Natural Science & Social Science (Pretest)

Question 1

Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 2

What are the closest three layers of the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere - Stratosphere - Mesosphere

Question 3

When the clouds cool and become heavy, drops of water start to fall in the form of _____________.

Accepted Answer

precipitation

Question 4

Lines of ___________ go horizontally around the Earth.

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 5

Which weather instrument do we use to measure wind speed?

Accepted Answer

anemometer

Question 6

Baby _________ breathe with their gills. Adults breathe with their lungs and through their skin.

Accepted Answer

amphibians

Question 7

____________ are the largest birds in the world.

Accepted Answer

Ostriches

Question 8

What do we call the weather phenomenon in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Hurricane

Question 9

The 'Great Red Spot' which is actually a storm that has been blowing for about 350 years is on _____________.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 10

Most reptiles are ____________. They lay their eggs on land.

Accepted Answer

oviparous

Question 11

Groundwater is stored in underground layers of rock or earth called ___________.

Accepted Answer

aquifers

Question 12

____________ is the amount of water vapour in the air.

Accepted Answer

Humidity

Question 13

Which one is something not bad for our respiratory system?

Accepted Answer

Fresh Air

Question 14

Which organs form our respiratory system?

Accepted Answer

Mouth, Nose and Lungs

Question 15

Fish have fins to move around and their skin is covered in ___________ which protect their body.

Accepted Answer

scales

Question 16

Which one is not a way of reducing air pollution?

Accepted Answer

Using sprays that contain chemicals

Question 17

The ___________ system moves blood through the heart and around the body in the arteries and veins.

Accepted Answer

circulatory

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