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The element Gallium is named after the Latin name for which country?
France
France
Italy
Italy
Switzerland
Switzerland
Spain
Spain
Which gas is used in MRI scanners to cool the magnets?
Argon
Argon
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
Methane
Methane
Helium
Helium
Aerobic respiration requires what?
Methane
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Oxygen
Propane
Propane
Which gas produces water when it burns?
Hydrogen
Hydrogen
Helium
Helium
Neon
Neon
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
Marie Curie won Nobel Prizes in Physics and which other field?
Literature
Literature
Chemistry
Chemistry
Medicine
Medicine
Economics
Economics
Pb is the chemical symbol for which metal?
Silver
Silver
Copper
Copper
Lead
Lead
Gold
Gold
The force exerted on a specific surface area has which name?
Pressure
Pressure
Voltage
Voltage
Density
Density
Temperature
Temperature
Which chemical is often used to kill bacteria in water, such as swimming pools?
Neon
Neon
Chlorine
Chlorine
Cobalt
Cobalt
Bismuth
Bismuth
Which chemical element takes its name from the Greek word for color?
Carbon
Carbon
Fluorine
Fluorine
Chromium
Chromium
Neon
Neon
A metal made from two or more elements has which name?
Cobalt
Cobalt
Alloy
Alloy
Imperial
Imperial
Precious
Precious
A chemist from which country invented the Bunsen Burner?
Germany
Germany
Canada
Canada
China
China
Russia
Russia
In physics, which force involves rubbing one object against another?
Kinetic
Kinetic
Electric
Electric
Pressure
Pressure
Friction
Friction
Which dietary mineral is essential for strong bones?
Calcium
Calcium
Carbon
Carbon
Zinc
Zinc
Magnesium
Magnesium
Which chemical element has the symbol Sr?
Silver
Silver
Strontium
Strontium
Tin
Tin
Silicon
Silicon
Which word describes the deterioration of a metal or element in the environment?
Covalent
Covalent
Corruption
Corruption
Corrosion
Corrosion
Convergence
Convergence
Which is the lightest metal in chemistry’s periodic table?
Lithium
Lithium
Silver
Silver
Tungsten
Tungsten
Lead
Lead
Marie Curie named an element after which country, the land where she was born?
Germany
Germany
Russia
Russia
Poland
Poland
India
India
Joseph Priestley discovered which gas in 1774?
Neon
Neon
Oxygen
Oxygen
Helium
Helium
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
What color is copper sulphate?
Blue
Blue
Greed
Greed
Yellow
Yellow
Red
Red
Hydrogen combines with which other element to form water?
Oxygen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
Carbon
Carbon
Lead
Lead
Copper turns which color when it oxidises in the open air?
Green
Green
Blue
Blue
Red
Red
White
White
Which gas is essential to allow us to breathe?
Oxygen
Oxygen
Neon
Neon
Helium
Helium
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
Which metal, used for currency or jewellery, has the chemical symbol Ag?
Platinum
Platinum
Copper
Copper
Silver
Silver
Gold
Gold
Alloy is used to describe a mixture of metals to form what?
Gas
Gas
Metal
Metal
Rubber
Rubber
Liquid
Liquid
Plutonium is derived from which other element?
Helium
Helium
Uranium
Uranium
Chromium
Chromium
Einsteinium
Einsteinium
Which four letter word is a unit of electrical power?
Watt
Watt
Ward
Ward
Wave
Wave
Walk
Walk
Which word describes a plant made by crossing two other species of plant?
Hyperpollen
Hyperpollen
Fragmented
Fragmented
Spliced
Spliced
Hybrid
Hybrid
Which term do doctors often use instead of stitches?
Bandages
Bandages
Terroids
Terroids
Sutures
Sutures
Zygotes
Zygotes
Which metal is most commonly used to make a soft drinks can?
Zinc
Zinc
Tin
Tin
Magnesium
Magnesium
Aluminium
Aluminium
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