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General Science Quiz No. 9

Posted: 29 Dec 2022 21:04
by Carl
  • 1. Bathmophobia is the fear of what ?
  • 2. HIV stands for what ?
  • 3. In the human body, what mineral is necessary in the production of hemoglobin ?
  • 4. How many kilograms are there in a short ton ?
  • 5. An infectious particle that can only reproduce inside a living cell is called what ?
  • 6. What percentage of a cucumber is water ?
  • 7. What is the more common name for the hormone epinephrine ?
  • 8. What is the common name for a "circumorbital hematoma" ?
  • 9. How many flowers must honeybees visit to make one pound of honey ?
  • 10. What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure ?
  • 11. What large reptile was popularized by Steve Irwin and Paul Hogan ?
  • 12. Atelophobia is the fear of what ?
  • 13. What is the chemical symbol for potassium ?
  • 14. How many sides are on a triacontagon ?
  • 15. What common aquarium fish is named for the naturalist who discovered it in Trinidad in 1876 ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

Re: General Science Quiz No. 9

Posted: 29 Dec 2022 22:38
by elcarretero
3 Iron
4 1,000

Re: General Science Quiz No. 9

Posted: 30 Dec 2022 08:36
by gail
11. Crocodile
13. K

Re: General Science Quiz No. 9

Posted: 30 Dec 2022 09:44
by elcarretero
8 Black Eye

Re: General Science Quiz No. 9

Posted: 30 Dec 2022 17:29
by LucindaC
10 barometer

Re: General Science Quiz No. 9

Posted: 31 Dec 2022 08:58
by elcarretero
13 K

Re: General Science Quiz No. 9

Posted: 05 Jan 2023 21:04
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Bathmophobia is the fear of what ? Stair or steep slopes
  • 2. HIV stands for what ? Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • 3. In the human body, what mineral is necessary in the production of hemoglobin ? Iron
  • 4. How many kilograms are there in a short ton ? 907
  • 5. An infectious particle that can only reproduce inside a living cell is called what ? Virus
  • 6. What percentage of a cucumber is water ? 96
  • 7. What is the more common name for the hormone epinephrine ? Adrenaline
  • 8. What is the common name for a "circumorbital hematoma" ? Black eye
  • 9. How many flowers must honeybees visit to make one pound of honey ? 2 million
  • 10. What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure ? Barometer
  • 11. What large reptile was popularized by Steve Irwin and Paul Hogan ? The crocodile
  • 12. Atelophobia is the fear of what ? Imperfection
  • 13. What is the chemical symbol for potassium ? K
  • 14. How many sides are on a triacontagon ? 30
  • 15. What common aquarium fish is named for the naturalist who discovered it in Trinidad in 1876 ? The guppy