This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 357 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 357 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the rate at which an object changes speed or direction? A) Speed. B) Acceleration. C) Friction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acceleration. 2. Why is there less friction between two ice cubes touching than between sandpaper on wood?. A) Ice cubeshave rough surfaces. B) Ice cubes have loud surfaces. C) Ice cubes have smooth surfaces. D) Ice cubes have bright surfaces. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ice cubes have smooth surfaces. 3. The muscular chamber with the thickest wall in the heart is the ..... A) Left atrium. B) Left ventricle. C) Right atrium. D) Right ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left ventricle. 4. Which of the following is a magnetic material? A) Iron paper clip. B) Gold coin. C) Silver plate. D) Copper wire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iron paper clip. 5. Why is Pluto now classified as a dwarf planet? A) It is a small, round object that has not cleared the debris of its orbit. B) It is a ringed planet. C) It has three moons. D) It has a thin atmosphere and has a solid, ice-rock surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a small, round object that has not cleared the debris of its orbit. 6. How many lobes does the left lung have? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 7. Which soil horizon will be mostly solid bedrock? A) Horizon A. B) Horizon B. C) Horizon C. D) Horizon D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horizon D. 8. What is the goal of applied science? A) To learn why something happens the way it does. B) To make something better. C) To make a new process, invention or machine that makes life better. D) To make money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make something better. 9. How much water vapor the air holds at a specific time A) Weather. B) Humidity. C) Dew point. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humidity. 10. Liquid fossil fuel formed from decayed remains of ancient organisms; can be refined into fuels and used to make plastic A) Petroleum. B) Fission. C) Fusion. D) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum. 11. H2O is a formula for water, that means ..... A) One hydrogen atom and 20 oxygen atoms. B) Two hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. C) One hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms. D) Two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. 12. What are the steps of the digestive process? A) Digestion in the small intestine, chewing, in the stomach, absorption and waste elimination. B) Chewing, digestion in the stomach, waste elimination, absorption and digestion in the small intestine. C) Chewing, absorb, eliminate, and digestion. D) Chewing, digestion in the stomach, digestion in the small intestine, absorption and waste elimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chewing, digestion in the stomach, digestion in the small intestine, absorption and waste elimination. 13. What is the subatomic particle with no charge and a mass number of 1 A) Proton. B) Neutron. C) Electron. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutron. 14. Man-made polymers; most are made from petroleum oil A) Naturally existing polymers. B) Synthetic polymers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synthetic polymers. 15. Many layers of clouds covering it 243 days period of rotation A) Venus. B) Saturn. C) Jupiter. D) Uranus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venus. 16. This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells. A) Cell Wall. B) Cell Membrane. C) Chloroplasts. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell Membrane. 17. Slamming on the brakes in a moving car makes a passenger move forward against his or her seat belt because A) The passenger has the inertia to keep moving forward. B) The passenger is being pushed by the seats of the car. C) The passenger is better able to stop themselves in this manner. D) The passenger has an equal and opposite force supporting their weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The passenger has the inertia to keep moving forward. 18. A change in which NEW substances are formed. A) Chemical change. B) Physical change. C) Casual change. D) Formal change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical change. 19. Which of the following is a chemical change? A) Evaporation of water. B) Burning of fuels. C) Moving of a wheel. D) Breaking of a brick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning of fuels. 20. Aa always shows up as A) Dominant. B) Recessive. 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