2-Let - Genprof - Science 8-17

GENERAL EDUCATION
SCIENCE
SCIENCE
1. Why do you seasons occur on Earth?
A. The sun rotates on its axis.
B. Earth revolves on its axis.
C. Earths axis is tilted.
D. Earth rotates on its axis.
2. Which part of the flower develops into fruits?
A. Ovule
B. Ovary
C. Petal
D. Anther
3. Trace the energy transformation when a flashlight is on.
A. chemical
light
electrical
B. electrical
chemical
light
C. chemical
electrical
light
D. electrical
light
chemical
4. Which of the following is the unit of structure all living thing?
A. Tissue
B. Organ
C. Cell
D. Muscle
5. Which is the correct sequence of the stages of mitosis?
A. Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Prophase
B. Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Prophase
C. Anaphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Telophase
D. Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
6. The Propulsion of jets and rockets is based on Newtons Law of ________.
A. Acceleration
B. Interaction
C. Inertia
D. Gravitation
7. Why are shadows formed?
A. Light travels through opaque objects.
B. Light is reflected.
C. Light is refracted.
D. Light travels in a straight line.
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8. What produces the tremendous energy of the sun?

A. Nuclear disintegration
B. Nuclear fission
C. Nuclear fusion
D. Nuclear decomposition
9. Which has a higher specific heat?
A. Sand
B. Water
C. Soil
D. Wood
10. Sound travels fastest in ________.
A. Gas
B. Liquid
C. Solid
D. Air
11. Which explain the absence of weather on the moon?
A. Moon rotates on its axis fast.
B. Moon revolves very fast.
C. Moons gravity is high.
D. Moon has no atmosphere.
12. Which law states that heat flows from bodies at high temperature to one at low temperature?
A. Thermodynamics
B. Energy change
C. Transformation of Energy
D. Retention of Energy
13. Which atomic particle determines the isotope of an element?
A. Positron
B. Proton
C. Electron
D. Neutron
14. Who proposed the theory of evolution that is based on natural selection?
A. Watson
B. Darwin
C. Lamarck
D. Mendel
15. What gas is released during photosynthesis?
A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Oxygen
C. Nitrogen
D. Hydrogen
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16. Which instrument is used to detect earthquake intensity?

A. Anemometer
B. Barograph
C. Seismograph
D. Clinometer
17. Which of the following radioactive emissions are arranged in the order of increasing penetrating
power?
A. Alpha, Gamma, Alpha
B. Alpha, Beta, Gamma
C. Gamma, Beta, Alpha
D. Beta, Gamma, Alpha
18. When light falls on soap bubbles, the band of seven colors seen is due to
A. Diffraction
B. Reflection
C. Scattering
D. Interference
19. Why can mirrors form clear images?
A. Light is regularly refracted.
B. Light is irregularly reflected.
C. The angle of incidence is equal to angle of reflection.
D. The angle of reflection is equal to the angle of refraction.
20. Why do we see the sun rising in the east?
A. Earth rotates from west to east.
B. Earth revolves from east to west.
C. Earth rotates from east to west.
D. Earths axis is tilted.
21. A community of living organisms interacting with their nonliving environment constitutes a/an.
A. Population
B. Ecosystem
C. Species
D. Biosphere
22. Choose a possible food chain.
A. Corn
rat
B. Corn
man
C. Rise
rat
D. Rice
eat
cat
cat
man
rat
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23. In the energy pyramid which is at the highest point?

A. Second order producers
B. Producers
C. First order consumers
D. Third order consumers
24. Which of the following pairs demonstrates symbiosis?
A. Man and lice
B. Monkey and banana
C. Chick and corn plant
D. Butterfly and bean flower
25. The zigzag road to Baguio represents which kind of simple machine?
A. Lever
B. Wheel and axle
C. Wedge
D. Inclined Plane
26. Why does mercury in a thermometer rise when in contact with hot water?
A. Heat increases the number of molecules.
B. Heat makes molecules become bigger and farther apart.
C. Heat makes molecules move faster and farther apart.
D. Heat makes the molecules move slower.
27. Which blood type is a universal donor?
A. A
B. O
C. AB
D. B
28. Which nerve transmits the message received to the center of hearing in the brain?
A. Sensory
B. Optic
C. Olfactory
D. Auditory
29. Which disease affects the air sacs of the lungs and is common among cigarette smokers?
A. Asthma
B. Tuberculosis
C. Emphysema
D. Tracheal disorder
30. What type of joint is responsible for bending our arms and legs?
A. Hinge
B. Pivot
C. Ball and socket
D. Sliding
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31. Which protein found in the plasma is responsible for blood clotting?
A. Globulin
B. Albumin
C. Serum
D. Fibrinogen
32. Which pat of the brain is responsible for memory and intelligence?
A. Cerebellum
B. Cerebrum
C. Medulla
D. Thalamus
33. The Philippines belong to a type of biome called _______.
A. deciduous forest
B. taiga
C. tropical rainforest
D. grassland
34. The factors that significantly contribute to an increase in human population are ________.
A. immigration and natality
B. emigration and natality
C. immigration and mortality
D. emigration and mortality
35. What is the common cause of the temporary wilting of plants at noon?
A. Increased condensation
B. Rapid respiration
C. Rapid transpiration
D. Increased oxidation
36. How can we identify a dicot leaf from a monocot leaf?
A. A dicot leaf has a smooth surface
B. A dicot leaf has netted venation.
C. A dicot leaf has parallel venation.
D. A dicot leaf has a wide margin.
37. When the stems of vines grow around poles of fences, what kind of response is exhibited?
A. Geotropism
B. Thigmotropism
C. Hydrotropism
D. Phototropism
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38. Which of the following is the greatest contributor to our greenhouse effect?
A. Increase of Oxygen
B. Leaching of the soil
C. Increase of herbivores
D. Cutting forest trees
39. Why does a tree slowly die when its bark all around it is removed?
A. The cambium is injured.
B. The phloem vessels are cut.
C. The tree cannot manufacture food.
D. Its protective layer is cut.
40. Which of the method of growing vegetables and low plants in a nutrient-packed, aerated solution
with no soil at all?
A. Vegetative cultivation
B. Natural farming
C. Hydroponics
D. Aerial cultivation
41. When you carry a heavy load with one arm, you tend to hold your free hand away from your
body in order to
A. Change the weight of your body and load
B. Change the mass of your body
C. Be ready to grab something in case you fall
D. Change the center of gravity of your body and load
42. Why are door knobs placed at the edge of a door rather than in the center?
A. To increase the lever arm
B. To increase the force on the door
C. To help give more momentum to the door
D. Closer to the edge of the doorway
43. Why is the dam built wider at the bottom than at the top?
A. To withstand the greater pressure at the bottom
B. To balance the pressure at the top
C. It holds up the dam better than at the center
D. It anchors the dam better
44. Archimedes principle states that an object is buoyed up by a force that is equal to the
___________.
A. volume of the fluid
B. weight of the fluid displaced
C. mass of the fluid displaced
D. mass of the object
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45. When an ice cube in a glass of water melts, the water level ___________.
A. falls
B. remains the same
C. rises
D. varies
46. Two pots of the same size are filled with boiling water. One pot is colored white and the other is
black. In which pot will water cool faster?
A. Will cool at the same rate
B. In white pot
C. In black pot
D. In both pots
47. You inherited tallness from your father. Physical traits are transmitted from parents to offsprings
through ____________.
A. gametes
B. chromosomes
C. alleles
D. genes
48. The handle of a spoon dipped in a cup of hot water becomes warm. What is the method of hest
transfer?
A. Condensation
B. Radiation
C. Convention
D. Conduction
49. The force required to maintain an object at a constant speed in free space is equal to
____________.
A. weight of the object
B. mass of the object
C. zero
D. force required to stop
50. Two people pull on a rope in a tug- of- war, each pull with a 400 N force. What is the tension of
the rope?
A. 800 N
B. 0
C. 400 N
D. 200 N
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51. Why does a pressure cooker cook food faster?

I. Water boils faster.
II. It raises the boiling point of water.
III. It raises the cooking temperature of food.
IV. It is tightly closed.
A.
B.
C.
D.
II and III
I, II and IV
I, II and III
II and IV
52. You noticed that big industries have tower like tall stacks. What is the structure for?
A. To control emission of hazardous gases
B. To induce rain and air pressure
C. To get enough air from the atmosphere
D. To make the interior cool
53. Steam burns are more damaging than burns caused by boiling water because steam ________.
A. Has a higher temperature than boiling water
B. Has more energy per kilogram than boiling water
C. Is vapor of water molecules during boiling
D. Occupy more spaces that water during boiling
54. The removal of broken pieces of rocks from the parent rock by the action of wind of water is
termed ___________.
A. Erosion
B. Deposition
C. Weathering
D. Silting
55. The voltage across a transformer primarily coil that has 100 turns is 10 V. What is the voltage
across the secondary coil which has 20 V turns?
A. 100 V
B. 10 V
C. 2 V
D. 20V
56. Trace the conversion of energy that occurs when plants manufacture food.
A. Radiant energy to chemical energy
B. Radiant energy to kinetic energy
C. Mechanical energy to potential energy
D. Light energy to kinetic energy
57. Riders in a bus are pushed forward during a sudden stop. Which law of motion provides an
explanation?
A. Law of Inertia
B. Law of Interaction
C. Law of Universal Gravitation
D. Hookes Law
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58. What type of eclipses occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and the earth?
A. Partial Lunar
B. Lunar
C. Stellar
D. Solar
59. In our daily weather forecast, the region where two tropical wind system converge, characterized
by showers and widespread thunderstorm is called ______.
A. Warm and cold fronts
B. Intertropical convergent zone
C. Tradewinds
D. Local disturbance
60. While travelling at night, you lost direction. Which star should you look for and in what
constellation?
I. Polaris
II. Rigel
III. Ursa Minor
IV. Ursa Major
A.
B.
C.
D.
I and IV
II and III
II and III
II and IV
61. At present, a patient fights cancer either by surgery or by drug treatment called
A. Irradiation
B. Viral treatment
C. Chemotherapy
D. Immune therapy
62. The U.S was able to produce a test-tube baby through a process called
A. Gene pairing
B. Internal fertilization
C. Protoplast fusion
D. In vitro fertilization
63. Patients suffering from malfunction of the kidney are now assisted by a machine that serves as
artificial kidney called ______.
A. Hemoscope
B. Pacemaker
C. Hemodializer
D. Homeostatic machine
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64. The sun appears more reddish at sunset than at noon. Which of the following phenomena is
responsible for this effect?
A. Dispersion
B. Reflection
C. Scattering
D. Interference
65. Why do we hear thunder some seconds after seeing lightning?
A. Light travels faster than sound.
B. Sound travels at 1,331 m/s.
C. Sound is released later actually.
D. Light appears brighter in the sky.
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GENERAL EDUCATION

8. What produces the tremendous energy of the sun?

16. Which instrument is used to detect earthquake intensity?

23. In the energy pyramid which is at the highest point?

51. Why does a pressure cooker cook food faster?

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