This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question. A) Hypothesis. B) Scientific law. C) Scientific conclusion. D) Scientific theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 2. What are balanced forces? A) Forces in the same direction. B) Forces of the same size. C) Forces of the same size in opposite directions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forces of the same size in opposite directions. 3. What is the factor that a scientist observes or measures in an experiment? A) The control group. B) The dependent variable. C) The independent variable. D) The experimental group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dependent variable. 4. (11) Which one is a fur-bearing animal? A) Hen. B) Tortoise. C) Cat. D) Crocodile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cat. 5. What is the typical food of a butterfly? A) Mother's milk. B) Nectar of plants. C) Cud. D) Grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nectar of plants. 6. How long does pregnancy take in human beings? A) 8 months. B) 12 months. C) 10 months. D) 9 months. E) 6 months. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9 months. 7. What is the 6th planet from the sun? A) Neptune. B) Saturn. C) Venus. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saturn. 8. Barbados was covered in Ash from the volcano. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which among these was celebrated as 'National Mathematics Year'? A) 2011. B) 2018. C) 2016. D) 2012. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2012. 10. What can we see when we look into a mirror A) Inverted Image. B) Refraction. C) Reflection. D) Mirror. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflection. 11. Is the hardest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale at 10 A) Gypsum. B) Talc. C) Corundum. D) Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diamond. 12. Climbers are plants with..... stems. A) Weak. B) Hardy. C) Hard. D) Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weak. 13. Breaking down earth's materials at or near the surface. A) Erosion. B) Cementation. C) Deposition. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathering. 14. Which can cause a harmful change to an ecosystem? A) Recycling. B) Conservation. C) Reusing. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollution. 15. A positively charged ion is formed by a neutral atom A) Losing electrons. B) Losing protons. C) Gaining electrons. D) Gaining protons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Losing electrons. 16. Which order of succession of natural communities would most likely occur in New York State? A) Grasses $\rightarrow$ bushes $\rightarrow$ trees. B) Bushes $\rightarrow$ grasses $\rightarrow$ trees. C) Grasses $\rightarrow$ trees $\rightarrow$ bushes. D) Trees $\rightarrow$ bushes $\rightarrow$ grasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grasses $\rightarrow$ bushes $\rightarrow$ trees. 17. Why is the nucleus so important to a living cell? A) It controls the production and elimination of cell waste. B) It controls most of the activities of the cell. C) It controls photosynthesis. D) It uses oxygen to make carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It controls most of the activities of the cell. 18. To which Domain does a mushroom belong? A) Animal. B) Bacteria. C) Eukarya. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eukarya. 19. An object that does not allow light to pass through it is called..... A) Glass. B) Stone. C) Opaque. D) Transparent. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opaque. 20. When water vapor is lost through plant leaves A) Condensation. B) Transpiration. C) Evaporation. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transpiration. 21. A half past nine.What time is it?..... A) 08:15. B) 06:10. C) 13:00. D) 09:30. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 09:30. 22. The fins add..... to the rocket which makes it more stable. A) Aerodynamics. B) Mass. C) Weight. D) Surface area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surface area. 23. The occurrence of time differences in other parts of the earth is caused by ..... A) Earth Revolution. B) Earth's evolution. C) Different wall clock. D) Earth's rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth's rotation. 24. Earth has..... days A) 687 days. B) 365.25days. C) 365 days. D) 118days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 365.25days. 25. The pull of gravity is affected by an object's..... A) Weight. B) Gravity. C) Mass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mass. 26. If an experiment goes wrong, what should you do? A) Give up on it. B) Try it again!. C) Record that as the final answer. D) Ask your friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Try it again!. 27. Where does the packet start with mouth? A) Mordview. B) Gucained. C) Grancilla. D) Tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mordview. 28. Which of the following is NOT a natural polymer? A) Rubber duck. B) Human hair. C) Tree sap. D) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rubber duck. 29. Charcoal is better fuel than wood. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 30. A complete, unbroken path for a current is called a(n)..... A) Series circuit. B) Closed circuit. C) Magnet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed circuit. 31. Immunization technique was developed by A) Edward Jenner. B) Robert Koch. C) Louis Pasteur. D) Joseph Lister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Louis Pasteur. 32. Occurs during the new moon. when Earth enters the Moon's umbra and casts a shadow on the Earth's surface A) Lunar eclipse. B) Moon phase. C) Solstice. D) Solar eclipse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar eclipse. 33. Where is DNA found in a cell? A) Chloroplast. B) Nucleus. C) Mitochondria. D) Cell wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleus. 34. What does the solar spectrum refer to? A) The heat that reaches the earth from the sun. B) The total energy that reaches the earth from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The total energy that reaches the earth from the sun. 35. What is the orbital velocity of geo stationary satellite? A) 2.78 km/s. B) 4.15 km/s. C) 6.66 km/s. D) 3.08 km/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3.08 km/s. 36. What are atoms of the same type with different numbers of neutrons? A) Isotopes. B) Protons. C) Ions. D) Neutrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isotopes. 37. Wastes that are poisonous, that cause cancer, or that can catch fire are classified as..... A) Biomass. B) Radiant energy. C) Hazardous wastes. D) Stream discharges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hazardous wastes. 38. Does the following chemical formula represent an element, compound, or mixture:NaCl? A) Element. B) Compound. C) Mixture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 39. Which fraction or product of petroleum is used in cars as fuel? A) Diesel oil. B) Petrol. C) Lubricant oil. D) Kerosene oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petrol. 40. In this type of symbiosis, one organism benefits, while the other is harmed. A) Parasitism. B) Abiotic. C) Commensalism. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasitism. 41. Direct current flow in..... A) One Direction. B) Parallel direction. C) Multiple directions. D) Straight line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One Direction. 42. What is NOT a renewable energy source? A) Coal. B) Solar. C) Water. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 43. Matter through which a wave travels A) Crest. B) Medium. C) Node. D) Trough. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medium. 44. What does it mean for a population to be considered as Extinction? A) When a particular species has started a rapid decline and is likely to become endangered in the near future. B) When a particular species has been reduced to the point where they are in danger of dying out. C) When a particular organism has completely died out. D) When a particular species has stared a rapid increase population wise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When a particular organism has completely died out. 45. Which of the following statements is true about heat transfer? A) It does not transfer. B) It transfers only when two objects are of similar temperature. C) It transfers from objects of higher temperature to objects of lower temperature. D) It transfers from objects of lower temperature to objects of higher temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It transfers from objects of higher temperature to objects of lower temperature. 46. Electric resistance is typically measure in what units? A) Kilowatt. B) Ounce. C) Ohms. D) Metric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ohms. 47. Smoke is an example of A) Liquid-in-gas mixture. B) Gas-in-solid mixture. C) Gas-in-liquid mixture. D) Solid-in-gas mixture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solid-in-gas mixture. 48. Who discover radium A) Madam Curie. B) Thomson. C) Chadwick. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madam Curie. 49. Spinning of Earth on its axis; used to measure time in days A) Regolith. B) Revolution. C) Moon phase. D) Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rotation. 50. All of the same species in an area is called? A) Ecosystem. B) Biosphere. C) Community. D) A population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A population. 51. How many degrees can an owl turn its head? A) 270. B) 250. C) 300. D) 180. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 270. 52. How many gemstones are there A) 2-two. B) 3-three. C) 4-four. D) 1-one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4-four. 53. As to see the picker like? A) Long tube. B) Rounded. C) Roan seeds. D) Tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long tube. 54. What is the heaviest organ in the human body? A) The heart. B) The liver. C) The brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The liver. 55. If Jack is pushing a box 19 Newtons to the right and Jill is pushing the same box 87 Newtons to the left which direction will the box go? A) 68 Newtons to the left. B) 69 Newtons to the right. C) 68 Newtons to the right. D) 69 Newtons to the left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 68 Newtons to the left. 56. Choose the correct answer. What is the platelets function? A) Prevent bleeding. B) Defend the body against germs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevent bleeding. 57. Works in specialized equipment operation A) Theoretical scientist. B) Experimental scientist. C) Technician. D) Engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Technician. 58. What do we call molten rock when it is inside the earth? A) Magma. B) Lava. C) Volcano. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magma. 59. A..... is a substance that has definite physical and chemical properties such as appearance, melting point, and reactivity. A) Mixture. B) Element. C) Compound. D) Pure substance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pure substance. 60. Energy that travels in waves A) Food web. B) Parkinson's disease. C) Sound energy. D) Dizard at. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sound energy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesGeneral Science Quiz 1General Science Quiz 2General Science Quiz 3General Science Quiz 5General Science Quiz 6General Science Quiz 7General Science Quiz 8General Science Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books