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1. According to Newton’s third law of motion, the strength of a

reaction force is ____________________ the strength of the
action force.
greater than
equal to
negative to
positive to

2. Which two substances can be mixed together to form a new

substance through a chemical reaction?

baking soda and baking powder

Baking soda and vinegar

baking soda and water

water and vinegar

3. Of the planets below, which has the largest number of
satellites?:

Pluto

Neptune

Mercury

Jupiter
4. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is:

Acetylene

Ethylene

Ethane
 Carbon dioxide
5. Which correctly places the stages of mitosis in order?

metaphase, prophase, interphase, telophase

metaphase, prophase, interphase, telophase

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, cytokinesis

6. Deep blue color is imparted to glass by the presence of:

Iron Oxide

Cobalt Oxide

Nickel Oxide

Cupric Oxide
7. When two mercury drops are brought into contact, they merge
to a bigger drop because liquids have tendency to possess:

Minimum volume

Maximum surface area

Minimum surface area

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

5 m/s North

5 km/h

2 m/s

5 m/s
9. Which particle contributes the negative charge to the
atom?
 Neutron
Nucleus
Proton
Electron
10. Optic fibers are mainly used for which of the following?

Musical instruments

Weaving

Food industry

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

Air resistance

Kinetic Friction

Balanced Force

Static Friction
12. Glass is made of the mixture of:

Quartz and mica

Salt and quartz

Sand and silicates

Sand and salt

13. Smoke is an example of a _____ because its suspended

particles are just small enough not to layer out.

Negative
Positive

Colloid

Suspension

14. The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin

of:
reptiles from amphibians.

birds from reptiles.

mammals from reptiles.

mammals from birds.

15. A battery operated DVD player uses 12 volts from AA batteries
and draws a current of 3 amperes. What is the resistance?
15 ohms

9 ohms

4 ohms

36 ohms

16. A student mixes apple juice, water, and cinnamon together.

Did a chemical reaction occur?
Yes, because dissolving is always a chemical reaction.

No, because the properties stayed the same.

Yes, because the temperature stayed the same.

Yes, because the apple juice changed the color of the water.
17. Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?
where Earth's seafloor is spreading into deep ocean trenches
where Earth's lithosphere is in constant slow motion

where Earth's tectonic plates are moving together

where magma cools slowly beneath Earth's surface

18. The mass number of a nucleus is:

the sum of the number of protons and neutrons present in the nucleus.

a fraction.

always more than the atomic weight.

always less than its atomic number.

19. The living material comprising the bulk of a cell is called the:

Genes

Chloroplast

Protoplasm

Cytochrome
20. The greater the mass of an object,

the more balanced it is.

the greater its inertia.

the easier the object starts moving.

the more space it takes up.

21. Radioactivity is a phenomenon of the spontaneous
emission of:

Protons (alpha particles)

 Gamma rays (short wave electromagnetic waves)

Electrons (beta particles)

All of these

22. Kepler's First Law states that the _______ is at one of the foci
of the orbits of the planets in our solar system

MOON

SUN

EARTH
HELEY’S COMET

23. The existence of microorganisms in the human gastric system

is an example of:

Mutualism

Meiosis

Phylesis

Parasitism
24. The lithosphere combines what two layers?
Athenosphere & Crust

Athenosphere and inner core

Crust & Upper Mantel

Mantel & Athenosphere

 25. Mumps is a disease caused by:
Fungus

Virus

Protozoa

Bacterium

26. Fill in the blanks: Proteins are made of different ____________

which are arranged in different orders, or _________________.

mRNA, bases

polymers, monomers

ribosomes, tRNAs

amino acids, sequences

27. Ptyalin is an enzyme produced in the:

Thyroid glands

Salivary glands

Pancreas

Pituitary glands
28. Metamorphic rock can form from:
sedimentary rock only

igneous or sedimentary rock

magma

igneous rock only

30. Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because:

It is used in photosynthesis.

It absorbs infrared radiation.

Its concentration remains always higher than other gases.

It emits visible radiation.

31. Which component of a nucleotide contains the

information needed to make proteins?
base

phosphate

deoxyribose sugar

amino acid
32. epler's second law or the equal area law states that the closer a
planet is to the sun the ________ it travels.

Faster

Higher

Slower

Lower

33. What it the process called when acids and bases

react to form salt?
Neutralization
 Normalization

Nationality

Naturalization

34. Which one of the following is a source of

methane emission into the atmosphere?
Automobile exhaust fume

Industrial chimney

Mining

Wetland

35. What is meant by the term "genetic variation?"

Some chromosomes are longer than others

Some individuals have different genes than others

Some individuals have the same genes as others

Some genes are multiplied in tetraploid organisms

36. Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain?

Bicarbonates

Nitrates

Bismuthates

Sulphonates
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