Basic Science Quiz
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This quiz covers easy, common areas of science that high school and college graduates should be able to answer
- 1.PHYSICS: A helium nucleus being ejected from the nucleus of an atom can be referred to as:
- A.
Alpha Decay
- B.
Beta Decay
- C.
Gamma Decay
- D.
Fusion
- E.
Electromagnetic Radiation
- 2.BIOLOGY: Which is the best example of convergent evolution.
- A.
Chimpanzees and Humans
- B.
Chimpanzees and Gorillas
- C.
Dolphins and Whales
- D.
Dolphins and Sharks
- E.
Dolphins and Humans
- 3.PHYSICS: Up, Down, Strange, Charmed
- A.
Baryons
- B.
Leptons
- C.
Positrons
- D.
Quarks
- E.
Tachyons
- 4.
- A.
Exponential Transistor Theory
- B.
Costanza's Law
- C.
Moore's Law
- D.
Goldberg's Law
- E.
The Copenhagen Principle
- 5.CHEMISTRY: A mole is a measurement that can be based on a common enumeration of:
- A.
Mass
- B.
Weight
- C.
Photons
- D.
Volume
- E.
Atoms
- 6.BIOLOGY: The purpose of DNA in the cell is to:
- A.
Be transcribed into mRNA.
- B.
Be transcribed into rRNA.
- C.
Be transcribed into tRNA.
- D.
Act as an enzyme to catalyze reactions.
- E.
Store the blueprint for different forms of carbohydrates.
- 7.PHYSICS: Light can be best described as. . .
- A.
A stream of particles
- B.
A wave.
- C.
A vibration in the space-time continuum.
- D.
A force
- E.
Both particle and wavelike.
- 8.COMPUTER ENGINEERING / CHEMISTRY: Silicon is useful in microprocessors because it is a:
- A.
Superconductor.
- B.
Semiconductor.
- C.
Insulator.
- D.
Non-conductor.
- E.
Electrical Disruptor.
- 9.PHYSICS: The Michelson-Moreley experiment was first correctly explained by.
- A.
Galilean Relativity
- B.
Special Relativity
- C.
General Relativity
- D.
Quantum Field Theory
- E.
String Theory
- 10.BIOLOGY: What type of cell is can have chloroplasts, cell walls, and a well defined nucleus.
- A.
Eukaryote
- B.
Prokaryote
- C.
Moneran
- D.
Animal
- E.
Fungi
- 11.GEOLOGY/CHEMISTRY: Diamonds are?
- A.
A form of silicon created by extreme pressure.
- B.
A form of lithium created by extreme heat.
- C.
A form of carbon created by extreme pressures.
- D.
A form of silicon created by fossilization.
- E.
A form of carbon created by fossilization.
- 12.PHYSICS: What are the four basic forces of nature?
- A.
Gravitational, Electromagnetic, Kinematic, Strong
- B.
Motion, Potential Energy, Inertia, Momentum
- C.
Strong, Weak, Gravitational, Electromagnetic
- D.
Strong, Gravitational, Electric, Magnetic
- E.
Earth, Air, Wind, Fire
- 13.BIOLOGY: The role of ribosomes is to:
- A.
To synthesize a complementary strand of DNA using DNA as a template
- B.
To synthesize proteins by assembling amino acids together into chains
- C.
To synthesize a complementary strand of RNA using DNA as a template
- D.
To synthesize a complementary strand of RNA using RNA as a template
- E.
To regulate the amount of DNA in the cell.
- 14.CHEMISTRY: Tritium is an isotope of:
- A.
Hydrogen
- B.
Helium
- C.
Oxygen
- D.
Radium
- E.
Uranium
- 15.PHYSICS: Depleted Uranium
- A.
Has less Uranium-235 isotope than natural Uranium.
- B.
Has had Plutonium-239 Isotope added.
- C.
Has more Uranium 235 isotope than natural Uranium.
- D.
Has more Uranium 239 isotope than natural Uranium
- E.
Is the oxidized material left over from yellow cake after the Uranium is removed.
- 16.MEDICINE: O+ blood can be transfused into people with which blood types?
- A.
Any blood type.
- B.
Only other O+ blood types.
- C.
Any blood type that is RH+.
- D.
Any blood type that is RH-
- E.
AB+ only
- 17.ASTRONOMY: The visible debris around a black hole is referred to as an:
- A.
Event Horizon
- B.
Asteroid Belt
- C.
Accretion Disk
- D.
Ergosphere
- E.
Dyson Sphere
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