Science Quiz Year 4 QUESTION

1) Which of these animals does NOT have a skeleton?

A. Dog
B. Fish
C. Snail
D. Horse

2) What does your skull protect?

A. Heart
B. Lungs
C. Brain
3) Does a snail have a backbone?
A. Yes, it is a vertebrate
B. No, it is an invertebrate
4) Does a frog have a backbone?
A. Yes, it is a vertebrate
B. No, it is an invertebrate
5) Your skeleton helps you to move. What else helps you to move?
A. Your stomach
B. Your skin
C. Your muscles
6) Muscles work:
A. On their own
B. In pairs
C. In threes
7) How do you measure temperature?
A. With a microscope
B. With a thermometer
C. With a telescope
8) If something is -20 degrees Celsius is it?
A. Cold
B. Hot
9) Which one of these is a liquid?
A. Pencil
B. Orange juice
C. Ice cube
10) Which one of these is a solid?
A. Oxygen
B. A textbook
C. Fizzy lemonade
11) What is the process called to turn an ice cube into liquid water (Solid to a liquid)?
A. Freezing
B. Melting
C. Dissolving
12) What is the process called to turn water into an ice cube (liquid to a solid)?
A. Freezing
B. Melting
C. Dissolving
13) How can I separate the stones in my soil?
A. Using a magnet
B. Using a sieve
14) Which of these materials CANNOT dissolve into water?
A. Coffee
B. Sand
C. Salt
15) The change of a substance from the liquid state to the gaseous state is called:
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Freezing
16) The change of a substance from the gaseous state to the liquid state is called:
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Freezing
D. Boiling
17) What does adaptation mean?
A. Animals and plants like their habitats

B. Animals and plants decide to change their habitats
C. Animal and plant species develop characteristics over time which help them survive their habitats
D. Animals and plants learn to thrive in their habitats
18) Fawns (baby deer) have spotted coats. This adaptation is suited to which habitat?
A. The seashore
B. Mountains
C. Desert
D. Woodland
19) Many mammals living in the Arctic have fur which changes in what way over the course of the year?
A. It becomes white in the late spring

B. It grows thicker in the summer months
C. It completely falls out in the summer
D. It changes colour in the winter
20) What adaptation do sharks and penguins share?
A. They both have fins for swimming

B. They both have streamlined bodies for swimming
C. They both have feathers for warmth
D. They both have gills for breathing under water
21) Zebras live in large herds in a grassland habitat. How does a striped coat help them survive this habitat?
A. The white stripes help a zebra’s fur trap the sun’s warmth
B. The stripes make the zebras easy to spot for predators
C. The stripes help the zebras to col down at night
D. The stripes are useful as camouflage
22) Which adaptations in camels do not protect them from their sandy habitat?
A. A double row of long eyelashes

B. Bushy eyebrows
C. A long neck
D. Nostrils which can close
23) What is an invertebrate?
A. An animal whose skeleton is made of cartilage

B. An animal without a spine
C. An animal with a backbone
D. An animal without a skeleton
24) Hummingbirds feed on nectar. Nectar is a liquid found deep inside the flower of a plant. Which adaptation
enables the hummingbird to obtain the nectar from deep inside a flower.
A. Rapid flight
B. Colourful feathers
C. Long beak
D. Small wings
25) What is the function of the skeleton?

A. To protect vital organs
B. To allow movement
C. To support the body
D. All of the above
26) Which of the following statement is not true?
A. Bones are living tissue

B. Exercise helps bones to become stronger
C. Good nutrition helps bones to become strong
D. Bones cannot grow
27) Which part of the human skeleton protects the heart?
A. The scapula
B. The shoulder blades
C. The rib
D. The pelvis
28) Which device allows us to see bones inside a living animal?

A. A digital scanner
B. An X-ray or MRI machine
C. A photocopier
D. A microscope
29) Exercise makes muscles do what?

A. Grow bigger and stronger
B. Grow smaller and weaker
C. Become less stretchy
D. Become less effective
30) What are muscles made from?
A. Fat cells
B. Thin strands of iron
C. Thousands of small stretchy fibres
D. Carbohydrates
31) When you contract your bicep, what happens?
A. Your tricep relaxes

B. Your other bicep also contracts
C. Your arm lowers
D. Nothing else happens
32) Which unit is a measurement of volume?

A. Degrees Celsius
B. Litres
C. Metres
D. Amperes
33) If you were investigating different materials for insulating coffee, what measuring equipment would you
need to test how cool the coffee was after 10 minutes?
A. A meter rule
B. A measuring jug
C. A voltmeter
D. A thermometer
34) Which unit of measurement would you use for temperature?
A. Degrees Celsius
B. Litres
C. Kilograms
D. Amperes
35) Which of these is a danger to marine habitats?
A. Algae
B. Killer whales
C. Rubbish
D. Seaweed
36) Which of these species could be found in a desert habitat?
A. Snakes
B. Holly
C. Mosses
D. Elephants
37) What uses a series of questions in order to identify unknown plants or animals?
A. Classification index
B. Bar chart
C. Comparison table
D. Identification key
38) What is an invertebrate?

A. An animal with wings
B. An animal with six legs
C. An animal without a spine
D. An animal which lays eggs
39) If you were creating an identification key for sea animals, which question would separate dolphins from
sharks?
A. Does the animal have eyes?
B. Is the animal a vertebrate?
C. Does the animal breathe through gills?
D. Is the animal a carnivore?
40) Which of the following is not an invertebrate?

A. A spider
B. A millipede
C. An octopus
D. A snake
41) If you were creating a classification key for a group of animals found on an island, which question
would not separate turtles and birds?
A. Does the animal have feathers?

B. Does the animal lay eggs?
C. Does the animal have a shell?
D. Is the animal warm-blooded?
42) The particles of matter making up a are packed together tightly.
A. Piece
B. liquid
C. gas
D. solid
43) Which state of matter is easily compressed and easily changes shape to fill its container?
A. solid
B. liquid
C. gas
D. plasma
44) A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume is identified as a solid.
A. True
B. False
45) What are characteristics of matter?

A. Anything that has mass
B. Anything that takes up space
C. Can be solid, liquid or gas
D. All the above
46) When I am sick, I can take as much prescription medicine as I want because it's from the doctor.
A. True
B. False
47) It is okay to take someone else's medicine if it will help you feel better.
A. True
B. False
48) Antibiotics treat infections from:
A. Viruses
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
49) You always need antibiotics for:
A. Strep throat
B. Sinus infection
50) All drugs are medicine
A. True
B. False
51) Jasin has an ear infection caused by bacteria. What medicine can be used to cure his ear infection?
A. Vaccination
B. Antibiotic
C. Cough syrup
D. Polio vaccine
52) To straighten the arm the biceps:
A. Contracts
B. Relaxes
53) To bend the arm the triceps:
A. Contracts
B. Relaxes
54) Which of these living things does NOT have a backbone?
A. Whale
B. Earthworm
C. Cobra
D. Bird
55) What is the name of the organ in our bodies that pumps blood?
A. Brain
B. Heart
C. Lungs
56) The freezing point of water is:
A. 10⁰C
B. 100⁰C
C. 0⁰C
D. 50⁰C
57) The boiling point of water is:
A. 10⁰C
B. 100⁰C
C. 0⁰C
D. 50⁰C
58) The number of bones in adult human body is:
A. 200
B. 300
C. 164
D. 206
59) The number of bones in infant human body is:
A. 200
B. 300
C. 164
D. 206
60) An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
A. Environment
B. Mimicry
C. Camouflage

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1) Which of these animals does NOT have a skeleton?

2) What does your skull protect?

3) Does a snail have a backbone?

4) Does a frog have a backbone?

7) How do you measure temperature?

8) If something is -20 degrees Celsius is it?

9) Which one of these is a liquid?

10) Which one of these is a solid?

13) How can I separate the stones in my soil?

14) Which of these materials CANNOT dissolve into water?

17) What does adaptation mean?

A. Animals and plants like their habitats

A. It becomes white in the late spring

A. They both have fins for swimming

A. A double row of long eyelashes

23) What is an invertebrate?

A. An animal whose skeleton is made of cartilage

25) What is the function of the skeleton?

26) Which of the following statement is not true?

A. Bones are living tissue

27) Which part of the human skeleton protects the heart?

28) Which device allows us to see bones inside a living animal?

29) Exercise makes muscles do what?

30) What are muscles made from?

31) When you contract your bicep, what happens?

A. Your tricep relaxes

32) Which unit is a measurement of volume?

38) What is an invertebrate?

40) Which of the following is not an invertebrate?

A. Does the animal have feathers?

45) What are characteristics of matter?

48) Antibiotics treat infections from:

49) You always need antibiotics for:

50) All drugs are medicine

52) To straighten the arm the biceps:

54) Which of these living things does NOT have a backbone?

56) The freezing point of water is:

57) The boiling point of water is:

58) The number of bones in adult human body is:

59) The number of bones in infant human body is:

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