Part 1 – General Studies: General Science and Technology

Question | Correct Answer |
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What is the term for the study of life and living organisms? | Biology |
What is the chemical symbol for Iron? | Fe |
What is the term for the smallest particle of a compound that has all the properties of that compound? | Molecule |
What is the name of the first artificial Earth satellite? | Sputnik 1 |
What is the term for the amount of space an object occupies? | Volume |
What is the SI unit of temperature? | Kelvin |
What is the name of the process by which water vapor becomes liquid water? | Condensation |
What is the term for the force that opposes the relative motion of two surfaces in contact? | Friction |
What is the name of the largest bone in the human body? | Femur |
What is the term for the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation? | Spectroscopy |
What is the name of the process in which a solid changes directly to a gas? | Sublimation |
What is the term for a reaction in which energy is released? | Exothermic reaction |
What is the name of the smallest unit of a chemical element? | Atom |
What is the term for the study of the properties and behavior of light? | Optics |
What is the name of the principle that states pressure in a fluid decreases as the fluid’s velocity increases? | Bernoulli’s Principle |
What is the term for a material that partially conducts electricity? | Semiconductor |
What is the name of the first person to walk on the Moon? | Neil Armstrong |
What is the term for the change of a substance from a solid to a liquid? | Melting |
What is the name of the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere that contains the ozone layer? | Stratosphere |
What is the term for the number of cycles of a wave that pass a point in one second? | Frequency |
Choose the correct answer
Question 1: What is the term for the study of life and living organisms?
Option 1: Biology
Option 2: Chemistry
Option 3: Physics
Option 4: Geology
Correct Answer: Biology
Question 2: What is the chemical symbol for Iron?
Option 1: Fe
Option 2: Ir
Option 3: In
Option 4: I
Correct Answer: Fe
Question 3: What is the term for the smallest particle of a compound that has all the properties of that compound?
Option 1: Atom
Option 2: Molecule
Option 3: Ion
Option 4: Electron
Correct Answer: Molecule
Question 4: What is the name of the first artificial Earth satellite?
Option 1: Sputnik 1
Option 2: Apollo 11
Option 3: Hubble
Option 4: Voyager 1
Correct Answer: Sputnik 1
Question 5: What is the term for the amount of space an object occupies?
Option 1: Mass
Option 2: Density
Option 3: Volume
Option 4: Weight
Correct Answer: Volume
Question 6: What is the SI unit of temperature?
Option 1: Celsius
Option 2: Fahrenheit
Option 3: Kelvin
Option 4: Joule
Correct Answer: Kelvin
Question 7: What is the name of the process by which water vapor becomes liquid water?
Option 1: Evaporation
Option 2: Condensation
Option 3: Precipitation
Option 4: Sublimation
Correct Answer: Condensation
Question 8: What is the term for the force that opposes the relative motion of two surfaces in contact?
Option 1: Gravity
Option 2: Friction
Option 3: Tension
Option 4: Compression
Correct Answer: Friction
Question 9: What is the name of the largest bone in the human body?
Option 1: Femur
Option 2: Tibia
Option 3: Radius
Option 4: Humerus
Correct Answer: Femur
Question 10: What is the term for the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation?
Option 1: Spectroscopy
Option 2: Seismology
Option 3: Thermodynamics
Option 4: Electrodynamics
Correct Answer: Spectroscopy
Question 11: What is the name of the process in which a solid changes directly to a gas?
Option 1: Sublimation
Option 2: Condensation
Option 3: Evaporation
Option 4: Deposition
Correct Answer: Sublimation
Question 12: What is the term for a reaction in which energy is released?
Option 1: Exothermic reaction
Option 2: Endothermic reaction
Option 3: Catalytic reaction
Option 4: Redox reaction
Correct Answer: Exothermic reaction
Question 13: What is the name of the smallest unit of a chemical element?
Option 1: Atom
Option 2: Molecule
Option 3: Ion
Option 4: Compound
Correct Answer: Atom
Question 14: What is the term for the study of the properties and behavior of light?
Option 1: Optics
Option 2: Acoustics
Option 3: Thermodynamics
Option 4: Electromagnetism
Correct Answer: Optics
Question 15: What is the name of the principle that states pressure in a fluid decreases as the fluid’s velocity increases?
Option 1: Pascal’s Principle
Option 2: Archimedes’ Principle
Option 3: Bernoulli’s Principle
Option 4: Newton’s Principle
Correct Answer: Bernoulli’s Principle
Question 16: What is the term for a material that partially conducts electricity?
Option 1: Conductor
Option 2: Semiconductor
Option 3: Insulator
Option 4: Resistor
Correct Answer: Semiconductor
Question 17: What is the name of the first person to walk on the Moon?
Option 1: Neil Armstrong
Option 2: Buzz Aldrin
Option 3: Yuri Gagarin
Option 4: John Glenn
Correct Answer: Neil Armstrong
Question 18: What is the term for the change of a substance from a solid to a liquid?
Option 1: Melting
Option 2: Freezing
Option 3: Evaporation
Option 4: Sublimation
Correct Answer: Melting
Question 19: What is the name of the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere that contains the ozone layer?
Option 1: Stratosphere
Option 2: Troposphere
Option 3: Mesosphere
Option 4: Thermosphere
Correct Answer: Stratosphere
Question 20: What is the term for the number of cycles of a wave that pass a point in one second?
Option 1: Amplitude
Option 2: Wavelength
Option 3: Frequency
Option 4: Velocity
Correct Answer: Frequency
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