Free Quiz Questions on atoms and elements and all that science stuff.
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How is the pharmaceutical product 'acetylsalicylic acid' better known?
Aspirin
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What substance has the chemical formula C17 H21 O4 N?
Cocaine
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What is the main ingredient in brass: copper, zinc or tin?
Copper
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What is the more common name for solid carbon dioxide?
Dry ice
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In chemistry, what is the lightest chemical element?
Hydrogen
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Science: which element makes up 92% of the sun?
Hydrogen
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When the Hindenburg airship exploded in 1937, what highly flammable gas was it full of?
hydrogen
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What is the main element in steel: iron, copper or lead?
Iron
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Which element is the most abundant metal on Earth: aluminium, iron or copper?
Iron
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Galena is processed to produce which metal?
Lead
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What element makes up 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
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What is Iron Oxide more commonly referred to as?
rust
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In chemistry, potassium nitrate is known by what more common name?
Saltpetre (pronounced salt-peter)
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Is rainwater slightly acid or slightly alkaline?
Slightly acid
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Which two metals are alloyed to make pewter
Tin and Lead
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What radioactive material is extracted from pitchblende?
Uranium
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What is terror gas ricin made out of: an animal or a vegetable?
Vegetable (African Castor Bean)
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Would a lump of butter sink or float in water?
Float
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Would a lump of aluminium sink or float in water?
Sink
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How wide is a lightning bolt: 2 inches, 2 feet or 2 miles?
2 inches
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Weight for weight, what is the strongest material: concrete, steel or human bones?
Bones
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Would a solid lump of oak wood sink or float in water?
Float
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What is hotter: a lightning bolt or the surface of the sun?
Lightning bolt
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If you put a lump of uranium in water would it sink or float?
Sink
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Would a lump of EBONY wood sink or float in water?
Sink