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SCIENCE TRIVIA XIII

121) Which of the following is NOT a noble gas?


Noble gas atoms have complete outer valence shell electron configuration. Hydrogen does not.

122) What is the only letter of the alphabet that doesn't appear on the Periodic Table?


The only letter that doesn't appear on the Periodic Table of Elements is J.

123) What inorganic molecule does lightning produce?


Lightning strikes produce ozone (O3) through electrical excitation of Oxygen molecules.

124) What are the lakes of Titan made of?


The lakes of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, are bodies of liquid ethane and methane.

125) Who has more hair follicles?


According to studies, blondes have an average of 146,000 follicles, while brunettes have an average of 100,000 follicles and redheads have the least dense hair, with about 86,000 follicles.

126) What is the largest cell in the human body?


The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm. While you can't see skin or muscle cells, the ovum is typically a millimeter in diameter, large enough to be seen with the naked eye.

127) What color is liquid oxygen?


Oxygen gas is colorless, odorless, and tasteless, but the liquid and solid forms are a pale blue color.

128) If one inch of rain was turned to snow, how much snow would you have?


When the temperature is around 30 degrees, one inch of liquid precipitation would fall as 10 inches of snow -- assuming the storm is all snow.

129) Which planet has the tallest mountain?


Olympus Mons on Mars, the tallest planetary mountain in the Solar System, stands about two and a half times as tall as Mount Everest.

130) Which of the following has the most neck vertebrae?


the number of vertebrae in mammals is generally fairly constant. There are almost always seven cervical (neck) vertebrae.


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