General Education (Science) Flashcards

Flashcards for General Education (Science) review.

What is the energy transformation when you power on a flashlight?

Chemical, electrical, light

What causes geothermal energy to form?

There are concentrations of heat in some places of Earth’s crust.

Which invention or discovery is associated with Michael Faraday?

Electric motor

Which substance, if reduced, would quickly slow down the rate of photosynthesis?

Carbon dioxide

What does the magnitude of an earthquake measure?

The energy released at the earthquake’s source

What type of heat transfer happens when hot coffee burns your tongue?

Conduction

Which object's shadow is cast on the Earth during a solar eclipse?

Moon

Why do seasons occur on Earth?

Earth’s axis tilted.

Which explains the absence of weather on the moon?

Moon has no atmosphere.

What is the location on the Earth’s surface that is directly above the place where an earthquake originates?

Epicenter

What is the partially molten layer of the earth called?

Asthenosphere

What is the numerical value for the hardest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale?

10

Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy resource?

Solar energy

What is an example of natural air pollution?

Smoke from forest fires

Where are most asteroids located?

Between Mars and Jupiter

Which among the following represents the smallest unit of life?

Cell

Which of the following best describes a group of cells that work together to perform a function?

Tissue

Which type of organisms produce their own food using energy from sunlight?

Autotrophs

Fungi absorb the nutrients from dead organisms. In an ecosystem what roles do they play?

Saprophytes

In the energy pyramid, which is at the highest point?

Third order consumers

What is the interaction of living and nonliving things called?

Ecosystem

What is the correct sequence of the stages of mitosis?

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

Scurvy is caused by the lack of _.

Vitamin C

Which blood type is a universal donor?

Type O

What do you call the device used to measure the blood pressure of a person?

Sphygmomanometer

What is the largest organ in the human body?

Skin

What does a pH below 7 indicate?

Acidity

If no more solute can be dissolved in a solvent at a given temperature, then that solution is called .

Saturated

Sounds travel fastest in __.

Solid

How can we identify a dicot leaf from a monocot leaf?

A dicot leaf has netted venation.

What kind of plant response happens when vines wrap around a pole or fence?

Thigmotropism

Which vascular tissue in plants transports water and connects to the leaves?

Xylem in the stem

What do you call the process where wind or water carries away broken pieces of rock?

Erosion

Which type of digestion occurs in the mouth when an individual chews a piece of bread?

Both mechanical & chemical digestion

A bird eats ticks and insects off a deer’s skin. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

Mutualism

Which type of biome does the Philippines belong to?

Tropical rainforest

What is combined with atmospheric moisture to create acid precipitation?

Sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide

What happens to a cell placed in a hypertonic solution?

The cell shrinks as water moves out.

Which of the following is an example of a homogeneous mixture?

Salt dissolved in water

Which of the following shows the correct order of the levels of classification from broadest to most specific?

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species