Everyday Science MCQs

A. 72 times B. 85 times C. 90 times D. 120 times

A. 632 B. 639 C. 642 D. None of these There are around 639 skeletal muscles. The three main types of muscle include skeletal, smooth and cardiac. The brain, nerves and skeletal muscles work together to cause movement – this is collectively known as the neuromuscular system.

A. 26 B. 27 C. 28 D. 30 Each foot is made up of 26 bones, 30 joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments, all of which work together to provide support, balance and mobility. Here’s a look at the main structures of the feet.

A. 26 B. 27 C. 28 D. 30 The human hand has 27 bones: the carpals or wrist accounts for 8; the metacarpals or palm contains five; the remaining fourteen are digital bones; fingers and thumb. The palm has five bones known as metacarpal bones, one to each of the 5 digits. These metacarpals have … Read more

A. 22 B. 25 C. 26 D. None of these The human skull is generally considered to consist of twenty-two bones—eight cranial bones and fourteen facial skeleton bones. In the neurocranium these are the occipital bone, two temporal bones, two parietal bones, the sphenoid, ethmoid and frontal bones.

A. 2mm B. 2cm C. 3mm D. 3cm Although it is only about 2 mm thick (about 0.07 inches) it covers about 20 square feet of surface and weighs about 3 killograms (just over 6 pounds). Depending on how you count them, the human skin has three layers.

A. Skelton B. Tissue C. Skull D. None of these Bones provide a rigid framework, known as the skeleton, that support and protect the soft organs of the body. The skeleton supports the body against the pull of gravity.

A. Carbohydrates B. Minerals C. vitamins D. None of these Simple carbohydrates are quick energy sources, but they do not usually supply any other nutrients or fiber. SUGARS – Glucose is the major kind of simple sugar. Glucose is the basic source of energy for all living things. Glucose supplies the body with quick energy.

A. Vitamins B. minerals C. Carbohydrates D. None of these

A. Jupiter B. Venus C. Earth D. Mercury All the planets in the Solar System orbit the Sun in an anticlockwise direction as viewed from above Earth’s north pole. Most planets also rotate on their axes in an anti-clockwise direction, but Venus rotates clockwise in retrograde rotation once every 243 Earth days—the slowest rotation of … Read more