Question 1

What is the disproven theory that suggested that living things came from non-living things?

Accepted Answer

A) Mitosis 
B) Meiosis 
C) Spontaneous generation 
D) Phylogeny 
A) Mitosis 
B) Meiosis 
C) Spontaneous generation 
D) Phylogeny C

Question 2

Which of the following is the opposite of deductive reasoning, which is the process of coming up with conclusions based on an individual premise?

Accepted Answer

A) Logical reasoning 
B) Inductive reasoning 
C) Conclusive reasoning 
D) None of the above 
A) Logical reasoning 
B) Inductive reasoning 
C) Conclusive reasoning 
D) None of the above B

Question 3

What is the term for inherited characteristics that change over time?

Accepted Answer

A) Evolution 
B) Mitosis 
C) Meiosis 
D) Hypothesis 
A) Evolution 
B) Mitosis 
C) Meiosis 
D) Hypothesis A

Question 4

A ____________________ is the magnetic influence of electric currents and magnetic materials.

Accepted Answer

A) Pole 
B) Magnetic field 
C) Transformer 
D) Electron 
A) Pole 
B) Magnetic field 
C) Transformer 
D) Electron

Question 5

What is the name for the transfer of energy between a force and the object moved by the force?

Accepted Answer

A) Resistance 
B) Work 
C) Effort 
D) Magnetism 
A) Resistance 
B) Work 
C) Effort 
D) Magnetism

Question 6

What are the negatively charged particles of an atom?

Accepted Answer

A) Neutrons 
B) Electrons 
C) Protons 
D) Ions 
A) Neutrons 
B) Electrons 
C) Protons 
D) Ions

Question 7

The effect of wind on ocean surfaces can create which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Erosion 
B) Threat to sea life 
C) Waves 
D) Hurricanes 
A) Erosion 
B) Threat to sea life 
C) Waves 
D) Hurricanes

Question 8

The increased temperature of particles in a material is ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Thermal energy 
B) Kinetic energy 
C) Potential energy 
D) Density 
A) Thermal energy 
B) Kinetic energy 
C) Potential energy 
D) Density

Question 9

Which of the following sequences gives the correct order for the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A) Experimentation, hypothesis, further experimentation, refine the idea, final statement 
B) Hypothesis, experimentation, refine the idea, further experimentation, final statement 
C) Refine the idea, experimentation, hypothesis, further experimentation, final statement 
D) Hypothesis, experimentation, final statement, experimentation, refine the idea 
A) Experimentation, hypothesis, further experimentation, refine the idea, final statement 
B) Hypothesis, experimentation, refine the idea, further experimentation, final statement 
C) Refine the idea, experimentation, hypothesis, further experimentation, final statement 
D) Hypothesis, experimentation, final statement, experimentation, refine the idea

Question 10

Which of the following terms is defined as the relative certainty or uncertainty that individuals can assign to selected events happening in a specified space or time?

Accepted Answer

A) Newton's Law 
B) Evidence 
C) Evolution 
D) Probability 
A) Newton's Law 
B) Evidence 
C) Evolution 
D) Probability

Question 11

Approximately how many years ago was the earth formed?

Accepted Answer

A) 4)5 billion years ago 
B) 2)5 billion years ago 
C) 4)5 million years ago 
D) 2)5 million years ago 
A) 4)5 billion years ago 
B) 2)5 billion years ago 
C) 4)5 million years ago 
D) 2)5 million years ago

Question 12

During a solar eclipse, when compared to Earth, what position is the moon in?

Accepted Answer

A) Between Earth and Mars 
B) Between Earth and Mercury 
C) Between Earth and the sun 
D) At its highest point in the sky 
A) Between Earth and Mars 
B) Between Earth and Mercury 
C) Between Earth and the sun 
D) At its highest point in the sky

Question 13

What is the term for the layer of earth above the core?

Accepted Answer

A) Mantle 
B) Crust 
C) Atmosphere 
D) Magma 
A) Mantle 
B) Crust 
C) Atmosphere 
D) Magma

Question 14

The average mass of atoms of an element is known as its _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Half life 
B) Whole life 
C) Atomic number 
D) Atomic mass 
A) Half life 
B) Whole life 
C) Atomic number 
D) Atomic mass

Question 15

Of the seven divisions of scientific classification of living things (or taxonomy), which of the following is broadest?

Accepted Answer

A) Phylum 
B) Class 
C) Family 
D) Kingdom 
A) Phylum 
B) Class 
C) Family 
D) Kingdom

Question 16

Which of the following is not a phase of mitosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Interphase 
B) Prophase 
C) Chromophase 
D) Anaphase 
A) Interphase 
B) Prophase 
C) Chromophase 
D) Anaphase

Question 17

Which of the following affects natural selection?

Accepted Answer

A) Changes to the environment 
B) A small gene pool 
C) Antibiotics 
D) All of the above 
A) Changes to the environment 
B) A small gene pool 
C) Antibiotics 
D) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of homeostasis in the human body?

Accepted Answer

A) Sweating to cool off 
B) Shivering to produce heat 
C) Wearing or removing layers of clothes 
D) Both A and B 
A) Sweating to cool off 
B) Shivering to produce heat 
C) Wearing or removing layers of clothes 
D) Both A and B

Question 19

Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

Accepted Answer

A) Rubber 
B) Wood 
C) Metal 
D) Plastic 
A) Rubber 
B) Wood 
C) Metal 
D) Plastic

Question 20

What is the process of two small atomic nuclei coming together to make a larger, more stablenucleus?

Accepted Answer

A) Radiation 
B) Fission 
C) Fusion 
D) Compounding 
A) Radiation 
B) Fission 
C) Fusion 
D) Compounding

Exam 46: Science

What is the disproven theory that suggested that living things came from non-living things?

Which of the following is the opposite of deductive reasoning, which is the process of coming up with conclusions based on an individual premise?

What is the term for inherited characteristics that change over time?

A ____________________ is the magnetic influence of electric currents and magnetic materials.

What is the name for the transfer of energy between a force and the object moved by the force?

What are the negatively charged particles of an atom?

The effect of wind on ocean surfaces can create which of the following?

The increased temperature of particles in a material is ___________________.

Which of the following sequences gives the correct order for the scientific method?

Which of the following terms is defined as the relative certainty or uncertainty that individuals can assign to selected events happening in a specified space or time?

Approximately how many years ago was the earth formed?

During a solar eclipse, when compared to Earth, what position is the moon in?

What is the term for the layer of earth above the core?

The average mass of atoms of an element is known as its _____________.

Of the seven divisions of scientific classification of living things (or taxonomy), which of the following is broadest?

Which of the following is not a phase of mitosis?

Which of the following affects natural selection?

Which of the following is an example of homeostasis in the human body?

Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

What is the process of two small atomic nuclei coming together to make a larger, more stablenucleus?

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