SCIENCE quiz
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What is the state of matter called that easily changes shape and takes the form of its container but hardly changes volume?
What is 6 × 6?
36
In which century was the micrometer (the measuring instrument) invented?
You can be off by 2 centuries.
XVII century
The first screw micrometer was built in the 17th century by the English astronomer William Gascoigne.
In which year were pulsars discovered?
You can be off by 10 years.
1967
What is the chemical symbol for aluminium?
Al
Is blood a type of tissue?
- No
- Yes
Blood is a type of connective tissue.
What is the tangent of an angle of zero?
0
Which scientist received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with her husband for the discovery of artificial radioactivity?
She was the daughter of Marie Curie.
How do we write the number ‘4’ in international Morse code?
••••−
What colour does litmus turn in an acidic solution?
In neutral and basic solutions, litmus is blue. This pH indicator is obtained from lichens.
What is the unit of heredity that occupies a specific place on a chromosome called?
A gene's position on a chromosome is called its locus. Alleles are different versions of the same gene.
What is the chemical symbol for magnesium?
Mg
What is the chemical symbol for iodine?
I
How do we spell the letter ‘P’ in international Morse code?
•−−•
Did Albert Einstein discover the element einsteinium?
- No
- Yes
The name only commemorates the physicist. Einsteinium is an actinide with the symbol Es.
Was the Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded in 1917?
- No
- Yes
The chemistry prize was also not awarded in, among other years, 1916, 1919 and 1940–1942.
What is the phase of the Moon called when it is not visible from Earth?
The Moon is then between the Sun and Earth, and its entire Earth-facing side is in shadow.
In which century was the first pocket watch invented?
You can be off by one century.
XVI century
Peter Henlein is regarded as the inventor of the watch; in 1504, he placed a spring-driven clock mechanism inside a portable case, creating the first pocket watch.
In the Bohr model, around which part of the atom do electrons orbit?
Bohr built on the atomic model introduced by Ernest Rutherford.
Which letter denotes the speed of light in a vacuum?
It is a universal physical constant.
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