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General Science Quiz No. 10
Posted: 05 Jan 2023 21:07
by Carl
- 1. In what part of a flower is pollen produced ?
- 2. Which electronic component can be classified as NPN or PNP ?
- 3. What would you call a northern marine creature with ivory tusks ?
- 4. What two elements make up water ?
- 5. What taste are cats unable to detect ?
- 6. Tin cans were invented in 1810, but is it true that can openers did not appear until 50 years later ?
- 7. Do sea gulls drink sea water ?
- 8. How many standard AA batteries do you need to make up the same voltage as a 9-volt battery ?
- 9. What is the term for a wolf's home ?
- 10. Aphyllous trees lack what ?
- 11. What is the layer in the earth's atmosphere at 15-30 km altitude called in scientific terms ?
- 12. Deipnophobia is the fear of what ?
- 13. What plant is the most common cause of hay fever ?
- 14. Alfred Nobel is credited with the invention of what ?
- 15. What is measured in fathoms ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Science Quiz No. 10
Posted: 06 Jan 2023 08:48
by elcarretero
3 Walrus
4 Oxygen and Hydrogen
Re: General Science Quiz No. 10
Posted: 07 Jan 2023 15:56
by LucindaC
1 Stamen
7 yes
Re: General Science Quiz No. 10
Posted: 08 Jan 2023 07:39
by elcarretero
8 Six
Re: General Science Quiz No. 10
Posted: 08 Jan 2023 11:58
by gail
15. The sea
Re: General Science Quiz No. 10
Posted: 08 Jan 2023 23:58
by elcarretero
14 Dynamite
Re: General Science Quiz No. 10
Posted: 12 Jan 2023 21:01
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. In what part of a flower is pollen produced ? Stamen
- 2. Which electronic component can be classified as NPN or PNP ? Transistor
- 3. What would you call a northern marine creature with ivory tusks ? A walrus
- 4. What two elements make up water ? Hydrogen and oxygen
- 5. What taste are cats unable to detect ? Sweet
- 6. Tin cans were invented in 1810, but is it true that can openers did not appear until 50 years later ? Yes
- 7. Do sea gulls drink sea water ? Yes
- 8. How many standard AA batteries do you need to make up the same voltage as a 9-volt battery ? 6
- 9. What is the term for a wolf's home ? Den
- 10. Aphyllous trees lack what ? Leaves
- 11. What is the layer in the earth's atmosphere at 15-30 km altitude called in scientific terms ? Ozone Layer
- 12. Deipnophobia is the fear of what ? Dinner conversations
- 13. What plant is the most common cause of hay fever ? Ragweed
- 14. Alfred Nobel is credited with the invention of what ? Dynamite
- 15. What is measured in fathoms ? Depth of water