Science Flashcards
What is the study of plants called
Botany
What is the study of animals called
Zoology
What is the study of microbes called
Microbiology
Name four microbes that cause disease
Bacteria Virus Fungus Parasites
Name the instrument used to look at microbes
Microscope
Name the planet which is closest to the sun
Mercury
Name the planet which is most distant from the sun
Neptune
Name the planets of the solar system
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Name the only planet which has life on it
Earth
Name the largest planet of the solar system
Jupiter
All the planets of the solar system go around the
Sun
What is a satellite
An object that goes around the planet
How many satellites does the planet earth have
One
Name the satellite of the planet earth
Moon
Who invented the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
Which was the first printed book in the world
The Bible
Who discovered that white light is made up of the seven colours of the rainbow
Isaac Newton
Who discovered the force of Gravity
Isaac Newton
Name the instrument used to measure temperature
Thermometer
The process by which plants make their own food is called
Photosynthesis
Name the pigment that helps in photosynthesis
Chlorophyll
The study of celestial objects is called
Astronomy
Name two famous discoveries of Louis Pasteur
- Germ Theory 2. Pasteurisation
Who first discovered that the arth goes around the sun
Galileo Galilei
Who first discovered that lightening is an electric phenomen
American scientist Benjamin Franklin
The planet Uranus was discovered by
William Herschel
Who discovered the X Ray
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Who was the famous painter to draw the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
Who was the famous scientist who drew plans for helicopters, aeroplanes and parachutes
Leonardo da Vinci
What is Pasteurisation
A process that uses heat to destroy bacteria in food especially milk
Name a very famous prize awarded to scientists
Nobel Prize
Name the famous scientist from America who flew a kite in the storm and learnt about lightening and electricity
Benjamin Franklin
Light waves are made up of two components, name them
Electric and magnetic. So light waves are also known as electromagnetic waves
The tiny openings on the surface of a leaf is called
Stomata
Humans inhale which gas
Oxygen
Humans exhale which gas
Carbon dioxide
Plants inhale which gas
Carbon dioxide
Plants exhale which gas
Oxygen
All living things give birth to their young ones, this process is called ?
Reproduction
Plants are producers because….
they make their own food
Which part of the plant is also known as “ The food factory “ of the plant
Leaves
Large plants with tall, strong and woody stem are known as
Trees
Give one example of a tree with a strong stem
Neem tree
Give one example of a tree with a soft stem
Banana tree
The plants that grown along the ground or up the sides of walls or trees are known as
climbers and creepers
Give two examples of climbers and creepers
Watermelon plant
Money plant
Small plants that have HARD and Many Seperate STEMS and that grow near the ground , are known as
Shrubs
Plants which are valued for flavour, scent and medicinal properties are called as
Herbs
Plants that grow in water or in wet soil under water are known as
Aquatic plants
Give examples of herbs
Mint
Parsley
Basil
Daphne
Rosemary
Rocket
Dill
Spinach
Name this plant
Mint
Name the plant
parsley
Name this Herb
Basil
Name this Herb
Dill
Name this Herb
Rosemary
Name this Herb
Rocket
Name this herb
Daphne
Name this Herb
Spinach
Plants that grow where we don’t want them to grow are known as
Weeds
Give three examples of aquatic plants
Water hyacinth
water lettuce
fanwort
Name this aquatic plant
Water Hyacinth
Name this aquatic plant
Water lettuce
Name this aquatic plant
Fanwort
Leaves are of two types, name them
simple leaf
Compound Leaf
The outer surface of a leaf has a waxy coating called
Cuticle
Which part of the leaf carries water and nutrients within the leaf
veins
The flat and the broad part of the leaf is called the
leaf blade
Plants that grow throughout the year and don not shed their leaves in a particular season are known as
Perennial plants
Perennial plants are also known as
Evergreen plants
Give two examples of perennial plants
Garden asparagus
Peepal
Name this perennial plant
Garden Asparagus
Name this perennial plant
Peepal
Plants that grow in a particular season and shed their leaves in a particular season are known as
Seasonal Plants
Give two examples of seasonal plants
Sal
Oak
Name this seasonal plant
Sal
Name this seasonal plant
Oak tree
Name a winter fruit
orange
Name a winter vegetable
Pea
Name a summer fruit
mango
Name a summer vegetable
cucumber
Name two plants that grow in the desert
Cactus plant
Babul
Name this plant that grows in the dessert
Babul
What are the two methods of sowing seeds
Direct method
Indirect Method
Name the method of sowing, where seeds of crop plants are scattered and sown directly in the field?
Direct Method
Name the method of sowing where
seeds of crops are grown first in seedbeds and when the seedlings are a few inches high, they are taken out and planted in the fields
Indirect method
The indirect method of sowing is also known as
transplanting
Give one example of indirect method of sowing
Rice
Give four examples of direct method of sowing
Wheat
maize
Gram
Beans
Name two medicinal plants
Aloevera
Neem
Cotton fibbers are used to make
Cloth
thread
Jute fibbers are used to make
Sacks
Bags
Mats
Ropes
A person who studies chemical reactions is known as a
Chemist
A person who studies plants is known as a
Botanist
A person who studies animals is known as a
Zoologist
Where in the plant do we find the male part and the female part
In the flowers
The male cells of a plant is a powder called as
pollen
The male cells, called POLLEN, are produced in which part of the flower ?
Stamen
The female part of the flower is called the
Pistil
What are the two factors that attract animals and birds to the flower
Scent of the flower
colour of the petals
Animals and birds pick up pollen from one flower and deposit it on another. So when the pollen of one flower enters into the pistil of another flower. This process is called
Pollination
A tree that produces its seeds in cones is called
Coniferous trees
Give three examples of coniferous trees
Spruce
Fir
Pine
Name three carnivorous plants
Venus flytrap
Pitcher Plant
Sundew
Into how many parts is the body of an insect divided
Three parts
The body of an insect is divided into three parts, name them
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
The legs of an insect are attached to which part of the body
The Thorax
Name some pollinators
Water
Air
insects
Birds
Animals
What are social insects
insects that live in a group
Give an example of a social insect
bee
Name the three types of bees
Queen bee
worker bee
Drones
In a beehive which is the bee that lays all the eggs
Queen bee
In a beehive name the bees that gather food to feed the young ones
Worker bees
Are the worker bees male or female
Worker bees are always female
What do the honeybees do to tell one another where to find flowers
They dance
The sewer fluid that honeybees collect from the flower is called
Nectar
What is the six sided cells that honeybees build in their hive called ?
Honeycomb
Identify this insect
Wasp
Identify this insect
Flea
Identify this insect
Grasshopper
Identify this insect
Dragonfly
Identify this insect
Fly
Identify this insect
Cockroach
Identify this insect
Beetle
Identify this insect
Ladybug
An ARACHNIDS are animals that have how many main body parts
Two
ARACHNIDS are animals that have how many legs
Eight (4 pairs)
Do ARACHNIDS have wings
No
Do insects have wings
Yes
Give four examples of ARAACHNIDS
Spiders
Scorpions
Ticks
Mite
Identify this ARACHNID
Spider
Identify this ARACHNID
Mite
Identify this ARACHNID
Tick
Identify this ARACHNID
Scorpion
A tree has a hard stem called the…
Trunk
The trunk of a tree is covered by a hard skin called the…
bark
Name two trees that can live for hundred of years
Banyan tree
Neem tree
Name this tree that is known to live for hundred of years
Banyan tree
Name this plant
Neem
Shrubs live for how long
Several years
Herbs live for how long
Few months
Is coriander a Herb?
yes
Give three examples of climbers
Grapevine
Money Plant
Pea
Give three examples of creepers
Watermelon
Pumpkin
Bottle gourd
Other than cactus and babul, name another desert tree
date palm
Name the parts of a plant
Root
Stem
Leaves
Flowers
Fruits
Dolphins breathe through a hole on the top of their heads. This hole is called a
Blowhole
Name the four types of sharks you have learnt so far
whale shark
Mako shark
white shark
Hammerhead shark
The largest fish in the sea is the
whale shark
The fastest kind of a shark is the
Mako shark
Name the shark which has eyes at each end of its wide head
Hammerhead shark
Name the most dangerous kind of shark
white shark
Name a fish that has no brains and no bones
jellyfish
Which part of the jelly fish can sting
tentacles
Some jelly fish have no tentacles, they are known as
upside down jelly fish
Give three examples of flat fish that you have learnt so far
Plaice
Peacock Flounder
Sting Ray
Name the flat fish that can change the colour of its skin to hide from other fish
Plaice
Name this flat fish
Peacock flounder
Name the flat fish that swim by moving it’s huge fins up and down like wings
Sting rays
Name the sting ray that gives other fish an electric shock and then they eat them
Torpedo sting ray also known as electric sting ray
What does an octopus do when it is scared
Sprays a cloud of ink
How many strong arms does an octopus have
eight
What structure does an octopus have on its arms
Suckers
Sea turtles live in the sea but lay their eggs on
land
Which part of the body does the sea turtle use to swim through water
Flippers
Do sea turtle weigh about the same as adult human beings
yes
Name a fish that swims upright
sea horse
How does a sea horse stay in one place
it curls its tail around a sea plant
Sea dragons can hide easily because
they look like sea weed
Name some fast fish
Flying fish
Sail fish
For how long can a flying fish glide over the water
45 seconds
Name the fastest fish in the sea
Sail fish
Name a fish with poisonous spines
Lion fish
Name the fish that swells up like a balloon when attacked by a shark
porcupine fish
Fish can swim in a group, this group is known as
School
Name the penguins that drive from rocks
rockhopper penguins
The biggest animals in the sea are the
Whales
The sperm whale can hold its breath for how long
one hour
Name the whales that swim near the surface of the water and they make noises that sound like songs
Humpback whales
Name four fish that are found at the bottom of the sea
Hatchet fish
Angler fish
Viper fish
Eel ( gulper eels)
From where do the fish that live at the bottom of the sea get their food
they wait for Dead Sea animals to sink from above
Name this fish
Viper fish
What is the solar system
The system of the sun and the eight planets that go around it
A hole on the moon or a planet formed by a space rock hitting it is called a
Crater
A person who is specially trained to travel into space is known as a
Astronaut
The small space craft that landed on the moon is called a
Lunar module
A group of billions of stars is known as a
Galaxy
The instrument that makes things from faraway look bigger and closer is known as a
Telescope
How many years did it take a spacecraft to go from earth to saturn
seven year
How was the sun formed
The sun was formed from a thick layer of gas and dust
The dark areas on the surface of the sun are known as
sunspots
Are the sunspots cooler than the rest of the sun
Yes
Name the spacecraft which studies the sun from space
Ulysses
Name the rocky planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Name the robot car that drove on the surface of the planet Mars
Mars Rover
The rings of the planet Saturn are actually made of
Dust
Rocks
Ice
How many moons does the planet Jupiter have
More than 40
Name the phases of the moon
Full moon
New Moon
Crescent moon
Gibbus
When the moon sometimes moves in front of the sun and blocks out the suns light, this phenomenon is called the
Solar eclipse
Some stars move around in pairs, these stars are known as
Double stars
When a star explodes, it is known as
supernova
Two most common shapes of galaxies are
Oval shape
Spiral shape
Is a shooting star really a star
No
What is a shooting star
It is a hot piece of space rock
Shooting stars are also known as
Meteors
When lots and lots of space rock all fall at once , this phenomenon is known as
Meteor shower
What happens to most of the space rocks ( meteors) as they reach the earth
Most of them burn away
Name a very famous telescope that is in space and not on earth
The Hubble space telescope
The sun and its 8 planets are a part of which galaxy
Milky way galaxy
At the centre of the Milky Way galaxy there is a very big black hole, Name this black hole
Sagittarius A
Our galaxy is the Milky Way galaxy, name our neighbouring galaxy
Andromeda
When the sun is about to die it will change into a
Red Giant
Scientists have recently found evidence for a ninth planet, this planet is known as the
Planet X
How heavy is the Planet X
ten times the mass of the earth
Name the first five recognised dwarf planets
Eris
Makemake
Haumea
Ceres
The path taken by a planet around the sun is known as
orbit
Ceres the dwarf planet was first discovered in 1801 by
Giuseppe Piazzi
Name the first dwarf planet that was visited by a spacecraft
ceres
Name the most famous METEOR SHOWER that streaks across the sky every year around August 12
Perseids
What is VENUS TRANSIT
Name the first comet on which a space craft landed
How many earths can fit inside the sun
one million earths
Which scientist discovered the rings of the planet Saturn
Galileo Galilee
How many rings does the planet Saturn have
Name the four spacecrafts that have visited the planet Saturn
voyager 1
voyager 2
Pioneer 11
Cassini Huygens
The current orbit of the moon around the earth takes how many days
27.3 days
Name four famous black holes
Sagittarius A
Cygnus X 1
Centaurus A
M87
Name the celestial body in the solar system that is full of active volcanoes
lo , moon of Jupiter
Living things need fresh water from
Rain
Snow
Clouds are made of
Drops of water
What is lightening
lightning is electricity
Give three names for a fierce, fast, twisting wind
Tornado
Twister
Cyclone
In Australia a sandstorm is called as
Willy willy
In Sudan the sandstorm is known as
Haboobs
A snowstorm is also known as a
Blizzard
Are there storms and hurricanes on other planets too
Yes
The hurricane on Jupiter is called
Great Red Spot
Name this insect
Cricket
A habitat where most of the plants are grasses is known as?
Grassland
In Nrth America the grasslands are known as?
Prairies
A small body of fresh water is known as a?
Pond
remember MIS sitting on a rock
The earth is made up of three types of rocks. Nmae them?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
This rock created when hot, liquid rock rises from deep below the earths surface, cools and hardens. When the rock cools sowly crystals form giving the roocks a grainy appearance. This type of a rock is known as?
Igneous Rock
Igneous rocks are found near volcanic areas. Is this true?
Yes
Name this rock which is formed as layers of mud sand and other materials settle on top of one another. Over thousands of years they are pressed into solid rock
sedimentary Rock
Name this rock that is formednwhen solid rock is changed by extreme pressure and heat often from volcanoes. They are hard smooth and often have a distinctive wavy or stripy pattern
Metamorphic rock
Name the season when
Seeds sprout
New leaves apper on trees
birds build nest and lay eggs
animals wake up from hibernation
SPRING
Name the season when
The leaves change colour
Leaves fall off trees
birds fly south
Fall
Name the season when fruits riern and young birds learn to fly and find food
Summer
Name the season when the animals hibernate
winter
Change from gas to liquid state is known as?
condensation
Give four examples of Condensation
- Dew
- Sweating of cold drinks
- water cycle
- Fogging of mirrors
A change of state from solid to gas is known as?
Sublimation
Give three examples of sublimatin
1,. Moth balls sublimate
- dry ice sublimates
- Snow can sublimate in the winter
This covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface formed from the water vapor in the air is known as
Frost
Give two examples of depsition
- Frost
- Forming sold ice
Give two examples of sedimentary rocks
Sandstone
Limestone
Give an example of IGNEOUS rock
Granite
