Quiz Question & Answering (Science Basic)
1) Which of the following is not a state of matter?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
E) Light
Answer: E) Light
2) Which type of energy is stored in an object due to its position or state?
A) Kinetic energy
B) Potential energy
C) Thermal energy
D) Electric energy
E) Nuclear energy
Answer: B) Potential energy
3) Which of the following is not a part of the basic structure of an atom?
A) Proton
B) Electron
C) Neutron
D) Nucleus
E) Quark
Answer: E) Quark
4) Which of the following is the main component of Earth's atmosphere?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Hydrogen
E) Methane
Answer: C) Nitrogen
5) What is the process by which plants make their own food called?
A) Respiration
B) Photosynthesis
C) Fermentation
D) Digestion
E) Metabolism
Answer: B) Photosynthesis
6) What is the smallest unit of life?
A) Cell
B) Atom
C) Molecule
D) Tissue
E) Organ
Answer: A) Cell
6) Which of the following is not a type of rock?
A) Igneous
B) Sedimentary
C) Metamorphic
D) Fossil
E) All of the above are types of rock
Answer: D) Fossil
7) Which of the following is not a fundamental force in the universe?
A) Gravity
B) Electromagnetic force
C) Strong nuclear force
D) Weak nuclear force
E) Solar wind
Answer: E) Solar wind
8) What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas called?
A) Freezing
B) Melting
C) Condensation
D) Evaporation
E) Sublimation
Answer: D) Evaporation
9) Which of the following is not a type of electromagnetic radiation?
A) X-rays
B) Microwaves
C) Sound waves
D) Infrared radiation
E) Ultraviolet radiation
Answer: C) Sound waves
10) What is the name of the force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact?
A) Friction
B) Gravity
C) Magnetic force
D) Inertia
E) Tension
Answer: A) Friction
11) What is the process by which a gas changes directly into a solid without passing through the liquid state called?
A) Melting
B) Freezing
C) Sublimation
D) Evaporation
E) Condensation
Answer: C) Sublimation
12) Which of the following is not a type of energy?
A) Thermal energy
B) Electric energy
C) Magnetic energy
D) Chemical energy
E) Linear energy
Answer: E) Linear energy
13) Which of the following is not a part of the digestive system?
A) Stomach
B) Liver
C) Brain
D) Small intestine
E) Large intestine
Answer: C) Brain
14) Which of the following is not a type of blood cell?
A) Platelet
B) Red blood cell
C) White blood cell
D) Plasma cell
E) All of the above are types of blood cells
Answer: D) Plasma cell
15) What is the process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without passing through the liquid state called?
A) Condensation
B) Melting
C) Freezing
D) Evaporation
E) Sublimation
Answer: E) Sublimation
16) Which of the following is not a type of animal tissue?
A) Muscle tissue
B) Nervous tissue
C) Epithelial tissue
D) Connective tissue
E) Chlorophyll tissue
Answer: E) Chlorophyll tissue
17) What is the basic unit of inheritance called? A) Gene
B) Chromosome
C) DNA
D) RNA
E) Protein
Answer: A) Gene
18) Which of the following is not a renewable source of energy?
A) Solar energy
B) Wind energy
C) Fossil fuels
D) Hydroelectric energy
E) Geothermal energy
Answer: C) Fossil fuels
19) What is the process by which plants and animals convert food into energy called?
A) Respiration
B) Photosynthesis
C) Fermentation
D) Digestion
E) Metabolism
Answer: A) Respiration
20) What is the term for the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element?
A) Compound
B) Molecule
C) Atom D) Ion
E) Isotope
Answer: C) Atom
21) What is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas called?
A) Melting
B) Freezing
C) Sublimation
D) Evaporation
E) Condensation
Answer: D) Evaporation
22) Which of the following is not a type of rock cycle?
A) Igneous rock cycle
B) Sedimentary rock cycle
C) Metamorphic rock cycle
D) Fossil rock cycle
E) All of the above are types of rock cycle
Answer: D) Fossil rock cycle
23) What is the term for a substance made up of two or more different elements?
A) Molecule
B) Compound
C) Atom
D) Ion
E) Isotope
Answer: B) Compound
24) Which of the following is not a type of blood vessel?
A) Vein
B) Artery
C) Capillary
D) Lymphatic vessel
E) All of the above are types of blood vessel
Answer: D) Lymphatic vessel
25) Which of the following is not a type of renewable energy technology?
A) Solar panels
B) Wind turbines
C) Geothermal power plants
D) Nuclear power plants
E) Hydroelectric dams
Answer: D) Nuclear power plants
26) Which of the following is not a type of bone in the human body?
A) Femur
B) Humerus
C) Mandible
D) Tendon
E) All of the above are types of bone in the human body
Answer: D) Tendon
27) What is the process by which a gas changes into a liquid called?
A) Melting
B) Freezing
C) Sublimation
D) Evaporation E) Condensation
Answer: E) Condensation
28) Which of the following is not a fundamental particle in the universe?
A) Electron
B) Proton
C) Neutron
D) Photon
E) All of the above are fundamental particles in the universe
Answer: D) Photon
29) What is the process by which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts called?
A) Fission
B) Fusion
C) Combustion
D) Radiation
E) Decay
Answer: A) Fission
30) What is the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy called?
A) Respiration
B) Photosynthesis
C) Fermentation
D) Digestion
E) Metabolism
Answer: B) Photosynthesis
31) Which of the following is not a state of matter?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
E) All of the above are states of matter
Answer: E) All of the above are states of matter
32) What is the term for the bending of light as it passes through a medium with a different density?
A) Diffraction
B) Reflection
C) Refraction
D) Absorption
E) Dispersion
Answer: C) Refraction
33) Which of the following is not a type of simple machine?
A) Lever
B) Wedge
C) Screw
D) Wheel and axle
E) Gear
Answer: E) Gear
34) What is the term for the process by which an organism produces offspring that are genetically identical to itself?
A) Sexual reproduction
B) Asexual reproduction
C) Mitosis
D) Meiosis
E) Fertilization
Answer: B) Asexual reproduction
35) Which of the following is not a type of electromagnetic radiation?
A) Visible light
B) Ultraviolet radiation
C) Infrared radiation
D) X-rays
E) All of the above are types of electromagnetic radiation
Answer: E) All of the above are types of electromagnetic radiation
36) What is the term for the flow of electric charge?
A) Voltage
B) Resistance
C) Current
D) Power
E) Capacitance
Answer: C) Current
37) Which of the following is not a type of force?
A) Gravity
B) Electromagnetic force
C) Strong nuclear force
D) Weak nuclear force
E) All of the above are types of force
Answer: E) All of the above are types of force
38) What is the term for the rate at which work is done?
A) Power
B) Energy
C) Force
D) Velocity
E) Acceleration
Answer: A) Power
39) What is the term for the total amount of energy in a closed system?
A) Work
B) Power
C) Force
D) Energy
E) Kinetic energy
Answer: D) Energy
40) What is the term for the change in the frequency or wavelength of a wave in relation to an observer's movement?
A) Diffraction
B) Reflection
C) Refraction
D) Doppler effect
E) Dispersion
Answer: D) Doppler effect
41) Which of the following is not a type of cell in the human body?
A) Muscle cell
B) Nerve cell
C) Blood cell
D) Bone cell
E) All of the above are types of cell in the human body
Answer: E) All of the above are types of cell in the human body
42) What is the term for the force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact?
A) Friction
B) Tension
C) Compression
D) Shear
E) Torsion
Answer: A) Friction
43) Which of the following is not a type of electromagnetic wave?
A) Radio waves
B) Microwaves
C) X-rays
D) Sound waves E) Gamma rays
Answer: D) Sound waves
44) What is the term for the study of the physical and chemical properties of substances and the changes they undergo? A) Astronomy
B) Geology
C) Chemistry
D) Biology
E) Physics
Answer: C) Chemistry
45) Which of the following is not a type of chemical reaction?
A) Combustion
B) Reduction
C) Oxidation
D) Hydrolysis
E) All of the above are types of chemical reaction
Answer: E) All of the above are types of chemical reaction
46) What is the term for the flow of blood through the heart and blood vessels?
A) Circulation
B) Respiration
C) Digestion
D) Excretion
E) Metabolism
Answer: A) Circulation
47) Which of the following is not a type of subatomic particle?
A) Electron
B) Proton
C) Neutron
D) Quark
E) All of the above are types of subatomic particle
Answer: E) All of the above are types of subatomic particle
48) What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?
A) Weight
B) Mass
C) Volume
D) Density
E) Momentum
Answer: B) Mass
49) What is the term for the force that pulls objects toward the center of the earth?
A) Friction
B) Gravity
C) Tension
D) Shear
E) Torsion
Answer: B) Gravity
50) What is the term for the process by which an atom loses or gains one or more electrons?
A) Ionization
B) Oxidation
C) Reduction
D) Fusion
E) Fission
Answer: A) Ionization
51) Which of the following is not a type of rock? A) Igneous rock
B) Sedimentary rock
C) Metamorphic rock
D) Volcanic rock
E) All of the above are types of rock
Answer: D) Volcanic rock
52) What is the term for the process by which a solid turns into a liquid?
A) Melting
B) Evaporation
C) Sublimation
D) Condensation
E) Freezing
Answer: A) Melting
53) Which of the following is not a type of plant tissue?
A) Epidermal tissue
B) Ground tissue
C) Vascular tissue
D) Secretory tissue
E) All of the above are types of plant tissue
Answer: D) Secretory tissue
54) What is the term for the smallest unit of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element?
A) Atom
B) Molecule
C) Compound
D) Isotope
E) Ion
Answer: A) Atom
55) Which of the following is not a type of energy?
A) Thermal energy
B) Electrical energy
C) Kinetic energy
D) Magnetic energy
E) All of the above are types of energy
Answer: E) All of the above are types of energy
56) What is the term for the process by which a gas turns into a liquid?
A) Melting
B) Evaporation
C) Sublimation
D) Condensation
E) Freezing
Answer: D) Condensation
57) Which of the following is not a type of blood cell?
A) Red blood cell
B) White blood cell
C) Platelet
D) Plasma
E) All of the above are types of blood cell
Answer: D) Plasma
58) What is the term for the measure of the amount of space occupied by an object?
A) Weight
B) Mass
C) Volume
D) Density
E) Momentum
Answer: C) Volume
59) What is the term for the process by which two or more atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus?
A) Ionization
B) Oxidation
C) Reduction
D) Fusion
E) Fission
Answer: D) Fusion
Which of the following is not a state of matter?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
E) All of the above are states of matter
Answer: E) All of the above are states of matter
60) What is the term for the process by which a liquid turns into a gas?
A) Melting
B) Evaporation
C) Sublimation
D) Condensation
E) Freezing
Answer: B) Evaporation
61) Which of the following is not a type of subatomic particle?
A) Electron
B) Proton
C) Neutron
D) Quark
E) All of the above are types of subatomic particle
Answer: E) All of the above are types of subatomic particle
62) What is the term for the study of living organisms and their interactions with each other and the environment?
A) Astronomy
B) Geology
C) Chemistry
D) Biology
E) Physics
Answer: D) Biology
63) Which of the following is not a type of electromagnetic radiation?
A) Radio waves
B) Microwaves
C) Ultraviolet rays
D) X-rays
E) None of the above, they are all types of electromagnetic radiation
Answer: E) None of the above, they are all types of electromagnetic radiation
64) What is the term for the process by which a gas turns into a solid?
A) Melting
B) Evaporation
C) Sublimation
D) Condensation
E) Deposition
Answer: E) Deposition
65) Which of the following is not a type of bond between atoms?
A) Covalent bond
B) Ionic bond
C) Metallic bond
D) Hydrogen bond
E) All of the above are types of bond between atoms
Answer: E) All of the above are types of bond between atoms
66) What is the term for the process by which a liquid turns into a solid?
A) Melting
B) Evaporation
C) Sublimation
D) Condensation
E) Freezing
Answer: E) Freezing
67) Which of the following is not a type of energy transfer?
A) Conduction
B) Convection
C) Radiation
D) Evaporation
E) All of the above are types of energy transfer
Answer: D) Evaporation
68) What is the term for the study of matter and energy and their interactions?
A) Astronomy
B) Geology
C) Chemistry
D) Biology
E) Physics
Answer: E) Physics
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