World of Science - 1 - Answers

Published: Sunday 27th August 2017
  1. On what form of transport would you find a Plimsoll Line? A ship.
  2. What is the name given to abnormally low blood pressure? Hypotension.
  3. What is the name given to the temperature above which it is impossible to liquefy a gas no matter what the pressure? The Critical Point (or Temperature).
  4. What colour does litmus turn in an alkaline solution? Blue.
  5. In computing, what does the acronym COBOL stand for? Common Business Orientated Language.
  6. Which is the seventh planet from the Sun? Uranus.
  7. At over 1700 km in length, which is the World's longest canal? Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
  8. What is the name of the pungent gas having the formula NH3? Ammonia.
  9. What name is given to the young of a hare? Leveret.
  10. By what is Deoxyribonucleic acid better known as? DNA.
  11. What freezes to form Dry Ice? Carbon DiOxide.
  12. What name is given to the elements in Group 0 of the Periodic Table? The Noble (or Inert) Gases.
  13. Which insect acts as the transmitting agent in the spread of the infectious disease "Sleeping Sickness"? Tsetse Fly.
  14. In geometry, what do the angles in a triangle add up to in degrees? 180
  15. Which gas was once known as ' Fire Damp ' because it often caused explosions in mines ? Methane.
  16. Who in 1983 became the first American woman in space? Sally Ride.
  17. Border, Merino and Ryeland are all breeds of which farm animal? Sheep.
  18. How many teeth does an adult human usually have? 32
  19. What does a Bourdon gauge measure? Gas pressure.
  20. Who is credited with the invention of the modern Periodic Table? Mendeleev.

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