University of Cebu Main Campus

College of Teacher Education

Enhancement Course 1
Natural Science Quiz #1
Name:________________________________________ Date:______________
Course, Year & Major:______________ Schedule:_____________ Score:_________
Directions: Encircle the letter of the best answer.
1. What does a simple machine do?
a. Increases the amount of work required to perform a task
b. Decreases the amount of work required to perform a task
c. Requires the same amount of work to complete a task but is automated so that it does the
work for you
d. Reduces the force or effort required to do a task or changes the direction of force used to
perform a task
2. The statement, “Objects want to keep doing the same thing” is a way of stating which law of motion?
a. First Law of Motion c. Third Law of Motion
b. Second Law of Motion d. Law of Acceleration
3. Which equation for Newton’s Second Law would you use in finding acceleration if you know the mass
and force of an object?
a. F=ma b. F=m/a c. F=a/m d. F=fm
4. What primary type of heat transfer occurs if the sun warms your skin?
a. Conduction b. Convection c. Radiation d. Insulation
5. Which of the following illustrates a physical change?
a. Iron nail rust b. Milk turns sour c. Fruits ripen d. Butter melts
6. Which of the following clues would tell you whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
a. The presence or absence of a rigid cell wall
b. Whether or not the cell is partitioned by internal membranes
c. The presence or absence of a ribosome
d. Whether or not the cell carries out cellular metabolism
7. Bacterial cell are prokaryotic; in comparison to a typical eukaryotic cell they would _____________.
a. Be smaller c. Lack a plasma membrane
b. Have a smaller nucleus d. Have a greater variety of organelles
8. Which of the following is a group that goes through all of the steps of an experiment but does not
contain the variable that is being tested?
a. The sample group c. Control group
b. Experimental group d. Hypothetical group
9. Which is an example of effusion?
a. Air slowly escaping from a pinhole in a tire
b. The aroma of a cooling pie spreading across a room
c. Helium dispersing into a room after a balloon pops
d. Oxygen and gasoline fumes mixing in an automobile carburetor
10. Which of the following describes chemical change?
a. Reactions that change one substance into another substance
b. Changes of state such as a solid ice cube melting to form water
c. The mass of a red apple
d. Changes of appearance or shape
11. An athlete can take a longer jump if he comes running from a distance as compared to that when he
jumps suddenly. Identify the type of inertia of the athlete running from a distance.
a. Inertia at rest b. Inertia of motion c. Inertia of direction d. Inertial force
12. Which of the following causes Global Warming?
a. An increase in the temperature at the Earth’s core
b. An increase in the average sunlight hitting the Earth
c. An increase in the greenhouse gases
d. All of the above
13. Which of the following would be classified as matter?
a. Heat b. Batteries c. Fire d. Sunlight
14. Which of the following represent a physical change?
a. A silver that tarnish c. Dry ice subliming and forming fog
b. A bomb exploding d. A milk that turns sour
15. If a gas with an odor is released in a room, it quickly can be detected across the room because it
_________________.
a. diffuses b. is dense c. is compressed d. condenses
16. From the choices provided below, choose the highest level of biological organization.
a. Tissues b. Organs c. Organ systems d Organism
17. To enter or leave a cell, substances must pass through ___________________.
a. the Golgi apparatus b. the Plasma membrane c. the Nucleus d. a Ribosome
18. Each of the following is a cell organelle except one. Which of these is NOT a cell organelle?
a. Mitochondrion b. Endoplasmic reticulum c. Cytoplasm d. Lysosome
19. Which life science studies the changes that take place in organisms through time?
a. Genetics b. Ecology c. Evolution d. Physiology
20. What primary type of heat transfer occurs if smoke rises up a chimney?
a. Conduction b. Convection c. Radiation d. Insulation
21. If the forces acting upon an object are balanced, then the object __________________.
a. must not be moving c. must not be accelerating
b. must be moving with a constant velocity d. none of these
22. Which gas law is being described when a football inflated inside and then taken outdoors on a winter
day shrinks slightly?
a. Boyles Law b. Charles Law c. Gay-Lussac Law d. Avogadros Law
23. Which of the following is NOT a way of conserving water?
a. Fixing leaky faucets
b. Taking a shower instead of a bath
c. Turning off the faucet and using a glass while brushing your teeth
d. Washing your clothes twice a week instead of doing it everyday
24. Which gas law explains why throwing an aerosol into the fire may cause it to explode?
a. Boyles Law b. Charles Law c. Gay-Lussac Law d. Avogadros Law
25. Greenhouse gases refer to gases that ________________________.
a. Result in a cooling of the Earth’s surface
b. Act like an open window and let all of the Earth’s heat escape
c. Allow the Sun’s radiation through but traps some of the heat trying to escape back into space
d. All of the above