--- title: World — the questions of a course of Mova's school, with trees and pragmatics description: The test and exam questions of the world course of Mova's primary school: 164 lessons, 2675 questions, each with its options, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / World # World The world around us, science for the youngest: day and night, the seasons and the tilt of the Earth, the Moon and its phases, the solar system, the Sun and the stars, gravity, the shape of the Earth, eclipses, time and the calendar, solids, liquids and gases, weather, water and life on Earth. The questions of the world course of Mova's primary school: 164 lessons, 2675 questions, every question and option parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the course at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/world/). **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/page/2/) - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/1-day-and-night/) — Day and night — 17 questions · If the Earth stopped spinning, what would happen to day and night? - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/2-seasons-and-the-tilt/) — The seasons and the tilt of the axis — 17 questions · If the Earth's axis were not tilted at all, what would happen? - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/3-the-moon-and-its-phases/) — The Moon and its phases — 17 questions · Tom stands in a dark room with a lamp and holds a ball at arm's length, turning slowly around. What does he… - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/4-the-solar-system/) — The solar system and the planets — 17 questions · A rocket leaves the Earth and flies outward. Which planet could it pass first? - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/5-the-sun-and-the-stars/) — The Sun as a star and the stars — 17 questions · A boy says the stars are tiny lights much smaller than the Sun. What is true? - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/6-gravity/) — Gravity — 17 questions · A child in Australia drops a ball. Which way does it fall? - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/7-shape-and-size-of-the-earth/) — The shape and size of the Earth, the poles and the equator — 17 questions · A traveller flies east and keeps going without turning. What happens? - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/8-eclipses/) — Eclipses — 17 questions · Kai holds a ball between a lamp and a globe. What is he showing? - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/9-time-zones-and-the-calendar/) — Time zones and the calendar — 17 questions · It is 12 noon in London. Which is most likely true? - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/10-reasoning-about-space/) — Thinking like an astronomer — 17 questions · If the Moon did not turn on its axis at all, what would we see from the Earth over a month? - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/11-solids-liquids-gases/) — Solids, liquids and gases — 17 questions · You blow up a balloon. What is inside it that makes it fat? - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/12-melting-freezing-boiling/) — Melting, freezing and boiling — 17 questions · Red-hot lava cools and becomes rock. What change of state is this? - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/13-evaporation-condensation/) — Evaporation and condensation — 17 questions · Two equal saucers of water are left out: one on a warm sunny windowsill, one in a cool cupboard. What happens? - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/14-the-water-cycle/) — The water cycle — 17 questions · A raindrop falls into a river. What could happen to it next? - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/15-weather/) — Weather: pressure, wind, clouds and storms — 17 questions · You see a flash and count six seconds before the thunder. About how far away was the lightning? - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/16-climate-zones/) — Climate zones — 17 questions · A traveller goes from the equator to the North Pole. What does she find on the way? - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/17-air-oxygen-carbon-dioxide/) — Air and why we need it — 17 questions · If all green plants disappeared, what would slowly happen to the air? - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/18-materials-and-properties/) — Materials and their properties — 17 questions · A cook leaves a metal spoon and a plastic spoon in a pot of hot stew. Which handle gets hot? - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/19-mixtures-and-separating/) — Mixtures and how to separate them — 17 questions · Gold-seekers swirl river gravel in a pan of water. The heavy gold stays in the pan and the lighter sand wash… - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/20-reasoning-water-and-matter/) — Clever reasoning about water and matter — 17 questions · A sealed plastic bottle filled to the top with water is put in the freezer. What happens? - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/21-parts-of-a-plant/) — Parts of a plant and what each does — 17 questions · A carnation stands in water coloured with blue ink, and next day its petals are blue. What does this show? - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/22-photosynthesis/) — How plants make their food — 17 questions · A plant is kept in a dark cupboard for two weeks. Why does it turn pale and weak? - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/23-flowers-and-seeds/) — Flowers, pollination and how seeds travel — 17 questions · A farmer's apple trees give almost no fruit one year when there are very few bees. Why? - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/24-animal-groups/) — Groups of animals and how to tell them apart — 17 questions · A strange animal has feathers but cannot fly. Which group is it in? - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/25-life-cycles/) — Life cycles — 17 questions · A child finds jelly with black dots in a pond in spring. What will the dots become first? - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/26-food-chains-and-webs/) — Food chains and food webs — 17 questions · In a pond, algae → tadpoles → small fish → heron. Which is the producer? - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/27-habitats-and-adaptations/) — Habitats and adaptations — 17 questions · An animal has white fur, small ears, thick fat and wide furry feet. Where does it most likely live? - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/28-migration-and-hibernation/) — Migration and hibernation — 17 questions · A storks' nest on a roof stands empty all winter and the storks return in April. What did the storks do? - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/29-classifying-unusual-animals/) — Classifying unusual animals — 18 questions · A new animal is found in a cave: it flies, has fur and feeds its young milk. What is it? - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/30-balance-in-food-webs/) — Balance in a food web — 18 questions · An island has grass, rabbits and foxes. A disease kills most of the rabbits. What happens to the grass and t… - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/31-skeleton-and-muscles/) — The skeleton and muscles — 17 questions · You straighten your arm to reach a book on a shelf. Which muscle is pulling? - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/32-heart-blood-breathing/) — The heart, blood and breathing — 17 questions · A boy holds his breath. Why can he not do it for long? - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/33-digestion/) — Digestion: from mouth to intestines — 16 questions · An astronaut eats in space where there is almost no up or down. Can the food still reach the stomach? - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/34-brain-nerves-senses/) — The brain, nerves and the five senses — 17 questions · A friend says "bitter is tasted only at the back of the tongue". What is right? - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/35-teeth-and-care/) — Teeth and their care — 16 questions · A boy sips a sweet fizzy drink all afternoon. Why is this bad for his teeth? - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/36-healthy-food/) — Healthy food, water and vitamins — 16 questions · A runner wants energy for a long race. Which meal helps most the evening before? - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/37-germs-hygiene-vaccines/) — Germs, hygiene and vaccines — 17 questions · Sam has a cold and asks for antibiotics. What should the doctor say? - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/38-sleep-exercise-growing/) — Sleep, exercise and growing up — 17 questions · Mia stayed up late playing games and slept only 6 hours before a test. What is most likely? - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/39-first-aid-and-safety/) — First aid and safety — 18 questions · Your little brother touches a hot iron and burns his finger. What do you do first? - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/40-body-and-physics-reasoning/) — Thinking like a scientist: the body and physics — 18 questions · A boy in Toronto sees lightning and counts 9 seconds until the thunder. About how far away is the storm? - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/41-maps-and-compass/) — Maps, plans and the compass — 17 questions · Dana draws her bedroom as if she were a fly on the ceiling. What has she drawn? - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/42-continents-and-oceans/) — Continents and oceans — 17 questions · If you could look at the Earth from space, what would you see most of? - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/43-landforms/) — Mountains, rivers and seas, and how the land is shaped — 17 questions · Climbers find shells of sea animals in rocks near the top of a high mountain. How can that be? - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/44-the-usa-and-its-states/) — The United States and its states — 17 questions · A girl in Texas flies to the capital of her country. Where does she land? - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/45-uk-ireland-canada-australia-nz/) — The UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand — 17 questions · A boy in Melbourne and his cousin in London both look out of the window in January. What do they see? - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/46-countries-peoples-languages/) — Countries, peoples and languages of the world — 18 questions · A girl in Montreal, Quebec, chats with her neighbours in a language that is not English. Which language is i… - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/47-natural-resources/) — Natural resources and why we must save them — 17 questions · A town gets all its electricity from a wind farm and solar panels. Why can it go on doing so for ever? - [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/48-time-and-history/) — Time and history: the timeline and how people lived long ago — 17 questions · Grandma was born in 1955 and her granddaughter in 2015. In which centuries were they born? - [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/49-map-puzzles/) — Map reading puzzles — 17 questions · Sam walks north out of his door, turns right at the corner and then turns right again. Which way is he walki… - [50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/50-why-the-earth-is-so/) — Thinking like a geographer: rivers, mountains and deserts — 17 questions · Lake A has rivers flowing in but none flowing out, and it is in a hot dry land. Lake B has a river flowing o… - [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/51-forces/) — Forces — pushes, pulls, friction and magnets — 17 questions · A cyclist stops pedalling on a flat road. Why does the bicycle slowly stop? - [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/52-simple-machines/) — Simple machines and how they help — 16 questions · A girl and her much heavier father sit on a see-saw. How can they balance? - [53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/53-light/) — Light, shadows and colours — 16 questions · A child stands in the sunshine. Where does the shadow fall? - [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/54-sound/) — Sound — vibrations, loudness, pitch and echoes — 16 questions · You press your ear to a long wooden table while a friend taps the far end. What do you notice? - [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/55-electricity/) — Electricity — circuits, switches and safety — 17 questions · Tom builds a circuit with a battery, a bulb and wires, but uses a pencil's wooden body to join two wires. Th… - [56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/56-energy/) — Energy — where it comes from and how to save it — 16 questions · A town builds a dam on a river to make electricity. What kind of energy source is it using? - [57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/57-environment/) — Caring for the environment — 16 questions · A family starts buying loose fruit instead of fruit packed in plastic trays. Which of the three Rs is this? - [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/58-people-and-society/) — People and society — communities, work, money and rules — 16 questions · A fisherman swaps three fish for a farmer's basket of apples. What is this called? - [59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/59-inventions-computers-internet/) — Inventions, computers and the internet — 17 questions · A video from a friend in another country arrives on your tablet. What really happened? - [60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/60-reasoning-energy-technology/) — Thinking it through — forces, heat, light and energy — 17 questions · A cook leaves a metal spoon and a plastic spoon in a pot of hot soup for five minutes. Which handle is safe… - [61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/61-rocks-minerals-fossils/) — Rocks, minerals and fossils — 17 questions · A cliff shows many flat layers of rock, and the layer at the bottom holds fossils of fish. Which is most lik… - [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/62-volcanoes-and-earthquakes/) — Volcanoes and earthquakes up close — 17 questions · Japan, Indonesia and Chile all have many earthquakes. What do they share? - [63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/63-soil-and-what-lives-in-it/) — Soil and what lives in it — 16 questions · A gardener pours a jug of water on two pots. The water runs out of one pot almost at once but stays on top o… - [64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/64-rivers-lakes-and-the-sea/) — Rivers, lakes and the sea up close — 16 questions · A town is built on the flat land right beside a big slow river. What danger should it plan for? - [65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/65-glaciers-ice-ages-polar-lands/) — Glaciers, ice ages and polar lands — 17 questions · Walking in Scotland, you find a wide valley with a flat floor and steep sides like the letter U, but no ice.… - [66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/66-deserts-rainforests-grasslands/) — Deserts, rainforests and grasslands — 17 questions · A traveller packs only shorts and T-shirts for a week of camping in the Sahara. What problem might he have? - [67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/67-clouds-rain-snow-hail/) — Clouds, rain, snow and hail — 17 questions · On a hot summer afternoon, a huge cloud grows tall like a tower and dark below. What should you expect? - [68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/68-storms-and-wild-winds/) — Storms: thunder, lightning, hurricanes and tornadoes — 17 questions · The wind around a hurricane suddenly drops and the Sun comes out. Why should people stay indoors? - [69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/69-wind-and-the-atmosphere/) — Wind and the air around the Earth — 17 questions · A climber goes up a very high mountain. Which is true near the top? - [70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/70-the-night-sky/) — Stars, planets and constellations in the night sky — 17 questions · You take a long-exposure photo (the camera stays open for hours) of the northern sky. The stars make circles… - [71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/71-rockets-satellites-astronauts/) — Rockets, satellites and astronauts — 17 questions · A balloon is blown up and let go, and it shoots across the room. How is this like a rocket? - [72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/72-insects-and-spiders/) — Insects and spiders — 17 questions · A child finds an empty, insect-shaped skin on a tree trunk. What most likely happened? - [73](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/73-birds-feathers-nests-flight/) — Birds: feathers, nests and flight — 17 questions · A duck dives under the water and comes up with dry feathers underneath. Why? - [74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/74-fish-frogs-reptiles/) — Fish, frogs and reptiles — 17 questions · A fish stays still in the middle of a tank, neither sinking nor rising. What helps it do this? - [75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/75-mammals-and-their-young/) — Mammals and how they care for their young — 17 questions · A farmer finds a newborn calf. What will it need to drink in its first days? - [76](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/76-trees-and-forests-through-the-year/) — Trees and forests through the year — 17 questions · A stump has 35 rings. About how old was the tree? - [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/77-fungi-bacteria-tiny-living-things/) — Fungi, bacteria and tiny living things — 17 questions · Why does keeping bread in the freezer stop mould? - [78](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/78-dinosaurs-and-life-long-ago/) — Dinosaurs and life long ago — 17 questions · A film shows cave people running from a Tyrannosaurus. What is wrong with it? - [79](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/79-senses-of-animals/) — Senses of animals: how they see, hear and smell — 17 questions · A deer and a wolf meet in a forest. Which one can see more of the forest around it without turning its head? - [80](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/80-farms-and-our-food/) — Farms and where our food comes from — 17 questions · A cheese sandwich is on your plate. Which farms helped to make it? - [81](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/81-magnets/) — Magnets — 17 questions · You have a mix of steel pins and sand. How could you separate them? - [82](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/82-heat-and-temperature/) — Heat and temperature: how things warm and cool — 17 questions · You hold an ice cube in your hand. What really happens? - [83](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/83-floating-and-sinking/) — Floating and sinking: the push of water — 17 questions · An egg sinks in a glass of tap water. You stir in lots of salt and the egg rises. Why? - [84](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/84-mirrors-shadows-colours/) — Mirrors, shadows and colours — 17 questions · You want to shine a torch beam onto a toy hidden around a corner. What can help? - [85](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/85-pushes-pulls-friction-wheels/) — Pushes, pulls, friction and wheels — 17 questions · A car moves along a straight road at a steady speed. Which is true? - [86](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/86-building-strong-things/) — Building strong things: bridges, towers and shapes — 17 questions · You build a tower from spaghetti and marshmallows. It keeps leaning over. What will help most? - [87](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/87-electricity-at-home-and-safety/) — Electricity at home and staying safe — 17 questions · A house is far from a power station. Which is the right order of the electricity's journey? - [88](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/88-recycling-waste-plastic/) — Recycling, waste and plastic — 17 questions · A class collects cans. The teacher holds a magnet near each can, and some stick. What does this show? - [89](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/89-saving-water-and-energy/) — Saving water and energy at home — 17 questions · A family takes baths every day and then switches to short showers. What two things do they save? - [90](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/90-measuring-the-world/) — Measuring the world — length, mass, time and temperature — 17 questions · An astronaut with a mass of 60 kilograms goes to the Moon. What is his mass there? - [91](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/91-being-a-scientist/) — Being a scientist — fair tests, guesses and evidence — 17 questions · Lily tests two paper planes, but one is bigger and she throws it harder. Why is this not a fair test? - [92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/92-human-life-cycle/) — The human life cycle and growing up — 17 questions · Max is 11 and his friend is the same age but much taller. What does this most likely show? - [93](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/93-lungs-air-keeping-fit/) — Lungs, air and keeping fit — 17 questions · Two children run the same race. One's pulse is back to normal in 2 minutes, the other's in 10 minutes. Which… - [94](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/94-medicines-doctors-hospitals/) — Medicines, doctors and hospitals — 17 questions · Leo has a cold and asks for antibiotics. Why will the doctor probably say no? - [95](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/95-money-shops-work-town/) — Money, shops and work in a town — 17 questions · A hot summer makes many people buy fans, and the shops run low. What will probably happen to the price of fa… - [96](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/96-laws-voting-government/) — Laws, voting and how a country is run — 17 questions · Your class votes for a class captain: Mia gets 12 votes, Sam 9 and Leo 7. Who wins under the usual rule? - [97](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/97-festivals-holidays-traditions/) — Festivals, holidays and traditions in the English-speaking world — 17 questions · Ben's family in Melbourne eats Christmas lunch outside at the beach. Why is this normal there? - [98](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/98-explorers-mapping-the-world/) — Explorers and how the world was mapped — 17 questions · A sailor measures the Pole Star higher and higher in the sky each night. Which way is the ship sailing? - [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/99-transport-horses-to-planes/) — Transport: from horses to planes — 17 questions · A farmer must send 20 tonnes of grain to another continent and is in no hurry. Which transport is best? - [100](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/100-communication-letters-to-internet/) — Communication: letters, phones, radio and the internet — 18 questions · In 1850 a merchant in London wants a reply from a friend in Sydney. 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