This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 205 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 205 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why do some substances float on water? A) They are warmer than water. B) They are cooler than water. C) They are more dense than water. D) They are less dense than water NGSS.MS-PS2-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are less dense than water NGSS.MS-PS2-4. 2. In which year was Indian National Congress set up? A) 1906. B) 1917. C) 1885. D) 1887. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1885. 3. Name the metal which is liquid at room temperature. A) Carbon. B) Hydrogen. C) Mercury. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercury. 4. In which year did Gandhiji launch the individual Civil Disobedience Movement? A) 1919. B) 1931. C) 1930. D) 1942. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1930. 5. Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering? A) Burrowing plants. B) Ice wedging. C) Plant roots. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acid rain. 6. How is the air pressure over the desert compared to Antarctica? A) The air pressure is unpredictable over both regions. B) The air pressure is lower over the desert. C) The air pressure is the same over both regions. D) The air pressure is higher over the desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The air pressure is higher over the desert. 7. When water molecules continue to pile on top of each other to form tiny liquid water droplets. A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Vaporization. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 8. If you visited a temperate grassland in Europe, it would be called: A) A prairie. B) Steppes. C) Pampas. D) Fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steppes. 9. Which subatomic particle would occur in the nucleus and have no charge A) Neutron. B) Electron. C) Proton. D) Notron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neutron. 10. Solid to gas A) Deposition. B) Sublimation. C) Evaporation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sublimation. 11. What is NOT required in a habitat for it to be considered a habitat? A) Food. B) Paper. C) Light. D) Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paper. 12. A change in global or regional climate patterns in a particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. A) Greenhouse effect. B) Thermal pollution. C) Eutrophication. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate change. 13. The downward movement of water after it has soaked into the ground A) Runoff. B) Transpiration. C) Infiltration. D) Percolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Percolation. 14. View that most of earth's geological features are the result of a slow gradual process A) Catastrophism. B) Weathering. C) Uncomformity. D) Uniformitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uniformitarianism. 15. The standard unit of mass is a..... A) Pound. B) Kilogram. C) Gram. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kilogram. 16. What is the MOST important thing in the presentation? A) Colors of the slides. B) How the slides fade in and out. C) Large letters, spelling and punctuation. D) The speakers ability to explain the presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The speakers ability to explain the presentation. 17. What is the formula to find weight A) Weight = mass + gravity. B) Weight = mass:gravity. C) Weight = mass x gravity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weight = mass x gravity. 18. ..... does not have a definite shape or volume. A) Liquid. B) Solid. C) Gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gas. 19. Metals are good conductors of heat, true or false? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Save your grocery bags and take them with you the next time you go to the grocery store. A) Recycle. B) Reduce. C) Reuse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reuse. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books