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 01-20-2012, 08:04 PM | #1 | |
 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Twinklebutton Wintersprout Gender:  Posts: 31,454 Thanks: 864 Thanked 851 Times in 632 Posts Blog Entries: 1 | Do you know who discovered radiation? Quote:
1. Who wrote the “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy”? Brian Cox Steven Hawking Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Richard Dawkins Dr. Christian Jessen 2. Who wrote the book 'On the Origin of the Species'? Brian Cox Steven Hawking Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Richard Dawkins Charles Darwin 3. In the equation e=mc2, what does the 'c' stand for? Cell Chromosome Catalyst The Speed of Light Force Gravity 4. What is Doppler Shift? The change in levels of radiation emitted from radioactive materials The change in frequency of a wave between an object and the wave’s source A deep space telescope The relationship between temperature and pressure Movement between continents on Earth surface A German Scientist 5. Which doctor performed the first lung transplant? Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Dr. James Hardy Dr. Christian Jesse Professor Wayne Szalinski Dr. Nicholas Riviera Dr. Daisuke Serizawa 6. What is the main component of air? Oxygen Nitrogen Carbon Dioxide Hydrogen Helium Air (air is an element) 7. What percentage of the brain does the average human use? 5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 100% 8. What colour is the Sun? Yellow Red White Orange Blue Dark red 9. Who discovered Radioactivity Albert Einstein Dr. Emmett Brown Dr. Clayton Forrester David Levinson Henri Becquerel Steven Hawking 10. What is an Enzyme? A unit of measurement in Biology A catalyst in chemical reactions A subatomic particle A force acting on an object An element An asteroid 11. How are elements arranged in the Periodic Table? Alphabetically By when they were discovered By how useful they are By how radioactive they are By their atomic number By their state at room temperature 12. Who first proposed that the Earth revolves around the Sun? Johannes Kepler Edwin Hubble Galileo Galilei Nicolaus Copernicus Sir Patrick Moore Plato 13. What is a Pathogen? A specific branch of scientific study A microorganism - such as bacteria and viruses The name for a light bulb filament A piece of scientific equipment A unit of measurement A chemical in the human immune system which kills viruses 14. When, approximately, did the big bang happen? 0.5 Billion years ago 6,000 years ago 12.75 Million years ago 13.7 Billion years ago 200 Billion years ago 7 Billion years ago 15. How many planets are there in the solar system? 5 6 7 8 9 10 16. How many stars are in our solar system? 1 10 1,000 100,000 1,000,000 10,000,000 17. Approximately how long does it take sunlight to reach earth? 8 milliseconds 8 seconds 8 minutes 8 hours 8 days 8 weeks 18. How long does it take the Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis? 12 hours 24 hours 28 days 1 Month 365 hours 365 days 19. What approximate temperature is absolute zero?0 °C - 100 °C - 362 °C -273 °C - 1000 °C - 468 °C 20. Which planet is 'Earth’s Twin?' Mars Saturn Venus Mecury Jupiter Proxima Centauri Scroll down to bottom-ish to find the answers... Great Scott! 16% believe Back to the Future's Dr Emmet Brown discovered radiation as science survey shows British ignorance | Mail Online I got 16 correct...  | |
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| 01-20-2012, 11:57 PM | #3 |
 Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 661 Times in 403 Posts | Some of those answers are... questionable. And some of the questions too. Number 8, depends on the particular aspect of light you're talking about. Number 13, A pathogen is a disease causing contagion. Those don't all have to be micro organisims. Some of them aren't. Not all microorganisms are pathogens, which their wording somewhat implies. For that matter, a virus isn't even an organisim under most definitions. 15 is obviously just an attempt to confuse people that don't know Pluto was reclassified. 17 is worded incorrectly. It's currently estimated that sunlight spends years trapped within the sun's core, ping-ponging through the super-dense plasma and gasses before it finally escapes to the surface. They should have asked how long it takes light to travel between the distance between the Earth and the sun. Finally, I just don't like 20 because it refers to an obscure nickname that not even accurate and holds no scientific value. It's just pointless trivia they tried to trip people up with, and I'd argue it shouldn't even be taught anymore to begin with, since it can cause misconceptions. |
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| 01-21-2012, 12:45 AM | #4 |
| Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts | Missed 8 (it's really yellow-white) & 14. 15 is wrong, but I know what answer they wanted me to say. Guessed on 1, 5, 9, & 14. Props for having Bunsen, Forrester, & Szalinski as choices. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!" |
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