Important Scientific Terms MCQs with Answers

A student calculates the result of an experiment as 1.65, 1.72 and 1.89. But when he checks, the actual answer comes out to be 2.35. What would these observations be called?

• A.Accurate but not precise
• B.No accuracy but precise
• C.Both accurate and precise
• D.Neither accurate nor precise

The process of sublimation is _?

• A.A solid turns directly into a gas
• B.A gas turns directly into a solid
• C.A liquid turns into a gas
• D.A solid turns into a liquid

A tentative explanation of observation is called?

• A.Theory
• B.Hypothesis
• C.Law
• D.Principle

All of the following are different branches of biology except?

• A.Entomology
• B.Ornithology
• C.Mineralogy
• D.Ichthyology

Keeping oneself clean is called?

• A.Sanitation
• B.Disinfection
• C.Sterilization
• D.Hygiene

What is the study of human life and culture?

• A.Ethnology
• B.Sociology
• C.Archaeology
• D.Anthropology

Sublimation is the process in which?

• A.A solid changes into a liquid upon heating
• B.A gas changes directly into a solid without becoming liquid
• C.A liquid changes into a gas upon heating
• D.A solid changes directly into a gas without becoming liquid

Knowledge about the natural world that is based on facts learned through experiments and observations is called?

• A.Science
• B.Philosophy
• C.Mythology
• D.Superstition

Past Paper MCQ

The study of insects is called ?

• A.Entomology
• B.Ornithology
• C.Ichthyology
• D.Herpetology

An extensive property depends on the?

• A.Temperature
• B.Nature of the substance
• C.Density
• D.Amount of substance