Awesome Science Challenge: Middle School Edition

Question 1

What is the primary function of mitochondria in cells?

Accepted Answer

Produce energy

Answer

Store genetic material

Answer

Break down waste

Answer

Make proteins

Question 2

Which force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Magnetism

Answer

Friction

Answer

Nuclear force

Question 3

What happens to water's volume when it freezes?

Accepted Answer

Increases by about 9%

Answer

Stays the same

Answer

Decreases by 10%

Answer

Decreases by 9%

Question 4

Which of these is a compound?

Accepted Answer

Water (H₂O)

Answer

Oxygen (O₂)

Answer

Gold (Au)

Answer

Nitrogen (N₂)

Question 5

What type of energy does a moving car primarily have?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic energy

Answer

Thermal energy

Answer

Nuclear energy

Answer

Chemical energy

Question 6

Which cell organelle contains DNA?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Answer

Ribosome

Answer

Golgi body

Answer

Lysosome

Question 7

What is the pH of a neutral solution?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

0

Answer

14

Answer

10

Question 8

Which wave can travel through space?

Accepted Answer

Light waves

Answer

Sound waves

Answer

Water waves

Answer

Seismic waves

Question 9

What gas do plants primarily absorb during photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

Answer

Oxygen

Answer

Nitrogen

Answer

Hydrogen

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

Coal

Answer

Solar energy

Answer

Wind power

Answer

Hydropower

Question 11

What causes seasons on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Earth's tilt on its axis

Answer

Distance from the Sun

Answer

Ocean currents

Answer

Wind patterns

Question 12

Which state of matter has no fixed shape or volume?

Accepted Answer

Gas

Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Plasma

Question 13

What is the basic unit of heredity?

Accepted Answer

Gene

Answer

Cell

Answer

Chromosome

Answer

Nucleus

Question 14

Which of Newton's Laws states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction?

Accepted Answer

Third Law

Answer

First Law

Answer

Second Law

Answer

Fourth Law

Question 15

What type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Answer

Sedimentary

Answer

Metamorphic

Answer

Composite

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Quiz Questions & Answers

Question 1: What is the primary function of mitochondria in cells?

Question 2: Which force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

Question 3: What happens to water's volume when it freezes?

Question 4: Which of these is a compound?

Question 5: What type of energy does a moving car primarily have?

Question 6: Which cell organelle contains DNA?

Question 7: What is the pH of a neutral solution?

Question 8: Which wave can travel through space?

Question 9: What gas do plants primarily absorb during photosynthesis?

Question 10: Which of these is NOT a renewable resource?

Question 11: What causes seasons on Earth?

Question 12: Which state of matter has no fixed shape or volume?

Question 13: What is the basic unit of heredity?

Question 14: Which of Newton's Laws states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction?

Question 15: What type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava?

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