Natural Science 6 QUIZ

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natural science

Travel to different realms to collect the five gems of science before the villain gets them first! Are you up for the challenge?

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Chemical Reactions Gem

Mixtures Gem

ReproductionGem

Nutrition Gem

Interaction Gem

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Receptor cells collect stimuli

Organ cells collect nerves

Optic cells collect signals

Which cell collects information from our environment? And what is this 'information' called?

interaction gem

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Spinal cord

Axons

Dendrites

Which part of the neuron transforms a stimulus into impulses?

interaction gem

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Motor neurons

Interneurons

Sensory neurons

Which main type of neuron carries signals from the central nervous system to effectors?

interaction gem

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Brain stem

Spinal cord

Cerebellum

What controls our reflexes and connects nerves to our brain?

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Bicep

Joint

Effector

What do you call the connection of two bones?

interaction gem

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Smooth

Cardiac

Skeletal

There are three types of muscle. Which one makes up the stomach and intestines?

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Voluntary muscles are able to act on their own

Sensory neurons are fast enough to reach the brain and back

A reflex arc allows neurons to only reach the spinal cord before acting

When you touch something hot, you immediately pull your hand back without thinking. Why is this so?

interaction gem

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Interaction Gem

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Carbohydrates

Fats

Proteins

Starches, sugars and fibres give us energy. What type of food are these?

NUTRITION GEM

NUTRITION GEM

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Pancreas

Oesophagus

Epiglotis

Where does food pass when we swallow?

NUTRITION GEM

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Digestion

Reabsorption

Absorption

What process involves nutrients being passed into the blood after food is broken down by bile?

NUTRITION GEM

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Waste

Carbon dioxide

Oxygen

In the circulatory system, what does blood NOT transport?

NUTRITION GEM

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Veins

Capillaries

Arteries

Which blood vessel carries blood with carbon dioxide back to the heart?

NUTRITION GEM

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Bronchi

Alveoli

Trachea

Where do the lungs and the blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide when breathing?

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Urethra

Sweat glands

Pores

Where does sweat pass through to exit the body?

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Reproduction

Puberty

Transition

What do humans go through to develop into an adult and be able to reproduce?

REPRODUCTION GEM

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Genes

DNA

Sex cells

All cells contain _______ that allow characteristics to be passed from parents to children.

REPRODUCTION GEM

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Seminal vesicles

Vas deferens

Testicles

Which part of the male reproductive organ produces the hormone testosterone?

REPRODUCTION GEM

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Oestrogen

Cortisol

Progesterone

Which hormone is NOT produced by ovaries?

REPRODUCTION GEM

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Intercourse

Menstruation

Ovulation

If an egg does not meet a sperm cell, it leaves the body and the uterus wall breaks down. What is this called?

REPRODUCTION GEM

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Zygote

Embryo

Ovum

What do we call the combination of a sperm and egg after fertilisation?

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Embryo

Foetus

Placenta

From week nine until birth, the growing human is called______.

REPRODUCTION GEM

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Energy

Components

Molecules

What are formed when atoms are joined together?

MIXTURES GEM

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LEAST: Gas / MOST: Solid

LEAST: Solid / MOST: Gas

LEAST: Liquid / MOST: Solid

Which states of matter have the LEAST and MOST amount of energy respectively?

MIXTURES GEM

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Heterogenous

Homogenous

Pure

What type of mixture is oil and water?

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Potential

Attraction

Kinetic

What type of force does magnetism have?

MIXTURES GEM

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solvent ; solution ; solute

solute ; solvent ; solution

solvent ; solute ; solution

Fill in the blanks: _____ dissolves in a _____ to make a _____.

MIXTURES GEM

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Filtrate

Residue

Solution

What is the component that passes through a filter called?

MIXTURES GEM

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Only distillation collects solids from its liquid state

Only evaporation uses heat that transforms liquid to gas

Only distillation uses condensation to collect liquid from gas

What is the main difference between evaporation and distillation?

MIXTURES GEM

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Properties

Reactants

Products

In a chemical reaction, what are the original substances called?

CHEMICAL REACTIUONS GEM

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Isothermic

Endothermic

Exothermic

If the products become warmer, what kind of reaction takes place?

CHEMICAL REACTIUONS GEM

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Air, gasoline, lit matchstick

Fire, leaves, paper

Wood, ash, air

Which are examples of ALL three components needed for combustion?

CHEMICAL REACTIUONS GEM

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Salt

Rust

Water

What is produced when metals go through oxidation?

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Oxygen

Salt

Sugar

In fermentation, what do microorganisms consume to produce into organic substances?

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Carbon dioxide

Lactic acid

Alcohol

What is produced by BOTH fungi and bacteria?

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Rotting fruit

Melting ice

Fireworks

Which of these is NOT an example of a chemical change?

CHEMICAL REACTIUONS GEM

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