This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 229 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 229 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Energy is released when water changes A) From ice to liquid. B) From liquid to ice state. C) From vapor to a liquid state. D) Both b and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both b and c. 2. What element is found in group 17 period 3? A) F. B) Cl. C) S. D) O. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cl. 3. A type of plastic that is biodegradable has been in the news lately. The ingredient that makes it biodegradable is: A) Vegetable oil. B) Petroleum. C) Cornstarch. D) Leather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cornstarch. 4. There are..... mm in 56.7 meters. A) 5670 mm. B) 56700 mm. C) .00567 mm. D) 567 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 56700 mm. 5. How many electrons can the second energy level hold? A) 16. B) 10. C) 8. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 6. Salt can be obtained from salt solution by A) Evaporation. B) Sublimation. C) Fractional distillation. D) Melting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 7. Momentum is A) The push or pull that forces an object to change its speed or direction. B) The rate of change of velocity. C) The rate at which an object changes position. D) The tendency of an object to continue moving in the same direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The push or pull that forces an object to change its speed or direction. 8. The largest satellite named Triton revolves around which planet? A) Neptune. B) Mars. C) Saturn. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neptune. 9. All of the following are characteristics of metals EXCEPT: A) Shiny. B) Good conductors. C) Ductile. D) Brittle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brittle. 10. Scientist believe that the extinction of the dinosaurs was caused in part by a large meteor strike. What is the most likely sequence of events following the meteor strike? A) Global Warming, Rising Sea Levels, Dinosaurs Drown. B) Sun cannot penetrate the atmosphere, photosynthesis stops, dinosaurs starve. C) Hurricanes, flooding, dinosaurs go extinct. D) Earthquakes, ice age, dinosaurs freeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun cannot penetrate the atmosphere, photosynthesis stops, dinosaurs starve. 11. The planet ..... has a prominent ring system around it. A) Jupiter. B) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saturn. 12. In a wind turbine kinetic energy from the wind is first converted to: A) Mechanical energy. B) Radiant energy. C) Potential energy. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanical energy. 13. This scientists wrongly believed in spontaneous generation, and because he was so well-known, it went unquestioned for many years A) Aristotle. B) Ptolemy. C) Archimedes. D) Imhotep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aristotle. 14. Is making salt water to gargle with a physical or chemical change? A) Physical. B) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical. 15. What is a prokaryote? A) An organism that has nuclei in its cells. B) An autotroph. C) A heterotroph. D) An organism without a nucleus in its cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An organism without a nucleus in its cells. 16. Where does human digestion start from A) Stomach. B) Gastric. C) In the face. D) Acidic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the face. 17. Compounds form when..... A) Atoms of one element bond together. B) Atoms of two or more elements bond together. C) Molecules of one element are mixed together. D) Molecules of two or more elements are mixed together. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atoms of two or more elements bond together. 18. What is effort (input) force? A) The force one exerts on a machine. B) The force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object via a simple machine. C) The force the machine exerts on a object. D) The output work times the input distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The force one exerts on a machine. 19. In which rock Taj mahal made up of? A) Marble. B) Gneiss. C) Slate. D) Quartzite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marble. 20. Ultraviolet waves, gamma rays, and radio waves are all types of visible light. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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