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WORLD of SCIENCE: QUIZ 2

1. Approximately how many alveoli are there in each lung?

A) 30,000 B) 300,000 C) 3,000,000 D) 30,000,000 E) 300,000,000

http://innerbody.com/htm/body.html

2. In what year did Thomas Edison perfect the electric light bulb?

A) 1795 B) 1810 C) 1842 D) 1879 E) 1901

http://www.surfnetkids.com/electric.htm

3. In 1950, what was the usual revolution speed (rpm) of a music record?

A) 33 rpm B) 45 rpm C) 78 rpm

http://www.digitalcentury.com/encyclo/update/audiohd.html

4. In what year, did both RCA and CBS first manufacture both records and multi-speed record players?

A) 1935 B) 1942 C) 1948 D) 1951 E) 1955

http://www.digitalcentury.com/encyclo/update/audiohd.html

5. Approximately what percentage of Britain's population was killed by the Black Death?

A) 5 B) 12 C) 18 D) 25 E) 33

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/medicine/swcontent.html

6. Physical changes do not cause a change in chemical composition, only in appearance. Give four examples of Physical properties.

http://www.vscc.cc.tn.us/academic/math/gc/Chemrxn.htm

7. What are the four basic components of soil building?

http://www.frostproof.com/soilph.html

8. A living bone consists of three layers. What are the names of these three layers?

http://innerbody.com/htm/body.html

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