This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > General Science – Quiz 158 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 158 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the central region of an atom called A) Electron cloud. B) Nucleus. C) Atomic mass. D) Cluster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleus. 2. Plant and animal cells are examples of A) Prokaryotic cells. B) Eukaryotic cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eukaryotic cells. 3. These large towers of fire shoot out from the sun and can extend millions of miles away from the sun and bring electrically charged particles to Earth, creating beautiful Aurora's in the night sky. A) Plasma. B) Solar flares. C) Sun spots. D) Gnomons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar flares. 4. What happens when two forces act in the same direction? A) They cancel each other out. B) The stronger one prevails. C) Their strengths are added. D) Their sum divided by two is the total force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their strengths are added. 5. Electrons fill the energy levels of an atom from the innermost layer to the outermost layer. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Amount of matter in an object. A) Mass. B) Volume. C) Length. D) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mass. 7. Which of the following is a unit of force:pound, liter, or meter? A) Centimeter. B) Pound. C) Gallon. D) Kilogram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pound. 8. A force is a push or a pull. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Gas lighter than the air A) Hydrogen. B) Helium. C) Neon. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helium. 10. Land converted with forest in Pakistan is only. A) 3%. B) 5%. C) 7%. D) 9%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5%. 11. The main constituent of the air is A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 12. The right or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night is of equal length (about September 22 and March 20). A) Solstice. B) Equinox. C) Eclipse. D) Umbra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equinox. 13. Which of the following correctly describes how to write a scientific name? A) Genus capitlized, species lower case, all italicized. B) Genus and species both capitalized, all bold. C) Genus capitalized, species lower case, all bold. D) Species only, capitalized and italicized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genus capitlized, species lower case, all italicized. 14. What is the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere? A) 21%. B) 25%. C) 30%. D) 23%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 21%. 15. Each energy level can hold an unlimited number of electrons. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. ..... are the building blocks of matter. A) Quarks. B) Protons. C) Orbitals. D) Atoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atoms. 17. Although his work didn't get much attention from the scientific community until after his death, this monk and scientist opened the door for modern genetics through his study of pea plants. A) Robert Hooke. B) Gregor Mendel. C) Anton van Leeuwenhoek. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gregor Mendel. 18. Mr. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable? A) Distance traveled by the ball. B) Height of the ramp. C) Mass of the ball. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distance traveled by the ball. 19. If I pull on a pulley with a force of 20 N but am able to lift an object that has a 2, 000 N resistance, what is the mechanical advantage of the pulley? A) .01. B) 100. C) .1. D) 1000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100. 20. What is the correct order of arrangement of teeth from front to back of the mouth? A) Incisors, Canines, Premolars, Molars. B) Canines, Premolars, Molars, Incisors. C) Incisors, Premolars, Canines, Molars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incisors, Canines, Premolars, Molars. ← 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