Science Works! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Atom

Protons, neutrons and electrons are the main particles found in atoms. Protons and neutrons are much bigger than electrons - they are more than 1,800 times heavier.

Answer: Syrup

Viscosity is a measure of how a liquid flows. When you pour water into a glass quickly, it flows easily and fills the glass quickly. If you try the same thing with syrup, it flows much more slowly. Syrup is a thicker liquid than water and has a higher viscosity.

Answer: three quarters

Water covers nearly three-quarters of our planet. Water is vital to the survival of life on Earth. It is unlike most other substances because on Earth it exists in all three states of matter (solid, liquid and gas) all at once.

Answer: Upthrust

When a ship goes into the water, it floats, but did you ever wonder that how does such a heavy ship float? When the ship goes into the water it displaces a lot of water, so it gets a lot of upthrust helping it to float.

Answer: True

Sound is carried by waves made by vibrating molecules. In a vacuum, there are no molecules and therefore no sound.

Answer: Greek

The word "electricity" comes from the Greek word for amber -
"elektron". If rubbed with wool or fur, amber becomes electrically charged and can attract light objects.

Answer: Static

Electricity does not always move; however, static electricity causes lightning strikes and makes some clothes crackle as we take them off. Objects can develop a positive or negative charge when they rub against each other.

Answer: The Sun

On Earth, the main source of light is the Sun. Nuclear reactions at the core of the Sun create energy in the form of light and heat. A few organisms, such as fireflies and glow-worms, produce natural light in their bodies through a chemical reaction called bioluminescence.

Answer: Greenwich Mean Time

In time zones to the east of the Greenwich 0 degree line, time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Zones west of Greenwich are behind GMT.

Answer: True

According to Einstein, time travel into the future is possible. His Special Theory of Relativity, published in 1905, states that time speeds up or slows down depending on how fast you are travelling.