This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 291 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 291 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya and delivered his first sermon at A) Sarnath. B) Bodh Gaya. C) Vaishali. D) Kushinara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarnath. 2. The existence of an element in more than one crystalline form is A) Isomerism. B) Isomorphism. C) Polymorphism. D) Allotropy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allotropy. 3. Device that uses electromagnetic induction to increase or decrease the voltage of an alternating current A) Generator. B) Transformer. C) Solenoid. D) Magnetism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transformer. 4. Salt is a mineral. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The sea located in the north of Java is ..... A) Sundanese Sea. B) Karimata Sea. C) Java Sea. D) Indonesian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Java Sea. 6. Which one is one way for animals to adapt to their environment? A) By speaking. B) By changing their body color. C) By running fast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By changing their body color. 7. A physical changed is a change in: A) The appearance of a substance. B) The chemical composition of a substance. C) The way a substance is created. D) A chemical reaction between two substances. NGSS.MS-PS1-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The appearance of a substance. 8. If you have a male with large wings (DD) and a female with small wings (dd). What ALLELE stands for large wings? A) D. B) D. C) Dd. D) Dd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 9. Prevailing winds effect the region's climate by A) Creating desert areas. B) Causing precipitation on one side of the mountain. C) Affecting how much precipitation it receives. D) Controlling the amount of solar energy, it receives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affecting how much precipitation it receives. 10. Which of the following historical figures is NOT correctly matched with his contribution to modern science? A) Louis Pasteur and the germ concept of diisease. B) Thomas Edison and the theory of relativy. C) Johannes Kepler and the laws of planetary motion. D) Nicolaus Copernicus and the heliocentric view of the solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Edison and the theory of relativy. 11. When molten rock material cools and solidifies it becomes A) Igneous rock. B) Metamorphic rock. C) Sedimentary rock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedimentary rock. 12. These form from the floor of a cavern A) Stalactites. B) Depositions. C) Sediments. D) Stalagmites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stalagmites. 13. Our spinal cord is like a wire A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Blood makes up about..... of the weight of a human body. A) 5%. B) 7%. C) 15%. D) 30%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7%. 15. What must a good hypothesis be? A) Difficult. B) Testable. C) Correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testable. 16. This sphere is any part of the Earth covered by water. A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 17. The blue objective is 40x and the eyepiece is 10x what is the power of magnification A) 100. B) 40. C) 400. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 400. 18. Decreasing the concentration of a substance will usually..... A) Slow down the reaction. B) Speed up the reaction. C) Have no affect on the reaction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speed up the reaction. 19. The farthest point of our solar system Theorized shell of objects made of lots of ice A) Oort Cloud. B) Kuiper belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oort Cloud. 20. If you were interested in marine life, which field of science would you study? A) Oceanography. B) Food. C) Physical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oceanography. ← 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