KS2 Science Quiz: Secrets to Staying Healthy

Science Quiz - Keeping Healthy (Questions)

Discover the secrets to staying well with this KS2 Science quiz on exercise, hygiene, and a balanced diet - the three essentials for keeping healthy!

Staying healthy means taking care of our bodies. Regular exercise strengthens muscles, maintains weight, and improves circulation. Good hygiene stops germs that cause diseases from spreading. A balanced diet ensures we get the right nutrients. Everyone wants to be healthy, but do we always make the right choices?

Do you know what it takes to stay healthy? Why are hygiene, exercise, and diet so important? Test your knowledge with this quiz on keeping healthy!

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Which of these will not help you to keep healthy?

[ ]	Eating plenty of sweets every day
[ ]	Eating a balanced diet
[ ]	Avoiding health risks
[ ]	Exercising every day

Why is smoking a health risk?

[ ]	Smoking is expensive
[ ]	Smoking stains the teeth
[ ]	Smoking makes your clothes smell terrible
[ ]	Smoking is harmful to the heart and lungs

How does exercise help you to keep healthy?

[ ]	It makes your heart stronger
[ ]	It makes your muscles stronger
[ ]	It helps you to become more flexible
[ ]	All of the above

What causes tooth decay?

[ ]	Tooth brushing
[ ]	Dentists
[ ]	Bacteria
[ ]	Flossing

What is a balanced diet?

[ ]	A balanced diet is one in which you eat equal amounts of each food
[ ]	A balanced diet includes a mix of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fibre, vitamins, minerals and water
[ ]	A balanced diet is where the foods on your plate are all the same colour
[ ]	A balanced diet helps you to develop good balance

Which of the following does not help prevent the spread of disease?

[ ]	Taking care not to cough or sneeze on other people
[ ]	Using a tissue when you cough or sneeze
[ ]	Allowing raw meat to touch cooked food
[ ]	Washing hands after using the toilet

What should you do to look after your teeth?

[ ]	Brush and floss every day and visit your dentist regularly
[ ]	Drink lots of water
[ ]	Exercise
[ ]	Eat cakes and sweets every day

How is aerobic exercise good for us?

[ ]	It makes us never sweat
[ ]	It makes our heart and lungs work harder
[ ]	It takes away our headaches
[ ]	It stops our bones from aching

Which of these is not a health risk?

[ ]	Smoking
[ ]	Alcohol
[ ]	Chocolate
[ ]	Never getting any exercise

10.

Drinking too much alcohol damages which organ?

[ ]	The brain
[ ]	The heart
[ ]	The liver
[ ]	All of the above

Science Quiz - Keeping Healthy (Answers)

Which of these will not help you to keep healthy?

[x]	Eating plenty of sweets every day
[ ]	Eating a balanced diet
[ ]	Avoiding health risks
[ ]	Exercising every day

Too many sweets will be bad for your health

Why is smoking a health risk?

[ ]	Smoking is expensive
[ ]	Smoking stains the teeth
[ ]	Smoking makes your clothes smell terrible
[x]	Smoking is harmful to the heart and lungs

Many people would believe that all of these answers are true about smoking, but it is the damage caused to the heart and lungs which makes smoking a health risk

How does exercise help you to keep healthy?

[ ]	It makes your heart stronger
[ ]	It makes your muscles stronger
[ ]	It helps you to become more flexible
[x]	All of the above

Exercise also causes your body to release chemicals called endorphins. Endorphins make people feel happy

What causes tooth decay?

[ ]	Tooth brushing
[ ]	Dentists
[x]	Bacteria
[ ]	Flossing

Bacteria love to feed on the sugar left on your teeth after you've had some sweets. The bacteria multiply, forming plaque, and produce acid, which rots your teeth

What is a balanced diet?

[ ]	A balanced diet is one in which you eat equal amounts of each food
[x]	A balanced diet includes a mix of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fibre, vitamins, minerals and water
[ ]	A balanced diet is where the foods on your plate are all the same colour
[ ]	A balanced diet helps you to develop good balance

Our bodies need all of the different food groups in order to stay healthy

Which of the following does not help prevent the spread of disease?

[ ]	Taking care not to cough or sneeze on other people
[ ]	Using a tissue when you cough or sneeze
[x]	Allowing raw meat to touch cooked food
[ ]	Washing hands after using the toilet

Raw meat should never be allowed to touch (or drip on) other food

What should you do to look after your teeth?

[x]	Brush and floss every day and visit your dentist regularly
[ ]	Drink lots of water
[ ]	Exercise
[ ]	Eat cakes and sweets every day

You should brush your teeth at least twice every day, floss and remember to visit your dentist. Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables and limiting your sweets and cakes will help too

How is aerobic exercise good for us?

[ ]	It makes us never sweat
[x]	It makes our heart and lungs work harder
[ ]	It takes away our headaches
[ ]	It stops our bones from aching

Having a strong heart and lungs is very good for us

Which of these is not a health risk?

[ ]	Smoking
[ ]	Alcohol
[x]	Chocolate
[ ]	Never getting any exercise

Having far too much chocolate could make you overweight, which IS a health risk, but a little bit of chocolate can be good for you

10.

Drinking too much alcohol damages which organ?

[ ]	The brain
[ ]	The heart
[ ]	The liver
[x]	All of the above

Too much alcohol is very bad for our health