Quiz: Science Trivia Questions And Facts! Knowledge Test
The knowledge test below is made up of some science trivia questions that are designed to help you refresh your memory on what we have learned so far. Do you think that you have what it takes to tackle it or should you get a science tutor? Try to answer the questions as best as you can and see how high you score and base your answer from that.
- 1.What is science?
- A.
A way to learn about the natural world
- B.
Observations
- C.
Opinions
- D.
Facts
- 2.What is evidence?
- A.
Proof
- B.
Opinion
- C.
Documentations
- D.
Observations
- 3.What is bias?
- A.
Not a supporter of what you believe in
- B.
Your not an advocate or a supporter
- C.
Advocate of what you believe in
- D.
Considered to be unfair
- 4.How to write a hypothesis?
- A.
Than .....that because
- B.
Explanation....than ... if
- C.
Because.....that....than
- D.
If....than.... because
- 5.What is the dependent variable?
- A.
Manipulated variable
- B.
Constants variable
- C.
Responding variable
- D.
Controlled variable
- 6.Whatis behavior?
- A.
Behavior iis what you respond to
- B.
Behavior is how you act
- C.
Behavior is what you do to not to affect science
- 7.What is a scientific hypothesis?
- A.
Cannot be tested through observations or experimentation
- B.
Observation
- C.
A scientific hypothesis can be tested
- D.
Expressed in mathematical terms
- 8.What is the difference between theories laws and Hypothesis?
- 9.What is conflict of interest?
- A.
Potential to be bias
- B.
Caused by finnancial or personal considerations
- C.
Trust that people have
- D.
Cant be bias
- 10.What is a scientific theory?
- A.
Cannot be tested
- B.
Not a phenomenon
- C.
Provided with facts
- D.
An explanations for observation
- 11.Whatis a scientific law?
- A.
Based on explanations
- B.
Description of natural relation ships
- C.
Based on inferences
- 12.What are financial conflicts?
- A.
Has the potential to bias research
- B.
Involves the trust that people convey
- C.
Involves the abuse,actual ,potential within people
- 13.What is the independent variable?
- A.
Can be changed
- B.
Cant be changed
- C.
Stays the same
- D.
Known as the responding variable
- 14.Where did Charles Darwin go to observe different fossils?
- A.
Victoria Island
- B.
South Island
- C.
Baffin island
- D.
Galapagos island
- 15.What three animals was Darwin fascinated about?
- A.
Land tortoises,Marine iguana,finches
- B.
Land tortoises,fruit fly,snakes
- C.
Marine iguanas,snakes , land tortoises
- D.
Finches,snake,fruitfly
- 16.Select all that apply what did darwin observe on hi Adventure
- A.
Darwin observed that these animals were different due to there envioment
- B.
Darwin observed that the environment dictates where the animals live
- C.
Darwin discovered evolution
- D.
Darwin discovered Natural selection
- 17.What determines the characteristics of organisms?
- A.
Genes and mutations
- B.
Variation
- C.
Other people
- D.
Artificial selection
- 18.What is the BEST way to define artificial selection?
- A.
Breeding different animals in order to reproduce and mate and create a new organisms
- B.
Breeding animals and animals to reproduce
- C.
Man Made selecting of organisms to reproduce based on the good traits that they have
- D.
Breeding plants and plants to reproduce
- 19.What are mutations?
- A.
Genetics that create organisms characteristics
- B.
Changes in DNA
- C.
No changes in the DNA
- 20.What is Gene flow?
- A.
No movement of genes
- B.
Caused by radiation
- C.
Naturally occurring event in eveloution
- D.
Any movement of genes from one population to another .
- 21.What did Darwin observe on his trip?
- A.
DNA,vestigial organs,homologous structure,
- B.
Homologous embryologyy,DNA
- C.
Fossil records,homologous structure,and vestigial organs
- D.
Fossil records,embryology,vestigial organs
- 22.What is the definition of Natural selection?
- A.
Animals select their own character traits
- B.
Humans select the character traits
- C.
Humans don't select the character traits
- D.
Other Animals select your character traits
- 23.What are the 5 steps of evolution?
- A.
Variation,struggle for existence,Adaptations,fitness,descend with modification,
- B.
Variation,struggle to live,fitness, descend with modification ,mutations
- C.
Variation,Adaptations,DNA,mutations, struggle for existence,fitness
- D.
Variation ,DNA,mutations,fitness,descend with modification
- 24.Explain the causes of mutations?
- 25.What is competitive exclusion?
- A.
Species coming together for strategies
- B.
Competitive exclusion is only one population wins
- C.
Alot of species win
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