General Science (2-2)

Rickets, which was a common disease in the early twentieth century, is caused by a deficiency in what vitamin:

• W) riboflavin

• X) vitamin B12

• Y) vitamin K

• Z) vitamin D

Exposure to sunlight converts cholesterol found in human skin into what vitamin?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

Engineers in the USA often report pressure in PSI’s. What does the abbreviation PSI stand for?

• Pressure per Surface Incriments

• Pounds per Square Inch

• Pounds per Surface Area

• Pascals per Square Inch

Which planet does not have an element named after it?

• W) Uranus

• X) Mars

• Y) Mercury

• Z) Pluto

On the Centigrade temperature scale give the whole number value that is the closest to absolute zero.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Which of the following is NOT seen by reflection of sun light:

• W) the moon

• X) Mercury

• Y) Mars

• Z) the north star

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

At its greatest possible brightness, which is the brightest planet in the night sky?

The largest of the suns planets are:

• W) Venus and Mars

• X) Jupiter and Saturn

• Y) Neptune and Pluto

• Z) Mercury and Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many microgams are in a single milligram (write a numeric answer)?

The moon moves around the earth traveling primarily:

• W) east to west

• X) north to south

• Y) west to east

• Z) south to north