Quiz: Science Trivia Questions And Facts! Knowledge Test

What is the difference between theories laws and Hypothesis?

Explain the causes of mutations?

Does Photosynthesis need light ?

Explain the characteristics of solvents and solutes?

Explain the characteristics of  an acid 

Explain the characteristics of a base?

What is science?

• A.

  A way to learn about the natural world

• B.

  Observations

• C.

  Opinions

• D.

  Facts

What is evidence?

• A.

  Proof

• B.

  Opinion

• C.

  Documentations

• D.

  Observations

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

How to write a hypothesis?

• A.

  Than .....that because

• B.

  Explanation....than ... if

• C.

  Because.....that....than

• D.

  If....than.... because

What is the dependent variable?

• A.

  Manipulated variable

• B.

  Constants variable

• C.

  Responding variable

• D.

  Controlled variable

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

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

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

What is a scientific theory?

• A.

  Cannot be tested

• B.

  Not a phenomenon

• C.

  Provided with facts

• D.

  An explanations for observation

Whatis a scientific law?

• A.

  Based on explanations

• B.

  Description of natural relation ships

• C.

  Based on inferences

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

What is the independent variable?

• A.

  Can be changed

• B.

  Cant be changed

• C.

  Stays the same

• D.

  Known as the responding variable

Where did Charles Darwin go to observe different fossils?

• A.

  Victoria Island

• B.

  South Island

• C.

  Baffin island

• D.

  Galapagos island

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

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

What determines the characteristics of organisms?

• A.

  Genes and mutations

• B.

  Variation

• C.

  Other people

• D.

  Artificial selection

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

What are mutations?

• A.

  Genetics that create organisms characteristics

• B.

  Changes in DNA

• C.

  No changes in the DNA

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 .

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

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

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

What is competitive exclusion?

• A.

  Species coming together for strategies

• B.

  Competitive exclusion is only one population wins

• C.

  Alot of species win

What is gradualism?

• A.

  Animals evolve slowly overtime

• B.

  Animals evolve fast over time

• C.

  Animals don't go through gradualism

• D.

  Go through fast changes

What is a punctuated equilibrium?

• A.

  Animals go through limited changes

• B.

  Medium changes that occur over time

• C.

  Fast changes that occur

• D.

  Slow changes

What does the gradualism theory say?

• A.

  They are missing links

• B.

  They happen due to punctuated equilibrium

• C.

  The acctual process of eveloution

• D.

  The fossil record is incomplete and missing

What is the struggle for existence?

• A.

  The struggle for existence says that members compete regularly for food .

• B.

  They don't compete for food .

• C.

  Having individuals to survive in the environment .

• D.

  Having character traits to survive.

What is fitness?

• A.

  Not being able to reproduce and survive

• B.

  Being able to survive

• C.

  Being able to survive and reproduce in the economy.

• D.

  Being able to reproduce

What is variation?

• A.

  Different types of animals

• B.

  Same types of Animals

• C.

  No types o Animals

• D.

  Only one kind of Animal

What are Adaptations?

• A.

  Adaptations is a characteristic that increases the chance of survival

• B.

  Adaptations is a characteristic that decrease chance of survival

• C.

  Adaptations is a characteristic trait that will not increase or decrease the chance of survival

What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

• A.

  Carbon dioxide, water and light energy

• B.

  Glucose,oxygen and light energy

• C.

  Oxygen,carbon dioxide and light energy

• D.

  Carbon.hydrogen , And light energy

A solvent is a thing that gets dissolved.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

What is a solvent?

• A.

  Gets dissolved

• B.

  Does the dissolving

• C.

  Health hazard in the experiment

• D.

  Experiments itself

What is a solute?

• A.

  Thing that gets dissolved

• B.

  Does the dissolving

• C.

  Experiment

• D.

  Health hazard

Whatis 0-7 on a Ph scale?

• A.

  Base

• B.

  Acid

• C.

  Citric

What is 7-14 on the P h scale?

• A.

  Neutral

• B.

  Citric

• C.

  Acid

• D.

  Base

What is an example of an acid?

• A.

  Soapy water

• B.

  Oven cleaner

• C.

  Battery acid

• D.

  Liquid drain cleanser

What is an example of a base?

• A.

  Battery acid

• B.

  Citric acid

• C.

  Lemon juice

• D.

  Bleach

What is a chemical reaction?

• A.

  Change one set of chemicals into another set of chemical reaction

• B.

  Change two sets of chemicals into one set of chemical reactions

• C.

  Change sets of chemicals

What is exothermic?

• A.

  Releases energy

• B.

  Obtains energy

• C.

  Absorbs energy

• D.

  Holds n energy

What is endothermic?

• A.

  Releases energy

• B.

  Enable energy

• C.

  Absorbs energy

• D.

  Take out the energy

In an exothermic graph the reactants have more energy than the products.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

In an endothermic graph, the products have more energy than the reactants 

• A.

  True

• B.

  False