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HCAI Quizzers (Science)

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Meteorology?

a)

The study of Meteors.

b)

The study of the entire atmosphere.

c)

The study of rocks.

d)

The study of organisms.

2.

What does a resistor do?

a)

Reduces the flow of electrons

b)

Reduce the flow of the current

c)

Increase flow of electrons

d)

Decreases the flow of electrons

3.

If a car is rolling down a ramp, the force between the tires and the ramp is an example of: _____________________.

a)

Air resistance

b)

Static Friction

c)

Kinetic Friction

d)

Balanced Force

4.

The powerhouse of the cell is the___________________. It converts energy from food into energy the cell can use

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Golgi body

5.

Which moon phase comes after waxing crescent?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Full moon

d)

Waxing Gibbous

6.

Who developed cures for rabies and anthrax, and made milk safer to drink?

a)

Antoine Lavoisier

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Louis Pasteur

7.

Peanut ran 50 meters in 10 seconds. What was Peanut's average speed?

a)

5 m/s

b)

500 m/s

c)

5 m/s North

d)

500 m/s North

8.

Which of the following is NOT a mixture?

a)

NaCl + H2O

b)

C6H12O6 + H2O

c)

C6H12O6

d)

SiO2 +H2O

9.

Who created one of the first modern telescopes, and successfully proved the Earth revolves around the Sun?

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

James Clerk Maxwell

d)

Edwin Hubble

10.

What is the only sport that has been played on the surface of the moon?

a)

golf

b)

football

c)

chess

d)

long jump

11.

This scientist discovered and named the cell.

a)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Mathias Schleiden

12.

How many atoms are in the following compound: C2H4O2

a)

3

b)

8

c)

1

d)

6

13.

Which type of radiation has the greatest penetrating power?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Gamma

d)

Ultaviolet

14.

Which French nobleman is widely considered the "father of modern chemistry"?

a)

Alfred Nobel

b)

John Dalton

c)

Antoine Lavoisier

d)

Joseph Priestley

15.
 This type of cloud is always high in the sky and looks thin and wispy. It also brings fair weather.
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Nimbus
16.
What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?
a)
100
b)
950
c)
212
d)
99
17.
What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?
a)
0
b)
-100
c)
32
d)
45
18.

The following features are found only in the plant cell

a)

Lysosome

b)

Cell wall

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Central vacuole

19.
Which of the following is an example of a homozygous dominant genotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bB
d)
bb
20.
A change in DNA is called a __________________.
a)
Nucleotide
b)
Mutation
c)
Radiation
d)
Transcription
21.
Examples of water soluble vitamins are ___________.
a)
Vitamin A & C
b)
Vitamin B & D
c)
Vitamin B & C
d)
VItamin E and K
22.
Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?
a)
C-A, T-G
b)
A-G, C-T
c)
C-G, U-A
d)
T-A, G-C
23.

Which blood vessels carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the whole body?

a)

Vena cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary vein

d)

Pulmonary Artery

24.

Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Charles Barkley

d)

Isaac Newton

25.
In very hot or dry conditions, land snails may enter a state of inactivity and low metabolism. What is the name of this adaptation? 
a)
Hibernation
b)
Estivation
c)
Imprinting
d)
Migration 
26.
This scientist is known for stating, "All plants are made of cells."
a)
Schwann
b)
Schleiden
c)
Redi
d)
Virchow
27.
The gluteus maximus belongs to which organ system?
a)
skeletal 
b)
endocrine
c)
respiratory
d)
muscular
28.
What system makes blood cells?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Muscular
c)
Digestive
d)
Excratory
29.

The skin, hair and nails are part of which body system?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

excretory

d)

integumentary

30.

The greater the mass of an object,

a)

the easier the object starts moving.

b)

the greater its inertia.

c)

the more balanced it is.

d)

the more space it takes up.

31.

A skydiver with a mass of 70 kg accelerates to Earth at a rate of 9.8 m/s2 due to gravity. What is the force on the skydiver?

a)

79.8 Newtons

b)

7.14 Newtons

c)

0.14 Newtons

d)

68.60 Newtons

32.

The colored part of the human eye that controls how much light passes through the pupil is called the?

a)

Cornea

b)

Pupil

c)

Iris

d)

Retina

33.

The Wright brother invented what?

a)

car

b)

plane

c)

bulb

d)

gun

34.

Who introduced the WWW (World Wide Web)?

a)

J.C.R. Licklider

b)

Leonard Kleinrock

c)

Tim Berners-Lee

d)

Charley S. Kline

35.

What is the process by which energy travels from a warm substance to a colder substance?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Absorption

36.

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Exosphere

37.

Which of these is an animal-like protist?

a)

Eutrophication

b)

Bacteriophage

c)

Protozoan

d)

Hypha

38.

What is the most abundant element in the human body?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Nitrogen

39.

What is "coulrophobia"?

a)

Fear Of Clowns

b)

Fear Of Questions

c)

Fear Of Snakes

d)

Fear Of Rainbow

40.

Copernicus's model of the solar system is _________________.

a)

Geocentric

b)

Lunocentric

c)

Ethnocentric

d)

Heliocentric

41.

In accordance to Kepler's first law, planets orbit the sun in ______________________.

a)

Ellipse

b)

Epicycle

c)

Period

d)

Rotation

42.

Which planet that has an axis of rotation that is almost parallel to the plane of its orbit?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

43.

Dark areas on the moon that are smooth and that reflect little light are called ___________.

a)

Rilles

b)

Rays

c)

Maria

d)

Breccia

44.

What was the first element to be produced artificially ?

a)

Francium

b)

Technetium

c)

Radium

d)

Neptunium

45.

What was the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth (at Vostok, Antarctica)?

a)

-139 F

b)

-103 F

c)

-126 F

d)

-98 F

46.

How many significant figures does 305500 have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

47.

Convert into correct scientific notation: 6700000

a)

6.7 x 105

b)

6.7 x 106

c)

6.7 x 107

d)

6.7 x 108

48.

What simple machine consist of a beam or fulcrum?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Wedge

d)

Wheel and Axle

49.

What is the scientific name of the Philippine monkey-eating eagle?

a)

Carlito syrichta

b)

Pithecophaga jefferyi

c)

Bubalus mindorensis

d)

Acerodon leucotis

50.

What is the scientific study of body tissues?

a)

cytology

b)

anatomy

c)

histology

d)

physiology

51.

The basic function of a transformer is to change the _________.

a)

level of the voltage.

b)

power level

c)

power factor

d)

frequency

52.

What quantities do you need to calculate electrical energy?

a)

Current and Voltage

b)

Power and Time

c)

Power and Voltage

d)

Resistance and Current

53.

Light is composed of waves and particles called _________________.

a)

electrons

b)

quarks

c)

photons

d)

dyons

54.

A magnifying glass is an example of a ________________.

a)

convex lens

b)

concave lens

c)

converging lens

d)

prisms

55.

Which of the following describes an albedo?

a)

brightness of the star

b)

phase changes of a planet

c)

wobbling motion of a planet

d)

amount of light a planet reflects

56.

What kind of eclipse do we see when the moon is entirely within Earth's umbral shadow

a)

total solar

b)

total lunar

c)

partial solar

d)

partial lunar

57.

What is the voltage required by an automatic pressure cooker having a resistance of 20 ohms when the current flowing is 8 amperes?

a)

240 volts

b)

480 volts

c)

120 volts

d)

160 volts

58.

Which generator generates direct current?

a)

Alternator

b)

Dynamo

c)

Battery

d)

Adaptor

59.

What is the female reproductive parts of a flower?

a)

stamen

b)

pollen grains

c)

pistil

d)

ovules

60.

The average temperature was recorded at 35 degrees C. What is the equivalent in Kelvin?

a)

308

b)

300

c)

273

d)

246

61.

The unit of measurement for intensity of sound:

a)

hertz

b)

decibel

c)

angstrom

d)

frequency

62.

At what speed does the Earth travel as it orbits the sun?

a)

60 km/s

b)

50 km/s

c)

30 km/s

d)

70 km/s

63.

Which prefix is often used with scientific terms to indicate that something is the same, equal or constant?

a)

iso

b)

mega

c)

meta

d)

quasi

64.

Cystitis is the infection of which of the following?

a)

liver

b)

urinary bladder

c)

pancreas

d)

lung

65.

Which is the smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own?

a)

Cell

b)

Organ

c)

Tissue

d)

Organ System

66.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Medulla

67.

Which of the following is the building block of carbohydrates?

a)

Amino acid

b)

Nucleotide

c)

Fatty acid

d)

Monosaccharide

68.

What is the other term for Vitamin B3?

a)

Niacin

b)

Riboflavin

c)

Biotin

d)

Cobalamins

69.

Where does ectopic pregnancy occur?

a)

Uterus

b)

Ovary

c)

Cervix

d)

Fallopian tube

70.

Almost the entire mass of an atom is concentrated in the ________.

a)

electron

b)

neutron

c)

nucleus

d)

proton