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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.
1251. |
The most common activity to conserve natural resources is by |
A. | turning extra light off |
B. | turning washing machine off |
C. | turning AC generators on |
D. | turning UPS (utility power supply) on |
Answer» B. turning washing machine off | |
1252. |
Many of today's maps are made by |
A. | remote sensing |
B. | exploring |
C. | discovering |
D. | detailed image processing |
Answer» B. exploring | |
1253. |
A way of collecting information about something without physically being there is known as |
A. | Detailed Image Processing |
B. | Remote Sensing |
C. | Digital Image Stabilizing |
D. | Remote Image Generation |
Answer» C. Digital Image Stabilizing | |
1254. |
Magnetic declination is measured in |
A. | degrees |
B. | kilometers |
C. | meters |
D. | miles |
Answer» B. kilometers | |
1255. |
A fixed point on Earth's surface from which direction and location can be described is known as |
A. | Landmark |
B. | Reference Point |
C. | Perfect Point |
D. | Fixed Point |
Answer» C. Perfect Point | |
1256. |
A map projection that is made when the contents of the globe are moved onto a cylinder of paper is called |
A. | Cylindrical projection |
B. | Conic projection |
C. | Azimuthal projection |
D. | Equal-Area projection |
Answer» B. Conic projection | |
1257. |
The volume of a liquid is often given in |
A. | cubic meters |
B. | cubic centimeters |
C. | liters |
D. | ounces |
Answer» D. ounces | |
1258. |
The number of general types of oceanography is |
A. | Two |
B. | Three |
C. | Four |
D. | Five |
Answer» D. Five | |
1259. |
Optical telescope was first built by |
A. | Galileo |
B. | Isaac Newton |
C. | Albert Einstein |
D. | John Dalton |
Answer» B. Isaac Newton | |
1260. |
The density of water in kg/m3 is |
A. | 1 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 100 |
D. | 1000 |
Answer» E. | |
1261. |
The study of origin, history and structure of earth is known as |
A. | Geography |
B. | Geology |
C. | Tectology |
D. | Astronomy |
Answer» C. Tectology | |
1262. |
The main disadvantage of fusion is that it needs |
A. | extreme pressure only |
B. | extreme temperature only |
C. | extreme pressure and temperature both |
D. | extremely low pressure but extremely high temperature |
Answer» C. extreme pressure and temperature both | |
1263. |
The types of coal are |
A. | peat, lignite and bituminous |
B. | lignite and peat |
C. | lignite, bituminous and anthracite |
D. | peat, lignite, bituminous and anthracite |
Answer» E. | |
1264. |
Many trains in 1800s and early 1900s used |
A. | kerosene |
B. | gasoline |
C. | diesel |
D. | coal |
Answer» E. | |
1265. |
Another major problem of nuclear power plant is |
A. | accidental release of radiation |
B. | land pollution |
C. | air pollution |
D. | water pollution |
Answer» B. land pollution | |
1266. |
When the sea organisms die, their remains settle on the ocean floor and they become a part of |
A. | gas |
B. | oil |
C. | ocean sediment |
D. | magma |
Answer» D. magma | |
1267. |
A substance made up of two or more elements chemically combined together is known as |
A. | compound |
B. | molecule |
C. | mixture |
D. | atom |
Answer» B. molecule | |
1268. |
The greater the resistance of minerals of being getting scratched, |
A. | the lower the rating |
B. | the greater the rating |
C. | more shiny the minerals would be |
D. | more dull the minerals would be |
Answer» C. more shiny the minerals would be | |
1269. |
The process by which mined land is returned to its original state or better is known as |
A. | refurbishing |
B. | reclamation |
C. | revolution |
D. | renovation |
Answer» C. revolution | |
1270. |
The two groups of minerals are |
A. | silicate minerals and carbonic minerals |
B. | carbonic minerals and nonsilicate minerals |
C. | carbonic and noncarbonic minerals |
D. | silicate and nonsilicate minerals |
Answer» E. | |
1271. |
Rocks and minerals are mined by |
A. | two basic methods |
B. | four basic methods |
C. | size basic methods |
D. | ten basic methods |
Answer» B. four basic methods | |
1272. |
Each mineral has a |
A. | specific covalent structure |
B. | particular giant structure |
C. | definite crystalline structure |
D. | random ionic structure |
Answer» D. random ionic structure | |
1273. |
On Mohs hardness scale, the rating of diamond is |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 5 |
D. | 10 |
Answer» E. | |
1274. |
An example of silicate minerals could be |
A. | Quartz |
B. | Oxides |
C. | Halides |
D. | Sulfates |
Answer» B. Oxides | |
1275. |
Metals can be pounded and pressed into difference |
A. | sizes |
B. | colors |
C. | shapes |
D. | densities |
Answer» D. densities | |
1276. |
One of the most important gemstone is |
A. | gold |
B. | silver |
C. | diamond |
D. | silicon |
Answer» D. silicon | |
1277. |
Like other substances, minerals are made up of |
A. | cement |
B. | atoms |
C. | concrete |
D. | rocks |
Answer» C. concrete | |
1278. |
Waste products of mining may enter the |
A. | ground water |
B. | streams and rivers |
C. | habitats of organisms |
D. | machinery |
Answer» B. streams and rivers | |
1279. |
The density of water is also used as |
A. | reference point |
B. | measuring point |
C. | reference measure |
D. | companion point |
Answer» B. measuring point | |
1280. |
The smallest part of an element that has all the characteristics of that particular element is known as |
A. | compound |
B. | mixture |
C. | atom |
D. | molecule |
Answer» D. molecule | |
1281. |
Highly valuable and rare nonmetallic minerals are known as |
A. | gemstones |
B. | diamonds |
C. | precious minerals |
D. | precious grounds |
Answer» B. diamonds | |
1282. |
One carat is equal to |
A. | 2 grams |
B. | 200 grams |
C. | 2 milligrams |
D. | 200 milligrams |
Answer» E. | |
1283. |
We can reduce our need of minerals from land by |
A. | reclamation |
B. | renovation |
C. | increasing efficiency |
D. | recycling |
Answer» E. | |
1284. |
The specific gravity of gold is 19, so its density would be |
A. | 1.9 g/cm3 |
B. | 19 g/cm3 |
C. | 3.8 g/cm3 |
D. | 38 g/cm3 |
Answer» C. 3.8 g/cm3 | |
1285. |
The two groups of minerals are based on minerals' |
A. | physical properties |
B. | chemical properties |
C. | chemical composition |
D. | physical composition |
Answer» D. physical composition | |
1286. |
Nonmetallic minerals are good insulators of |
A. | heat only |
B. | electricity only |
C. | heat and electricity both |
D. | light and sound |
Answer» D. light and sound | |
1287. |
Coal near the surface is extracted by |
A. | open pits |
B. | underground mines |
C. | surface coal mines |
D. | explosive mines |
Answer» D. explosive mines | |
1288. |
Silicate minerals make about |
A. | 50% of Earth's crust |
B. | 70% of Earth's crust |
C. | 80% of Earth's crust |
D. | 90% of Earth's crust |
Answer» E. | |
1289. |
Surface coal mining is sometimes known as |
A. | strip mining |
B. | open cast mining |
C. | parallel mining |
D. | perpendicular mining |
Answer» B. open cast mining | |
1290. |
The two methods used in mining are |
A. | surface mining and underground mining |
B. | surface mining and open cast mining |
C. | underground mining and underwater mining |
D. | surface mining and subsurface mining |
Answer» E. | |
1291. |
The ratio of an object's mass to its volume is known as |
A. | density |
B. | volume |
C. | mass |
D. | pressure |
Answer» B. volume | |
1292. |
To break up the ore, most common usage is |
A. | heating |
B. | explosion |
C. | digging machinery |
D. | drilling machinery |
Answer» C. digging machinery | |
1293. |
In effect to the ecosystem, mining can destroy or disturb |
A. | habitats |
B. | populations |
C. | communities |
D. | organisms |
Answer» B. populations | |
1294. |
The ratio of an object's density to the density of water is known as its |
A. | specific ratio |
B. | specific gravity |
C. | specific density |
D. | specific calibration |
Answer» C. specific density | |
1295. |
One way of reducing harm to the environment is |
A. | explosion |
B. | blasting |
C. | reclamation |
D. | renovation |
Answer» D. renovation | |
1296. |
Minerals that don't contain combination of silicon and oxygen are known as |
A. | Silicate minerals |
B. | Organic minerals |
C. | Nonsilicate minerals |
D. | Inorganic minerals |
Answer» D. Inorganic minerals | |
1297. |
The method miners choose depends on |
A. | quantity of minerals |
B. | efficiency of minerals |
C. | worth of minerals |
D. | depth of minerals |
Answer» E. | |
1298. |
Aligned grains of flat minerals are generally found in |
A. | foliated metamorphic rocks |
B. | nonfoilated metamorphic rocks |
C. | unfoliated metamorphic rocks |
D. | molded metamorphic rocks |
Answer» B. nonfoilated metamorphic rocks | |
1299. |
Index minerals are used to estimate the depth, temperature and pressure at which rock undergoes |
A. | sediments |
B. | metamorphism |
C. | igneousism |
D. | extrusism |
Answer» C. igneousism | |
1300. |
Rocks present deep inside the Earth change due to |
A. | weathering and erosion |
B. | heat and pressure |
C. | erosion and heat |
D. | heat and weight |
Answer» C. erosion and heat | |