This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 273 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 273 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most changes to the earth's surface happen at a very slow rate, but sometimes they happen fast. Which example describes a change the the Earth that is very fast. A) Breaking down of rocks by water. B) Movement of sediment by wind. C) Volcanic eruptions that create new lands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcanic eruptions that create new lands. 2. Solar radiation travels in A) Straight lines. B) Zigzag line. C) Disperse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Straight lines. 3. Electromagnetic energy (such as visible waves, X-rays, gamma rays and radio waves) is called..... energy. A) Heat. B) Light. C) Sound. D) Electrical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light. 4. Which of the following is correct about Pressure? A) Pressure is a scalar quantity. B) Pressure is a vector quantity. C) Pressure is a scalar quantity but obeys vector laws. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pressure is a scalar quantity. 5. Osteoblasts are the cells in your bones that make new bone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What is a group on the periodic table? A) An up and down column. B) A row the toes across the periodic table. C) A diagonal line separating the metals and nonmetals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An up and down column. 7. The energy provides us with hot water from geysers and hot springs. This energy is called: A) Wind energy. B) Light energy. C) Nuclear energy. D) Geo-thermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geo-thermal energy. 8. What is the largest planet in the solar system? A) Jupiter. B) Saturn. C) Earth. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jupiter. 9. What does invertebrates have in common? A) No backbone. B) Backbone. C) Lots of bones. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No backbone. 10. What is a positive ion? A) Cation. B) Anion. C) Isotope. D) Electron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cation. 11. Gautama Buddha was born at..... and passed away at A) Pataliputra. B) Lumbini, Kushinagar. C) Vaishali, Taxila. D) Taxila, Vaishali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lumbini, Kushinagar. 12. What do you call a scientist who studies rocks? A) Meteorologist. B) Geologist. C) Biologist. D) Chemist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geologist. 13. Ohm's law is not applicable To:(1) A) Semiconductor. B) D.C Circuit. C) Small resistors. D) High current. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semiconductor. 14. The sum total of all discovered fossils. A) Fossil record. B) Fossil column. C) Geological column. D) Extinct record. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil record. 15. What is the ideal mechanical advantage of an inclined plane which has 4 cm height and has a ramp length of 16 cm? A) 1/4. B) 1. C) 16. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 16. As you travel higher in altitude, there is (a) material in the atmosphere. A) Less. B) More. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less. 17. The left side of a chemical equation stands for the: A) Reactants. B) Products. C) Yield. D) Addend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reactants. 18. Did dinosaurs and humans exist at the same time on Earth? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. My father is teaching math in the school. He is a..... A) Mechanic. B) Pilot. C) Nurse. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teacher. 20. Standard mass is an instrument used to measure mass. 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