This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > General Science – Quiz 142 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 142 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It takes more than one counter example to destroy a scientific law! A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Why did Aristotle's geocentric theory fail to match the expected predictions? A) The sun's motion is erratic. B) All stars appear to move in different directions. C) A few celestial objects appear to have retrograde motion. D) All celestial objects periodically exhibit retrograde motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A few celestial objects appear to have retrograde motion. 3. Which of the following is not considered a characteristic or property of a gas? A) Volume. B) Mass. C) Pressure. D) Particles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass. 4. Maximum number of Lunar eclipses that can happen in one calender year is..... A) 3. B) 4. C) 2. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 5. What is the speed of sound in air?A. 232 m/sB. 332 m/sC. 320 m/sD. 432 m/s A) 232 m/s. B) 332 m/s. C) 320 m/s. D) 432 m/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 332 m/s. 6. ..... can change into liquid, water and then into water vapour. A) Ice. B) Liquid. C) Gas. D) Solid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice. 7. A group of similar cells that perform the same function is called ..... A) Organ. B) Tissue. C) Organ system. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tissue. 8. Measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location. A) Magnitude. B) Intensity. C) Focus. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magnitude. 9. Which state of matter has the greatest random molecular motion? A) Solid. B) Liquid. C) Gas. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gas. 10. When large rocks are broken down into smaller parts by physical and chemical means A) Weathering. B) Erosion. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 11. Convert to the unit shown:Note:1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm) = 1, 000 millimeters (mm)78 m =..... cm A) 7 800 cm. B) 780 cm. C) 78 000 cm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7 800 cm. 12. Science comes from which Latin word A) Knowledge. B) Studies. C) Feel. D) Magus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knowledge. 13. What is the amount of material an object has? A) Weight. B) Area. C) Volume. D) Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mass. 14. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable source of energy? A) Coal. B) Wind. C) The Sun. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 15. Using your observations and knowledge you can make a(n) A) Measurement. B) Inference. C) Observation. D) Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inference. 16. Which part of plant is called food factory? A) Fruits. B) Seeds. C) Leaves. D) Flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaves. 17. What does friction produce? A) Light. B) Sound. C) Heat. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat. 18. Who created the first color photograph. A) James Clerk Maxwell. B) R.H Fritz. C) Thomas Edison. D) Robert Koch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James Clerk Maxwell. 19. With the Gyk's metal when hydroclower accomplishments? A) The rink. B) The Zeft of Zecket. C) The Gy's nitrate. D) The Gink Carbonate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rink. 20. Y which way does the soil help the plants? A) It gives them ice. B) Is useless. C) Is very unhealthy. D) Gives minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gives minerals. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeneral Science Quiz 1General Science Quiz 2General Science Quiz 3General Science Quiz 4General Science Quiz 5General Science Quiz 6General Science Quiz 7General Science Quiz 8General Science Quiz 9General Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books