Science Worksheet
Name: _______________________ Class: ________ Date: ____________
Section 1: Gravity and Forces (3 Marks Each)
1. Imagine you are on the Moon, where gravity is weaker than on Earth. How would this
affect:
a) Your weight?
b) How far you can jump?
2. A spaceship is floating in space. Why doesn’t it fall like objects on Earth?
3. A swimmer notices that it is easier to float in seawater than in a swimming pool. Explain
why using the concept of buoyancy.
Section 2: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems (3 Marks Each)
4. A person is running fast and starts breathing heavily. Explain how the respiratory and
circulatory systems work together to meet the body's increased oxygen demand.
5. Why do athletes warm up before exercising? How does it help their circulatory system?
6. A doctor finds that a patient has low red blood cells. How would this affect their body?
Section 3: Pathogens and Disease Prevention (3 Marks Each)
7. A student eats food with unwashed hands and later gets a stomach infection. Which type
of pathogen might have caused this, and how could it have been prevented?
8. Why do vaccines help in preventing diseases but not in curing them?
9. You leave wet clothes outside but notice a bad smell after a few days. How does this relate
to the growth of fungi?
Section 4: Physical and Chemical Changes (3 Marks Each)
10. You mix sugar in tea, and it disappears. Is this a physical or chemical change? Explain.
11. A blacksmith heats iron to shape it into a tool. Is this a physical or chemical change?
Why?
12. Burning a candle is a chemical change, but melting wax is a physical change. Explain.
Section 5: Heat and Electricity (4 Marks Each)
13. A chef uses a metal spoon and a wooden spoon to stir hot soup. Why does the metal
spoon become hotter than the wooden spoon?
14. You place one hand in cold water and the other in warm water for a minute. Then, you
put both hands in lukewarm water. How will each hand feel, and why?
15. A house has two types of circuits: one for lights and another for appliances. Which type
of circuit (series or parallel) would be better for each, and why?
Section 6: Light and Shadows (4 Marks Each)
16. If light always travels in a straight line, how do mirrors allow us to see around corners?
17. You place a glass of water on a newspaper and notice that the letters under the glass
look bent. Explain why this happens.
18. In a dark room, you hold a torch near an object and move it farther away. How does the
shadow of the object change? Why?
Section 7: Rocks, Soil, and Natural Processes (4 Marks Each)
19. Farmers often mix sand and clay to improve soil for farming. Why?
20. In a desert, the soil is mostly sand, while in a rainforest, it is rich in nutrients. How does
this affect plant life in these areas?
21. How do metamorphic rocks form, and why are they often found deep underground?
Section 8: Food Webs and Ecosystems (4 Marks Each)
22. In an ecosystem, if all the rabbits disappear, what will happen to the plants and the foxes
that eat them?
23. If a farmer sprays too many pesticides, it kills insects. How might this affect birds that
eat those insects?
24. In a pond ecosystem, frogs eat insects, and fish eat frogs. What would happen if a disease
wiped out most of the fish?
Bonus Question (5 Marks)
A scientist discovers a new planet where the air is thick and has no oxygen. Could humans
survive there? Why or why not?