General Science Quiz 102 (60 MCQs)

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1. The layer of the atmosphere that contains a layer of gases that absorbs about 95% of ultraviolet light?
2. Which of the following is equal to 1 meter?
3. Which organ purifies our blood?
4. What can only be found in plant cells?
5. Sand and water is a soluble solution.
6. The process by which rock and soil are broken down and transported away
7. The study of structure of tissues of plant and animals is called .....
8. T or F:An ostrich can fly.
9. When reading a blueprint, a dimension is given as 4.387 inches +.005-.002. What is the minimum acceptable size?
10. Conclusions in science are always tentative.
11. ..... is used in hair dyes, refrigerators, perfumes and air conditioners.
12. Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?
13. All of the following are steps of the scientific method except.....
14. The sum total of all processes in an organism that convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism's life functions (OR what do we call it when we use food for energy?) is called.....
15. The number of electrons in the outer energy level is called
16. Which pair of terms best describes volume of sound?
17. ..... charges attract
18. Which term means to move backwards or in the opposite direction?
19. On which plant did Gregor Mendel research genetic theory
20. What is a horizontal row on the periodic table?
21. Where do most new plants come from?
22. What is the process by which plants make their food called?
23. A tool that is used to measure force or weight (NOT mass).
24. Choose the appropriate past of the verb buy
25. If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your weight?
26. What is the force that resists the motion between two surfaces that are in contact?
27. If the focus of an earthquake occurs beneath the sea floor, as the seismic waves travel through the ocean, they create a massive and destructive
28. Which of the following is the general formula for a Single replacement reaction?
29. Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is.....(Chelate is a compound containing a ligand bonded to a central metal atom at two or more points.)
30. Sometimes called the "powerhouse" of the cell, this organelle is where respiration takes place.
31. Solids have a definite.....
32. Which of these uses friction?
33. How do ozone molecules form in the stratosphere?
34. Is used as a convenient way to help identify minerals.
35. In what type of reaction does one reactant form two or more products?
36. True or False:Sodium and Chloride ions have equal but opposite charges
37. What characters do it warm up the slopet spot?
38. The point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.
39. In 1905, Percival Lowell predicted where.....would be found.
40. Is water availability an abiotic factor or biotic factor?
41. Dissolving salt in water is what kind of change?
42. What creates our seasons?
43. A method of measuring a star's movement against the background of stars father away, using trigonometry and geometry.
44. The boiling point of a liquid is dependent on atmospheric pressure
45. All non-metals have a low melting point and poor conductivity except
46. ..... is a tiny particle of an atom that moves around the nucleus.
47. Which is NOT a fact according to Newton's law of Gravitation?
48. Students of different grades were given the same jigsaw puzzle to assemble. The time they took to assemble it was measured. What is the dependent variable?
49. Which of the following is a property of a monocot?
50. Which of the following materials is suitable to make raincoats?
51. Which is true regarding an invasive species?
52. Which of the two is considered to be the best dating method to get an assigned act for an artifact?
53. ..... is a matter that has only one kind of atom.
54. Whish viewpoint (uniformitarianism or catastrophism) requires the existence of paraconformities?
55. An atom of an element contains 20 protons. What is the identity of the element? (NOTE:you will need to use your Periodic Table)
56. What is the Atomic Number of Neon, Ne?
57. Name the following molecule:Cl2
58. Which process refers to DNA being duplicated (copied)?
59. The..... is the line of latitude halfway between the North and South Poles
60. S, P, D, and G are the four shapes for electrons