JS 1 Basic Science 1st Term Exam
  • 1. What area of science deals with the study of matter and energy?
A) Physical sciences
B) Life sciences
C) Medical science
D) Earth science
  • 2. These are importance of science to human beings except
A) Agriculture
B) Construction
C) Killing
D) Medicine to cure and prevent disease
  • 3. Transportation is a benefit of science to humans
A) True
B) Impossible
C) No idea
D) False
  • 4. Safety goggles are worn to protect the
A) Skin
B) Hands
C) Nose
D) Eyes
  • 5. _ science studies about the structures and compositions of the earth
A) Physical
B) Earth
C) Life
D) Geography
  • 6. The following are laboratory apparatus except
A) Spatula
B) Conical flask
C) Bunsen burner
D) Sands
  • 7. A moving body of water has _ energy
A) Potential
B) Stored
C) Solar
D) Kinetic
  • 8. Electrical energy transforms electrical energy to _ energy
A) Light
B) Mechanical
C) Heat
D) Sound
  • 9. Coal and diesel are used to power heavy _ in industries
A) Machinery
B) Things
C) Light
D) Power
  • 10. Which of the following is a non-renewable energy resource
A) Wind
B) Rain
C) Waves
D) Crude oil
  • 11. _ energy resources are constantly replenished
A) Non-renewable
B) Energy
C) Renewable
D) Resources
  • 12. _ is the thin layer of materials on earth surface where plants grow
A) Crop
B) Soil
C) Earth
D) Wood
  • 13. Which of the following do water pass through easily
A) Loamy soil
B) Sandy soil
C) Clay soil
  • 14. _ is used in making paper
A) Clay soil
B) Softwood
C) Hardwood
D) Sandy soil
  • 15. _ crops are grown mainly for human consumption
A) Cash
B) Textile
C) Medicinal
D) Food
  • 16. _ means keeping our bodies and surroundings clean to prevent diseases and materials that could harm us
A) Nutrition
B) Construction
C) Food
D) Sanitation
  • 17. The following are methods of purifying water except
A) Washing
B) Boiling
C) Filtration
D) Sedimentation
  • 18. _ is a compressible fluid
A) Energy
B) Gas
C) Fluid
D) Soilid
  • 19. What is the systematic study of living and non-living things in our ecosystem?
A) Things
B) Living things
C) Science
D) Fiction
  • 20. Hypothesis means
A) Laws
B) Observation
C) Scientific guess
D) Sorting
  • 21. _ science deals with the study of living things
A) Theory
B) Life
C) Earth
D) Physical
  • 22. Beaker is made of _
A) Metal
B) Paper
C) Pencil
D) Glass or plastic
  • 23. Energy is the ability to do _
A) Work
B) Done
C) Force
D) Sun
  • 24. What is the primary source of energy?
A) Moon
B) Water
C) Stars
D) Sun
  • 25. _ energy is stored energy
A) Kinetic
B) Potential
C) Solar
D) Mechanical
  • 26. Which of the following is an example of renewable energy
A) Natural gas
B) Sunshine
C) Coal
D) Uranium
  • 27. Living things are organisms that have _
A) Brain
B) Life
C) Hand
D) Body
  • 28. The following are are living things except
A) Table
B) Sheep
C) Goat
D) Plant
  • 29. Plant take in _
A) Chlorine
B) Carbondioxide
C) Hydrogen
D) Oxygen
  • 30. Animals take in _
A) Oxygen
B) Carbondioxide
C) Chlorine
D) Hydrogen
  • 31. What is the fundamental unit of life?
A) Life
B) Oxygen
C) Cell
D) Nitrogen
  • 32. Plant have limited growth
A) True
B) False
C) No idea
D) Impossible
  • 33. _ are present in all living organisms
A) Plant
B) Products
C) Animals
D) Cells
  • 34. The following are animal resources except
A) Bones
B) Hide and skin
C) Food
D) Stones
  • 35. _ deals with a situation that requires someone to choose between right and wrong
A) Problems
B) Ethical issues
C) Implications
D) Disaster
  • 36. Increase in crime rates is an implication of bad scientific practices
A) True
B) False
C) No idea
D) False
  • 37. What has a definite shape and volume?
A) Taste
B) Solid
C) Liquid
D) Gas
  • 38. Matter can be identified by the following except
A) Taste
B) Shape
C) Color
D) Gas
  • 39. The change of solid state to liquid state is called _
A) Evaporation
B) Melting
C) Deposition
D) Freezing
  • 40. The use of science and it’s development to enhance the humani society is known as the _ application of science and development
A) Bad
B) Fair
C) Right
D) Wrong
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