General Science Quiz 36 (60 MCQs)

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1. The energy stored in water held behind a dam is called..... energy.
2. The temperature scale commonly used in the US is the.....
3. True or False:If you see something dangerous taking place during a lab, you should immediately tell the teacher.
4. Choose the correct answer, to make this statement true. The..... are the "recycling center."
5. Friction is useful, as well as harmful.
6. ..... is a push or a pull
7. The mass of a wagon is 40 kg. The wagon accelerates at 8 m/s2. What is the force?
8. Spagetti was cooking on a stove. The water got so hot that steam floated up from the pan. Steam is an example of a.....
9. What is the process of turning a liquid into a gas called?
10. The reflecting surface of a..... curves inward.
11. Which non-contact force is defined as the force of attraction between any two objects?
12. Mechanical energy has..... types.
13. Who was the founder of taxonomy?
14. True or false?The atomic mass of an atom equals the sum of the masses of the protons and neutrons.
15. Which word means to study something carefully to understand what it means?
16. The teeth, used to tear food into pieces are known as-
17. A kilogram weighs (at the earth's surface, e.g., the grocery store) approximately:
18. It is accurate to call the side of the moon that we don't see the "dark side" of the moon.
19. Light energy is absorbed by..... component of plant
20. The only liquid layer of the solid earth is the
21. When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth the rod
22. This scientists encouraged people to learn the reasons behind what they were observing and is considered to be the "Father of the Scientific Method"
23. What is the name of the compound Na2(SO4)?
24. Which statement is an inference?
25. Studies regarding Cancer is known as
26. A material that does not carry heat well is a(n)
27. "Opera" is an art began in..... in the 1500s.
28. Tastes bitter or chalky
29. Which of the following is a predator?
30. Water, sunlight, and terrain are examples of:
31. Upper jaws contains.....
32. Which one of the following exits in a diatomic state?
33. What is the study of living organisms and their interactions with each other and their environment called?
34. Choose the correct term for the following definition:Finding the size, quantity, or amount by comparing with a standard.
35. How much of the ocean is pure water?
36. How do scientists usually test a hypothesis
37. Which city is also known as 'The city of the Golden Temple'
38. Good science requires that you record your observations accurately?
39. The ax is an example of what kind of simple machine?
40. The picking up and movement of rock fragments is called.....
41. The corona stretches out for millions of miles, while the chromosphere is only about 1800 miles thick.
42. Speed of sound waves travel depends on the
43. If you rub your hands together they get warmer because of
44. Who is known as the father of pasteurisation?
45. Re-processing material to make another product
46. Tees give us .....
47. Which of the following is a non-biodegradable waste?
48. In an atom, what is the number of protons equal to?
49. SI is also called the:
50. Meterology is the study of
51. A pollution that is from many sources, coming from agrilands, homes, subdivisions, septic tanks
52. There is a lot of interest in how life originated on this planet. The scientific method cannot be used to study this question because the subject is not specific enough.
53. What is a condition that a scientist changes in an experiment?
54. Which of these characteristics do echinoderms have?
55. Which statement is not true about birds?
56. The opposition of a conductor against the current in a circuit is called as resistance of the conductor. The unit of resistance is:(1)
57. Hydroelectric power plants convert the energy of falling water into..... energy.
58. If a strand of DNA has 20% Thymine, how much Adenine will it have?
59. In the Northern Hemisphere summer ends in which month?
60. Provides flotation to hold the algae upright in the water