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Science 141028 is a selection of 10 questions. Science 141028 is the filename to differentiate it from other Science quizzes.
1 What is the better-known name for a full-scale anthropomorphic test device?
A Crash Test Dummy
2 What is the most common human blood type Worldwide?
A O positive (? 37% of the population)
3 What is the generic name for the drug in common use, chemically named N-acetyl-p-aminophenol?
A Paracetamol
4 A lot of people use ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate in the home: how is it more commonly known?
A Super Glue
5 What did John Napier discover in the early 17th century as a means to simplify calculations?
A Logarithms (he also made common the use of the decimal point in arithmetic)
6 How many cycles per second does a gigahertz measure?
A 1 billion – 109
7 Which planet of our solar system does the moon named Ganymede orbit?
A Jupiter (in mythology, Ganymede was a beautiful young boy who was carried to Olympus by Zeus (the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Jupiter) disguised as an eagle)
8 Who developed the concept of horsepower in the late 18th century, by comparing the output of steam engines with the power of horses?
A James Watt (in the British Imperial System, one horsepower equals 33,000 foot-pounds of work per minute-that is, the power necessary to lift a total mass of 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute)
9 What is the name for the pale-yellow liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended?
A Plasma (Plasma makes up approximately 55% of your blood)
10 In geometry, how many faces does a tetrahedron have?
A Four (it’s composed of four triangular faces, three of which meet at each corner)