This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 280 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 280 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The atmosphere is divided into how many layers? A) 5. B) 1. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 2. What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature A) Iron. B) Mercury. C) Nickel. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercury. 3. "A metal ball and a rubber ball of the same size is dropped in the same time" Which ball reaches the ground first? A) Metal ball. B) Rubber ball. C) Both balls. D) No ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both balls. 4. What is underground molten rock? A) Lava. B) Magma. C) Soil. D) Intrusive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magma. 5. What is the smallest part of an element that can still be identified as the element? A) Molecule. B) Compound. C) Atom. D) Ion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atom. 6. -A ball is sitting at the top of a ramp. As the ball rolls down the ramp, the potential energy of the ball decreases. What happens to the potential energy as the ball moves? A) It is lost as gravitational energy. B) It is destroyed as the ball moves. C) It is converted to kinetic energy. D) It is used to make the ball slow down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is converted to kinetic energy. 7. Litmus paper can be used to determine the ..... of a substance. A) Relative volume. B) Temperature. C) Relative pH. D) Chemical formula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relative pH. 8. In 1492 Christopher Colombus discovered a continent which is now called a continent ..... A) Asia. B) Africa. C) Australia. D) American. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) American. 9. Which of the Following Vitamin Helps in Blood Clotting?Which vitamins help blood clotting? A) Vitamin A. B) Vitamin C. C) Vitamin D. D) Vitamin K. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vitamin K. 10. Peter pan went to..... A) Alwaysland. B) Foreverland. C) Disneyland. D) Neverland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neverland. 11. A particle in a nucleus with a positive charge A) Electron. B) Neutron. C) Cloud. D) Proton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proton. 12. Historians tell us that the geocentric theory originated with the man named..... A) Prometheus. B) Ptolemy. C) Aristotle. D) Newton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 13. Most elements will gain or lose electrons so that they end up with..... valence electrons. A) 2. B) 6. C) 8. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 14. Which weather term best describes a cloud that forms very close to the ground? A) Fog. B) Sleet. C) Wind. D) Hail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fog. 15. A tool that is used to magnify, or make objects appear larger. This tool allows you to see small details that could NOT be seen with a hand lens. A) Microscope. B) Safety Goggles. C) Hand Lens. D) Balance Scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microscope. 16. These attach your muscles to your bones, usually there are at least 2 per muscle. A) Ligaments. B) Chitin. C) Tendon. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendon. 17. The force acting on a body for a short time are called as: A) Average force. B) Momentum. C) Impulse. D) Tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impulse. 18. Is earth made up of soil and rocks? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 19. A characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances A) Chemical property. B) Physical property. C) Chemicala change. D) Physical change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical property. 20. Ozone layer protects us from..... A) LASER. B) Cosmic rays. C) UV rays. D) Infrared rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) UV rays. ← 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