1. A scientific method will seek to explain natural events and useful prediction in______: A consistently reproducible manner
2. “Truth is sought for its own sake. And those who are engaged upon the quest for anything for its own sake are not interested in other things. Finding the truth is difficult, and the road is rough.” This was stated by which key figure in the development of the scientific method in the 11th century? Ibn Al Hahytham
3. Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Musa Al Khawarizmi is famous for writing the book “Al Jabar wal Muqabla” in which he______: Presented the first systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations
4. Galileo Galilee was persecuted by Catholic Church for suspicion of holding the view that______: The Earth was probably not the center of the universe
5. Ibn Zuhr, the author of Al Taisir, is known as______: The father of experimental surgery
6. Ibn e Khaldun’s Muqaddamah is regarded by many as______: The first work dealing with a philosophy of history
7. A physical, mathematical or logical representation of a natural phenomenon is called______: A scientific model
8. Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz working independently in the 17th century laid the foundations of classical physics and are known as the_______: Fathers of integral and differential calculus
9. A light year is______: The distance covered by light in one of our solar years
10. Our sun is classified as______: Yellow dwarf
11. The proliferation of education and dissemination of knowledge in the last two centuries have led to faith in science that______: None of these
12. Science attempts to______: Explain how the universe works by discovering the laws regulating everything around us, Discover laws to engineer new devices
13. The sun produces most of his energy by______: Nuclear fusion which involves converting hydrogen to helium
14. Which of the following is the correct ordering of the inner planets listed according to their proximity to the sun? Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
15. How long does our earth take to turn about its axis? 23 Hours, 56 minutes and 9 seconds
16. Tides are generated by______: The gravitational effect of the moon and the sun on our earth
17. Seasons are generated by______: The movement of the earth around the sun
18. Although the mass of a man on the moon remains the same as on the earth, he will______: Weigh one-sixth as much
19. The average air pressure at sea level is______: 101.325kPa
20. The efficiency of a machine______: Cannot exceed 100%
21. A material with high elasticity______: Returns as close as possible to its original shape upon being stretched and then released
22. Matter and energy______: Can be converted from one to other, When taken together, conserved in all process in a closed system
23. Electric current______: Flows from a higher potential to a lower potential, It is caused by the flow of electrons
24. Electricity and magnetism are______: Two facts of the same force