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1
What is the largest organ in the human body?
eyes
skin
kidney
heart
2
What is the smallest country in the world?
Hawaii
Maldives
Vatican City
Malta
3
Laika was the first animal to be launched into space. She was strapped into the Soviet Sputnik 2. What animal is Laika?
bear
pig
dog
monkey
4
The sphere that consists of all things living is the
hydrosphere
biosphere
lithosphere
atmosphere
5
What is the most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere?
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
argon
oxygen
6
What type of boundary is shown in the illustration below?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Insurgent
7
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
1
5
8
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Animals breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen are interactions between the
atmosphere and biosphere
atmosphere and hydrosphere
geosphere and biosphere
atmosphere and geosphere
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How many states of matter are there?
4
2
3
5
10
Male seahorses give birth to their young, not the females.
True
False
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It describes the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth.
erosion
abrasion
weathering
oxidation
12
Can you hear anything in outer space?
No
Yes
13
Your hair and your nails are made from the same material.
False
True
14
Sound travels faster in air than in water.
False
True
15
Which of Newton’s Laws state that ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
1st Laaw
3rd Law
4th Law
2nd Law
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What phenomena keep the planets in orbit around the sun?
revolution
axis
gravity
rotation
17
Chloroplasts can be found in animal cells
True
False
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The building blocks of rocks.
chemicals
organic compounds
minerals
rocks
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How many elements are there in the periodic table?
150
120
200
118
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The idea that continents fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle has been around since the 1600s.
Steady-State Theory
Continental Drift Theory
Pulsating Theory
Seafloor Spreading