General Science Quiz 249 (20 MCQs)

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1. Are thunderstorms dangerous?

Correct Answer: B) Yes.

2. Earth elements decay and change into another element in a process called.....

Correct Answer: C) Radioactive decay.

3. The largest ocean on Earth is the.....

Correct Answer: B) Pacific.

4. How many elements are present in the periodic table?

Correct Answer: A) 118.

5. Which type of biome do all these terms represent:prairie, steppe, pampas, veldt?

Correct Answer: C) Temperate grassland.

6. Breaking waves or breakers that occur near the shoreline are caused by which of the following conditions?

Correct Answer: C) Friction between the wave trough and the ocean bottom.

7. A plants chlorophyll converts solar energy into .....

Correct Answer: D) Chemical energy.

8. ..... is made up of the broken down remains of plants and animals.

Correct Answer: C) Humus/soil.

9. What boundary is located between the mantle and core?

Correct Answer: A) Core-mantle boundary.

10. Photosynthesis is an example of

Correct Answer: B) Chemical change.

11. What is definition to "prediction ''?

Correct Answer: B) What you think will happen.

12. Condensation occurs when water vapor cools down and forms water droplets.

Correct Answer: A) True.

13. When deforestation occurs in an area, what immediate effect does this have on the water cycle?

Correct Answer: C) There is no immediate effect.

14. What causes the earth to rotate around its axis?

Correct Answer: B) Gravity.

15. What is the speed of an object in a given direction?

Correct Answer: B) Velocity.

16. Microwave ovens heat food through the process of

Correct Answer: C) Radiation.

17. Name this ionic compound:Ca3(PO4)2

Correct Answer: D) Calcium phosphate.

18. One example of a good attitude in implementing the 4th of Pancasila is .....

Correct Answer: D) Make joint decisions in planning a family vacation by deliberation.

19. Which part of the cell STORES water and minerals?

Correct Answer: D) Vacuole.

20. A stable group of plants and animals that is the end result of the succession process is called a.....

Correct Answer: C) Climax community.