General Science Quiz 98 (20 MCQs)

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1. True or false:Saturn is the only planet with rings.

Correct Answer: B) False.

2. Long hair in the laboratory must be

Correct Answer: B) Tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, hairpins, or other confining device.

3. Light year is a unit of

Correct Answer: C) Distance.

4. Motion of the earth on its axis in about 24 hours is called

Correct Answer: B) Rotation.

5. Which of the following will happen to the internal energy when heat is applied?

Correct Answer: A) It will increase.

6. Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.

Correct Answer: B) Nuclear energy.

7. An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions is a(n)

Correct Answer: D) Experiment.

8. Exogenic process wherein there's a breakdown of rock material at and near Earth's surface

Correct Answer: B) Weathering.

9. Why are approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the lab?

Correct Answer: D) To protect eyes around chemicals, heat, or glassware.

10. What is definition to "process" ?

Correct Answer: A) Steps to do something.

11. Aquarium is .....

Correct Answer: B) A man made ecosystem.

12. Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?

Correct Answer: A) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere.

13. Cotton fibers are made by what?

Correct Answer: A) Cellulose.

14. What kind of objects have a specific shape and heavy size?

Correct Answer: B) Solid.

15. Light is a kind of.....

Correct Answer: B) Energy.

16. The energy conversion process of nuclear..... appears to best explain the source of solar energy.

Correct Answer: B) Fusion.

17. Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

Correct Answer: D) Tilt of the earth's axis.

18. The layer that protects the earth from UV radiations:

Correct Answer: B) Ozone layer.

19. What will be the number of neutrons in an atom having atomic number 35 and mass number 80?

Correct Answer: B) 45.

20. A material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it is called

Correct Answer: C) Opaque.