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1 What name is given to the unit of distance equal to a thousandth of a metre?
A Millimetre
2 What colour is steam?
A None, it is invisible (in common parlance though, people usually refer to steam as the visible mist formed as the it condenses in the presence of cooler air)
3 How many planes does a heptagon have?
A Seven
4 Which gas makes up approximately 95% of the atmosphere of Mars?
A Carbon Dioxide
5 John Shepherd-Barron pioneered the development of what device, first used commercially by Reg Varney in 1967?
A ATM (cash dispensing machine)
6 Seismology is the scientific study of what?
A Earthquakes
7 Geometrically speaking, how many surfaces does a cone have?
A Two (the outer and inner sides)
8 In 1958, American electrical engineer Jack Kilby took part in the realization of undoubtedly the most significant invention of the 20th century. What was it?
A The integrated circuit (semiconductor) (for Texas instruments, he is also invented of the handheld calculator and the thermal printer)
9 How long does it take light from our sun to reach the earth?
A About 8 minutes and 20 seconds – light moves at 300,000 kilometres/second
10 What pioneering cooking apparatus did French physicist Denis Papin invent in 1680?
A Pressure cooker (the steam digester)