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Science Trivia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of energy does a moving car have? | Kinetic energy |
| What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band? | Potential energy |
| What do we call the push or pull on an object? | Force |
| What causes objects to fall to the ground? | Gravity |
| What kind of energy comes from the Sun? | Radiant energy |
| When you rub your hands together and they get warm, what type of energy is being used? | Thermal energy |
| What type of energy is stored in food? | Chemical energy |
| What kind of energy do speakers produce to make sound? | Sound energy |
| What simple machine is a ramp? | Inclined plane |
| What type of simple machine is a seesaw? | Lever |
| What do we call the measure of how far an object moves? | Distance |
| What is the rate at which an object changes its position? | Speed |
| What kind of force opposes motion between two surfaces? | Friction |
| What is the flow of electric charge called? | Electricity |
| What is needed to complete a circuit? | Closed path |
| What type of circuit has only one path for electricity to flow? | Series circuit |
| What type of circuit has more than one path for electricity? | Parallel circuit |
| What tool is used to measure temperature? | Thermometer |
| What do meteorologists study? | Weather |
| What cloud type is fluffy and white, often seen on sunny days? | Cumulus clouds |
| What kind of cloud is thin and wispy? | Cirrus clouds |
| What is the movement of air from high to low pressure called? | Wind |
| What layer of the Earth do we live on? | Crust |
| What do we call molten rock that comes from a volcano? | Lava |
| What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun? | Gravity |
| What kind of rock forms from cooled lava or magma? | Igneous rock |
| What kind of rock forms from pressure and heat on other rocks? | Metamorphic rock |
| What kind of rock forms from sediment being pressed together? | Sedimentary rock |
| What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas? | Evaporation |
| What is the process by which water falls from clouds to Earth? | Precipitation |
| What type of weathering breaks rocks apart by physical forces like wind or ice? | Mechanical weathering |
| What type of weathering changes rocks chemically? | Chemical weathering |
| What kind of energy comes from moving water or wind? | Mechanical energy |
| What do we call animals that eat only plants? | Herbivores |
| What do we call animals that eat only meat? | Carnivores |
| What do we call animals that eat both plants and meat? | Omnivores |
| What is the place where an organism lives called? | Habitat |
| What do we call all the living and nonliving things in an area? | Ecosystem |
| What is the process plants use to make food using sunlight? | Photosynthesis |
| What do we call the transfer of energy from the Sun to Earth? | Solar energy |
| What type of simple machine is a wheel and axle? | Wheel and axle |
| What type of simple machine is a pair of scissors? | Lever (or wedge) |
| What do we call the change of an organism over time? | Adaptation |
| What is the solid part of the Earth made of rock? | Lithosphere |
| What is the movement of the Earth around the Sun called? | Revolution |
| What is the spinning of the Earth on its axis called? | Rotation |
| What do we call the process when plants release water into the air? | Transpiration |
| What type of energy is released during a nuclear reaction? | Nuclear energy |
| What kind of energy is stored in a stretched spring? | Potential energy |
| What is the bending of light as it passes through water or a prism called? | Refraction |
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