Everyday Science Mcqs

Joint in which bones are joined together by fibrous tissues is called _____________ ?

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Joint in which bones are joined together by fibrous tissues is called _____________ ?

A. Fibrous joint
B. Cartilaginous joint
C. Synovial joint
D. Ball and socket joint

Fibrous joints are connected by dense connective tissue consisting mainly of collagen. These joints are also called fixed or immovable joints because they do not move. Fibrous joints have no joint cavity and are connected via fibrous connective tissue. The skull bones are connected by fibrous joints called sutures.

How many longitudes are there in Globe?

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How many longitudes are there in Globe?A. 90
B. 180
C. 270
D. 360

Since a sphere has 360 degrees, the Earth is divided into 360 longitudes. The meridian opposite the Prime Meridian (on the other side of the Earth) is the 180° longitude and is known as the anti meridian.

 

The coldest region of the Earth’s atmosphere is__________?

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The coldest region of the Earth’s atmosphere is__________?A. Exosphere
B. Thermosphere
C. Stratopause
D. Mesopause

The top of the mesosphere, called the Mesopause, is the coldest part of Earth’s atmosphere. Temperatures in the upper mesosphere fall as low as −101 °C (172 K; −150 °F), varying according to latitude and season.

 

Which Planet is known as Watery Planet?

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Which Planet is known as Watery Planet?

A. Earth 
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Mercury

If you look down at our planet from outer space, most of what you see is water; 71% of the planet’s surface is covered by ocean and it is because of this that the Earth is sometimes called “the water planet”. Only about three-tenths of our globe is covered with land.

How many bones are in human Eyes?

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How many bones are in human Eyes?

A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Seven

The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
In humans, seven bones make up the bony orbit:

  • Frontal bone
  • Zygomatic bone
  • Maxillary bone
  • Sphenoid bone
  • Ethmoid bone
  • Palatine bone
  • Lacrimal bone

    • Atom was a name given by ____________ ?

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    Atom was a name given by ____________ ?

    A. Democritus
    B. Bohr
    C. Rutherford
    D. Archimedes

    Democritus was a Greek philosopher who was the first person to use the term atom (atomos: meaning indivisible). He thought that if you take a piece of matter and divide it and continue to divide it you will eventually come to a point where you could not divide it any more.