Test Your General Science Skills

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1.

What is another name for synthetic gas made from coal?
- A.
  
  Solar Power
- B.
  
  Syngas
- C.
  
  Olefin
- D.
  
  Gigawatt
Correct Answer
B. Syngas
2.

What do you call a tank used to detain domestic wastes?
- A.
  
  Septic Tank
- B.
  
  Orbit
- C.
  
  Evaporation
- D.
  
  Glaucoma
Correct Answer
A. Septic Tank
3.

What would you call a nautical unit of speed?
- A.
  
  Feather
- B.
  
  Precipitation
- C.
  
  Hard Water
- D.
  
  Knot
Correct Answer
D. Knot
4.

Something that is clear enough to allow light to pass is best described by which science term?
- A.
  
  Precipitation
- B.
  
  Gray
- C.
  
  Translucent
- D.
  
  Opaque
Correct Answer
C. Translucent
5.

What is a small scale current of air with vertical motion?
- A.
  
  Updraft
- B.
  
  Brownout
- C.
  
  Typhoon
- D.
  
  Condensation
Correct Answer
A. Updraft
6.

What word is the definition of 100,000 BTUs?
- A.
  
  Light-Year
- B.
  
  Kilowatt
- C.
  
  Joule
- D.
  
  Therm
Correct Answer
D. Therm
7.

What measure is equal to 144 or twelve dozen?
- A.
  
  Peck
- B.
  
  Gross
- C.
  
  Ton
- D.
  
  Gaggle
Correct Answer
B. Gross
8.

Which unit is used to measure loudness?
- A.
  
  Decibel
- B.
  
  Watt
- C.
  
  Gallon
- D.
  
  Ounce
Correct Answer
A. Decibel
9.

What is the acronym for British Thermal Unit?
- A.
  
  Ethnobotanical
- B.
  
  Kilowatt
- C.
  
  Volumetrics
- D.
  
  Btu
Correct Answer
D. Btu
10.

Which word means "a large bundle of goods"?
- A.
  
  Interstellar
- B.
  
  Bale
- C.
  
  Climate
- D.
  
  Nectar
Correct Answer
B. Bale
11.

What unit of measurement is equal to 43,650 square feet?
- A.
  
  Air Mass
- B.
  
  Atmosphere
- C.
  
  Botanist
- D.
  
  Acre
Correct Answer
D. Acre
12.

What does "neutron" mean?
- A.
  
  The Fifth Planet Out From The Sun
- B.
  
  A Particle In Atomic Nuclei
- C.
  
  A Solar Battery
- D.
  
  An Area Of 43,560 Square Feet
Correct Answer
B. A Particle In Atomic Nuclei
13.

The science term "revolution" is best defined as what?
- A.
  
  An Area Of 43,560 Square Feet
- B.
  
  Rotation Through A Full Circle
- C.
  
  Energy From The Internal Heat Of The Earth
- D.
  
  Wall Built By A Beaver
Correct Answer
B. Rotation Through A Full Circle
14.

How is the scientific term "rotation" defined?
- A.
  
  Digital Audio Tape
- B.
  
  Eye Disease
- C.
  
  Animal Which Has No Pigment
- D.
  
  Circular Movement Around An Axis
Correct Answer
D. Circular Movement Around An Axis
15.

The science term "volt" is best defined as what?
- A.
  
  Unit Of Electric Potential
- B.
  
  Animal Life
- C.
  
  Elements Used To See Or Visualize Something
- D.
  
  Petals Of A Flower Collectively
Correct Answer
A. Unit Of Electric Potential

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Test Your General Science Skills

What is another name for synthetic gas made from coal?

What do you call a tank used to detain domestic wastes?

What would you call a nautical unit of speed?

Something that is clear enough to allow light to pass is best described by which science term?

What is a small scale current of air with vertical motion?

What word is the definition of 100,000 BTUs?

What measure is equal to 144 or twelve dozen?

Which unit is used to measure loudness?

What is the acronym for British Thermal Unit?

Which word means "a large bundle of goods"?

What unit of measurement is equal to 43,650 square feet?

What does "neutron" mean?

The science term "revolution" is best defined as what?

How is the scientific term "rotation" defined?

The science term "volt" is best defined as what?