TIMSS PRACTICE QUIZ 3

If you throw away these things which one will decay the fastest?

• a glass bottle

• a metal can

• a plastic bag

• an apple core

Humans intepret seeing, hearing, taste and smell in the _____________

• brain

• spinal cord

• receptors

• skin

What covers most of earth surface

• water

• bare rock

• farmland

• cities and town

If a body takes in more food than it uses------

• breathing becomes faster

• weight is lost

• heartbeat increases

• stored as fat in the body

The fossils of dinosaurs can be found in

• water in the oceans

• ice on ponds

• trunks of trees

• rocks in the ground

Which plant is grown for food?

• rice

• tobbaco

• orchid

• cotton

Each year the Earth moves around______

• Mars

• Other planets

• The Sun

• The moon

What happens to water when it boils?

• Changes colour

• Stops bubbling

• turns into water vapour

• It becomes heavier

How can washing hands help keep you from getting sick?

• it washes away germs

• it makes your hand look nice

• it keeps your skin from drying out

• it makes your hands warmer

What will most likely affect your adult height?

• height of your parents

• height of your brothers and sisters

• hair colour

• weight