General Science 3
A science quiz with questions to suit all the family. To view the answers just move your mouse over the answer boxes, but no cheating!!
-
How many sides has a nonagon?Nine.
-
Which is the heaviest of the naturally occuring elements?Uranium.
-
For what would a doctor use a sphygmomanometer?To measure blood pressure.
-
Which element has the symbol Sn?Tin.
-
Which is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale?Diamond.
-
What name is given to an angle of less than 90 degrees?Acute.
-
In computing what does the acronym HTML refer?Hyper Text Mark-up Language.
-
Who invented the electric light ?Edison.
-
Which element is the best conductor of electricity?Silver.
-
Of what is seismology the study?Earthquakes.
-
Who was the second person to walk on the moon?Buzz Aldrin.
-
How many gills are there in an imperial pint?Four.
-
What is measured in becquerels?Radioactivity.
-
Which is the longest bone in the human body?The Femur.
-
Who,in 1754, discovered Carbon dioxide?Joseph Black.
-
Hydrophobia is another name for which condition?Rabies.
-
How is a Lent Lily better known?Daffodil.
-
A defeciency of which vitamin causes scurvy?Vitamin C.
-
Which element has the highest melting point?Carbon.
-
What did Wilhelm Rontgen discover?X-Rays.