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WorksheetsChemistry Comes Alive Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The computer revolution will not be possible without semi-conductors. Semi-conductors are made from which element?
carbon
phosphorus
silicon
aluminium
The 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded for the development of batteries used in smartphones and electric cars. What chemical element do these batteries use?
sodium
mercury
aluminium
lithium
In 2020, scientists found phosphine in a planet's atmosphere, a possible sign of alien life. On which planet was that discovery made?
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
The 2020 Beirut explosion that destroyed the city had fumes of orange gas spewing into the air. What is the name of this gas?
sulfur dioxide
tetrachloromethance
bromine
nitrogen dioxide
What disease is caused by SARS-CoV-2?
SARS-1
SARS-2
COVID-19
COVID-21
The Statue of Liberty in New York turned from brown to green due to environmental pollution. The metal used in the statue is
iron
copper
calcium
nickel
The iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris gets a complete re-paint every 7 years to prevent rusting. The Eiffel Tower is made of
iron
copper
nickel
aluminium
Hospital beds, handles and lift buttons are now frequently coated with this metal due to its anti-microbial properties. Which metal is this?
molybdenum
chromium
copper
zinc
Recycling of car batteries in Mexico, India and the Philippines has caused a type of metal poisoning that affects mental development of children. Which metal caused this poisoning?
Iron
Arsenic
Lithium
Lead
Former Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, is rumoured to have died from poisoning of a radioactive metal. The level found in his body was 18X higher than normal. What is this metal?
plutonium
dubnium
polonium
thorium
