General Science Quiz 121 (20 MCQs)

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1. Corals are made of.....

Correct Answer: B) Limestone.

2. Yeast is a type of.....

Correct Answer: D) Fungus.

3. A leafy branch of a fern is a:

Correct Answer: B) Frond.

4. P-waves travel fast through solid and liquid while S-waves can travel only through.....?

Correct Answer: D) Solid.

5. What is the study of earthquakes called?

Correct Answer: D) Seismology.

6. Where Newton was born?

Correct Answer: A) U.K.

7. A car travels at a constant speed of 60km per hour. How far does the car travel in 45 mins?

Correct Answer: C) 45km.

8. This layer is where weather occurs.

Correct Answer: A) Troposphere.

9. Classify HI $\rightarrow$ H2 + I2

Correct Answer: B) Decomposition.

10. The first American to win a Nobel Prize was..... for measuring the speed of light.

Correct Answer: B) Albert Michelson.

11. What fact about Titan interests exobiologist

Correct Answer: A) The presence of hydrocarbons on the surface interests exobiologists.

12. Which of the following properties of matter depends on gravity?

Correct Answer: B) Weight.

13. What is the purpose of a catalyst?

Correct Answer: C) Lowers the activation energy.

14. What is weight?

Correct Answer: D) The gravitational force acting on the body.

15. What type of rock will fossils be found?

Correct Answer: B) Sedimentary.

16. These are very dense, very hot stars that are about the same size as Earth.

Correct Answer: A) White dwarfs.

17. 10 miles per hour is an example of an objects what?

Correct Answer: B) Speed.

18. Which of the following is the main nutrient which gives us energy?

Correct Answer: A) Carbohydrates.

19. What category are snakes classified in?

Correct Answer: B) Reptiles.

20. An opossum "playing dead" to avoid being attacked by a predator

Correct Answer: B) Behavioral adaptation.