GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - Science

1 What invisible force holds you onto the earth so that you don!t
si"#ly fall off$
A
speed
B
wind
C
gravity
D
magnetism
E
static electricity
% &here is a s#ecial force 'hich sto#s thin(s "ovin( or 'hich slo's
do'n "ovin( thin(s) What is this force called$
A
friction
B
electricity
C
petrol
D
brakes
E
acceleration
* Na"e the #lanet closest to the sun)
A
Neptune
B
Pluto
C
Saturn
D
Mars
E
Mercury
+ Solar ener(y is ener(y fro" 'hat$
A
wind
B
water
C
oil
D
the sun
E
chemicals
, What do 'e call the s#eed 'hich is faster than the s#eed of sound$
A
Really fast!
B
gravity
C
supersonic
D
light speed
E
warp speed
- What is the loudest ani"al in the 'orld$
A
Baboon
B
Blue whale
C
Dog
D
ion
E
!lephant
. /any ani"als use sound to find thin(s) What is this syste"
called$
A
"ltrasound
B
!cholocation
C
Doppler effect
D
Seismic waves
E
!chomilekko
0 &he a"ount of 'ater va#our in the air is called)))$
A
rain
B
snow
C
humidity
D
sunsafe factor
E
water cycle
1 Na"e the first instru"ent invented for recordin( and #layin(
bac2 sound)
A
#elephone
B
Stereo
C
$ar stereo
D
$amera
E
Phonograph
13 S#ecial *-D #hoto(ra#hs 'hich have been ta2en 'ith laser bea"s
4and 'hich "a2e the ob5ects loo2 real6 are called 'hat$
A
asers
B
%olograms
C
&D special effects
D
Portraits
E
D'D
11 Who discovered the science of (enetics$
A
(ohannes )epler *+,-+.+/&01
B
Samuel Morse *+-2+.+3-41
C
Nikola #esla *+3,/.+25&1
D
6regor Mendel *+344.+3351
E
Ptolemy *4nd century 7D1
1% Which of these is NO& a "etal7
A
ithium
B
8ron
C
#ungsten
D
$arbon
E
Magnesium
1* What do 'e call tiny #articles out of 'hich everythin( is "ade$
A
Bits and pieces
B
Data
C
7toms
D
$ontraction
E
7lloys
1+ &he #ath of a #lanet or satellite is usually called its)))$
A
Pressure
B
Sonar
C
'acuum
D
Magnetic field
E
9rbit
1, What is the scientific study of ani"als called$
A
Psychiatry
B
7nimology
C
:oology
D
7nthropology
E
$hronology
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Friction
1. An example of a non-contact friction force is:
Jogging
Ice Skating
Gravity
Direct Force
2. Friction and normal contact force are
proportional to one another
True
False
3. Friction is a force and it is measured in units
called:
Kilograms
Netons
!eig"t
#ass
4. How can friction be reduced?
Streamlining
$eavy simear or clot"ing
#oving t"e o%%osite ay
It cannot &e re'uce'
. !tatic Friction is friction between two solid
ob"ects that are not
mo#in$ relati#e to each other
True
False
%. Friction is made up b& what t&pes of forces?
Contact Forces
Non-contact Forces
(artial Forces
)ot" Contact an' Non-contact Forces
'. (hich is not an example of friction
Curling
Ice Skating
#oon alking
Stan'ing still
). (hich t&pe of force is perpendicular to a surface?
Normal Contact Force
Gravitational Force
Internal Force
None o* t"e a&ove
*. Friction is force. How is Friction caused?
To sur*aces &eing %us"e' toget"er
One sur*ace moving
To sur*aces &eing %ulle' a%art
To sur*aces &eing ru&&e' toget"er
1+. (hat is meant b& air or water resistance?
It is t"e *orce o* air or ater s+uas"ing an o&,ect
It is t"e *orce o* *riction cause' &y air or ater on an
o&,ect
It is t"e %us" t"at air or ater can give an o&,ect so it
goes *aster
None o* t"e a&ove
-. C
/. 0
1.2
3.D
4. C
5. )
6. )
7. C
8. 2
-9. )
--. D
-/. D
-1. C
-3. 2
-4. C