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