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1 Why is there no noise on the Moon?
A There is no atmosphere to transmit sound waves
2 What name is used for the class of chemical compounds used as a refrigerant that harms the ozone layer?
A CFC’s (chlorofluorocarbons).
3 Which unit of power devised by James Watt, is abbreviated to hp?
A Horsepower
4 How many equinoxes occur each year?
A Two (it’s when the sun crosses the equator)
5 What was the first active communications satellite?
A Telstar (Telstar 1 – launched by NASA on 10th July, 1962)
6 In which three states can matter exist?
A Solid, liquid and gas
7 The sun is largely composed of which two gasses?
A Hydrogen and helium. Small amounts of other elements like carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, along with traces of other metals, make up the remaining 1-2% of the sun’s mass.
8 The French chemist Charles Gerhardt made acetylsalicylic acid in 1853. What is it now widely known as?
A Aspirin (Aspirin was pharmaceutical company Bayer’s brand name)
9 Which scale is used to give a measure of acidity and alkalinity?
A pH scale
10 Electroencephalography is the particular study of what?
A Electrical activity in the brain