This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > General Science – Quiz 257 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 257 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is made up of only one type of atom? A) Compound. B) Element. C) Molecule. D) Atom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Element. 2. What are things that reduce friction called? A) Water. B) Tar. C) Lubricants. D) Magnets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lubricants. 3. In which way are plants different from animals? A) They are multicellular. B) They make their own food. C) They make up one kingdom. D) There are many different kinds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They make their own food. 4. The remains of a meteor which impacts the ground is called a..... A) Meteorite. B) Meteor. C) Particle. D) Comet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meteorite. 5. Which of the following is an Example of A Renewable Resource? Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource? A) Coalcarbon. B) WaterAgua. C) Oilaceite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WaterAgua. 6. Who invented the barometer? A) Pascal. B) Archimedes. C) Torricelli. D) Galileo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Torricelli. 7. ..... is a number equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. A) Neutron. B) Element. C) Natural element. D) Atomic number. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atomic number. 8. Which factors have the greatest impact on the direction of global winds? A) The distance of Earth from the Sun and Earth's position in its orbit. B) Earth's rotation and tilt of Earth's axis. C) The tilt of Earth's axis and the distance of Earth from the Sun. D) Earth's rotation and the distance of Earth from the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth's rotation and tilt of Earth's axis. 9. A bout how many eggs does a queen bee lay? A) 1-2. B) 100-300. C) 1000-3000. D) 10000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1000-3000. 10. The process of wearing or grinding something down by wind, water, or other natural agents A) Geology. B) Erosion. C) Runoff. D) Unconformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 11. Predictable wind patterns that ships used to use to cross the ocean for exploration and trade purposes A) Trade winds. B) Jet streams. C) Mountain clouds. D) Stratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade winds. 12. Rabindranath Tagore's song "Jana Gana Mana" which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24th January, 1950, was first sung at which session of the Indian National Congress? A) 1930 Lahore Session. B) 1885 Bombay Session. C) 1911 Calcutta Session. D) 1916 Lucknow Session. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1911 Calcutta Session. 13. The Scientist who won a Nobel Prize in Physics? A) Robert Brown. B) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. C) Isaac Newton. D) Albert Einstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Albert Einstein. 14. The production of visible light by living organisms A) Bioluminescence. B) Phosphoresence. C) Biolumination. D) Phosphorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bioluminescence. 15. Light is an example of..... energy A) Mechanical. B) Electrical. C) Radiant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiant. 16. A TV was originally priced at $ 800. It is now being sold at a discount of 20%. What is the discounted price? A) $ 640. B) $ 720. C) $ 860. D) $ 960. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $ 640. 17. Which one of the following converts sunlight directly into electrical energy? A) Solar furnace. B) Solar cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar cell. 18. What apparatus (scientific equipment) would be most accurate to measure volume? A) Measuring scales. B) Ruler. C) Beaker. D) Measuring cylinder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Measuring cylinder. 19. .....is the force applied to a machine by the user A) Effort force. B) Resistant force. C) Work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effort force. 20. What term in science refers to a systematic approach to solving a problem or answering a question? A) Hypothesis. B) Methodology. C) Experiment. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methodology. ← 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