1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. What is the powerhouse of the cell? o A. Nucleus o B. Ribosome o C. Mitochondrion o D. Chloroplast Answer: C Which layer of the Earth is composed of liquid iron and nickel? o A. Crust o B. Mantle o C. Outer core o D. Inner core Answer: C Which organ system is responsible for transporting nutrients and oxygen throughout the body? o A. Respiratory system o B. Circulatory system o C. Digestive system o D. Nervous system Answer: B What type of rock is formed from cooling magma or lava? o A. Igneous o B. Sedimentary o C. Metamorphic o D. Fossilized Answer: A What process allows plants to convert sunlight into food? o A. Respiration o B. Photosynthesis o C. Fermentation o D. Digestion Answer: B What is the formula for speed? o A. Speed = Distance × Time o B. Speed = Distance ÷ Time o C. Speed = Time ÷ Distance o D. Speed = Distance + Time Answer: B What is the male reproductive organ in plants? o A. Ovary o B. Pistil o C. Stamen o D. Sepal Answer: C What type of motion does a pendulum exhibit? o A. Rotational o B. Oscillatory o C. Translational o D. Random Answer: B What is the primary source of energy for life on Earth? o o o o A. Water B. Soil C. Sunlight D. Oxygen Answer: C 10. What is the smallest unit of heredity? A. DNA B. Chromosome C. Gene D. Cell Answer: C 11. What is the atomic number of Carbon? A. 6 B. 8 C. 12 D. 16 Answer: A 12. What type of bond is formed when electrons are shared? A. Ionic bond B. Covalent bond C. Metallic bond D. Hydrogen bond Answer: B 13. What is the chemical symbol for Sodium? A. S B. Na C. So D. N Answer: B 14. What is the term for the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces? A. Erosion B. Deposition C. Weathering D. Transportation Answer: C 15. What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere? A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen C. Carbon Dioxide D. Hydrogen Answer: B 16. What type of wave is sound? A. Transverse B. Longitudinal C. Electromagnetic D. Stationary Answer: B 17. What is the chemical formula for water? A. H2O2 B. H2O C. O2H D. HO2 Answer: B 18. What is the unit of electric current? A. Volt B. Ohm C. Ampere D. Watt Answer: C 19. What happens to light when it passes through a prism? A. Reflection B. Refraction C. Diffraction D. Dispersion Answer: D 20. Which hydrocarbon is known as methane? A. C2H6 B. CH4 C. C3H8 D. C4H10 Answer: B 21. What is the largest organ in the human body? A. Liver B. Skin C. Brain D. Heart Answer: B 22. What type of energy is stored in a compressed spring? A. Kinetic energy B. Thermal energy C. Elastic potential energy D. Chemical energy Answer: C 23. Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"? A. Venus B. Mars C. Jupiter D. Saturn Answer: B 24. What is the universal solvent? A. Alcohol B. Oil C. Water D. Acetone Answer: C 25. What type of lens converges light rays? A. Concave lens B. Convex lens C. Plane mirror D. Prism Answer: B 26. What is the process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves? A. Evaporation B. Transpiration C. Condensation D. Respiration Answer: B 27. Which gas is released during photosynthesis? A. Carbon dioxide B. Oxygen C. Nitrogen D. Methane Answer: B 28. What is the charge of a proton? A. Positive B. Negative C. Neutral D. Variable Answer: A 29. Which body system is responsible for hormone production? A. Nervous system B. Digestive system C. Endocrine system D. Excretory system Answer: C 30. What is the boiling point of water at sea level? A. 0°C B. 50°C C. 100°C D. 212°C Answer: C 31. What type of rock is formed under high pressure and temperature without melting? A. Igneous B. Sedimentary C. Metamorphic D. Fossilized Answer: C 32. What is the main organ of the human excretory system? A. Heart B. Lungs C. Kidneys D. Liver Answer: C 33. What part of the eye is responsible for controlling the amount of light that enters? A. Cornea B. Retina C. Pupil D. Iris Answer: D 34. What is the pH value of a neutral solution? A. 0 B. 7 C. 14 D. 1 Answer: B 35. What is the basic unit of an element? A. Molecule B. Compound C. Atom D. Ion Answer: C 36. What is the formula for calculating density? A. Density = Mass × Volume B. Density = Mass ÷ Volume C. Density = Volume ÷ Mass D. Density = Mass + Volume Answer: B 37. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer? A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere C. Mesosphere D. Thermosphere Answer: B 38. What is the process by which a liquid turns into a gas? A. Condensation B. Sublimation C. Evaporation D. Precipitation Answer: C 39. What organelle is known as the "control center" of the cell? A. Nucleus B. Ribosome C. Mitochondrion D. Golgi apparatus Answer: A 40. What do we call the study of the interactions among organisms and their environment? A. Ecology B. Biology C. Zoology D. Botany Answer: A 41. What is the second planet from the Sun? A. Earth B. Venus C. Mars D. Mercury Answer: B 42. What is the SI unit of force? A. Joule B. Newton C. Watt D. Pascal Answer: B 43. What kind of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart? A. Artery B. Vein C. Capillary D. Alveolus Answer: A 44. What is the chemical symbol for gold? A. Au B. Ag C. Pb D. Fe Answer: A 45. What phase of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape? A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. Plasma Answer: B 46. What is the term for the movement of heat through a solid material? A. Conduction B. Convection C. Radiation D. Evaporation Answer: A 47. What is the smallest particle of a chemical element? A. Atom B. Molecule C. Compound D. Ion Answer: A 48. Which type of energy is associated with motion? A. Potential energy B. Thermal energy C. Kinetic energy D. Chemical energy Answer: C 49. Which element is most abundant in the Earth's crust? A. Silicon B. Aluminum C. Oxygen D. Iron Answer: C 50. Which organ in the human body filters waste from the blood? A. Liver B. Kidneys C. Lungs D. Stomach Answer: B 51. What is the process by which organisms maintain stable internal conditions? 1. A. Homeostasis 2. B. Adaptation 3. C. Evolution 4. D. Photosynthesis Answer: A 52. Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis? 1. A. Nucleus 2. B. Mitochondrion 3. C. Ribosome 4. D. Lysosome Answer: C 53. What pigment gives plants their green color? 1. A. Hemoglobin 2. B. Melanin 3. C. Chlorophyll 4. D. Carotene Answer: C 54. What is the primary site of gas exchange in the human lungs? 1. A. Bronchi 2. B. Alveoli 3. C. Trachea 4. D. Diaphragm Answer: B 55. What is the basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system? 1. A. Brain 2. B. Neuron 3. C. Axon 4. D. Synapse Answer: B 56. What type of reproduction results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent? 1. A. Sexual reproduction 2. B. Binary fission 3. C. Asexual reproduction 4. D. Meiosis Answer: C 57. What part of the plant is primarily responsible for water absorption? 1. A. Leaves 2. B. Roots 3. C. Stems 4. D. Flowers Answer: B 58. What type of tissue connects muscles to bones? 1. 2. 3. 4. A. Ligaments B. Cartilage C. Tendons D. Nerves Answer: C 59. What is the name of the process by which cells divide to produce gametes? 1. A. Mitosis 2. B. Meiosis 3. C. Binary fission 4. D. Cytokinesis Answer: B 60. What type of symbiotic relationship benefits one organism without affecting the other? 1. A. Mutualism 2. B. Commensalism 3. C. Parasitism 4. D. Predation Answer: B 61. What is the main function of red blood cells? 1. A. Fight infections 2. B. Transport oxygen 3. C. Clot blood 4. D. Store energy Answer: B 62. What is the process by which DNA is copied before cell division? 1. A. Transcription 2. B. Translation 3. C. Replication 4. D. Mutation Answer: C 63. What type of vascular tissue transports water in plants? 1. A. Phloem 2. B. Xylem 3. C. Cambium 4. D. Cortex Answer: B 64. Which biomolecule is the main source of energy for living organisms? 1. A. Proteins 2. B. Lipids 3. C. Carbohydrates 4. D. Nucleic acids Answer: C 65. Which organ in the digestive system absorbs most nutrients? 1. A. Stomach 2. B. Small intestine 3. C. Large intestine 4. D. Esophagus Answer: B 66. What is the part of the brain responsible for coordination and balance? 1. A. Cerebrum 2. B. Cerebellum 3. C. Medulla 4. D. Hypothalamus Answer: B 67. Which molecule carries genetic information? 1. A. RNA 2. B. DNA 3. C. Protein 4. D. Lipid Answer: B 68. What is the term for a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and organisms? 1. A. Habitat 2. B. Biome 3. C. Population 4. D. Community Answer: B 69. Which structure in the heart prevents backflow of blood? 1. A. Valves 2. B. Atrium 3. C. Ventricles 4. D. Aorta Answer: A 70. What is the part of the flower where seeds develop? 1. A. Stigma 2. B. Style 3. C. Ovary 4. D. Sepal Answer: C 71. What type of muscle is found in the walls of internal organs? 1. A. Skeletal muscle 2. B. Cardiac muscle 3. C. Smooth muscle 4. D. Voluntary muscle Answer: C 72. What is the molecule that provides energy for cellular processes? 1. A. ATP 2. B. DNA 3. C. RNA 4. D. NADPH Answer: A 73. What is the process of programmed cell death called? 1. A. Necrosis 2. B. Apoptosis 3. C. Autophagy 4. D. Regeneration Answer: B 74. What type of consumer only eats plants? 1. A. Herbivore 2. B. Carnivore 3. C. Omnivore 4. D. Decomposer Answer: A 75. What part of the cell modifies, sorts, and packages proteins? 1. A. Golgi apparatus 2. B. Ribosome 3. C. Endoplasmic reticulum 4. D. Lysosome Answer: A 76. What is the unit of electrical resistance? 1. A. Ampere 2. B. Volt 3. C. Ohm 4. D. Watt Answer: C 77. What is the speed of light in a vacuum? 1. A. 300,000 m/s 2. B. 300,000 km/s 3. C. 300 m/s 4. D. 300 km/s Answer: B 78. What type of wave is sound? 1. A. Transverse 2. B. Longitudinal 3. C. Electromagnetic 4. D. Stationary Answer: B 79. Which force opposes the motion of objects through air? 1. A. Friction 2. B. Drag 3. C. Gravity 4. D. Tension Answer: B 80. What does Newton's First Law of Motion state? 1. A. Force equals mass times acceleration. 2. B. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. 3. C. An object remains at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force. 4. D. Gravitational force is directly proportional to mass. Answer: C 81. What is the SI unit of energy? 1. A. Joule 2. B. Newton 3. C. Pascal 4. D. Calorie Answer: A 82. Which type of mirror produces an inverted image when the object is beyond the focal point? 1. A. Plane mirror 2. B. Convex mirror 3. C. Concave mirror 4. D. None of the above Answer: C 83. What phenomenon causes a pencil to appear bent when placed in a glass of water? 1. A. Reflection 2. B. Refraction 3. C. Diffraction 4. D. Interference Answer: B 84. What property of a sound wave determines its pitch? 1. A. Amplitude 2. B. Wavelength 3. C. Frequency 4. D. Speed Answer: C 85. What type of circuit has only one path for current to flow? 1. A. Series circuit 2. B. Parallel circuit 3. C. Open circuit 4. D. Short circuit Answer: A 86. What is the force of attraction between two objects with mass? 1. A. Magnetism 2. B. Gravity 3. C. Friction 4. D. Centripetal force Answer: B 87. What is the effect of an increase in the amplitude of a sound wave? 1. A. Higher pitch 2. B. Lower frequency 3. C. Greater loudness 4. D. Reduced speed Answer: C 88. Which of the following is an example of potential energy? 1. A. A rolling ball 2. B. Water stored in a dam 3. C. A moving car 4. D. A running person Answer: B 89. What is the term for the bending of a wave around an obstacle? 1. A. Refraction 2. B. Diffraction 3. C. Reflection 4. D. Interference Answer: B 90. What is the work done when a 50 N force moves an object 2 meters in the direction of the force? 1. A. 50 J 2. B. 100 J 3. C. 25 J 4. D. 200 J Answer: B 91. What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth? 1. A. 9.8 m/s² 2. B. 10 m/s² 3. C. 5 m/s² 4. D. 1 m/s² Answer: A 92. Which wave in the electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelength? 1. A. Gamma rays 2. B. X-rays 3. C. Radio waves 4. D. Ultraviolet rays Answer: C 93. What happens to the current in a circuit if the resistance is doubled, while the voltage remains constant? 1. A. Current is halved 2. B. Current is doubled 3. C. Current remains constant 4. D. Current becomes zero Answer: A 94. What is the property of an object that resists changes in its motion? 1. A. Mass 2. B. Momentum 3. C. Inertia 4. D. Energy Answer: C 95. Which quantity is scalar? 1. A. Force 2. B. Velocity 3. C. Distance 4. D. Acceleration Answer: C 96. What type of wave does not require a medium to travel? 1. A. Sound wave 2. B. Mechanical wave 3. C. Electromagnetic wave 4. D. Seismic wave Answer: C 97. What is the formula for calculating work done? 1. A. Work = Force × Distance × Cosine of angle 2. B. Work = Force ÷ Distance 3. C. Work = Mass × Velocity 4. D. Work = Power × Time Answer: A 98. Which color of light has the highest energy? 1. A. Red 2. B. Blue 3. C. Green 4. D. Yellow Answer: B 99. What is the term for materials that do not allow electricity to flow through them easily? 1. A. Conductors 2. B. Insulators 3. C. Semiconductors 4. D. Resistors Answer: B 100. What happens to the pressure of a gas when its volume decreases while temperature remains constant? 1. A. Pressure decreases 2. B. Pressure increases 3. C. Pressure remains the same 4. D. Pressure becomes zero Answer: B 101. What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere? 1. A. Oxygen 2. B. Nitrogen 3. C. Carbon dioxide 4. D. Argon Answer: B 102. What is the chemical formula of table salt? 1. A. NaCl 2. B. KCl 3. C. CaCl₂ 4. D. MgCl₂ Answer: A 103. What is the pH of a neutral solution? 1. A. 0 2. B. 7 3. C. 14 4. D. 1 Answer: B 104. What type of bond forms when electrons are shared between atoms? 1. A. Ionic bond 2. B. Covalent bond 3. C. Metallic bond 4. D. Hydrogen bond Answer: B 105. What is the charge of an electron? 1. A. Positive 2. B. Negative 3. C. Neutral 4. D. None of the above Answer: B 106. Which element is known as the "king of chemicals"? 1. A. Carbon 2. B. Sulfur 3. C. Hydrogen 4. D. Oxygen Answer: B 107. What is the chemical symbol for gold? 1. A. G 2. B. Au 3. C. Ag 4. D. Go Answer: B 108. Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape? 1. A. Solid 2. B. Liquid 3. C. Gas 4. D. Plasma Answer: B 109. What is the term for the smallest unit of an element that retains its properties? 1. A. Molecule 2. B. Atom 3. C. Ion 4. D. Compound Answer: B 110. What is the process of converting liquid into gas? 1. A. Condensation 2. B. Evaporation 3. C. Freezing 4. D. Sublimation Answer: B 111. Which gas is released during photosynthesis? 1. A. Carbon dioxide 2. B. Nitrogen 3. C. Oxygen 4. D. Hydrogen Answer: C 112. What is the molar mass of water (H₂O)? 1. A. 16 g/mol 2. B. 18 g/mol 3. C. 20 g/mol 4. D. 22 g/mol Answer: B 113. What type of reaction occurs when two or more substances combine to form a new compound? 1. A. Decomposition 2. B. Synthesis 3. C. Combustion 4. D. Single replacement Answer: B 114. What is the chemical formula for glucose? 1. 2. 3. 4. A. C₂H₄O₂ B. C₆H₁₂O₆ C. CH₄ D. C₃H₆O₃ Answer: B 115. What is the common name for H₂SO₄? 1. A. Hydrochloric acid 2. B. Sulfuric acid 3. C. Nitric acid 4. D. Acetic acid Answer: B 116. What is the main component of natural gas? 1. A. Propane 2. B. Butane 3. C. Methane 4. D. Ethane Answer: C 117. What is the term for a mixture in which the components are evenly distributed? 1. A. Homogeneous mixture 2. B. Heterogeneous mixture 3. C. Colloid 4. D. Suspension Answer: A 118. Which type of chemical reaction involves the transfer of electrons? 1. A. Redox reaction 2. B. Decomposition reaction 3. C. Synthesis reaction 4. D. Acid-base reaction Answer: A 119. What is the periodic table's Group 1 also known as? 1. A. Alkaline earth metals 2. B. Alkali metals 3. C. Noble gases 4. D. Halogens Answer: B 120. What is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed? 1. A. Catalyst 2. B. Reactant 3. C. Product 4. D. Solvent Answer: A 121. What is the solvent in a saltwater solution? 1. A. Salt 2. B. Water 3. C. Both salt and water 4. D. Neither salt nor water Answer: B 122. What is the main property of noble gases? 1. A. High reactivity 2. B. Non-reactivity 3. C. High boiling point 4. D. Metallic characteristics Answer: B 123. What is the chemical name of NaOH? 1. A. Sodium hydroxide 2. B. Sodium oxide 3. C. Sodium hydride 4. D. Sodium bicarbonate Answer: A 124. What is the process called when a gas changes directly into a solid? 1. A. Sublimation 2. B. Deposition 3. C. Freezing 4. D. Evaporation Answer: B 125. What is the atomic number of carbon? 1. A. 12 2. B. 6 3. C. 8 4. D. 14 Answer: B 126. What layer of Earth lies directly below the crust? 1. A. Outer core 2. B. Inner core 3. C. Mantle 4. D. Lithosphere Answer: C 127. What is the term for the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago? 1. A. Gondwana 2. B. Pangaea 3. C. Laurasia 4. D. Eurasia Answer: B 128. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer? 1. A. Troposphere 2. B. Stratosphere 3. C. Mesosphere 4. D. Thermosphere Answer: B 129. What type of rock is formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava? 1. A. Sedimentary rock 2. B. Metamorphic rock 3. C. Igneous rock 4. D. Fossil rock Answer: C 130. What is the main cause of earthquakes? 1. A. Volcanic eruptions 2. B. Movement of tectonic plates 3. C. Tornadoes 4. D. Ocean waves Answer: B 131. What is the most abundant mineral in Earth's crust? 1. A. Quartz 2. B. Feldspar 3. C. Mica 4. D. Calcite Answer: B 132. What is the largest ocean on Earth? 1. A. Atlantic Ocean 2. B. Indian Ocean 3. C. Pacific Ocean 4. D. Arctic Ocean Answer: C 133. What is the term for the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces? 1. A. Erosion 2. B. Weathering 3. C. Deposition 4. D. Sedimentation Answer: B 134. What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates collide? 1. A. Divergent boundary 2. B. Convergent boundary 3. C. Transform boundary 4. D. Rift boundary Answer: B 135. What is the term for molten rock beneath Earth's surface? 1. A. Lava 2. B. Magma 3. C. Sediment 4. D. Crust Answer: B 136. What is the primary driver of Earth's water cycle? 1. A. Wind 2. B. Solar energy 3. C. Gravity 4. D. Ocean currents Answer: B 137. Which type of volcano has gentle slopes and is primarily built by lava flows? 1. A. Composite volcano 2. B. Shield volcano 3. C. Cinder cone volcano 4. D. Stratovolcano Answer: B 138. What is the term for the location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus? 1. A. Hypocenter 2. B. Epicenter 3. C. Fault line 4. D. Seismic zone Answer: B 139. Which gas is the primary component of Earth's atmosphere? 1. A. Oxygen 2. B. Nitrogen 3. C. Carbon dioxide 4. D. Argon Answer: B 140. What is the name of the instrument used to measure the strength of an earthquake? 1. A. Barometer 2. B. Seismograph 3. C. Anemometer 4. D. Hydrometer Answer: B 141. What is the term for the process by which water moves from plants to the atmosphere? 1. A. Evaporation 2. B. Condensation 3. C. Transpiration 4. D. Precipitation Answer: C 142. What are the small, solid particles ejected by a volcano called? 1. A. Lava bombs 2. B. Tephra 3. C. Magma 4. D. Pumice Answer: B 143. What is the scientific name for the study of Earth's atmosphere and weather? 1. A. Oceanography 2. B. Geology 3. C. Meteorology 4. D. Astronomy Answer: C 144. What is the name of the cycle describing the movement of carbon among Earth's systems? 1. A. Hydrological cycle 2. B. Nitrogen cycle 3. C. Carbon cycle 4. D. Rock cycle Answer: C 145. Which type of boundary is responsible for the formation of mid-ocean ridges? 1. A. Convergent boundary 2. B. Divergent boundary 3. C. Transform boundary 4. D. Subduction zone Answer: B 146. What is the term for a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition? 1. A. Rock 2. B. Mineral 3. C. Ore 4. D. Fossil Answer: B 147. What is the main cause of ocean tides? 1. A. Wind 2. B. Earth's rotation 3. C. Gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun 4. D. Seismic activity Answer: C 148. What is the layer of Earth that generates its magnetic field? 1. A. Crust 2. B. Mantle 3. C. Outer core 4. D. Inner core Answer: C 149. Which type of fossil is created when minerals replace the organic material of an organism? 1. A. Trace fossil 2. B. Mold fossil 3. C. Cast fossil 4. D. Petrified fossil Answer: D 150. What is the process by which sediment is dropped and comes to rest? - A. Erosion - B. Deposition - C. Weathering - D. Transportation Answer: B