General Science

1.		What is the process by which a solid changes directly to a gas without passing through the liquid phase?

Melting

Condensation

Sublimation

Evaporation

2.		Which of the following is a type of muscle found in the walls of internal organs, such as the stomach and intestines?

Skeletal muscle

Smooth muscle

Cardiac muscle

Voluntary muscle

3.		What is the name of the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

Respiration

Photosynthesis

Fermentation

Digestion

4.		What is the process by which a gas changes directly to a solid without passing through the liquid phase?

Freezing

Condensation

Sublimation

Deposition

5.		Which of the following is a type of electromagnetic radiation that has the longest wavelength?

Ultraviolet radiation

X-rays

Gamma rays

Radio waves

6.		What is the process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves?

Respiration

Transpiration

Photosynthesis

Fermentation

7.		What is the basic unit of heredity?

Protein

Gene

Chromosome

Enzyme

8.		Which of the following is NOT a function of the circulatory system?

Transporting oxygen

Transporting nutrients

Regulating body temperature

Eliminating waste products

9.		Which of the following is a type of renewable energy?

Coal

Natural gas

Nuclear

Wind

10.		What is the smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element?

Atom

Molecule

Cell

Nucleus