This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 48 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An example of kinetic energy being converted to potential energy is..... A) A corn falling from a tree. B) Book being lifted to a shelf. C) Roller coaster rolling down a hill. D) Baseball being thrown to a batter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Book being lifted to a shelf. 2. The preserved remains of a once-living organism A) Cast. B) Erosion. C) Humus. D) Fossil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil. 3. You are sitting in a car that isn't moving; the car accelerates. Your body is pushed back. Explain. A) Newtons. B) Vector. C) Inertia. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inertia. 4. ..... was another kind of rock that "changed" due to added heat and pressure. Temperatures and pressure are high, but this rock does not get fully melted. A) Igneous rock. B) Metamorphic rock. C) Sedimentary rock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metamorphic rock. 5. A substance formed by 2 or more type of atoms A) Elements. B) Compound. C) Mixtures. D) Heterogenous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 6. Renewable organic matter, such as wood and rice hulls, are examples of..... A) Nuclear fuels. B) Biomass. C) Fossil fuels. D) Fission products. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass. 7. Glucose reacts to muscles in the presence of oxygen A) Lactic acid. B) Ethyl alcohol. C) Both. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lactic acid. 8. As a result of the loss of their main predator (the wolves), the deer population began to boom (grow). Deer fed on all plants, and they needed large quantities of vegetation to sustain themselves. What did happen with the plants soon? A) Vegetation was not enough to feed deer. B) Deer had enough plants forever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vegetation was not enough to feed deer. 9. The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation in order to formulate general laws. A) Science. B) Papyrus. C) Spontaneous Generation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 10. The toaster in the canteen at work has caught fire. What is the best fire extinguisher to use? A) CO2. B) Water. C) Foam. D) Wet Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CO2. 11. It is a group of cells that work together to perform a function A) Heart. B) Kidney. C) Organ. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organ. 12. A reference that is used to calibrate measurements A) Standard. B) Scale. C) Variable. D) Significant digits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standard. 13. Some devices that are considered technology include:speakers, computer, glasses A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Energy determines/changes the state of matter. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Graduated Cylinder A) A tool used to measure weight. B) A tool used to measure mass. C) A tool used to measure density. D) A tool used to measure volume. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tool used to measure volume. 16. Breaking material into constituent parts is an action of ..... A) Remembering. B) Evaluating. C) Analyzing. D) Understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyzing. 17. Formed by the cooling and subsequent solidification of a molten mass of rock material, known as magma. A) Igneous. B) Sedimentary. C) Metamorphic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Igneous. 18. The damage produced and the reaction of people A) Intensity. B) Magnitude. C) Focus. D) Epicenter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intensity. 19. Which statement is correct about the moon? A) Natural satellite, orbits around the Earth and is 5th largest moon. B) Natural satellite, orbits around both Sun and Earth and is 5th largest moon. C) Moon is a star and satellite. D) Moon is shorter than Pluto. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural satellite, orbits around the Earth and is 5th largest moon. 20. Planting trees in large numbers is called afforestation. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 21. Which among the following sugars is maximum in Honey? A) Maltose. B) Fructose. C) Sucrose. D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fructose. 22. Eroded sediment finds a new home. A) Weathering. B) Compaction. C) Deposition. D) Cementation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deposition. 23. Convert 62 miles/hour to feet/second. (5, 280 ft = 1 mi) A) 5, 456 ft/s. B) 909 ft/s. C) 91 ft/s. D) .003 ft/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 91 ft/s. 24. Which element makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere? A) Oxygen. B) Hydrogen. C) Nitrogen. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 25. Chloroplast, cell wall, large central vacuole A) Found on a periodic table. B) Bacteria cell parts. C) Things in a plant cell but not an animal. D) Things in an animal cell but not a plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Things in a plant cell but not an animal. 26. Which soil horizon is reddish brown, has only a few roots in it, and has very little humus? A) Horizon C. B) Horizon A. C) Horizon B. D) Horizon D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horizon B. 27. Who proposed the planets revolve around the sun and not the earth? Hint:he is known as the father of astronomy in modern period. A) Johannes Kepler. B) Isaac Newton. C) Nicholas Copernicus. D) Hubble. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nicholas Copernicus. 28. The scientific study of plant life is known as what? A) Astronomy. B) Physics. C) Botany. D) Zoology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Botany. 29. The continuous, directed movement of seawater in a looped pattern. A) Ocean currents. B) Jet stream. C) Hydrologic cycle. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ocean currents. 30. Helium is a..... A) Liquid. B) Solid. C) Gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gas. 31. Good conductors are..... resistors A) Bad. B) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad. 32. Rocks change from one type to another as they go through the..... A) Hardness. B) Rock cycle. C) Mineral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rock cycle. 33. Which element is not in the Alkali metal family? A) Fr. B) Li. C) H. D) Cs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. 34. Where do you get your DNA from? A) 100% from mom. B) 100% from dad. C) 50% from mom and 50% from dad. D) 25% from dad and 75% from mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50% from mom and 50% from dad. 35. More Sunspots= Better Weather A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 36. The Great Bath is the most famous structure of A) Mohenjodaro. B) Harappa. C) Lothal. D) Administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mohenjodaro. 37. What is the method that uses water to measure the volume of an object called? A) Displacement. B) Displaced. C) Discontent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Displacement. 38. Sometimes I forget to mute my mic. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 39. What is the subatomic particle with a positive charge and a mass number of 1 A) Nucleus. B) Neutron. C) Proton. D) Electron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proton. 40. What is gypsum rocks? A) Conglomerate, shale and limestone. B) Pumice. C) Granite, obsidian. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conglomerate, shale and limestone. 41. Calcium helps to: A) Prevent birth defects. B) Vision. C) Build strong bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Build strong bones. 42. What is definition to "contrast" ? A) To take in. B) Steps to do something. C) Find differences. D) Find similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Find differences. 43. Triton is the largest moon of what planet? A) Saturn. B) Neptune. C) Uranus. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neptune. 44. Light travels in a..... path. A) Circular. B) Triangular. C) Straight. D) Curved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Straight. 45. A force of attraction existing between any 2 masses A) Gravity. B) Astronomy. C) Satellite. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. 46. The chemical reaction can be represented by ..... A) Numberic equation. B) Non of them. C) Word equation. D) Alphabetic equation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Word equation. 47. If the plant lacks any structureWill affect the lifestyle of the most plants A) Root. B) Blade. C) Flower. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blade. 48. A light bulb is an example of a..... A) Current. B) Resistor. C) Battery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resistor. 49. Climate is a state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. A fluid that fills the cell A) Mitochondrion. B) Cytoplasm. C) Vacuole. D) Cell membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytoplasm. 51. Occurs twice a year, in June and December, when Earth's rotational axis is tilted the most toward, or the most away, from the Sun A) Lunar eclipse. B) Solar eclipse. C) Rotation. D) Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solstice. 52. This scientist built the first high-powered microscope so people were finally able to see the unseen microscopic world. A) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. B) Galileo. C) Sir Isaac Newton. D) Aristotle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. 53. ..... is the first sense to develop in humans. A) Heat. B) Touch. C) Pain. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Touch. 54. At 9 am sunlight can bring benefits to our bodies because ..... A) Sunlight at a certain time can help for the process of forming vitamin D that occurs in our body. B) We need sunlight for everyday life. C) Sunlight brings certain nutrients so we are healthy. D) Our bodies are looking for the sun like plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight at a certain time can help for the process of forming vitamin D that occurs in our body. 55. Two factors that affect an objects momentum are A) Mass and velocity. B) Acceleration and velocity. C) Mass and force. D) Mass and speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mass and velocity. 56. Which is an example of a lever? A) Block and tackle. B) Wood splinter. C) See saw. D) Wheelchair ramp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) See saw. 57. Which is the most sensitive of senses? A) See. B) Smell. C) Touch. D) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smell. 58. The red color in the traffic signal makes us feel ..... A) To stand. B) Go. C) Wait for. D) Reduce the speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stand. 59. What was the dependent variable? A) What the experimenter changes / manipulates. B) Whats being measured in an experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whats being measured in an experiment. 60. How fast can a dragonfly fly? A) 50 mph. B) 10 mph. C) 100 mph. D) 25 mph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50 mph. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesGeneral Science Quiz 1General Science Quiz 2General Science Quiz 3General Science Quiz 4General Science Quiz 5General Science Quiz 6General Science Quiz 7General Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books