Science and Nature Quiz

What is motion?

• A change in an object's position with respect to time

• A force that causes objects to move

• A type of ecosystem

• The energy stored in an object

What does gravity do?

• Pushes objects away from each other

• Causes objects with mass to attract each other

• Stops objects from moving

• Makes objects lighter

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• A type of decomposer

• An organism that eats plants

• An organism that makes its own food

• A non-native species

What is kinetic energy?

• A push or pull

• The energy stored in an object that is not moving

• Energy of motion

• A force that resists motion

What is a carnivore?

• Consumers that eat both plants and animals

• Consumers that eat only plants

• Consumers that eat only animals

• Organisms that produce their own food

What is photosynthesis?

• A method to convert energy into food

• The process where animals produce oxygen

• The cycle of water from the sky to the earth

• The process where plants use sunlight to produce sugar

What is a solute?

• The larger amount that dissolves another substance

• A process to separate mixtures

• A liquid mixture

• The smaller amount that is dissolved in a solution

What is a renewable resource?

• A resource found only in forests

• A resource that takes longer than our lifetime to replenish

• A resource that can be replenished as fast as it is used

• A type of non-biodegradable material

What is an asteroid belt?

• A group of many rock objects located between Mars and Jupiter

• A belt made from asteroids

• A type of natural disaster

• A tool used in astronomy

What is a lunar eclipse?

• A type of solar eclipse

• When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun

• The full Moon passes into Earth's shadow

• When Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon