Normal Science & Technology Quiz
1 - Who created the periodic table of the elements?
MendeleyevAvogadroDaltonBertholet
Mendeleyev
Avogadro
Dalton
Bertholet
2 - What does the first Moore's law state?
The number of transistors that can be fitted per square inch doubles every 18 monthThe speed of microprocessors doubles every yearThe cost of a microprocessor is inversly proportional to the size of its marketThe energy needed by a processor is increased by half for every doubling of performance
The number of transistors that can be fitted per square inch doubles every 18 month
The speed of microprocessors doubles every year
The cost of a microprocessor is inversly proportional to the size of its market
The energy needed by a processor is increased by half for every doubling of performance
3 - If a phenomenom has a periodicity of 6 miliseconds, it has a frequency of:
600 mhz6 hz1.66 hz166 hz
600 mhz
6 hz
1.66 hz
166 hz
4 - What is El Nino?
The surname given to Ventura Reyes PrósperA major warming of the equatorial waters in the Pacific OceanA particularly damaging type of hurricaneThe nine forms the Ebola disease can take
The surname given to Ventura Reyes Prósper
A major warming of the equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean
A particularly damaging type of hurricane
The nine forms the Ebola disease can take
5 - What is the name of Pluto's satellite?
CentaurCharonChronosPluto does not have a satelite
Centaur
Charon
Chronos
Pluto does not have a satelite
6 - Refraction is due to:
Light changing frequencyLight changing speedLight changing brightnessLight changing phase
Light changing frequency
Light changing speed
Light changing brightness
Light changing phase
7 - Of the following, which is the closest definition of a laser?
A device that produces coherent light with a narrow range of wavelengthsA device that produces extremely intense lightA device that projects electrons at high speedA device that polarize photons, propelling them by magnetic repulsion
A device that produces coherent light with a narrow range of wavelengths
A device that produces extremely intense light
A device that projects electrons at high speed
A device that polarize photons, propelling them by magnetic repulsion
8 - What is a micro-kernel?
A new breed of genetically engineered cornA computer operating system that provides a minimal set of servicesA theory in fundamental particle physics involving immutable lawsA philosophical premise that says that one should have as few axioms or assumptions as possible
A new breed of genetically engineered corn
A computer operating system that provides a minimal set of services
A theory in fundamental particle physics involving immutable laws
A philosophical premise that says that one should have as few axioms or assumptions as possible
9 - Which of these was NOT the name of a US Spacecraft?
Glamorous GlennisMolly BrownSigma 7Aurora 7
Glamorous Glennis
Molly Brown
Sigma 7
Aurora 7
10 - How many more times heavier is the Sun than the Earth?
353500350,00035,000,000
35
3500
350,000
35,000,000
11 - Who developed the laws of electromagnetic induction?
OhmVoltaFaradayAmpere
Ohm
Volta
Faraday
Ampere
12 - Chondrites, carbonaceous chondrites, ataxites and hexahedrites are all types of what?
asteroidplanetary coredust nebulaemeteorites
asteroid
planetary core
dust nebulae
meteorites
13 - What does the acronym ASCII stand for?
American Standard Coding for International InterchangeAutomated Standard Coding for Information InterchangeAmerican Standard Code for Information InterchangeAutomated Standard Code for International Interchange
American Standard Coding for International Interchange
Automated Standard Coding for Information Interchange
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Automated Standard Code for International Interchange
14 - What is the most massive planet in the Solar System?
JupiterSaturnEarthThe Sun
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
The Sun
15 - Which of these is a star?
AndromedaAntaresCeresOrion
Andromeda
Antares
Ceres
Orion
16 - Which mathematician would you associate with the famous 'Last Theorem' in Number Theory ?
Leonard EulerPythagorasPierre de FermatEuclid
Leonard Euler
Pythagoras
Pierre de Fermat
Euclid
17 - Which of these is not a moon of Uranus?
OberonArielUmbrielTitan
Oberon
Ariel
Umbriel
Titan
18 - Brass is an alloy of which two metals?
gold and coppergold and tincopper and tincopper and zinc
gold and copper
gold and tin
copper and tin
copper and zinc
19 - What is the sun expected to become at the end of its life?
A black dwarfA white dwarfA red dwarfA yellow dwarf
A black dwarf
A white dwarf
A red dwarf
A yellow dwarf
20 - Which of the decimal number below corresponds to the binary number 00101010?
36842101,010
3
68
42
101,010
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