Science and Technology Quiz

EASY ROUND

1. What is referred to as the push or pull?

• A. Acceleration

• B. Force

• C. Magnitude

• D. Velocity

2. It is a fault on which two blocks slide past one another. What type of fault is this?

• A. Normal fault

• B. Reverse fault

• C. Strike slip fault

• D. None of these

3. Which agency of the government monitors typhoons in the Philippines?

• A. DOST

• B. PAGASA

• C. PHIVOLCS

• D. DENR

4. What unit is used to measure resistance?

• A. Amperes

• B. Ohms

• C. Omega

• D. Volts

5. What instrument is used to measure the temperature of an object?

• A. Barometer

• B. Calorimeter

• C. Heat

• D. Thermometer

6. It refers to a logarithmic scale used to express the total amount of energy released by an earthquake.

• A. Modified Mercalli

• B. Epicenter

• C. Seismograph

• D. Richter Scale

7. What factors affect the Gravitational Potential Energy?

• A. Friction and movement

• B. Height and friction

• C. Height and mass

• D. Mass and movement

8. What is the quantity of energy absorbed or given off by an object?

• A. Energy

• B. Heat

• C. Motion

• D. Temperature

9. What do you call to a wave produce from a sudden push from an underground fault?

• A. Earthquake

• B. Tsunami

• C. Hurricane

• D. Typhoon

10. Which body of water do typhoons originate?

• A. Oceans

• B. Lakes

• C. Rivers

• D. Streams