GENERAL SCIENCE

30 items for 15 minutes 7. The air, which is composed of gases, makes up

the earth’s ________.
1. At which point will the potential energy of the A. lithosphere
ball be the greatest? B. stratosphere
C. atmosphere
D. troposphere
8. Which of the following dominates the gases in
the Earth’s atmosphere, making up some 78%
of the air by volume?
A. nitrogen
B. oxygen
C. helium
D. hydrogen
A. C
B. A 9. In which layer of the atmosphere do the clouds
C. D occur?
D. B A. troposphere
B. stratosphere
2. How many significant figure/s are in the C. mesosphere
following measurements or numbers D. ionosphere
respectively: 20.07 sec; 10,000,000; 50,000.1;
2003.08900km/sec 10. The net movement of water molecules from a
A. 4;1;6;9 more diluted liquid to a more concentrated
B. 2;8;2;4 liquid across a barrier is called _______.
C. 4;8;6;7 A. Brownian movement
D. 2;1;2;8 B. osmosis
C. capillary action
3. Mango, calamansi, and a papaya have the D. diffusion
following masses respectively: 23.75 g, 3. 243 g
and 631.6 g. what is the correct mass of the 11. According to the _______ theory, the Earth is
fruits in correct number of significant figures? made up of plates moving on top of the Earth’s
A. 658. 593 g mantle. When these plates bump into each
B. 658. 59 g other, mountains or trenches are formed.
C. 659 g A. Continental Drift
D. 658.6 g B. Big Bang
C. Volcanic Eruption
4. The boiling point of water is 100.00 degrees D. Plate Tectonics
Celsius. What is the boiling point of water in
Kelvin? 12. Gon wants to know which is stronger, Hisuka’s
A. 100.00 K punch or Killua’s. Using the scientific method,
B. 375.15 K how should Gon setup his controlled
C. 373.15 K experiment?
D. 273.15 K A. Let Hisuka and Killua punch him then
compare which is more painful.
5. How many nanobytes are there in 50 B. Let Hisuka and Killua punch two similar
megabytes? objects then compare the damage done.
A. 5.0 x 10^16 C. Let Hisuka and Killua fight till one of them
B. 5.0 x 10^15 wins.
C. 5.0 x 10^14 D. All of the above
D. 5.0 x 10^13
13. ________ refers to the variety of processes that
6. Which of the following is the relationship disintegrates and decomposes rocks.
between the mass m of a material, its volume A. Metamorphism
V, and its density ρ? B. Sedimentation
A. V = m ρ B. Vm = ρ C. ρ + V = m D. ρ V = C. Weathering
m
 D. Dissolution
19. In which set-up will the powdered juice dissolve
14. A crowbar that is used to lift something heavy is fastest?
an example of _________.
A. a lever 20. In which set-up will the powdered juice dissolve
B. a pulley slowest?
C. a wedge
D. an axle 21. Which of the following is a renewable,
non-conventional source of energy?
15. Which of the following is true? A. crude oil
A. A beam balance is not affected by a change B. coal
in gravitational pull. C. solar
B. A spring balance is not affected by a change D. nuclear
in gravitational pull.
C. A beam balance measures the weight of an 22. The process by which condensed water vapor
object. falls off from the clouds to the ground is called
D. A spring balance measures the mass of an _______.
object. A. evaporation
B. transpiration
16. According to Archimedes’ Principle: An object in C. condensation
a fluid experiences a buoyant force which is D. precipitation
equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. 23. Suppose the humidity of the air is high. When
Which of the following is true? will the fog form?
A. When the weight of the object is greater A. When the air becomes warmer.
than the buoyant force, the object will float. B. When the air becomes cooler.
B. When the weight of the object is equal to C. When the temperature of the air is constant.
the buoyant force, the object will float. D. When the temperature of the air is randomly
C. When the weight of the object is smaller changing.
than the buoyant force, the object will float.
D. The statement about Archimedes’ Principle 24. Which of the following instruments are used to
is incorrect. measure air pressure?
A. hygrometer
17. Which of the following can measure the volume B. thermometer
of liquid accurately? C. barometer
A. graduated cylinder D. anemometer
B. Florence flask
C. Erlenmeyer flask 25. A space suited astronaut has a mass of 190 kg
D. Beaker on earth. Considering that the pull of gravity on
the moon is 1/6 of the earth, what is the
18. Under which of the following conditions will iron approximate mass of the astronaut on the
rust? moon?
A. in water A. 35 kg
B. in water and oxygen B. 70 kg
C. in oil C. 190 kg
D. in oil and water D. 380 kg

For questions 19-20. Each set-up consists of water 26. What conclusion can be deduced from the set-up?
with different temperatures and powdered juice. Food used Temp. Room Exposure Amount Result
lighting of
moisture
homemade 37oC dimly air high plenty of
pandesal lighted molds
homemade 37oC dimly air low tiny spots
pandesal lighted of molds
Boiling Warm Moderate with ice
A B C D A. Molds are growing relative to temperature.
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D. Molds grow best in moist places. Integrated Science. [#’s 19-20]
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27. The point at which the earth is closest to the Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. [# 9]
sun is called _____ while the point farthest from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
sun is called ____. website.
A. apogee; perigee <http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/weather_world
B. aphelion; perihelion book.html> [# 8]
C. perigee; apogee National Forestry Olympiad [questionnaire#’s 3, 6]
D. perihelion; aphelion Rabago, L. M., et al. (2003). Dynamic science: An
integration of physical and biological sciences,
28. The evidence that the interior of the earth is hot Modular approach. Araneta Ave., Quezon City:
is _______. Vibal Publishing House, Inc. [#’s 11-12, 15-16,
A. tides 23, 27]
B. hurricanes http;//lo047.k12.sd.us/Science%20bowl/Chemistry
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D. volcanic eruptions http://www.howstuffworks.com/question445.htm
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29. When the magma from Mayon volcano cools http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/energy/u5l
and hardens, it becomes _______ rock. 1b.cfm [#1]
A. an igneous http://www.chemicalformula.org/rust [equation for
B. a volcanic rust formation #18]
C. a sedimentary Myers, R. 2003. The Basics of Chemistry.
D. a metamorphic Greenwood Publishing Group. [#18]
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30. The type of soil that has the finest fragments is nonconventional-energy-sources.html [#21]
called ______. Denecke Jr. E.J. 2006. Barron’s New York State
A. sand Grade 8 Intermediate-Level Science Test. Barron’s
B. clay Educational Series. [#21]
C. loam
D. humus

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