This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following causes acid rain? A) Combustion of fossil fuels. B) Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur. 2. During osmosis, which of the following substances passes across a selectively permeable membrane? A) Carbohydrates. B) Lipids. C) Salts. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 3. What is the term used for when water is falling from the sky (rain, snow, or hail)? A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Transpiration. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precipitation. 4. When organic material chemically changes into rock. A) Carbonization. B) Fossilization. C) Petrification. D) Sedimentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petrification. 5. Which of the following is not a naturally-occurring polymer: A) DNA. B) Plastic. C) Tree sap. D) Hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plastic. 6. Which of the following activities results in a chemical change? A) Drying wet clothes. B) Boiling a pot of water. C) Mixing salt and sugar. D) Burning pieces of wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixing salt and sugar. 7. Arguably the most famous comet. It is a "periodic" comet and returns to Earth's vicinity about every 75 years, making it possible for a human to see it twice in his or her lifetime. A) Hale Bopp. B) Halley's. C) Hundred. D) Enckes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Halley's. 8. Clouds formed as air moves up the side of mountains and cools A) Mountain clouds. B) Frontal clouds. C) Convection clouds. D) Fog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain clouds. 9. Single-celled eukaryotic algae produce the most..... on the planet. A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Methane. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 10. There are 3 types of muscle in the body: A) Involuntary, voluntary, and cardiac muscle. B) Cardiac, Smooth, and Skeletal muscle. C) Smooth, involuntary, and voluntary muscle. D) None of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardiac, Smooth, and Skeletal muscle. 11. Which force keeps the planets in orbit around the sun? A) Gravity. B) Wind. C) Friction. D) Magnetism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. 12. The force that causes the ball to fall to the ground is: A) Acceleration. B) Gravity. C) Friction. D) Velocity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gravity. 13. What animals come mainly under Ekinodermatata Association A) Fish, when fish. B) Tarmal. C) Capricorn. D) Tara fish, big star. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tara fish, big star. 14. What is the name of the highest mountain on earth? A) Mount apo. B) Mount fiji. C) Mount kenly. D) Mount everest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mount everest. 15. Number of terminal's in a cell A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 16. The geological process is divided into those that originate within the Earth (.....) A) Endogenic processes. B) Exogenic processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endogenic processes. 17. Which is the largest lake in Asia? A) Wular Lake. B) Dal Lake. C) Lanbagons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wular Lake. 18. When the air gets to 100% RH, the possibility of rainfall becomes high. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Elements that have chemical and physical properties of both metals and nonmetals are..... A) Alkali metals. B) Transition metals. C) Non metals. D) Metalloids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metalloids. 20. Which force holds the nucleus of an atom together? A) Gravity. B) Electromagnetic force. C) Weak nuclear force. D) Strong nuclear force. E) Centrifugal force NGSS.HS-PS1-8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strong nuclear force. ← 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