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    Which of these is a heavy gas used in specialized electric lamps?

    • Oil Shale
    • Barometric Pressure
    • The Bends
    • Xenon
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  • 2. 

    What scientist is credited with co-inventing calculus?

    • Nikola Tesla

    • Leonhard Euler

    • Emmy Noether

    • Sir Isaac Newton

    Correct Answer
    A. Sir Isaac Newton
  • 3. 

    What unit of electrical resistance is named for a German physicist?

    • Lithium

    • Ohm

    • Ribes

    • Glaucoma

    Correct Answer
    A. Ohm
  • 4. 

    What Polish-born Nobel Prize winner's husband and daughter both won Nobel Prizes?

    • Marie Curie

    • Marguerite Perey

    • Florence Nightingale

    • Boya Piatek

    Correct Answer
    A. Marie Curie
  • 5. 

    A person who weighs 200 pounds on the Earth's surface would weigh how much at its center?

    • 800 Pounds

    • 0 Pounds

    • 200 Pounds

    • 20 Pounds

    Correct Answer
    A. 0 Pounds
  • 6. 

    One minute of what is equal to one sea mile?

    • Latitude

    • Radiation

    • Travel

    • Miles

    Correct Answer
    A. Latitude
  • 7. 

    Approximately how many pounds are there in 10 kilograms?

    • 2.2

    • 15

    • 10

    • 22

    Correct Answer
    A. 22
  • 8. 

    The atmosphere of Venus is mainly what gas?

    • Argon

    • Oxygen

    • Helium

    • Carbon Dioxide

    Correct Answer
    A. Carbon Dioxide
  • 9. 

    A golf ball's dimples generate what force, which helps increase distance?

    • Gravity

    • Distance

    • Weight

    • Lift

    Correct Answer
    A. Lift
  • 10. 

    What word refers to the space an object takes up in three dimensions?

    • Mass

    • Volume

    • State

    • Density

    Correct Answer
    A. Volume
  • 11. 

    What is the base unit of mass in the CGS system?

    • Bushel

    • Inch

    • Pound

    • Gram

    Correct Answer
    A. Gram
  • 12. 

    What is the highest layer of the atmosphere called?

    • Ionosphere

    • Mantle

    • Troposphere

    • Lithosphere

    Correct Answer
    A. Ionosphere
  • 13. 

    An inclined plane, a pulley and a lever are all simple examples of what item?

    • Machine

    • Geode

    • Seed

    • Transmitter

    Correct Answer
    A. Machine
  • 14. 

    What is the SI-derived unit of magnetic field?

    • Mho

    • Tesla

    • Rho

    • Edison

    Correct Answer
    A. Tesla
  • 15. 

    What kind of radiation has a lower frequency than the visible spectrum?

    • X-Rays

    • Infrared

    • Gamma Rays

    • Ultraviolet

    Correct Answer
    A. Infrared

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