This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A distance vs. time graph shows an object's A) Frame of reference. B) Speed. C) Acceleration. D) Favorite food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speed. 2. What is the boiling point of water? A) 90$^\circ$C. B) 100$^\circ$C. C) 110$^\circ$C. D) 120$^\circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100$^\circ$C. 3. Methane is a greenhouse gas A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 4. Two people in a car ride past a person sitting on a bench. From the perspective of the person on the bench, the driver is..... A) Moving. B) Not moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving. 5. In weather, it is the measure of the amount of energy an air mass has. A) Wind. B) Atmospheric pressure. C) Temperature. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature. 6. What do we call a theoretical picture in which layers of rock from around the world are mashed together into a single, unbroken record of earth's past? A) Geological column. B) Paraconformity. C) Index fossil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geological column. 7. Conversion of milk into curd takes place due to A) Fungi. B) Virus. C) Bacteria. D) Protozoa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacteria. 8. Liquid water changing slowly into a gas and rising into the atmosphere is called A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Rain. D) Typhoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 9. An example of Synthesis A) A + B = AB. B) AB = A + B. C) AB + energy = A + B. D) A+B = AB + energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A + B = AB. 10. The two groups of bacteria responsible for nitrogen fixation are found in soil and in the roots of..... A) Flowers. B) Mushrooms. C) Legumes. D) Grasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legumes. 11. The element silicon is best used for which purpose? A) As a container to keep coffee hot. B) As a semiconductor in computer chips. C) As a material to make airplane frames. D) As a malleable material for coins and jewelry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As a semiconductor in computer chips. 12. A testable explanation is: A) An inference. B) A hypothesis. C) An observation. D) A conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hypothesis. 13. Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings? A) A bar magnet. B) Filter paper. C) Chromatography paper. D) Alum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bar magnet. 14. The Indian school of astronomy was located in A) Patna. B) Bihar. C) Nalanda. D) Ranchi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nalanda. 15. Echinoderms' bodies are designed with a base of how many radiating parts? A) 5. B) 8. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 16. Study of the atmosphere A) Meteorology. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meteorology. 17. Which definition describes the following word.Micropyle A) Is a small hole in the testa that allows water to enter the seed. B) Is a scar or mark left by the stalk that attached the seed to the fruit. C) Is the outer coat, which protects the seed from fungi, bacteria and insects. D) Is the part of the seed that will develop into the root of the plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is a small hole in the testa that allows water to enter the seed. 18. Where is the main location for photosynthesis in a plant? A) Petiole. B) Vein. C) Stem. D) Leaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leaf. 19. What is the most common type of rock found on Earth's surface? A) Igneous. B) Sedimentary. C) Metamorphic. D) Lava rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sedimentary. 20. A spider has..... legs, and an insect has..... legs. A) 6, 8. B) 6, 6. C) 8, 6. D) 8, 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8, 6. Next →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral 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