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1 With reference to electronic readouts, what does LED stand for?
A Light Emitting Diode, a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it.
2 Astronomical features the Horsehead and the Crab are famous examples of what?
A Nebulae
3 What gas fuels the bubbles in fizzy pop?
A Carbon dioxide
4 What is the name of the ring of light that appears around the sun during a full solar eclipse?
A Corona
5 Which two metals when combined make the alloy brass?
A Copper and zinc
6 What is the common name for decompression sickness [DCS]?
A The bends (also known as divers’ disease or caisson disease)
7 What are the three methods by which heat travels?
A Conduction, radiation and convection
8 What two metals when combined from the alloy white gold?
A Gold and Silver
9 What does a petrologist study?
A Rocks (Petrology is a branch of geology that studies rocks, and the conditions in which rocks form)
10 H2SO4, is the molecular formula for which highly corrosive acid?
A Sulphuric (its historical name is ‘oil of vitriol’)