Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
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Pamela Ferdinand5th Grade Quiz Questions
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Question 1
For someone older than 10 years, how many times per minute does an average heart beat?
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A320-340
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B60-100
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C20-40
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D170-190
60-100
Children generally have higher heart rates than adults. Measuring the pulse, which is the number of heartbeats per minute, gives important information about your health. Any change from normal heart rate can indicate a heart problem.
Question 2
What bones protect your heart?
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AWrist bones
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BUlna
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CRib cage
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DFemur
Rib cage
Your heart is located under your rib cage in the center of your chest between your right and left lungs. You have 24 ribs in 12 pairs!
Question 3
What does your cardiovascular system do?
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ADelivers calcium to your bones
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BDigests food
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CCirculates blood and oxygen around your body
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DControls your limbs
Circulates blood and oxygen around your body
Together, your heart and blood vessels make up your cardiovascular system, which circulates blood and oxygen around your body.
Question 4
What is the closest star to Earth?
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AOrion
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BAlpha Centauri
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CThe Moon
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DThe Sun
The Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, with internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field.
Question 5
The moon casts a shadow on Earth during the ____.
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ALunar eclipse
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BHalf moon
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CSolar eclipse
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DNew moon
Solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth.
Question 6
What causes tides?
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AGiant schools of fish
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BUnderwater volcanoes
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CGravitational pull of the moon and sun
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DThe sea god Poseidon
Gravitational pull of the moon and sun
In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton explained that ocean tides result from the gravitational attraction of the Sun and Moon on the oceans of the Earth.
Question 7
What attaches muscles to bones?
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AElastic
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BVeins
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CTendons
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DNerves
Tendons
A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone. They are similar to ligaments, which attach bones to other bones.
Question 8
What part of our bones make red blood cells?
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AMuscle
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BSkin
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CSoft marrow
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DJoints
Soft marrow
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside some of your bones, such as your hip and thigh bones. It contains stem cells that can develop into the red blood cells that carry oxygen through your body, the white blood cells that fight infections, and the platelets that help with blood clotting.
Question 9
What kind of creature is found at the top of the food chain?
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AHerbivore
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BApex Predator
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CScavenger
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DBacteria
Apex Predator
Food chains show the relationships between producers, consumers, and decomposers, showing who eats whom. Apex predators include saltwater crocodiles, lions, and orca whales.
Question 10
What is the greenhouse effect?
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AGases are trapped in the Earth's atmosphere and warm Earth
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BGases are trapped in the atmosphere and cool Earth
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CThe moon cools Earth
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DThe oceans heat Earth
Gases are trapped in the Earth's atmosphere and warm Earth
Gases in the Earth's atmosphere do what the roof of a greenhouse does. During the day, the Sun shines through the atmosphere, and the Earth's surface warms up. At night, Earth's surface cools, releasing the heat back into the air. But some of the heat is trapped by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Question 11
What causes disease?
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ABlood
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BAntioxidant
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CVaccine
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DPathogen
Pathogen
A pathogen is a microorganism that has the potential to cause disease such as a bacterium or virus.
Question 12
A ____ organism is an organism with only one cell.
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APlanktonian
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BEmbryonic
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CUnicellular
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DMulticellular
Unicellular
A unicellular organism is also known as a single-celled organism. This type of organism carries out its entire life cycle as one cell.
Question 13
Charles Darwin came up with the theory of _______.
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AReproduction
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BMutation
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CHibernation
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DEvolution
Evolution
Darwin's Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor. His voyage on the HMS Beagle also established him as an eminent geologist.
Question 14
What is extinction?
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AInfectious disease
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BNatural disasters
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CWhen a species has no living members
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DAn endangered species
When a species has no living members
Extinction is the process in which groups of organisms die out. If over an extended period of time the birth rate of a species is less than the death rate, then extinction will eventually occur.
Question 15
What is a force that occurs when one object rubs against another object?
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AFriction
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BConduction
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CRadiation
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DMagnetism
Friction
Friction is force that resists the sliding or rolling of one solid object over another. About 20 percent of the engine power of automobiles is consumed in overcoming frictional forces in the moving parts.
Question 16
What is condensation?
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AWhen gas changes into liquid
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BWhen liquid freezes
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CWhen liquid changes into gas
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DWhen ice becomes steam
When gas changes into liquid
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. Condensation is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds. These clouds may produce precipitation, which is the primary route for water to return to the Earth's surface within the water cycle.
Question 17
The three types of pulley systems are: Fixed, Movable and ____.
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ACompound
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BSling
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CTransferrable
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DImmovable
Compound
A pulley is defined as being one of the three simple machines: the pulley, the lever, and the inclined plane. A fixed pulley describes a pulley that is secured to a single spot. A movable pulley is a pulley that moves with the load you are moving. The compound pulley system is a combination of fixed and movable pulleys.
Question 18
Which of these helps an animal protect itself from predators?
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AFood
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BCamouflage
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CFire
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DMigration
Camouflage
Camouflage, also called cryptic coloration, is a defense or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance, usually to blend in with their surroundings.
Question 19
A ____ is a small cell that grows into a new plant.
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AStem
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BSpore
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CFlower
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DLeaf
Spore
Spores are cells capable of developing into a new individual without another cell. They are most commonly found in seed plants and fungi.
Question 20
What kind of animals lay eggs, breathe air and usually have scales?
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AMammals
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BDucks
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CReptiles
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DInsects
Reptiles
Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in special skin made up of scales, bony plates, or a combination of both. Young reptiles can glide, walk, and swim within hours of birth.
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@tahoemoose2007 Lol I in Kindergarden and got them all rite
@supermahh cool get a job
@PharmaceuticalHeavyweight I dont fucking care
@GraphicHybrid DUUUUUUUDE thats so fucking awesome.
19/20 and I’ve been out of school for 16 years
Y'all got roasted with my PHD (Pretty Huge Dick)
@PharmaceuticalHeavyweight I would be shocked if i didint pass considering im in 8th grade, geometery, english 1, Honor classes, AND have AB honor roll
I got 20/20 and I am in 6th grade
18/20 I don't even speak English,
@PresumedSorceryi got a D and I’m in sixth grade
I got a 14 out of 20 and I am in 6th grade...
@PresumedSorcery Like how
I’m in 4 grade and I got a A
am in 6th an i got a 13/20 in the 4th grade one and a 12/20 on this one
I'm in 8th and I got a 16/20 I'm honestly surprised lol
I am in 4th grade and i passed
im in 4th grade and i passed
@tahoemoose2007 its provably easy for you
I am a 6th grader and got a 10/20! I am so surprised for the younger grades who got 20/20 congrats, keep it up! ✌️?? I wish I was that smart!?
@tahoemoose2007 im proud of you son