SCIENCE QUIZ NO. 19

1. What name is given to the device in an internal combustion engine in which air is mixed with vapourised fuel in the correct proportions?
CARBURETTOR
2. In geographical terms, what is the debris deposited by a Glacier called?
MORAINE
3. Which metallic alloy consists of tin, copper and antimony, and formerly included lead?
PEWTER
4. From where would one get malic acid?
FRUITS (ESPECIALLY APPLES)
5. Which is the largest internal organ in the human body?
LIVER
6. What shape is a benzene ring?
HEXAGONAL
7. The name of the element rhodium comes from the Greek name for which flower?
ROSE
8. Which element gets its name from the Greek word for Green?
CHLORINE
9. Which element has the lowest boiling point +5°K or -268°C?
HELIUM
10. What is the anti-particle to the positron?
ELECTRON
11. Which element is also known as brimstone?
SULPHUR
12. What was the surname of the British 18th/19th century astronomers, father and son, the father being credited with the discovery of Uranus in 1781?
HERSCHEL
13. Which chemical isotope is also known as "Heavy Hydrogen"'?
DUETERIUM
14. Which has the shorter wavelength, radio waves or light waves?
LIGHT WAVES
15. What might you see if refraction occurred during precipitation?
A RAINBOW
16. Which is heavier, a metric tonne or an imperial ton?
IMPERIAL TON
17. Which word means transmitted by physical contact, infectious or contagious?
CONTAGIOUS
18. Which contains more caffeine, tea leaves or coffee beans?
TEA LEAVES
19. What does the suffix "-algia" mean, as in "neuralgia"?
PAIN
20. Which planet is known as the Horned Planet?
VENUS
CARBURETTOR
2. In geographical terms, what is the debris deposited by a Glacier called?
MORAINE
3. Which metallic alloy consists of tin, copper and antimony, and formerly included lead?
PEWTER
4. From where would one get malic acid?
FRUITS (ESPECIALLY APPLES)
5. Which is the largest internal organ in the human body?
LIVER
6. What shape is a benzene ring?
HEXAGONAL
7. The name of the element rhodium comes from the Greek name for which flower?
ROSE
8. Which element gets its name from the Greek word for Green?
CHLORINE
9. Which element has the lowest boiling point +5°K or -268°C?
HELIUM
10. What is the anti-particle to the positron?
ELECTRON
11. Which element is also known as brimstone?
SULPHUR
12. What was the surname of the British 18th/19th century astronomers, father and son, the father being credited with the discovery of Uranus in 1781?
HERSCHEL
13. Which chemical isotope is also known as "Heavy Hydrogen"'?
DUETERIUM
14. Which has the shorter wavelength, radio waves or light waves?
LIGHT WAVES
15. What might you see if refraction occurred during precipitation?
A RAINBOW
16. Which is heavier, a metric tonne or an imperial ton?
IMPERIAL TON
17. Which word means transmitted by physical contact, infectious or contagious?
CONTAGIOUS
18. Which contains more caffeine, tea leaves or coffee beans?
TEA LEAVES
19. What does the suffix "-algia" mean, as in "neuralgia"?
PAIN
20. Which planet is known as the Horned Planet?
VENUS