General Knowledge Test 13. Which of these is NOT a state of matter?

• A) Solid
Easy Questions • B) Liquid
1. What is the largest planet in our solar system? • C) Gas
• A) Earth • D) Dust
• B) Mars 14. How many legs does an insect have?
• C) Jupiter • A) 4
• D) Saturn • B) 6
2. What gas do plants produce during • C) 8
photosynthesis? • D) 10
• A) Carbon Dioxide 15. What is the main source of energy for Earth?
• B) Oxygen • A) The Moon
• C) Nitrogen • B) The Sun
• D) Methane • C) Stars
3. Which part of the plant absorbs water and minerals • D) Mars
from the soil? 16. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
• A) Stem • A) Iron
• B) Leaves • B) Quartz
• C) Roots • C) Gold
• D) Flowers • D) Diamond
4. What is the boiling point of water in Celsius? 17. Which organ helps humans breathe?
• A) 50°C • A) Heart
• B) 100°C • B) Liver
• C) 150°C • C) Lungs
• D) 200°C • D) Stomach
5. Which planet is closest to the Sun? 18. What do we call a scientist who studies rocks?
• A) Venus • A) Biologist
• B) Mercury • B) Chemist
• C) Earth • C) Geologist
• D) Mars • D) Physicist
6. Which organ in the human body pumps blood? 19. What is the center of an atom called?
• A) Lungs • A) Neutron
• B) Kidney • B) Electron
• C) Brain • C) Proton
• D) Heart • D) Nucleus
7. What is H2O commonly known as? 20. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
• A) Oxygen • A) Au
• B) Water • B) Ag
• C) Salt • C) Go
• D) Hydrogen • D) Fe
8. Which is the smallest unit of life?
• A) Atom Average Questions
• B) Cell 21. Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
• C) Molecule • A) Venus
• D) Organ • B) Mars
9. What force pulls objects toward the Earth's center? • C) Jupiter
• A) Magnetism • D) Saturn
• B) Friction 22. What is the powerhouse of the cell?
• C) Gravity • A) Nucleus
• D) Pressure • B) Mitochondria
10. How many planets are in our solar system? • C) Ribosome
• A) 7 • D) Cell membrane
• B) 8 23. What is the formula for calculating force?
• C) 9 • A) Mass x Velocity
• D) 10 • B) Mass x Gravity
11. What type of energy does a moving object have? • C) Mass x Acceleration
• A) Potential • D) Mass / Volume
• B) Kinetic 24. What type of blood vessels carry blood away from
• C) Thermal the heart?
• D) Electrical • A) Veins
12. Which animal is known as the "King of the Jungle"? • B) Arteries
• A) Elephant • C) Capillaries
• B) Lion • D) Aorta
• C) Tiger 25. Which element has the chemical symbol "O"?
• D) Bear • A) Osmium
• B) Oxygen
• C) Gold
• D) Silicon

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26. Who is known as the "Father of Physics"?
• A) Galileo Galilei 39. The Earth rotates on its axis every:
• B) Isaac Newton • A) 12 hours
• C) Albert Einstein • B) 24 hours
• D) Nikola Tesla • C) 7 days
27. What does DNA stand for? • D) 1 month
• A) Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid 40. What is the smallest bone in the human body?
• B) Deoxyribonucleic Acid • A) Femur
• C) Dinitrogen Acid • B) Humerus
• D) Double Nitrogen Acid • C) Stapes
28. What is the main gas in the Earth's atmosphere? • D) Radius
• A) Oxygen
• B) Carbon Dioxide Difficult Questions
• C) Nitrogen 41. What is the process by which cells divide to
• D) Hydrogen produce new cells?
29. In which part of the cell is genetic material stored? • A) Metabolism
• A) Cytoplasm • B) Photosynthesis
• B) Nucleus • C) Mitosis
• C) Mitochondria • D) Diffusion
• D) Cell membrane 42. Which layer of Earth is made of liquid iron and
30. Which organ removes waste products from the nickel?
blood? • A) Crust
• A) Heart • B) Mantle
• B) Lungs • C) Outer core
• C) Liver • D) Inner core
• D) Kidney 43. What do we call an animal that eats both plants and
31. Which gas is needed for fire to burn? animals?
• A) Carbon Dioxide • A) Herbivore
• B) Nitrogen • B) Carnivore
• C) Hydrogen • C) Omnivore
• D) Oxygen • D) Insectivore
32. What is the process by which plants make their 44. Which scientist is known for the theory of
food called? evolution by natural selection?
• A) Digestion • A) Albert Einstein
• B) Fermentation • B) Charles Darwin
• C) Respiration • C) Gregor Mendel
• D) Photosynthesis • D) Louis Pasteur
33. What is the basic unit of heredity? 45. Which device measures electric current?
• A) Gene • A) Ammeter
• B) Chromosome • B) Barometer
• C) Cell • C) Thermometer
• D) DNA • D) Voltmeter
34. How many chambers does the human heart have? 46. What type of rock forms from cooled magma or
• A) 2 lava?
• B) 3 • A) Sedimentary
• C) 4 • B) Metamorphic
• D) 5 • C) Igneous
35. What is the chemical symbol for water? • D) Basalt
• A) CO2 47. What is the atomic number of carbon?
• B) H2O • A) 6
• C) O2 • B) 8
• D) NaCl • C) 10
36. What part of the cell acts as a barrier to control • D) 12
what enters and leaves? 48. What is a solution with a pH less than 7 called?
• A) Cytoplasm • A) Acidic
• B) Nucleus • B) Neutral
• C) Cell wall • C) Basic
• D) Cell membrane • D) Alkaline
37. What is another name for Vitamin C? 49. What does ATP stand for in biology?
• A) Riboflavin • A) Adenosine Triphosphate
• B) Niacin • B) Adenine Tripeptide
• C) Ascorbic Acid • C) Active Transport Peptide
• D) Folic Acid • D) Acid Triphosphate
38. Which animal is considered the largest mammal? 50. In which state of matter do molecules move the
• A) Elephant fastest?
• B) Blue whale • A) Solid
• C) Shark • B) Liquid
• D) Giraffe • C) Gas
• D) Plasma
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51. What part of the brain controls balance and
coordination?
• A) Cerebrum
• B) Cerebellum
• C) Brainstem
• D) Spinal Cord
52. What type of bond is formed when electrons are
shared between atoms?
• A) Ionic
• B) Covalent
• C) Metallic
• D) Hydrogen
53. What is the study of insects called?
• A) Entomology
• B) Ornithology
• C) Herpetology
• D) Botany
54. Which element is essential for bone formation in
humans?
• A) Sodium
• B) Potassium
• C) Calcium
• D) Chlorine
55. Which molecule carries genetic information in
cells?
• A) RNA
• B) DNA
• C) ATP
• D) Amino acid
56. What are the building blocks of proteins?
• A) Nucleic acids
• B) Amino acids
• C) Fatty acids
• D) Glucose
57. What do we call the energy stored in food?
• A) Kinetic Energy
• B) Potential Energy
• C) Thermal Energy
• D) Chemical Energy
58. How many pairs of chromosomes are in a human
cell?
• A) 20
• B) 22
• C) 23
• D) 24
59. Which planet has the strongest gravity?
• A) Earth
• B) Jupiter
• C) Saturn
• D) Neptune
60. What is the name of the process by which plants
lose water vapor from their leaves?
• A) Photosynthesis
• B) Respiration
• C) Transpiration
• D) Evaporation

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Easy Questions 13. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
1. Which layer of Earth contains most of its water? • A) Mars
• A) Crust • B) Venus
• B) Mantle • C) Jupiter
• C) Outer core • D) Saturn
• D) Inner core 14. Which process in the water cycle involves water
2. What is the primary source of energy for Earth’s vapor turning back into liquid water?
climate system? • A) Evaporation
• A) Wind • B) Transpiration
• B) Ocean currents • C) Condensation
• C) The Sun • D) Infiltration
• D) Volcanoes 15. In an atom, where are electrons located?
3. What type of organism can make its own food • A) Nucleus
through photosynthesis? • B) Electron cloud
• A) Fungus • C) Proton shell
• B) Animal • D) Outer core
• C) Plant 16. What is the main cause of tides on Earth?
• D) Bacteria • A) Wind
4. What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s • B) Earth’s rotation
atmosphere? • C) Moon’s gravitational pull
• A) Oxygen • D) Ocean currents
• B) Carbon dioxide 17. Which of the following elements is a noble gas?
• C) Nitrogen • A) Oxygen
• D) Argon • B) Nitrogen
5. Which of the following has the smallest atomic • C) Helium
structure? • D) Carbon
• A) Molecule 18. Which organelle is often called the “powerhouse of
• B) Cell the cell”?
• C) Atom • A) Nucleus
• D) Compound • B) Mitochondrion
6. In the periodic table, what is the chemical symbol • C) Chloroplast
for iron? • D) Ribosome
• A) Fe 19. What is the main function of red blood cells?
• B) Ir • A) Fight infections
• C) I • B) Transport oxygen
• D) In • C) Digest food
7. Which organ system in humans is responsible for • D) Regulate temperature
transporting oxygen and nutrients? 20. What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?
• A) Respiratory • A) 100°F
• B) Digestive • B) 150°F
• C) Circulatory • C) 212°F
• D) Excretory • D) 350°F
8. What do we call the process by which water
changes from a liquid to a gas? Average Questions
• A) Condensation 21. What process do plants use to make glucose and
• B) Precipitation oxygen from sunlight?
• C) Evaporation • A) Respiration
• D) Sublimation • B) Digestion
9. What is the main function of the cell membrane? • C) Photosynthesis
• A) Produce energy • D) Fermentation
• B) Control cell division 22. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone
• C) Protect and regulate what enters and layer?
exits the cell • A) Troposphere
• D) Store genetic material • B) Stratosphere
10. Which type of rock is formed from cooled magma? • C) Mesosphere
• A) Sedimentary • D) Thermosphere
• B) Metamorphic 23. Which type of boundary occurs when two tectonic
• C) Igneous plates move away from each other?
• D) Clay • A) Convergent
11. What is the function of chlorophyll in plants? • B) Divergent
• A) Absorb water • C) Transform
• B) Store nutrients • D) Subduction
• C) Absorb sunlight for photosynthesis 24. What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
• D) Transport minerals • A) Produce energy
12. What is the approximate pH of pure water? • B) Consume plants
• A) 2 • C) Break down dead organisms
• B) 5 • D) Control population sizes
• C) 7
• D) 10
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25. What are the main products of cellular respiration? 37. Which planet has the most extensive ring system?
• A) Oxygen and water • A) Jupiter
• B) Glucose and oxygen • B) Saturn
• C) Carbon dioxide and water • C) Uranus
• D) Nitrogen and oxygen • D) Neptune
26. What term describes an organism that can make its 38. Which is a common greenhouse gas?
own food? • A) Methane
• A) Consumer • B) Nitrogen
• B) Decomposer • C) Oxygen
• C) Producer • D) Argon
• D) Scavenger 39. What type of reproduction results in offspring that
27. Which substance has the highest pH? are genetically identical to the parent?
• A) Lemon juice • A) Asexual
• B) Vinegar • B) Sexual
• C) Bleach • C) Binary fission
• D) Coffee • D) Fertilization
28. What is the smallest particle of a compound that 40. Which planet is closest in size to Earth?
still retains its properties? • A) Mars
• A) Atom • B) Venus
• B) Molecule • C) Neptune
• C) Cell • D) Jupiter
• D) Ion
29. Which gas is produced by burning fossil fuels and Difficult Questions
contributes to the greenhouse effect? 41. Which part of the cell is responsible for producing
• A) Oxygen ribosomes?
• B) Nitrogen • A) Nucleus
• C) Carbon dioxide • B) Nucleolus
• D) Helium • C) Endoplasmic reticulum
30. Which type of rock is formed by pressure and heat • D) Golgi apparatus
inside Earth? 42. What is the study of interactions among organisms
• A) Igneous and their environment called?
• B) Metamorphic • A) Botany
• C) Sedimentary • B) Ecology
• D) Volcanic • C) Taxonomy
31. How does energy flow through an ecosystem? • D) Genetics
• A) Decomposers → Producers → 43. What term describes the variety of life in a
Consumers particular habitat or ecosystem?
• B) Consumers → Producers → • A) Population
Decomposers • B) Biodiversity
• C) Producers → Consumers → • C) Community
Decomposers • D) Symbiosis
• D) Producers → Decomposers → 44. Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has
Consumers the shortest wavelength?
32. Which of these is an example of kinetic energy? • A) Infrared
• A) A battery • B) Visible light
• B) A compressed spring • C) Ultraviolet
• C) A rolling ball • D) Gamma rays
• D) A parked car 45. In which process do plants release water vapor into
33. What do we call the negatively charged particles in the atmosphere?
an atom? • A) Photosynthesis
• A) Protons • B) Transpiration
• B) Neutrons • C) Respiration
• C) Electrons • D) Condensation
• D) Ions 46. What term describes the change of state from a gas
34. Which of these best describes a covalent bond? to a solid?
• A) Transfer of electrons • A) Melting
• B) Sharing of electrons • B) Sublimation
• C) Transfer of protons • C) Condensation
• D) Attraction between ions • D) Deposition
35. In which organ does most digestion occur? 47. Which of the following compounds is made up of
• A) Mouth three elements?
• B) Stomach • A) H₂O
• C) Small intestine • B) CO₂
• D) Large intestine • C) H₂SO₄
36. What causes the seasons on Earth? • D) NaCl
• A) Earth’s distance from the Sun
• B) Earth’s rotation
• C) Earth’s tilt
• D) Ocean currents
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48. What is the role of the mitochondrion in a cell? • C) Liver
• A) Control cell division • D) Heart
• B) Store genetic information
• C) Produce energy
• D) Synthesize proteins
49. Which of these is a renewable resource?
• A) Coal
• B) Natural gas
• C) Wind energy
• D) Uranium
50. Which part of the brain controls balance and
coordination?
• A) Cerebrum
• B) Cerebellum
• C) Brainstem
• D) Spinal cord
51. What is an organism’s role within its habitat called?
• A) Population
• B) Ecosystem
• C) Niche
• D) Community
52. Which layer of Earth is composed mostly of liquid
iron and nickel?
• A) Crust
• B) Mantle
• C) Outer core
• D) Inner core
53. What type of energy is stored in food?
• A) Chemical energy
• B) Kinetic energy
• C) Thermal energy
• D) Electrical energy
54. What is the unit of force?
• A) Joule
• B) Newton
• C) Watt
• D) Pascal
55. In a chemical reaction, what do we call the
substances that start the reaction?
• A) Products
• B) Reactants
• C) Catalysts
• D) Enzymes
56. Which type of reproduction involves two parents
and produces genetically diverse offspring?
• A) Asexual reproduction
• B) Sexual reproduction
• C) Binary fission
• D) Budding
57. What type of rock is limestone?
• A) Igneous
• B) Sedimentary
• C) Metamorphic
• D) Extrusive
58. Which of the following molecules is made up of
amino acids?
• A) Carbohydrates
• B) Lipids
• C) Proteins
• D) Nucleic acids
59. What does DNA stand for?
• A) Deoxyribonucleic acid
• B) Dioxyribonucleic acid
• C) Deoxyribogenetic acid
• D) Deoxyrobogenic acid
60. What is the main organ responsible for pumping
blood throughout the body?
• A) Brain
• B) Kidney
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Easy Questions 13. Which wave can travel through both solids and
1. What is the smallest particle of an element that liquids?
retains its chemical properties? • A) Sound wave
• A) Molecule • B) P-wave
• B) Atom • C) S-wave
• C) Proton • D) Light wave
• D) Electron 14. Which term refers to the rate of change of velocity?
2. What is the chemical symbol for potassium? • A) Speed
• A) K • B) Acceleration
• B) P • C) Force
• C) Po • D) Momentum
• D) Pt 15. Which type of boundary is associated with
3. Which subatomic particle has a negative charge? earthquake formation?
• A) Proton • A) Convergent
• B) Neutron • B) Divergent
• C) Electron • C) Transform
• D) Nucleus • D) Stationary
4. What is the most abundant element in the 16. What is the most common element in the Earth’s
universe? crust?
• A) Oxygen • A) Silicon
• B) Carbon • B) Iron
• C) Helium • C) Aluminum
• D) Hydrogen • D) Oxygen
5. What type of mixture has a uniform composition 17. Which planet is known for its prominent ring
throughout? system?
• A) Heterogeneous • A) Earth
• B) Homogeneous • B) Mars
• C) Compound • C) Jupiter
• D) Solution • D) Saturn
6. Which of the following is NOT a chemical change? 18. In which organ does most nutrient absorption
• A) Burning occur?
• B) Rusting • A) Stomach
• C) Melting • B) Large intestine
• D) Decomposing • C) Small intestine
7. In which layer of the Earth do tectonic plates move? • D) Liver
• A) Crust 19. What is the boiling point of water at standard
• B) Mantle atmospheric pressure?
• C) Outer core • A) 50°C
• D) Inner core • B) 100°C
8. Which is the main gas in the Earth's atmosphere? • C) 150°C
• A) Oxygen • D) 200°C
• B) Carbon Dioxide 20. Which is a renewable source of energy?
• C) Nitrogen • A) Coal
• D) Argon • B) Oil
9. What is the main cause of earthquakes? • C) Natural gas
• A) Wind • D) Solar energy
• B) Movement of tectonic plates
• C) Ocean currents
• D) Erosion Average Questions
10. What is the function of chloroplasts in plant cells? 21. What is the formula for calculating density?
• A) Store water • A) Density = Mass × Volume
• B) Control cell activities • B) Density = Mass / Volume
• C) Produce food through photosynthesis • C) Density = Volume / Mass
• D) Transport materials • D) Density = Volume × Mass
11. Which organelle is known as the “powerhouse of 22. Which organ in the human body is primarily
the cell”? responsible for filtering blood?
• A) Nucleus • A) Lungs
• B) Ribosome • B) Kidneys
• C) Mitochondrion • C) Heart
• D) Golgi apparatus • D) Stomach
12. What kind of energy is stored in food? 23. What do we call the energy possessed by a body
• A) Thermal energy due to its motion?
• B) Kinetic energy • A) Potential energy
• C) Potential energy • B) Thermal energy
• D) Chemical energy • C) Chemical energy
• D) Kinetic energy

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24. Which of the following processes is responsible for 36. Which gas contributes most to the greenhouse
the formation of sedimentary rocks? effect?
• A) Melting and cooling • A) Nitrogen
• B) Compaction and cementation • B) Carbon dioxide
• C) Heat and pressure • C) Oxygen
• D) Crystallization • D) Argon
25. Which is NOT a renewable resource? 37. What is the process by which cells obtain energy
• A) Solar energy from glucose?
• B) Biomass • A) Photosynthesis
• C) Wind energy • B) Respiration
• D) Natural gas • C) Fermentation
26. In photosynthesis, what gas do plants release as a • D) Diffusion
byproduct? 38. Which part of a plant absorbs water and nutrients
• A) Carbon dioxide from the soil?
• B) Nitrogen • A) Stem
• C) Oxygen • B) Roots
• D) Hydrogen • C) Leaves
27. Which part of the atom is responsible for chemical • D) Flowers
bonding? 39. What kind of wave does not require a medium to
• A) Nucleus travel?
• B) Neutron • A) Sound wave
• C) Electron • B) Water wave
• D) Proton • C) Seismic wave
28. What is the pH level of a neutral substance? • D) Electromagnetic wave
• A) 0 40. What do we call a substance that speeds up a
• B) 7 chemical reaction?
• C) 10 • A) Reactant
• D) 14 • B) Catalyst
29. What type of bond is formed when electrons are • C) Product
shared between atoms? • D) Solvent
• A) Ionic
• B) Covalent Difficult Questions
• C) Hydrogen 41. What is the role of ribosomes in a cell?
• D) Metallic • A) Store energy
30. Which scientist developed the three laws of • B) Produce proteins
motion? • C) Transport materials
• A) Albert Einstein • D) Contain genetic material
• B) Galileo Galilei 42. In which part of the cell does cellular respiration
• C) Isaac Newton occur?
• D) Nikola Tesla • A) Ribosome
31. Which planet is known as the “Morning Star”? • B) Mitochondrion
• A) Mars • C) Nucleus
• B) Venus • D) Cytoplasm
• C) Jupiter 43. Which of the following elements is most reactive?
• D) Mercury • A) Helium
32. Which part of the eye controls the amount of light • B) Potassium
that enters? • C) Neon
• A) Lens • D) Argon
• B) Retina 44. What type of boundary causes volcanic activity?
• C) Iris • A) Convergent
• D) Cornea • B) Divergent
33. What type of bond forms between oppositely • C) Transform
charged ions? • D) Parallel
• A) Covalent 45. Which type of rock is formed by intense heat and
• B) Ionic pressure?
• C) Hydrogen • A) Sedimentary
• D) Metallic • B) Igneous
34. Which layer of Earth contains most of its molten • C) Metamorphic
rock? • D) Basaltic
• A) Crust 46. What happens to the wavelength of a wave as its
• B) Mantle frequency increases?
• C) Outer core • A) Wavelength increases
• D) Inner core • B) Wavelength decreases
35. What is the approximate age of Earth? • C) Wavelength remains constant
• A) 3.5 million years • D) Wavelength doubles
• B) 4.6 billion years
• C) 13.7 billion years
• D) 10,000 years

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47. Which part of a cell contains genetic material? 59. Which type of resource can be replenished
• A) Ribosome naturally over time?
• B) Cytoplasm • A) Fossil fuel
• C) Mitochondrion • B) Renewable
• D) Nucleus • C) Non-renewable
48. Which of the following is a property of metals? • D) Plastic
• A) Poor conductor of heat 60. What is the term for an organism that eats both
• B) Dull in appearance plants and animals?
• C) Malleable and ductile • A) Herbivore
• D) Brittle • B) Carnivore
49. What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis? • C) Omnivore
• A) Absorbs carbon dioxide • D) Detritivore
• B) Captures sunlight
• C) Releases oxygen
• D) Stores glucose
50. What is an earthquake's point of origin below the
Earth's surface called?
• A) Epicenter
• B) Focus
• C) Crust
• D) Mantle
51. Which process in plants removes carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere?
• A) Respiration
• B) Decomposition
• C) Photosynthesis
• D) Fermentation
52. Which element has the atomic number 8?
• A) Carbon
• B) Oxygen
• C) Nitrogen
• D) Hydrogen
53. In the periodic table, what do elements in the same
group have in common?
• A) Same atomic number
• B) Same number of protons
• C) Similar chemical properties
• D) Same atomic mass
54. Which cell process ensures that genetic material is
evenly divided?
• A) Mitosis
• B) Photosynthesis
• C) Cellular respiration
• D) Protein synthesis
55. What does pH measure?
• A) Energy of an atom
• B) Concentration of hydrogen ions
• C) Oxygen levels
• D) Temperature of a solution
56. In physics, what is work defined as?
• A) Force times distance
• B) Mass times velocity
• C) Distance divided by time
• D) Energy divided by power
57. Which law states that energy cannot be created or
destroyed?
• A) Law of Conservation of Energy
• B) Law of Gravity
• C) Law of Inertia
• D) Law of Momentum
58. In which phase of matter do particles have the least
amount of kinetic energy?
• A) Solid
• B) Liquid
• C) Gas
• D) Plasma

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Earth and Space
DIFFICULT
EASY 1. During summer, many people visit Bagui City because of
the cold weather. What makes
1. What makes up the Lithosphere? Baguio City cold?
A. Continental Crust A. The distance from the ocean
B. Crust & Upper Mantle B. The Topography
C. Oceanic & Continental Crust C. The altitude
D. Upper Mantle D. All of the above

2. Which is the coolest star? 2. The production of electricity in the Philippines is cheaper
A. Red when power generation is
B. Yellow produced from _____________________.
C. White A. Naturas Gas
D. Blue B. Geothermal Energy
C. Coal
3. How many seismic stations are needed to determine the D. Hydro power
epicenter of an earthquake?
A. 1 3. The Himalayas is the most visible product of the
B. 2 converging of ______________________.
C. 3 A. Continental & Oceanic Plates
D. 4 B. Both Continental Plates
C. Both Oceanic Plates
4. What element is the most abundant in the Earth’s crust? D. Oceanic Plates
A. Silicon
B. Hydrogen 4. Red Sea was created as two plates moved away from each
C. Iron other. What are these two
D. Oxygen plates?
A. African & Arabian Plate
5. It refers to the atmospheric condition of a place over a B. South American & African Plate
long period of time. C. Indian & Eurasian Plate
A. Climate D. North American & Pacific Plate
B. Monsoon
C. Weather 5. A theory that states, “Hot & less dense material from below
D. Topography the Earth’s crust rises towards
the surface at mid-ocean ridge.”
AVERAGE A. Continental Drift Theory
B. Plate Tectonics Theory
1. Stars can be found in large groups throughout the C. Evolution Theory
universe. What are these groups called? D. Sea Floor Spreading Theory
A. Solar System
B. Comets CLINCHER
C. Constellations 1. It happens when the north pole is transformed into
D. Asteroids a south pole and south becomes the north pole.
2. Climatic phenomenon that will most likely bring
2. What do you expect to find parallel to a trench? severe drought.
A. Hotspot 3. What is the color of the star that is very similar to
B. Oceanic Ridge our sun.
C. Rift Valley 4. He proposed the theory that 200M years ago, the
D. Volcanic Arc continents were one large land mass called
Pangaea.
3. Formation of rift valleys and oceanic ridges are 5. A condition where heat is prevented from escaping
indications that the crust is ___________ thus making Earth’s temperature higher.
A. Subducting 6. What factor is considered in terms of the
B. Colliding brightness of a star when based on the star’s
C. Grinding distance from earth.
D. Moving Apart

4. The boundary between the crust and mantle is called

___________
A. Mohorovicic Discontinuity
B. Guttenburg
C. Lithosphere
D. Lehmann

5. It is a funnel-shaped opening at the top of a volcano.

A. Caldera
B. Crater
C. Summit
D. Cones

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BIOLOGY 5. The oxygen released during photosynthesis comes from
EASY the
A. Splitting of water molecules
1. Testes: Sperm Cell; Ovary: _____________ B. Formation of ATP
A. Epithelial Cell C. Splitting of CO2 molecules
B. Egg Cell D. Formation of glucose
C. Squamous Cell Downloaded by
D. Blood Cell
DIFFICULT
2. A condition resulting in an increase or decrease in the
among of hormone which may 1. The tiny blood vessels where actual exchange of gases
results in a body disorder is called __________________. occurs in the ________________
A. Diabetes A. Arteries
B. Giantism B. Veins
C. Dwarfism C. Capillaries
D. Hormonal Imbalance D. Venules

3. The site of egg implantation and where the egg develops 2. Which of the following is responsible for delivering
is the _____________ oxygen to the different parts of the body?
A. Ovary A. Heart
B. Uterus B. Blood
C. Vagina C. Blood Vessels
D. Oviduct D. Aorta

4. The double helix molecule composed of complementary 3. The following are considered natural causes of species
strand from which information of extinction, except
making protein is found in the __________________. A. Climatic heating & cooling
A. RNA B. Changes in sea levels or currents
B. mRNA C. Acid Rain
C. tRNA D. Urban development
D. DNA
4. Mode of inheritance in which a hybrid has the phenotype
5. Matter flows in a cyclic manner in an ecosystem, while of both parents.
energy flows _____________________ A. Codominance
A. In one direction only B. Incomplete Dominance
B. Back & forth C. Recessiveness
C. In cycle D. Dominance
D. In multidirectional manner
5. Which are produced directly by photosynthesis?
AVERAGE A. Sugar only
B. Protein only
1. Which of the following controls the production of C. Fats & oils only
progesterone during the menstrual cycle? D. Sugar & protein only
A. Leutenizing hormone
B. Estrogen 6. Where can most of the fossils be found?
C. Follicle stimulating hormone A. Sedimentary rock
D. Adrenaline B. Granite rock
C. Lava flows
2. The state reached when each part of the body function in D. Black soil
equilibrium with other parts is
known as ______________________ CLINCHER
A. Feedback mechanism 1. A gland that regulated body metabolism and causes
B. Homeostasis storage of calcium in bones.
C. Hormonal imbalance 2. The nerves that carry motor and sensory signals
D. None of the given between the spinal cord and the body.
3. A condition caused by the deletion of part of the
3. When a DNA molecule unzips to form a new strand, what short arm of chromosome 5, babies affected make
is produced? high-pitched cries that sound like a cat.
A. 1 mRNA molecule 4. This refers to as any change in the DNA sequence.
B. 2 DNA molecule 5. A period in evolution where the dinosaurs first
C. 1 tRNA molecule appeared.
D. All of the given

4. Which of the following processes provides the cells with

nutrients and oxygen?
A. Circulation
B. Reproduction
C. Excretion
D. Respiration

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CHEMISTRY 5. Who hypothesized that it would be impossible to know
EASY the exact location and exact
momentum of a particle at the same time?
1. A drop of food coloring spreading out in a cup of water is A. Werner Heisenberg
an example of which transport B. Louie de Broglie
process? C. Max Planck
A. Diffusion D. Erwin Schrodinger
B. Effusion
C. Osmosis DIFFICULT
D. Vapor Pressure 1. Rank the following bonds in order from most covalent to
most ionic.
2. A person can’t live without iron. Where in the body is a. Na-Cl
most of the iron located? b. Li-H
A. Brain c. H-C
B. Bones d. H-F
C. Blood Given electronegativity values:
D. Skin H = 2.1 Li = 1.0 C = 2.5 Na = 0.9 F = 4.0

3. Which of the following is not a diatomic molecule? 2. In glucose, what is the simplest ration between C, H, and
A. Oxygen (O2) O?
B. Nitrogen monoxide (NO)
C. Carbon Monoxide (CO) 3. Predict the product and balance the equation:
D. Cardon dioxide (CO2) KCl + Mg(OH)2 -> _______ + _______

4. Chemical calculations frequently involve significant 4. All proteins contain at least 5 specific elements. Four of
figures. How many significant figures them are carbon, oxygen hydrogen,
are there in 0.012? and nitrogen. What is the fifth element?
A. 1
B. 2 5. What is the main constituent of nail polish remover?
C. 3 Answer: Acetone
D. 4
CLINCHER
5. Which of the following element is a halogen element?
A. Lithium 1. What class of inorganic compounds is
B. Boron characterized by an -OH group bonded to an alkyl
C. Carbon group?
D. Chlorine 2. A Poise is the unit of measure of what quantity?
3. What is the family name given to the elements in
MODERATE group 1A of the periodic table?
4. The element I am thinking has several interesting
1. All of the following are amino acids except: characteristics. It occupies the same column in the
A. Tryptophan periodic table as lead. Resistors which are
B. Tyrosine commonly found in electronic circuits are often
C. Leucine made out of this element. In addition, in one of its
D. Adenine forms, this element is one of the hardest substances
on earth. What element am I thinking about?
2. Which of the following trends in the periodic table of 5. When vinegar and baking soda are mixed together,
elements describes the property of an what gas is formed?
atom that reflects its ability to attract electrons in a
chemical bond?
A. Atomic radius
B. Electron affinity
C. Ionization energy
D. Electronegativity

3. What is the most common isotope of hydrogen?

A. Deuterium
B. Protium
C. Tritium
D. Trituum

4. All of the following elements are liquid around room

temperature except which one?
A. Gallium
B. Bromine
C. Mercury
D. Magnesium

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PHYSICS B. Convex mirror
EASY C. Concave mirror
D. Triangular mirror
1. Newton is equal to which of the following units?
A. Meter per second squared DIFFICULT
B. Kilogram-meter-per second
squared 1. Name a famous Physicist who formulated the Corpuscular
C. Kilogram-meter per second Theory of Light who described
D. Kilogram-meter second squared that light is made up of particles.

2. Electric current is measured in terms of 2. A machine performs 8 Joules of work in 2 seconds. How
A. Coulomb much power is delivered by a
B. Ampere machine?
C. Volt
D. Ohm 3. What is the correct sequence of the four cycle stroke of a
gasoline engine?
3. In doing work, a person who performs work A. Compression, intake, power, exhaust
A. Gains energy B. Intake, compression, power, exhaust
B. Create energy C. Intake, power, compression, exhaust
C. Losses energy D. Power, intake, compression, exhaust
D. Destroy energy
4. An appliance at home operate on 110V AC but your wall
4. A device that transforms mechanics energy to electrical socket is a 220V AC source, you
energy? should use a transformer. If the number of loops in a primary
A. Electric motor coil of a transformer is 2000,
B. Transformer how many loops should a secondary coil have?
C. Generator
D. Thermometer 5. As indicated by the hands of the clock without numbers, the
real time is 9:30. What is the
5. In the visible spectrum, which color has the longest time indicated in its image if the clock is placed in front of a
wavelength? plane mirror?
A. Blue A. 2:30
B. Green B. 3:30
C. Red C. 9:30
D. Violet D. 10:30

AVERAGE CLINCHER
1. A light ray, travelling parallel to a concave mirror’s axis,
1. The purpose of the airbag in an automobile is strikes the mirror’s surface. What is
A. To prolong the time of impact for a given changed in the direction of the reflected ray?
momentum thereby reducing A. It passes through the mirror’s focal point.
the impact force. B. It travels at right angles to the mirror’s axis.
B. To deliver a greater force to the car occupant upon the C. It travels again parallel to the mirror’s axis.
impact. D. It passes through the mirror’s center of curvature.
C. To shorten the impact time thereby giving a small impact
force upon collision. 2. An athlete from your school throws a javelin, always at the
D. To reduce the momentum of the vehicle in a shorter time. same speed, at four different
angles (30°, 40°, 60°, and 80°) above the horizontal. Which two
2. Which part of the electrical line is responsible in reducing throws cause the javelin to
the voltage to 220 volts in land the same distance away?
residential places. A. 30° and 80°
A. Industrial power plant B. 40° and 80°
B. Distribution transformer C. 30° and 60°
C. Distribution substation D. 40° and 60°
D. Transmission substation
3. Which describes a hologram?
3. Miguel is making a picture frame. He sticks a nail into a piece A. It is a recording of an image.
of wood and hits the nail with B. An ordinary light is needed to make a hologram.
a hammer. Which form of energy is NOT released when the C. It forms a true three-dimensional image of the object.
hammer hits the nail? D. It is a photographic record of only one view of the object.
A. Electrical
B. Thermal 4. A crane lifted a 200-kg load to a height of 25 meters from the
C. Kinetic ground. Applying the Law of
D. Sound Conservation of Mechanical Energy, at which position are the
potential and kinetic energies
4. Tesla and Gauss are units of which of the following quantity? of the load equal?
A. Magnetic flux A. When the load is still on the ground.
B. Magnetic field strength B. When the load is 12.5 meters from the ground.
C. Electric current C. When the load of 25 meters from the ground.
D. Conductance D. When the load is anywhere between the maximum height
and be the ground.
5. What kind of mirror is used in automobiles and trucks to give
the driver a wider area and 5. What are the three element that makes up an allot ALNICO,
smaller image of traffic behind them? used in making magnets?
A. Plane Mirror
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MENDELIAN GENETICS 10. In a monohybrid cross between two heterozygous
individuals (Aa x Aa), what is the phenotypic
1. Gregor Mendel is often referred to as the “Father of ratio of the offspring according to Mendelian genetics?
Genetics” because he: A. 1:1
A. Discovered the structure of DNA B. 3:1
B. Formulated the laws of inheritance C. 1:2:1
C. Developed the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) D. 9:3:3:1
D. Conducted the Human Genome Project
11. The observed trait that masks the expression of another
2. The fundamental units of heredity that are passed from trait is called:
parents to offspring are called: A. Homozygous
A. Genotypes B. Heterozygous
B. Phenotypes C. Dominant
C. Chromosomes D. Recessive
D. Genes
12. The Punnett square is a tool used to:
3. Mendel’s law of segregation states that: A. Determine the dominant allele in a cross
A. Alleles of different genes assort independently of each B. Calculate the frequency of genetic mutations
other C. Predict the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
B. Homologous chromosomes separate during gamete D. Analyze the results of a DNA sequencing experiment
formation
C. Traits are determined by the blending of parental 13. A test cross involves crossing an individual with a:
characteristics A. Homozygous dominant individual
D. Genetic information is transferred through DNA B. Heterozygous individual
replication C. Homozygous recessive individual
D. Wild-type individual
4. An organism with two identical alleles for a particular
trait is said to be: 14. The probability of obtaining a homozygous recessive
A. Heterozygous offspring from a cross between two
B. Homozygous heterozygous individuals is:
C. Dominant A. 0%
D. Recessive B. 25%
C. 50%
5. In Mendel’s experiment with pea plants, the dominant D. 75%
trait for flower color was:
A. Yellow 15. A recessive trait will only be expressed if an individual
B. Green is
C. Red A. Homozygous dominant
D. Purple B. Heterozygous
C. Homozygous recessive
6. The physical appearance of an organism, resulting from D. Any genotype
its genotype, is called its:
A. Genotype
B. Phenotype CENTRAL DOGMA OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
C. Allele
D. Homozygote 1. The central dogma of molecular biology describes the
flow of genetic information in cells. It
7. Mendel’s law of independent assortment states that: states that information flows from:
A. Alleles of different genes assort independently of each A. Proteins to RNA to DNA
other B. DNA to RNA to Proteins
B. Homologous chromosomes separate during gamete C. RNA to DNA to Proteins
formation D. Proteins to DNA to RNA
C. Traits are determined by the blending of parental
characteristics 2. The process of converting DNA into RNA is called:
D. Genetic information is transferred through DNA A. Replication
replication B. Transcription
C. Translation
8. When a trait is determined by multiple genes, it is called: D. Mutation
A. Polygenic
B. Monogenic 3. The enzyme responsible for synthesizing RNA from a
C. Pleiotropic DNA template is called:
D. Dominant A. DNA polymerase
B. RNA polymerase
9. The genetic makeup of an organism is called its: C. Ribonuclease
A. Genotype D. Reverse transcriptase
B. Phenotype
C. Chromosome
D. Gene

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4. The type of RNA that carries the genetic information from 14. The region on the DNA where replication begins is called
the DNA to the ribosomes for protein the:
synthesis is called: A. Promoter
A. Messenger RNA (mRNA) B. Terminator
B. Transfer RNA (tRNA) C. Origin of replication
C. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) D. Enhancer
D. Small nuclear RNA (snRNA)
15. During DNA replication, the leading strand is
5. The process of decoding the mRNA sequence to build a synthesized:
protein is called: A. Continuously
A. Replication B. Discontinuously
B. Transcription C. In the 3’ to 5’ direction
C. Translation D. In the 5’ to 3’ direction
D. Mutagenesis
16. The process by which a DNA sequence is converted into
6. The building blocks of proteins are: a complementary RNA sequence is
A. Amino acids called:
B. Nucleotides A. Replication
C. Monosaccharides B. Transcription
D. Fatty Acids C. Translation
D. Mutagenesis
7. The specific sequence of three nucleotides on the mRNA
that codes for a particular amino acid 17. The DNA sequence TAC is transcribed into the RNA
is called a: sequence:
A. Codon A. ATG
B. Anticodon B. AUG
C. Exon C. UAC
D. Intro D. TUG

8. The molecule that carries the amino acids to the ribosome 18. The genetic code is said to be degenerate, meaning that:
during translation is called: A. Each codon codes for multiple amino acids
A. Messenger RNA (mRNA) B. Multiple codons code for the same amino acid
B. Transfer RNA (tRNA) C. Only one codon codes for each amino acid
C. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) D. Codons are not involved in protein synthesis
D. Small nuclear RNA (snRNA)

9. The site where translation occurs in the cell is the:

A. Nucleus
B. Mitochondria
C. Golgi apparatus
D. Ribosome

10. A mutation that results in the insertion or deletion of a

nucleotide, causing a shift in the reading
frame, is called a:
A. Silent mutation
B. Missense mutation
C. Frameshift mutation
D. Nonsense mutation

11. The process of copying DNA to produce an identical DNA

molecule is called:
A. Replication
B. Transcription
C. Translation
D. Mutation

12. The enzyme responsible for catalyzing DNA replication

is called:
A. DNA polymerase
B. RNA polymerase
C. Helicase
D. Ligase

13. The two strands of DNA are held together by

A. Hydrogen bonds
B. Covalent bonds
C. Ionic bonds
D. Peptide bonds

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