/10), Guest 72 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The Nitrogen Cycle: What is the main source that fixes nitrogen in a way that enables plants to use it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Albert Einstein was a famous inventor.


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the name of the chart listing all the elements? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Lumber (wood from trees) would be considered as a ________ resource. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following is an igneous rock? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many phases of the moon are there? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In which layer of the atmosphere does the ozone layer of the Earth lie in? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What forms of matter are used in the Water Cycle? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. A volcano erupting would be considered as a rapid change of the Earth.





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Nitrogen Cycle: What is the main source that fixes nitrogen in a way that enables plants to use it?

Answer: bacteria in the soil

Lightning fixes a small amount of nitrogen, but bacteria is the main source. The nitrogen comes from the ammonia and nitrates from animals' wastes.
2. Albert Einstein was a famous inventor.

Answer: False

Some people might think of him as an inventor, for being so famous for knowledge, but technically, he was not. He developed a theory on relativity and ended up winning a Nobel Prize in 1921. The correct term would be "theorist" or "scientist".
3. What is the name of the chart listing all the elements?

Answer: Periodic Table

The Periodic Table was developed by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869. Additions to the periodic table have been made since then, as more elements have been discovered.
4. Lumber (wood from trees) would be considered as a ________ resource.

Answer: renewable

Nonrenewable resources include coal, petroleum and gasoline. Other renewable resources are soil, water, and biomass.
5. Which of the following is an igneous rock?

Answer: Obsidian

Marble is a metamorphic rock, and both sandstone and gypsum are sedimentary. Igneous rocks are rocks formed by hardened lava from a volcano. Another example of an igneous rock would be basalt.
6. How many phases of the moon are there?

Answer: 8

The moon has phases because of its changing position with respect to the Sun. The 8 phases are: new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent.
7. In which layer of the atmosphere does the ozone layer of the Earth lie in?

Answer: Stratosphere

Ozone is harmful if we come into contact with it on Earth, but it also absorbs harmful ultra-violet rays in the atmosphere, which we need to avoid being burned by the Sun.
8. What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere?

Answer: Exosphere

The layers of the atmosphere are the Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and the Exosphere. The Exosphere is where many satellites orbit.
9. What forms of matter are used in the Water Cycle?

Answer: Gas, Solid, Liquid

The order of the Water Cycle is: evaporation (liquid to gas), condensation (gas to liquid), precipitation (liquid, or liquid to solid/solid to liquid), and finally, run-off (surface water moving to a larger body of water).
10. A volcano erupting would be considered as a rapid change of the Earth.

Answer: True

Rapid changes are changes of the Earth's surface that happen relatively quickly. Other examples are earthquakes or a tsunami.
Source: Author methane

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