1. The Year 5/6 Science Quiz
Part Two

2. Section 1
The Human Body

3. What organ pumps blood around the human body?
Question 1
What organ pumps blood around the human body?

4. What is plaque and what causes it?
Question 2
What is plaque and what causes it?

5. Give three reasons why exercise is important.
Question 3
Give three reasons why exercise is important.

6. Section 2
Green Plants

7. What attracts an insect to a flower?
Question 4
What attracts an insect to a flower?
(could be two things)

8. In what part of the plant are reproductive organs found?
Question 5
In what part of the plant are reproductive organs found?

9. In what part of the plant are seeds made?
Question 6
In what part of the plant are seeds made?
Flowers
Roots
Leaves

10. Variation and Classification
Section 3
Variation and Classification

11. Give two differences between a spider and an ant.
Question 7
Give two differences between a spider and an ant.

12. Question 8
All plants can be placed into one of two groups. What are the two groups?

13. Question 9
Ferns are non-flowering plants that do not make seeds. What do they make?

14. Living Things in their Environment
Section 4
Living Things in their Environment

15. Animals that eat other animals are called what?
Question 10
Animals that eat other animals are called what?

16. Question 11 Leaf › Worm › Bird › Cat
In the above food chain, which is the producer?

17. Question 12 Leaf › Worm › Bird › Cat
Name the prey of the bird in the above food chain.

18. Section 5
Grouping Materials

19. Question 13
Can you pour a solid?

20. Name three different types of soil.
Question 14
Name three different types of soil.

21. Why would steel be used to make a bridge?
Question 15
Why would steel be used to make a bridge?

22. Section 6
Changing Materials

23. Give an example of any change that cannot be reversed.
Question 16
Give an example of any change that cannot be reversed.

24. What happens to a liquid when you freeze it?
Question 17
What happens to a liquid when you freeze it?

25. Question 18
What is a solution?

26. Section 7
Doing an experiment

27. What is the ‘aim’ of an experiment?
Question 19
What is the ‘aim’ of an experiment?

28. What equipment would you use to find out how hot a beaker of water is?
Question 20
What equipment would you use to find out how hot a beaker of water is?

29. How would you make sure that an experiment was a fair test?
Question 21
How would you make sure that an experiment was a fair test?

30. Section 8
Electricity

31. Why is there usually a plastic coating around a metal wire?
Question 22
Why is there usually a plastic coating around a metal wire?

32. What happens when a circuit has a break (or gap) in it?
Question 23
What happens when a circuit has a break (or gap) in it?

33. Name three electrical components used in simple circuits.
Question 24
Name three electrical components used in simple circuits.

34. Section 9
Forces and Motion

35. When do two magnets attract each other?
Question 25
When do two magnets attract each other?

36. What sort of surface should a slope have to prevent slipping?
Question 26
What sort of surface should a slope have to prevent slipping?

37. Question 27
What is the name of the force that pulls objects down towards the centre of the Earth?

38. Section 10
Light and Sound

39. What is the pitch of a note?
Question 28
What is the pitch of a note?

40. Explain why light shines off a silver brooch in bright sunlight.
Question 29
Explain why light shines off a silver brooch in bright sunlight.

41. Which if the following are sources of light?
Question 30
Which if the following are sources of light?
Candle, Moon, Torch, Sun, Tin Foil

42. End of Quiz