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This section includes 1357 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1051. |
A resource that forms at a much slower rate at which it is consumed is known as |
| A. | Artificial Resources |
| B. | Natural Resources |
| C. | Renewable Resources |
| D. | Nonrenewable Resources |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1052. |
The joining of two or more nuclei to form a large nucleus is known as |
| A. | Fission |
| B. | Fusion |
| C. | Radioactivity |
| D. | Hydroxylation |
| Answer» C. Radioactivity | |
| 1053. |
Fossil fuels exist in |
| A. | one form |
| B. | two forms |
| C. | three forms |
| D. | four forms |
| Answer» D. four forms | |
| 1054. |
Pressure and heat under the sediment turns peat into |
| A. | ignite |
| B. | lignite |
| C. | anthracite |
| D. | bituminous |
| Answer» C. anthracite | |
| 1055. |
The process in which gases absorb thermal energy and radiate it towards earth is called |
| A. | greenhouse effect |
| B. | Coriolis effect |
| C. | global warming |
| D. | law of effect |
| Answer» B. Coriolis effect | |
| 1056. |
Solar energy is radiated by clouds and earth as |
| A. | long wave energy |
| B. | short wave energy |
| C. | medial wave energy |
| D. | extreme wave energy |
| Answer» B. short wave energy | |
| 1057. |
A process which helps to reduce indoor air pollution is called |
| A. | acidification |
| B. | acid shock |
| C. | ventilation |
| D. | exhaustion |
| Answer» D. exhaustion | |
| 1058. |
The simmering lights in polar regions are called |
| A. | stars |
| B. | asteroids |
| C. | meteors |
| D. | auroras |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1059. |
A CFC molecule has power to remain active in stratosphere up to |
| A. | 120 years |
| B. | 60 years |
| C. | 45 years |
| D. | 210 years |
| Answer» B. 60 years | |
| 1060. |
Clean Air pact was passed in US by congress in |
| A. | 1970 |
| B. | 2013 |
| C. | 2001 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» B. 2013 | |
| 1061. |
Car now a days use hybrid technology which use gasoline and |
| A. | hydropower |
| B. | thermal power |
| C. | electric power |
| D. | gasohol |
| Answer» D. gasohol | |
| 1062. |
Closer to earth's surface the air is heated by |
| A. | conduction |
| B. | convection |
| C. | radiation |
| D. | thermal conduction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1063. |
The force measurement by which air molecules strike a surface is called |
| A. | air pressure |
| B. | mass |
| C. | weight |
| D. | power |
| Answer» B. mass | |
| 1064. |
The air movement with respect to differences in air pressures is termed as |
| A. | wave |
| B. | atmosphere |
| C. | energy |
| D. | wind |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1065. |
The equator represents |
| A. | 0° latitude |
| B. | 90° latitude |
| C. | 0° longitude |
| D. | 90° longitude |
| Answer» B. 90° latitude | |
| 1066. |
The direction of magnetic declination is referenced by |
| A. | east of true north |
| B. | west of true north |
| C. | south of true north |
| D. | east or west of true north |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1067. |
The height of an object above sea level is known as |
| A. | Elevation |
| B. | Altitude |
| C. | Aptitude |
| D. | Depth |
| Answer» B. Altitude | |
| 1068. |
Remote sensors gather data about |
| A. | energy coming from Earth |
| B. | Earth's surface |
| C. | images being captured of Earth's surface |
| D. | Earth's core |
| Answer» B. Earth's surface | |
| 1069. |
The Greek mathematician calculated the circumference of earth by using math and observation of the |
| A. | moon |
| B. | sun |
| C. | ship |
| D. | horizon |
| Answer» C. ship | |
| 1070. |
A narrow belt of strong winds which move in the upper troposphere is called |
| A. | jet stream |
| B. | westerlies |
| C. | trade winds |
| D. | polar easterlies |
| Answer» B. westerlies | |
| 1071. |
There is a balance between incoming energy from sun and outgoing energy from earth, it is known as |
| A. | energy balance |
| B. | radiation balance |
| C. | global warming |
| D. | law of effect |
| Answer» C. global warming | |
| 1072. |
The word sphere means |
| A. | ball |
| B. | layer |
| C. | heat |
| D. | turning |
| Answer» B. layer | |
| 1073. |
Thermal energy is transferred from |
| A. | warm to cold |
| B. | cold to warm |
| C. | cold to cold |
| D. | warm to warm |
| Answer» B. cold to warm | |
| 1074. |
Westerlies when taken to US created |
| A. | rain |
| B. | floods |
| C. | warmth |
| D. | hotter region |
| Answer» B. floods | |
| 1075. |
A darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line is known as |
| A. | relief contour |
| B. | main contour |
| C. | heavy contour |
| D. | index contour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1076. |
The point of contact of azimuthal plane is usually the |
| A. | tropic |
| B. | equator |
| C. | axis |
| D. | pole |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1077. |
Contour lines that cross a valley or stream are |
| A. | dotted |
| B. | solid |
| C. | V-shaped |
| D. | U-shaped |
| Answer» D. U-shaped | |
| 1078. |
Houses and buildings have street addresses, but an island doesn't. To find the location of an island we have to use |
| A. | latitude |
| B. | longitude |
| C. | latitude and longitude |
| D. | accelerometer |
| Answer» D. accelerometer | |
| 1079. |
The difference between the highest and the lowest points of the area being mapped is known as |
| A. | Relief |
| B. | Index |
| C. | Elevation channel |
| D. | Altitude |
| Answer» B. Index | |
| 1080. |
When clay minerals change into mica minerals, the shale becomes foliated metamorphic rock known as |
| A. | Phyletic |
| B. | Schist |
| C. | Gneiss |
| D. | Slate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1081. |
Sedimentary rocks are formed without |
| A. | heat |
| B. | pressure |
| C. | heat and pressure both |
| D. | cooling process |
| Answer» D. cooling process | |
| 1082. |
Lava does not always flow from |
| A. | mountains |
| B. | fractures on Earth's surface |
| C. | volcanoes |
| D. | hills |
| Answer» D. hills | |
| 1083. |
Minerals loose their stability due to |
| A. | change in weather only |
| B. | change in temperature only |
| C. | change in pressure only |
| D. | change in heat and pressure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1084. |
Size, shape and the position of grains that make up a rock determine its |
| A. | texture |
| B. | composition |
| C. | material |
| D. | density |
| Answer» B. composition | |
| 1085. |
When lava erupts from a volcano, it forms |
| A. | magmanian flow |
| B. | lava flow |
| C. | extrusive flow |
| D. | intrusive flow |
| Answer» C. extrusive flow | |
| 1086. |
When magma erupts onto Earth's surface and cools, the rock formed is known as |
| A. | Intrusive Igneous Rock |
| B. | Extrusive Igneous Rock |
| C. | Insidious Igneous Rock |
| D. | Sidious Igneous Rock |
| Answer» C. Insidious Igneous Rock | |
| 1087. |
The number of textures of metamorphic rocks is |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | six |
| Answer» B. three | |
| 1088. |
Limestone is generally formed from fossil fuels or remains of animals and plants, so limestone fall in the class of |
| A. | Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| B. | Chemical Sedimentary Rock |
| C. | Organic Sedimentary Rock |
| D. | Inorganic Sedimentary Rock |
| Answer» D. Inorganic Sedimentary Rock | |
| 1089. |
Metamorphism occurs due to change in |
| A. | rocks |
| B. | pressure |
| C. | heat |
| D. | heat and pressure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1090. |
Tree which do keep its leave round the year is the |
| A. | coniferous |
| B. | tropical |
| C. | deciduous |
| D. | evergreen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1091. |
Radar is used to find |
| A. | location |
| B. | movement |
| C. | precipitation |
| D. | all of them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1092. |
The change in state of water from gas to liquid is called |
| A. | condensation |
| B. | sublimation |
| C. | evaporation |
| D. | precipitation |
| Answer» B. sublimation | |
| 1093. |
Rocky, nutrient poor soil are characteristics of |
| A. | chaparral |
| B. | temperate grassland |
| C. | temperate forest |
| D. | tropical |
| Answer» B. temperate grassland | |
| 1094. |
The biome which has daylight of 24 hours is the |
| A. | Tundra |
| B. | Basin desert |
| C. | Savanna |
| D. | Havana |
| Answer» B. Basin desert | |
| 1095. |
Almost 5% of energy from sun by Earth's surface is |
| A. | absorbed |
| B. | transferred |
| C. | scattered |
| D. | reflected |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1096. |
Rapid change in acidity of any water body is called |
| A. | acidification |
| B. | acid shock |
| C. | alkalinity |
| D. | acid precipitation |
| Answer» C. alkalinity | |
| 1097. |
Ozone layer is found in the |
| A. | troposphere |
| B. | stratosphere |
| C. | mesosphere |
| D. | thermosphere |
| Answer» C. mesosphere | |
| 1098. |
Most common types of divergent boundary is the |
| A. | sea floor |
| B. | mid ocean ridges |
| C. | pacific boundary |
| D. | continental |
| Answer» C. pacific boundary | |
| 1099. |
When two tectonic plates moves away separating from each other, gap is filled by |
| A. | crust |
| B. | water |
| C. | magma |
| D. | lava |
| Answer» D. lava | |
| 1100. |
In crust the vertical movements are the |
| A. | uplift |
| B. | subsidence |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | mountain building |
| Answer» D. mountain building | |