This science trivia includes questions and some interesting facts about general science. Students may be already read most of the questions in their schools. But this will update your knowledge and refresh your past knowledge too. This trivia can help those who are interested to gather the knowledge related to science and for beginners as well.
Science quiz for kids
1. What is science?
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A systematic study of structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through experiments and observations.
2. From which language the word science comes from?
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Latin language.
3. Latin word ‘Scientia’ means?
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Knowledge.
4. In which era, the earliest roots of science can be traced?
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Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia around 3500 to 3000 BCE.
5. Does modern science divide into many branches?
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3.
6. Name that major branches of science?
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Biology, Physics, Chemistry.
7. Who was the first to attempt to explain natural phenomena?
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Early Greek philosophers of the Milesian school, later continued by his successors Anaximander and Anaximenes.
8. Who plays a significant role in the development of mathematical sciences?
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Pythagoreans.
9. Who is the father of medicine?
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Greek Doctor, Hippocrates.
10. Who is the father of modern science?
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Galileo Galilei.
11. Who is geologist?
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One who studies earth, rocks, and volcanoes.
12. Father of Geometry?
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Euclid.
13. How many liters of saliva produce each day?
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One liter.
14. Which part of the human body is more active during asleep?
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Brain.
15. What is sound?
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The vibration of air molecules.
Science quiz for class 1
16. Who is the father of biology?
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Aristotle.
17. Who is the father of physics?
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Galileo Galilei.
18. Who is the father of chemistry?
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Jabir Bin Hayan.
19. Fishes are warm-blooded or cold-blooded animals?
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Cold-blooded.
20. Which is the largest brain of all vertebrates relative to the size?
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Human brain.
21. Frog and toads belong to which class?
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Amphibians.
22. How many classes of vertebrates are there?
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5.
23. Name that 5 classes?
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Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds, and Fishes.
24. Human belongs to which class?
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Mammals.
25. The whale is a fish or a mammal?
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Mammal.
26. What is the common name of Sodium carbonate?
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Washing soda.
27. Which chemical do we use for the purification of water?
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Chlorine.
28. The speed of a sound is?
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340 meters per second.
29. What is botany?
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The scientific study of plants.
30. What is zoology?
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The scientific study of animals.
Science quiz for grade 4
31. The term ‘muscle’ comes from?
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Latin language meaning little mouse.
32. What is ecology?
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Interaction between living things and an environment.
33. Who is the father of evolution?
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Charles Darwin.
34. The largest organ of the human body is?
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Skin.
35. DNA stands for?
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Deoxyribose nucleic acid.
36. What is the matter?
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Anything that has a mass and occupies space.
37. Name the 12 human body systems?
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Cardiovascular system, the digestive system, the endocrine system, the immune system, the integumentary system, the lymphatic system, the muscular system, the nervous system, the reproductive system, the respiratory system, the skeletal system, and the urinary system.
38. Which organ is responsible for the respiratory system?
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Lungs.
39. Which organ is responsible for the nervous system?
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Brain.
40. How many volts of electricity produced by an electric eel?
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650 volts.
41. How many old earths is?
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Between 4 and 5 billion years ago.
42. Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?
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Venus.
43. Who was the first scientist to be awarded two Nobel Prizes?
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Marie Curie.
44. Are the internet and the world wide web is the same thing?
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No.
45. Which is the world’s tallest bridge?
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Millau Viaduct in France.
Science quiz for class 2
46. What is the symbol of sodium chloride?
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NaCl.
47. RBCs stand for?
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Red blood cells.
48. Who discovered the cell?
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Robert Hooke.
49. Mercury is also known as?
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Quicksilver.
50. What is energy?
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Ability to do work.
51. What is an atom?
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Smallest particle in the world.
52. What is the function of the stomach?
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It helps in digestion.
53. What is the unit of power?
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Watt.
54. The central part of an atom is?
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Nucleus.
55. The electron has which charge?
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Negative charge.
56. Who represented the first atomic model?
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John Dalton.
57. The principle of displacement was discovered by?
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