General Knowledge Science Quiz

1. General Knowledge Science Quiz Subtitle Date www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

2. Question 1 • What name is given to the temperature above which it is impossible to liquefy a gas, no matter what the pressure? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

3. Question 2 • How much louder to the human ear is 30dB when compared to 10dB? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

4. Question 3 • What is the unit of measurement the Clusel used to measure? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

5. Question 4 • Named after a Swedish physicist, what unit is used for measuring the wavelength of light? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

6. Question 5 • What name is given to the study of movements of rocks on the Earth's surface? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

7. Question 6 • What was photographed for the first time in October 1959? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

8. Question 7 • Which of the body's organs are affected by Bright's disease? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

9. Question 8 • Of what is the PASCAL the SI unit for? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

10. Question 9 • What is the main constituent of Natural Gas? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

11. Question 10 • In which part of the body is PEPSIN produced? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

12. Question 11 • Which units are used to measure radioactivity? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

13. Question 12 • Which artery supplies the kidneys with blood? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

14. Question 13 • Who gave his name to the Absolute scale of temperature? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

15. Question 14 • Which is the longest bone in the human body? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

16. Question 15 • What is the green colouring found in plants? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

17. Question 16 • Who discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

18. Question 17 • What are the Coleoptera order of insects more commonly known as? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

19. Question 18 • What is the common name for the Scapula? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

20. Question 19 • What is the female reproductive organ of a flower called? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

21. Question 20 • What is the common name for the disease TRISMUS? • Answer www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

22. Question 1 Answer • Gases can be converted to liquids by compressing the gas at a suitable temperature. • Gases become more difficult to liquefy as the temperature increases because the kinetic energies of the particles that make up the gas also increase. • The critical temperature of a substance is the temperature at and above which vapour of the substance cannot be liquefied, no matter how much pressure is applied. www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

23. Question 2 Answer • On the decibel scale, the smallest audible sound (near total silence) is 0 dB. • A sound 10 times more powerful is 10 dB. A sound 100 times more powerful than near total silence is 20 dB. • A sound 1,000 times more powerful than near total silence is 30 dB. www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

24. Question 2 Answer • On the decibel scale, the smallest audible sound (near total silence) is 0 dB. • A sound 10 times more powerful is 10 dB. A sound 100 times more powerful than near total silence is 20 dB. • A sound 1,000 times more powerful than near total silence is 30 dB. www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

25. Question 2 Answer • Any sound above 85 dB can cause hearing loss, and the loss is related both to the power of the sound as well as the length of exposure. You know that you are listening to an 85-dB sound if you have to raise your voice to be heard by somebody else. Eight hours of 90-dB sound can cause damage to your ears; any exposure to 140-dB sound causes immediate damage (and causes actual pain). www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

26. Question 2 Answer • Near total silence - 0 dB • A whisper - 15 dB • Normal conversation - 60 dB • A lawnmower - 90 dB • A car horn - 110 dB • A rock concert or a jet engine - 120 dB • A gunshot or firecracker - 140 dB Distance affects the intensity of sound -- if you are far away, the power is greatly diminished. All of the ratings above are taken while standing near the sound. www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk

27. Question 3 Answer • Near total silence - 0 dB • A whisper - 15 dB • Normal conversation - 60 dB • A lawnmower - 90 dB • A car horn - 110 dB • A rock concert or a jet engine - 120 dB • A gunshot or firecracker - 140 dB Distance affects the intensity of sound -- if you are far away, the power is greatly diminished. All of the ratings above are taken while standing near the sound. www.cafesciredruth.co.uk Email: info@cafesciredruth.co.uk