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🔬 Science, Years 4 to 6

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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. What are the three main states of matter?

Solid, liquid and gasRock, water and airHot, cold and warmSolid, liquid and light

2. Which of these will a magnet stick to?

A rubber ballA plastic cupA wooden spoonAn iron nail

3. What are the two ends of a magnet called?

TipsPolesPointsEnds

4. What is it called when a liquid turns into a gas?

EvaporationCondensationFreezingMelting

5. Which organ pumps blood around the body?

The lungsThe liverThe heartThe stomach

6. Why can sound not travel through empty space?

Sound only travels through waterThere is too much light in spaceSpace is too cold for soundSound needs a material, like air, to travel through

7. Put these in order from closest to the sun: Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury.

Mercury, Earth, Venus, MarsEarth, Venus, Mercury, MarsVenus, Mercury, Mars, EarthMercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

8. What does a switch do in an electric circuit?

Changes electricity into light directlyMakes the battery strongerOpens or closes the loop to stop or start the flowStores extra electricity

9. A skateboarder glides further on a smooth concrete path than on rough grass. Why?

The grass pushes the skateboard backGravity is weaker on concreteThere is less friction on the smooth surfaceConcrete is magnetic

10. Why do earthquakes happen far more often in New Zealand than in a country sitting in the middle of a tectonic plate?

New Zealand is closer to the sunNew Zealand sits on the edge of two plates that are grinding past and under each otherThere is no rock underground in the middle of a plateNew Zealand has more rain

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