This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A student pours liquid into a graduated cylinder. What is the student trying to measure? A) Mass. B) Weight. C) Volume. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volume. 2. What is the basic unit of life in biological systems? A) Gene. B) Molecule. C) Cell. D) Atom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell. 3. Which material is transparent? A) White tissue paper. B) Clear plastic wrap. C) Black cotton cloth. D) Shiny tin foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clear plastic wrap. 4. The longest bone in your body is..... A) Femur. B) Spine. C) Collarbone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 5. What is the process of taking food into the body called? A) Egestion. B) Assimilation. C) Ingestion. D) Absorption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ingestion. 6. During which season is the northern hemisphere tilted away from the sun? A) Summer. B) Fall. C) Winter. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winter. 7. The transfer of heat through a solid is accomplished by radiation. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What is a careful study of something to answer a question about it? A) Investigation. B) Observation. C) Resource. D) Classify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Investigation. 9. The following is an example of changes in energy from electricity to heat that occurs in household equipment, namely ..... A) Stericaan, radio, fan. B) Fan, radio, television. C) Ironing, Electric Stove, Rice Coeming (Magic Jar/Com). D) AC, refrigerator, lamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ironing, Electric Stove, Rice Coeming (Magic Jar/Com). 10. Plants absorb.....from the atmosphere and release.....to the atmosphere. A) Carbon dioxideoxygen. B) Water vaporsoxygen. C) Nitrogenoxygen. D) Water vaporscarbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxideoxygen. 11. Which of the following PH values represents a sugar solution? A) 10.0. B) 14.0. C) 7.0. D) 1.0. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7.0. 12. Why are multicellular algae not considered plants? A) They live in the ocean. B) They cannot photosynthesize as much as plants. C) They do not grow large enough,. D) They do not have true leaves, stems, or roots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They do not have true leaves, stems, or roots. 13. How do plankton move in water? A) Swim. B) Float. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Float. 14. Which of the following metric masses are NOT equal: A) X) 100 milligrams = 1 centigram. B) W) 1000 milligrams = 1 gram. C) Y) 100 decigrams = 1 decagram. D) Z) 100 grams = 1 hectogram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) X) 100 milligrams = 1 centigram. 15. True or False?In 1905, Percival Lowell predicted where Pluto would be found. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which of the following are located in the nucleus and have a positive charge? A) Electron. B) Proton. C) Neutron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proton. 17. The greater the mass of an object A) The more balanced it is. B) The more space it takes up. C) The greater its inertia. D) The easier the object is to move. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The greater its inertia. 18. Acids obtained from living things like plants and animals are called as..... A) Dilute. B) Mineral acids. C) Concentrated. D) Organic acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organic acids. 19. The existence of "supermassive black hole" was proposed by A) Albert Einstein. B) Stephen Hawking. C) Marie Curie. D) Isaac Newton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stephen Hawking. 20. Which units should a student use to measure the length of a textbook? A) Centimeters. B) Grams. C) Gallons. D) Ounces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centimeters. 21. What is the speed of a car travelling 50m in 4s? A) 200m. B) 12.5 m. C) 200 m/s. D) 12.5 m/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12.5 m/s. 22. ..... is the basic unit of mass in the metric system. A) Milligram, mg. B) Kilogram, kg. C) Centigram, cg. D) Newton. E) Gram, g. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Gram, g. 23. Group of animals without spines/backbones A) Vertebrates/chordates. B) Dogs. C) Invertebrate. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invertebrate. 24. The rock of the lithosphere floats on a layer of molten, plastic like rock. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Which of the following quantities are vectors? A) Velocity, acceleration, force. B) Speed, velocity, acceleration. C) Force, acceleration, mass. D) Length, mass, time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Velocity, acceleration, force. 26. A tool that is used to measure or compare mass. It is used to determine how heavy an object is. A) Microscope. B) Thermometer. C) Balance Scale NGSS.5-PS1-2. D) Spring scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balance Scale NGSS.5-PS1-2. 27. An example of a catastrophic event that could lead to mass extinction. A) Large Meteor Strike. B) Rising Sea Levels. C) Global Warming. D) Falling Sea Levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large Meteor Strike. 28. Each energy level wants to be completely FULL of electrons to make it stable (happy). A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 29. The condition in which moisture in the air evaporates faster than it can condense and the air becomes so full it cannot hold any more moisture. A) Cold front. B) Humidity. C) The child. D) Saturated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saturated. 30. What is the sum of the angles in a triangle? A) 270 degrees. B) 360 degrees. C) 180 degrees. D) 90 degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 180 degrees. 31. T or F:The three basic types of rock are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 32. If an object has a density of 3.6 g/mL and you put it into water, will it sink or float? A) Sink. B) Float. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sink. 33. What is the process of taking food into the body in insects like bees and hummingbirds called? A) Siphoning. B) Sponsoring. C) Chewing. D) Capturing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siphoning. 34. Where is the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) located? A) Bengaluru. B) New Delhi. C) Mumbai. D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bengaluru. 35. By looking at the formula of an ionic compound, we can determine the charge (oxidation state) of a transition metal. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 36. The top number on a blood pressure reading indicates: A) Optimum pressure. B) Systolic pressure. C) Transient pressure. D) Diastolic pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Systolic pressure. 37. Convert 30 degrees celsius to kelvin A) 303K. B) 300K. C) 100K. D) Since 196k. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 303K. 38. What is a controlled test done to answer a scientific question? A) Investigation. B) Prediction. C) Observation. D) Experiment (or lab). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Experiment (or lab). 39. Most mammals give live birth True or False A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. The Earth can be divided into the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the biosphere and the atmosphere. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. A planets mass is less than another planets mass when? A) The force of gravity is less. B) The rotation of the planet is slower. C) The planet is closer to the sun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The force of gravity is less. 42. What is the Sun composed of? A) Rock. B) Hot lava. C) Burning gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burning gas. 43. This surrounds compact bone and contains blood vessels and nerves. A) Appendicular skeleton. B) Keratin. C) Periosteum. D) Medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 44. A measure of the size of the disturbance of a wave, related tot he energy that it carries A) Amplitude. B) Crest. C) Frequency. D) Compression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amplitude. 45. Which type of power provides pollution free from of energy? A) Thermal power plants. B) Hydropower plants. C) Nuclear power plants. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydropower plants. 46. What material lays down most of Earth's sediments? A) Water. B) Soil. C) Sand. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 47. The esophagus is the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. Heartburn occurs when some of the stomach juices flow backwards up the esophagus. To help relieve heartburn, a person should take medicine that is A) Basic. B) Acidic or basic. C) Neutral. D) Acidic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basic. 48. The study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the earth. A) Seismology. B) Oceanology. C) Meteorology. D) Hydrology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seismology. 49. A bird, that does not have strong and sharp claws, is the- A) Duck. B) Hawk. C) Eagle. D) Vulture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duck. 50. Ice, dust, frozen gases A) Asteroids. B) Energy. C) Comets. D) Crown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comets. 51. Tightly wounded coil is A) Slinky. B) Spring. C) Solenoid. D) A&b both. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solenoid. 52. CaCO3 $\rightarrow$ CaO + CO2 A) Single displacement. B) Double displacement. C) Synthesis (or combination). D) Decomposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decomposition. 53. How do plants get energy? A) Hydroponics. B) Eating other plants. C) Photosynthesis. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 54. Which of the following creatures is MOST likely to be fossilized? A) Dinosaur. B) Horse. C) Fish. D) Clam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clam. 55. How many hours are there in a day? A) 36. B) 24. C) 25 CCSS.SL.1.2. D) 48. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 24. 56. This slippery fluid produced by the articular capsule helps to lubricate your joints. A) Ligament fluid. B) Minerals. C) Synovial fluid. D) Collagen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial fluid. 57. What can be used as evidence? A) Observations (5 senses). B) Data (numbers). C) Facts. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 58. Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 59. A sloping surface that makes it easier to move objects to a higher or lower place is called a/an:..... A) Inclined Plane. B) Screw. C) Pulley. D) Wheel & Axle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inclined Plane. 60. Bronchi is connected with A) Kidneys. B) Stomach. C) Heart. D) Lungs. 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