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This document contains a collection of facts about astronomy, planets, stars, the solar system, and the universe. Some key points include: - Mercury is the smallest planet and closest to the Sun. Mars is the planet closest to Earth. - The Sun is made up mostly of hydrogen and produces energy through nuclear fusion. It takes light 499 seconds to reach Earth. - The Moon has no atmosphere and has a surface temperature range of 100-180°F. It was first visited by humans on July 21, 1969. - Other topics covered include properties of Venus, Jupiter, Neptune, and characteristics of the Earth such as its layers, seasons, and status as the only planet known to support
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REVIEWER FROM EVERYDAY SCIENCE  The large plates of solar panels are painted

black.
 Soda is used in glass-making.
ASTRONOMY  Spring tides occur on new moon and full
moon days because on these days, sun,
 The planet nearest to sun is Mercury. moon and earth are in a straight line.
 Stars are self-luminous.  Mercury has the smallest diameter.
 The brightest planet is Venus.  Nights are cooler in the deserts than is the
 Solar eclipse occurs in full moon. plants because sand absorbs heat more
 Mars planet is nearest to the earth. quickly than the earth.
 Uranus has the coldest temperature  Atmosphere pressure exerted on the earth is
recorded. due to the gravitational pull.
 Ny Canins Majoris is the biggest star in the  The snow on the mountains does not melt all
universe. at once when it is heated by the sun because
 The moon has no atmosphere. it reflects most of the heat from the sun.
 Twenty first of June is the longest day of the  Days and nights are of equal duration on 21st
year in the northern hemisphere. March in northern hemisphere.
 The outer most layer of the earth is called  Longest day on northern hemisphere is 21
crust. June.
 Planet Mars has two moons.  Smallest day on southern hemisphere is 22
 The universe is expanding. December.
 Astronomers cannot be nominated for the  The sun rises on the east owing to rotation
Noble Prize.  Earth is nearest to the sun in January.
 Equinox is the time when the sun appears  The earth revolution changes season.
vertically overhead.  Earth is the only planet with atmosphere.
 Yuri Gagarin is the first space man.  The earth is 3rd in number from the sun
 The distance between the earth and the sun  The earth is known as blue planet, bio
is called Astronomical unit. planet, and green planet.
 Neptune has the coldest overall average  The life of earth is 9.6 billion years.
temperature.  The only satellite of earth is moon.
 The most abundant element is the earth’s  The moon has no atmosphere.
crust is oxygen.  The temperature of the moon is from 100-
 The solar system has 8 planets. 180 F.
 The fastest revolving planet is Mercury.  Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth falls
 The most abundant element present in the between the sun and moon.
sun is hydrogen.  Solar eclipse occurs when moon comes
 Mercury is heavier than lead. between earth and sun.
 The largest planet of solar system is Jupiter.  The moon was first visited by man on July 21
 The three elements needed for healthy 1969.
growth of plants nitrogen, phosphorus, and  Jupiter has maximum moons.
potassium.  Venus has no moon at all.
 Yuri Gagarin was the first person to orbit the  Venus is the hottest, fastest, and nearest to
earth. earth.
 Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut who  Mars is the red planet.
first landed on the surface of the moon.  Venus and Uranus moves clockwise.
 Venus planet of our solar system is called as  Galileo was the first tell that the earth moves
Morning Star. around the sun.
 Founder of modern astronomy was Nicolas  A shooting star is actually a meteor.
Copernicus.  Communication satellites are geostationary.
 The most splendid and the most magnificent  The earth is known as watery planet.
constellation on the sky is Orion.  The sun is 70% hydrogen.
 The sun produces energy by fusion.
 Most of asteroids lie in the asteroid belt  The sun is the controlling body of universe.
between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter.  The sunlight reaches earth in 499 seconds.
 Monsoon is caused by revolution of earth.  The solar year comprises 365 and 1/4 days.
 The theory of expanding universe was first  The lunar year consists of 354 days.
propounded by Hubble.  The planet with shortest daytime is Jupiter
 The only planet of solar system which has  Heat received by Earth from the sun known
water vapour is Neptune. as solar radiation
 The solar energy falling on the atmosphere  The Earth is more closer to Sun in January
of earth is almost 1.4 kilowatt per square  The shape of our Milky Way galaxy is spin
meter.  The scientists have estimated the age of
universe as 13 billion years
 The hottest planet is Mercury  The terrestrial planets or mercury Venus and
 Southern cross which is a constellation found mars
in the southern region of the right sky  And then we go down
consists mainly of four stars.  Planets with no natural satellite or Venus
 Lunar eclipse take place with the shadow of  Ultraviolet rays are protected by ozone
the earth falls on the moon  Nebula constitutes batches of dust and gas
 A star is self-luminous  The diameter of earth is bigger at equator
 Copernicus said that sun is center of solar  Chromosphere is reddish
system  Pakistan first experimental satellite barder-1
 Milky way is a group of 25 galaxies launched in 16th July 1990
 Branch of astronomy that deals with the  Oscillation theory suggests that expansion of
study of origin and evolution of universe is universe will slow
called cosmology  Quasar in universe emit energy
 Sun spots or patches of gas colder than the  Moon is characterized by no atmosphere
gas around.  Four spheres are at surface of earth
 It is evening star it is morning star it moves  February goes 29 on every leap year is going
west to east it is Venus. to revolution
 Outer surface of sun is called chromosphere  Igneous rocks do not contain fossils
 Which planet reflect highest percentage of  Land surface of earth is divided into seven
night.. Venus continents
 Lopsided planet is Uranus  Land of midnight sun is Norway
 Saturn rings were discovered by Galileo  When the sun is in tropic of cancer it is
 Venus is the only planet whose day is longer nearest to London
than its year  For every degree at longitude how much
 Mercury has shortest rotation time time change for minutes
 It has no moon  Pakistan's time has been determined from
 Earth is bio planet district narowat
 Venus is as size of earth  Como south constitute the sea water is 77%
 Asteroids revolves around the sun  Iron constitutes earth surface at 5%
 The brightest star of our universe is Sirius  Second biggest land mass is Africa
 There is no volcano in Australia  49 nations are land locked
 Coldest place of the world is Siberia  Mouse McKinley is in north America
 Largest bay of the world is Hudson  Andes the longest mountain range is located
 Largest saltwater is lake Caspian in south America
 Biggest animal is blue whale  Golan heights is a cause of tension between
 Longest living animal is elephant Syria and Israel
 Which rock is owing to cooling of magma  Congo river crosses equator twice
igneous  Mississippi falls in Atlantic ocean
 Marble is an example of metamorphic rock  Jordan river has great significance for the
 Kepler discovered the law of planetary religion Judaism
motion  Most of islands in the country in the world is
 The surface temperature of the sun is about in Indonesia
6000 degrees Celsius  Hands island is disputed between Canada
 Mercury is the smallest planet and Denmark
 The sun rises in the west on Venus  Napoleon was imprisoned in saint- Heinz
 In terms of mass Jupiter stands biggest  Youngest mountains of the world is in
 Earth is watery planet Himalaya
 Seven beautiful rings around Saturn  Arabian peninsula is the biggest peninsula of
 Milky way consist of 200 billion stars Galileo the world
discovered it  Yangtze river is biggest in terms of volume of
 The tail of a comet is longest when it is water
nearest to the sun  Lithosphere sphere of earth constitutes land
 The stars having highest temperature appear mass
are blue  Terrestrial planets constitutes Venus mercury
 The sun rises in the east owing to rotation  Average temperature of earth is 14 to 16
 Pakistan launched first rocket in name bader degrees Celsius
 Artificial satellite is not the part of solar  Troposphere is the first sphere of
system atmosphere
 Hubble is telescope  Black holes are known for gravity
 Sun is center of solar system
 Gravity force keeps the planets in their orbits
 In e = mc² c stands for speed of light
 Hydrogen and helium constitute sun surface
BIOLOGY  The instrument used for measurement of
blood pressure is sphygmomanometer
 Hepatitis is the inflammation of liver  A mammal that can fly is bat
 Meningitis is inflammation of membrane  A disease which is more common in men
surrounding the brain than in women and is hereditary in character
 Neurology is the science of nervous system is color blindness
 Biometry is the application of statistics in the  Snow leopard is an endangered animal
study of biology species of Pakistan
 Malaria is caused by plasmodium  The conversion of non defusable substances
 Fungicide is used against molds and fungi into diffusible ones by the action of enzymes
 The science which deals with heredity is is called digestion
known as genetics  So nucleus was first discovered by Robert
 Insulin is used for the treatment of diabetes brown
 The study of chemical processes in living  Enzymes are organic catalysts made up of
organisms is called biochemistry proteins
 Severe deficiency of vitamin c results in  Animals of den carbohydrates mainly from
scurvy starch
 Blood cells manufacture their food due to the  Great kidney in man is slightly lower in
presence of chlorophyll position than the left kidney
 Mitosis is a type of cell division where the  The diastolic blood pressure is lesser than
number of chromosomes in the daughter cell systolic blood pressure
are the same  Guava contains more vitamin c than orange
 Blood cells are three types  Kangaroo rat is a dessert mammal which
 Red blood cells (erythrocytes) does not drink water
 White blood cells (leukocytes)  The hormone secreted by adrenal cortex is
 Platelets (thrombocytes) cortecosteroids
 The ultraviolet rays cause sunburn  Cortisol and aldosterone
 Carbohydrates are cheapest and most ready  The three colors combination which produces
source of energy the sensation of white light is red green and
 Enzymes are responsible for chemical blue
digestion of food  The falling of yellow leaves during autumn is
 Plus mice the fluid part of the blood in which a seasonal time for plants to get rid of
the cells are suspended accumulated wastes
 Hemoglobin combines with oxygen and  Cancer can be treated by chemotherapy and
transport of different cells of the body radiotherapy
 Monomer of proteins is amino acids  The temperature of the dead human body on
 Water transport in plants of course within Celsius scale is 25° c
xylem  Ascorbic acid is a water soluble vitamin
 Plant hormones control plant response to  Influenza is caused by virus
environment stimuli  The organ in the human body which is
 Mitochondrion often called the powerhouse of responsible for the digestion of protein only
the cell in stomach
 Ligament connects the muscle with the bone  Liver produces bile which is involved in the
 Polio is caused by virus breakdown of fats
 Neptune is the coldest planet of the solar  The study of human population is called
system demography
 Eggshell is composed of calcium carbonate  Human being belongs to species called
 Ascorbic acid is vitamin c sapiens
 Geysers are hot springs that erupt hot water  About 60- 70% of the human body consists
and steam from time to time of water
 Ability of the air to absorb long heat waves  One of the main functions of the earth's
from the earth after allowing the short waves ozone layer is to filter out of the ultraviolet
from sun to pass through it is known as rays
greenhouse effect  Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
 The pulmonary veins return oxygenated  Ultraviolet light is not visible
blood to the right atrium  Beriberi is the disease which is caused by the
 The normal temperature of human blood is deficiency of vitamin b1
37° c  The production of genetically identical
 The gland responsible for the secretion of the offspring is called as cloning
hormone estrogen is ovary  Relative density of milk is measured by an
 Glycogen is a carbohydrate instrument known as lactometer
 Botanically a fruit is a flippened ovary
 The temperature of a human body is  In eye donation cornea of donor is utilized
measured by instrument known as mercury  Alzheimer is a disease of rain
thermometer  Cell was discovered by Robert Hooke
 Insulin is secreted by pancreas hydroxine by  Dog ridge life of a red blood cell in the body
thyroid gland adrenaline by adrenal gland is about 120 days
estrogen by ovary cortisol by adrenal blood  DNA is a class of nucleic acids
testosterone by justice of male and ovaries  The pigment involved in photosynthesis
of female activity is called chlorophyll
 Rodenticides are used to kill rats  ECG is an instrument used for the disorder of
 Insects are invertebrates heart (electrocardiogram)
 Opium is found in poppy  Enzymes are biological catalysts
 A d e n k are fat soluble vitamins  Then a fingerprinting is the latest technology
 Skin is the largest organ of the body used in forensic science
 Vaccine for TV is bacillus calmette guerin  Calcium plays a vital role in blood clotting
(bcg)  For water purification chlorine is used
 Persons with ab+ blood group are considered  Deficiency of calcium causes the impaired
to be universal recipient growth in infants
 Study of life in outer space is known as  With rice cord and maize are the best
exobiology sources of carbohydrates
 Role of biotechnology in the production of  The muscles, tissues and blood are all made
food is based on fermentation up of proteins
 Animal which captures and readily kills living  Iron is a part of hemoglobin which transports
animals for its food is called predator oxygen
 Evolution can be described as a continuing  In thyroid glands iodine is required for the
process synthesis of thyroxine
 In humans most nutrient molecules are  The amount of calories provided by egg is
absorbed by the small intestine 150 kelvin calories per 100 grams
 Bacteria help in the process of fermentation  The percentage of carbohydrates in the
of biomass normal daily food calorie requirement of an
 All the plant life is based upon the adult is about 59%
compounds which are made up of oxygen  Impure blood is received in the heart in the
carbon and nitrogen right auricle
 The composition of oxygen in air is kept  The gland which maintains body temperature
constant by the process of photosynthesis is the pituitary gland
 The ghost milk contains 80% of water in  The longest and strongest bone in the human
terms of percentage body is femur
 Vitamin c is present in citrus fruits  Hereditary disorders are the results of
 Leukemia is a blood cancer defective DNA nucleus
 Hemophilia is a hereditary disease  Polio is a viral disease
 The greenhouse effect is caused by an  Dead red blood cells are stored in liver
excess of carbon dioxide  The time interval between two bits of a
 Bats can also fly in dark because they are normal human heart is one second
capable of taking the help of ultrasonic  Natural rubber is a protein
waves  Using ultrasound we can determine the
 Green vegetables have high iron content structure of the body
 The fat content in buffalo milk is 10%  Sodium benzoate is used for preservation of
 A post mortem study usually involves an food grams
analysis of liver  Soft drinks such as colas contain significant
 Human population has become double during quantities of caffeine
the last 45 years  The part of the body directly affected by
 Cataract is a disease of eye pneumonia
 Rayon is made of cellulose  Is respiratory system
 The major component of honey is glucose  O negative blood group of human beings is a
 The process of elimination of water from any universal donor
system is called dehydration  Amino acids are a product of the digestion of
 In blood the percentage of water is 90% protein
 The composition of oxygen in air is kept  Pepsin a digestive enzyme is produced in the
constant by the process of photosynthesis stomach
 Bio fertilizers are nitrogen fixing  Milk is nearly a complete food by itself
microorganisms which can enrich soil  Fertilizer having high nitrogen content is urea
 After drinking contaminated water you would  Anthrax is a bacterial disease
be most apt to develop symptoms of typhoid  Blood is formed in bone marrow in human
fever body
 Trachoma is a disease of the eye  Water is renewable source of energy
 Heart pumps five little blood per minute in a  Fiber component of diet prevents
normal human adult resting position constipation
 The part of the body that directly affected by  Liver is the largest gland of the human body
rickets is bone tissue  Chlorophyll is green in color
 Histology is the study of tissues  The heart has 4 chambers
 Cell classical example is egg
 Ostrich eggs is the biggest cell  Malthusian theory is regarding population
 Carbohydrates are used for instant energy  Five litter is the approximately of blood in
 Fats has maximum calories healthy body
 Main function of water is to control process  Into how many regions the brain is mainly
of body divided the answer is three
 Theory of evolution was given by Charles  Chicken pox is caused by virus
Darwin  Cholera vaccine was developed by Louis
 Welcome to survive formaldehyde solution Pasteur
 Milk point can be ascertained by lactometer  Anemia is caused due to deficiency of
 Gelatin in ice cream prevents crystal growth antibiotic (penicillin)
 Dialysis is means for the people of defective  Iron was discovered by Joseph Lister
kidneys  Citrus fruit is the best natural source of citric
 Lipids are fats acid
 Hair fingernails are examples of proteins  In human body flat bones are found in chest
 Best source of potassium is banana widow tears is the name of planet
 Mad dog causes hydrophobia  In human body flat bones are found in chest
 Turtle average age is 200 years widow.tears is the name of planet
 Cow average age is 20 years  White goods are durable consumption goods
 Snakes are carnivore  Graham is a disease of the brain
 Alligator has three chambered heart  The strongest muscle of the human body is
 Housefly has two wings in the jaws
 Fastest animal in the world is cheetah  Total bones in a human being are 206
 Hummingbirds can fly backwards  Average male brain weights 49 ounces
 Deficiency of vitamin c in human body to  Average female brain race 46 oz seahorse is
teeth disease a fish
 Safety mechanism of blood works on the  Forest in Pakistani 5.9% of its territorial area
right blood  Vitamin c is essential for bones
 Deficiency of vitamin e causes sterility  One of the injections of disease conveyed
 The most famous genetic disease that is from one person to another through air is
associated with queen Victoria is hemophilia tuberculosis
 Hepatitis c is a leading cause of chronic liver  Calloric is a unit of diet
disease  Physiotherapy is curative method for mobility
 Whooping cough is caused by bacteria of joints
 Fear of enclosed spaces is known as  72 is the number of beats per minute of
claustrophobia human heart
 The normal pH of blood is ">7"  Edward Jenner developed the smallpox
 Malaria germs were discovered by Alphonse vaccination
carvene  Burning of food digestion of food and burning
 Insulin is secreted by pancreas of coal are chemical reaction
 Insomnia is related to sleeplessness  Smallest gun in the body is the pineal gland
 Kyoto protocol relates to environment  Crocodile animal is unable to stick out its
problems tongue
 Fossil or the remains of the plants animals in  Painkiller drugs are called analgesics
earth's crust  Ecology is biology and earth science
 Spleen is affected by malaria  Bio fuels are sources of energy drive from
 Green vegetables are a good source of plants and animals
minerals and vitamins  Hematology is the study of blood
 Decisions you value then can cause goiter  Red green and blue are the primary colors
 Rainfall is deficient called arid area  Sartorius muscle and tailor's muscle or the
 The antibiotic penicillin was discovered in longest muscle of human body
1928  Veins brings back blood to heart
 Sunlight is a good source of vitamin d  Contraction of ventricles is called systola
 The process of photosynthesis in plants takes  William Harvey discovered blood circulation
place in the leaf  The biggest part of human brain is cerebrum
 Meat food contains the highest concentration  Night blindness is a pinpoint deficiency
of protein and iron disease
 Polio vaccine was discovered by Jonas Salk  Purest form of iron is wrought iron
 Antipyretic are used in high temperature  Chemical name of gypsum is calcium sulfate
 One of the symptoms of a rabies is  Hydrogen is the lightest gas
hydrophobia  Diamond is an allotropic form of the element
 Blood groups are discovered by Land Stainer carbon
 X-rays were discovered by roentgen  The main constituent of biogas is methane
 Inflammation of joints is arthritis  Chemical name of washing soda is sodium
 Jaundice is disease of liver bicarbonate
 Safeway affects intestine  Glass is called silica
 Process by which organisms remove  The second most abundant element in the
metabolic waste is called as excretion earth's crust is silicon
 Goodness a responsible for excretion of  The major fossil fuel impurity is sulphur
nitrogenous wastes  The metal atom present in chlorophyll is
 Antihistamines are used to prevent allergies magnesium
 Skin helps the body maintain  A synthetic fiber which is a polyamide is
 Temperature through perspiration and nylon
enlarging of blood vessels  Cinnabar is an order of mercury
 The part of the brain responsible for thinking  The nuclear reaction taking place in the
and memory is the cerebrum surface of sun is nuclear fusion reaction
 The part of the brain responsible for  The constituent elements of brass or copper
involuntary actions such as breathing and and zinc
heartbeat is the medulla  Diamond is the purest naturally occurring
 The endocrine gland helps regulate blood crystalline from a carbon
glucose levels:Pancreas  Caustic soda is extensively used for making
 The endocrine gland have scheduled other soap
glands and regulates blood pressure and  The brown color of rust is because of
water balance: Adrenal oxidation of iron or formation of iron oxide
 Smile needs 17 muscles  Granite is a form of igneous rock
 The endocrine glad regulates hormones that  Aqua regia is a mixture which can be solve
control metabolism and energy related platinum
reactions: Thyroid  The constituent elements of bronze are tin
 The bone that protects the brain is called the and copper
cranium  Vanadium a steel gray corrosion resistant
 Ecology deals with biotic factors of metal occur naturally in oxide state
environment and abiotic factors of  Ammonium nitrate is not used for rice crop
environment  See diverse use a mixture of gases for
 Deficiency of potassium causes hypokalemia breathing during diving the mixture is 50%
helium at 20% oxygen gas
CHEMISTRY  The metal known as quicksilver is called
mercury
 Neutron electron and proton have neutral  Bronze is made up of copper and thin
negative and positive charges respectively  Dry ice is carbon dioxide gas
 In Pakistan copper is found in saindak  The composition of the mixture used for
 Quartz is chemically a silicate or silicon welding is copper oxide and aluminum
dioxide  Hematite (a mineral) is the important source
 The particle is positive charge but having of iron
mass equal to that of electron is called  Laughing gas is the composition of nitrogen
positron and oxygen
 Iron corrodes due to the formation of iron  Atmospheric layer ionosphere helps in radio
oxide communication
 The process of conversion of a material from  Sedimentary rocks are porous
solid state directly to gaseous state is called  Gypsum is a non-metallic mineral
sublimation  The german or nickel silver is composed of
 Ruby is an oxide of aluminum approximately 60% copper 20% nickel and
 Gypsum is hydrated calcium sulfate 20% zinc
 Chromite ore contains chromium oxide  The gas produced during the fermentation of
 Rainwater dissolves sulfur dioxide to form biomass is methane
sulfuric acid  Biogas is the common name of natural gas
 Excessive burning of the fossil fuels causes  Air expression in the atmosphere of earth
acid rains after the height of 200 km
 Love you must discovered by madam Marie  The gas which acts as a glass of greenhousee
curie is carbon dioxide
 Chemical name of gypsum is called sulfate
 Carbon dioxide is used in the preparation of  Huge white ball in the sun almost consists of
soft drinks hydrogen
 Huge white ball in the sun almost consists of  Mineral essential for the coagulation of blood
hydrogen is magnesium
 The volume percentage of nitrogen in air is  Color is called photo chrome
78%  Potassium is used in the preparation of glass
 Water is a universal solvent for biochemical acid soap in the form of carbonates
reactions  Potassium phosphate is used in the
 The volume percentage of nitrogen in air is preparation of detergent
78%  Carbon dioxide is used in fire extinguishers
 Air contains volume of carbon dioxide  Pure gold is 24 carat
approximately 0.03%  Heavy water consists of oxygen and heavy
 The cases which are used by divers as an hydrogen
artificial atmosphere are helium and oxygen  The material used for bleaching paper pulp is
 Noble gases are extremely nonreactive sodium hypochlorite
 The second most abundant metal found in  If a u-238 nuclear splits into two identical
the earth's crust is silicon parts, the two nuclei
 Radioactive source must be kept in lead  So produced will be radioactive
container  The acids turn the blue litmus paper red
 Silicon is a semiconductor  Potassium carbonate is used for removing air
 In order to prevent the corrosion of iron bubbles from the glass during its
pipes they are often coated with the layer of manufacture
zinc this process is turned as galvanization  Oxygen is maximum in earth sky
 In a reactor, cadmium rods are used for  The most abundant element in the universe
absorbing neutrons is hydrogen
 Detergents dissolved in water help in  Helium is 26% of the sun mass
cleaning clothes by reducing the surface  Methane is known as cooling gas
tension of water  On addition salt water its boiling point
 The absorption of ink by blotting paper increases
involves capillary action phenomenon  Ethylene is used to ripening fruits
 Materials for rainproof coats and tents owe  Batteries have negative charge x-rays
their waterproof properties to surface  The chemical reaction cannot be reversed
tension  Burning of candle is a chemical reaction
 Alex starts freezing because of the cold  Formic acid is in sour milk
atmosphere it will first freeze at the top  Soft water produces lather with soap
surface  Heavy water does not produce lather with
 Most of the ozone is concentrated in the soap
stratosphere  The glitter of diamond is owing to its quality
 Diamond is the hardest material of reflecting light
 Scalding with steam is more severe than  Natural gas used in daily is methane
scalding by boiling water because steam  Neon is used in billboards
contains more energy than boiling water  Lightest gas is hydrogen
 Cooking oil can be converted into vegetable  Hydrogen is highly inflammable
ghee with the process of hydrogenation  Silver nitrate is used in silvering the mirrors
 Stainless steel is an alloy of iron chromium  The most toxic is carbon monoxide
and nickel  Nitrogen is 75% of atmosphere
 The main chemical substance present in the  Lithium is the lightest metal
bones and teeth of animals is calcium  Gold platinum and silver are free metals
phosphate  Simplest elementary hydrogen
 Gold is found in its original form  Lime is actually calcium oxide
 Tincture of iodine consist of a solution of Plaster of Paris is calcium sulfate
iodine and alcohol  Exothermic reaction heat is released
 The major part of natural gas petroleum and  In endothermic reaction heat is absorbed
coal consists of methane  Air contains 0.4% of water vapor
 Gypsum is used for cement  Air contains 0.03% of carbon dioxide
 Chromium is obtained from chromite  Boiling point of water is 100° c
 Uranium-235 is used in the fission process  Water contracts if it is heated from 0° c to 40
 The greatest number of compounds is degrees Celsius
formed by the element of carbon  Malic acid is found in unripe fruit
 Oxygen is present in the largest amount in  Acetic acid is vinegar
terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust  Lactic acid is in milk
 Helium gas is commonly used in balloons and  Process of change from liquid to gas is
airships evaporation
 Process of change from vapour to liquid is  Nail polish remover contains acetone
condensation  Human bone does not contain oxygen
 In the composition of earth oxygen is  pH water is seven
approximately 46%  Gas used in cigarette lighter is butane
 Steel is the most elastic  Gold is the most malleable metal
 Earthquakes are caused by tectonism  Silk is protein
 Yeah i said that this used in battery is  The first metal used by man is copper
sulfuric acid  Glass is a good insulator
 When, salt is mixed with ice the freezing  Radioactivity was discovered by Henry
point is lowered becquerel
 Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc  Controlled nuclear fission produce energy
 The substance used in matchsticks is red  Carbon dating is used to decide the period of
phosphorus prehistoric.
 The atmosphere is the highest percentage of PHYSICS
nitrogen
 Window objects a stone and paper are  When the resultant of all the forces acting on
dropped both the paper and stone will touch a body is zero, the body is said to be in a
the bottom simultaneously state of equilibrium.
 Neon gas is used in advertising lights  Gamma rays are similar to x-rays
 Chlorine gas is used to kill bacteria  The separation of ordinary light into its
 Odor or smell is a component of the cooking constituent colors is known as dispersion
gas it is natural  If a body weighs 500 kg on the surface of
 Then unchanging particle in atom is called the earth then the weight of the same body
neutron on the surface of the moon will be
 Deuterium oxide is the chemical name of  ....100kg
heavy water  When a bullet penetrates into a target, the
 What poisonous gas is contained in the kinetic energy of a bullet is converted into
exhaust fumes from cars mechanical energy.
 Carbon monoxide  The principle of wireless telegraphy was
 Oxygen by volume of pressure in the discovered by signor marconi
atmosphere of about 21%  Pressure cooker works on the principle that
 The element required for solar energy the boiling point of a liquid increases with the
conversion is silicon increase of pressure.
 Ammonia gas is used for refrigeration  Silver is the best conductor of electricity.
 The lightest particle of the matter is electron  Of all the flying machines that man has made
 A metal which is liquid at room temperature only rockets are suitable for space flight
is mercury  Beta rays have negative charge
 South Africa is the largest producer of  Diamond is non-conductor of electricity
platinum  If we know the mass of an object and the
 The conversion of electrical energy into force applied on it, it is possible to calculate
chemical energy is observed in storage acceleration of the object
battery  The instrument used for measuring the
 1 molecule of water is compulsive to atoms velocity of the wind is called anemometer.
of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen  The function of the thermostat in a
 Silver is the highest electrical conductivity refrigerator is to maintain temperature
 Elements are divided into eight groups  Blotting paper absorbs ink because of the
 Science to extract metals from ore is called action of capillary.
metallurgy  Mirage is an example of reflection of light.
 Air is a bad conductor of heat  Visible light energy has the wavelength
 Permanent hardness in water is removed by range of 380-700 nm.
adding calcium and magnesium  Bacteria are parasite
 Hydrogen is the highest fuel value  Mica is a non conductor of electricity
 The high boiling point of water is due to  The capacity to do work is called energy
weak association of water molecules  The energy possessed by body due to its
 Italian attitude the boiling point of water position is called potential energy.
decreases because atmospheric pressure is  In a heat engine, heat energy is changed
low into mechanical energy
 With the rise in temperature conductivity of  Frequency of audible sound is 20 Hz to 20
metal decreases kHz
 Asbestos is fire resistant  Cheapest source of producing electricity is
 Lavoisier is the father of modern chemistry water
 Silver iodide is used to produce artificial rain  The smallest unit of measurement of
 Osmium is the heaviest metal wavelength is angstrom
 The chemical generally used in refrigerator is  The instrument which measures very high
Freon temperature is pyrometer
 The unit ton to specific air conditioners is  Television signals are converted into light
equivalent to 12000 BTU/hr signals by transistor
 Unit of electricity "Kilowatt hour" Is the unit  The number of spark plugs are not needed in
of power a diesel engine
 Heat radiation travels at a speed equal to  Kilowatt hour is a unit of power
speed of light  When the rate of sunlight and there's a dark
 Electricity is a secondary source of energy room it's a straight path becomes a visible
 Newton is the unit of force because of dust particles hanging in their air
 Our eye is very sensitive to blue light is because light is transparent
 The speed of light is nearly 3000000 km/sec  The principal used in radar is the same as
 Violet color has shortest wavelength that of sonar in radar we use radio waves
 Light travels fastest in vacuum whereas in sonar we use ultrasonic
 Inborn behaviour that involves only one part  Per second is a unit of distance
of the body is called reflex action  The temperature of the dead body is the
 Sound is a form of energy temperature of the place where it is kept
 Rainbows are produced by the reflection of  Cusec is the unit for measuring the flow of
light through rain drops liquids flow rate equal to 1 cubic foot per
 Light switches in our homes are connected second
in parallel series  Twinkling of stars is caused by refraction of
 Joseph aspdin is the inventor of cement light
 Black hole is a hypothetical region of space  Magnifying power of a simple microscope can
having a gravitational pull so great that no be increased by decreasing focal length of
matter or radiation can escape from it the lens
 Image of the object is formed on the retina  It is observed that the people pressure
of the eye exerted by air on demand of average size in
 In the eye, only retina contains receptors for around 14.7 to per square inch but the man
light energy feels quite comfortable it is because of an
 When a person can see nearer objects but equal and opposite pressure acts from inside
not distant, he is said to be suffering from  A nuclear reactor is a device used to carry
myopia/nearsightedness/shortsightedness out control nuclear reaction with gm counter
 Curies is a unit of radioactivity is a device used to detect nuclear radiation
 Light is visible  Night vision is possible with the help of
 Steel is more elastic than rubber infrared rays
 Pitch of man's voice is lesser than that of  Myopia is a defect of human eye it can be
woman corrected by using a lens called concave lens
 A light year is a unit of distance  The instrument which is specially designed
 Mercury is heavier than lead for
 A nuclear reaction in which two or more than  Recording earthquake wave is called
two lighter nucleus are fused together to seismograph which measure earthquake
form a relatively heavier one is called nuclear waves on Richter scale
fusion  Cobalt is a metal which is strongly attracted
 Fibre optics cable carries data in the form of by a magnet
light  The proximate intensity level of the sun
 Blue flame is hotter than red flame which can cause damage is 100 decibel
 The velocity of a moving object is least  The property of a virtue of which metals can
where the pressure is greater be beaten into thin sheets is known as
 The energy possessed by water in a dam is malleability
potential energy  This guy appears to move because the
 Electrochemical cell converts the chemical earth's atmosphere reflects blue light
energy into electrical energy  Gamma rays are higher energy rays emitted
 Infrared waves have more wavelength than by radioactive elements
the red colour  The radiation that is used in magnetic
 Basic metals can be converted into gold by resonance imaging MRI is the infrared is in
artificial unclear radioactivity the infrared range
 Heat transfers from the sun to the earth  1,000 watt power is called as 1 kilowatt
through radiation  The meter installed in our home measure
 Sound travels faster in iron than in air electricity in kilowatt per hour
 The diameter of the earth is 12,756 km  Gas bills are charged in cgs and BTU
 Telephone was invented by Dr. Graham bell  In between system one BTU is equivalent to
 Sensitive layer of the eye is retina 1055 joule
 Amadeo Avogadro - The first scientist to  Was a German Physicist who first
realize that elements could exist in the form conclusively proved the existence of the
of molecules rather than as individual atoms; electromagnetic waves predicted by Clerk
originator of Avogadro’s Law. Maxwell’s equations of electromagnetism.
 Jacob Berzelius - Founder of modern The unit of frequency, cycle per second was
chemistry; the first person to measure named Hertz in his honor. - Rudolf Hertz
accurate atomic weights; described how  Was a Serbian Engineer and inventor who is
chemical bonds form by electrostatic best known for many revolutionary
attraction contributions in the field of electricity and
 Niels Bohr - founded Quantum Mechanics; magnetism in the late 19th and early 20th
 Electrons orbited the nucleus in their own centuries. - Nikola Tesla
fixed orbits.  He is best known as the inventor of the Wold
 Eugene Goldstein - discovered proton Wide Web. He also invented the first web
through the Canal Ray Experiment browser called worldwideweb at first but
 Joseph Jhon Thomson - discovered electron later changed to Nexus to avoid confusion,
through the Cathode Ray Tube Experiment. the hypertext markup language HTML, and
 Ernest Rutherford - discovered nucleus the hypertext transfer protocol HTTP. - Tim
through the Gold Foil Experiment Berners Lee
 He proposed the existence of discrete energy  Considered as father of computers, he is
packets during the transmission of light. Was credited with inventing the first mechanical
best known for his general theory and special computer that eventually led to more
theory of relativity - Albert Einstein complex designs. - Charles Babbage
 An English physicist and a Nobel laureate in  During the experiments he carried out with
physics, is credited and honoured with the the telegraph, he came up the idea of the
discovery of the electron, which was the first telephone. - Alexander Graham Bell
subatomic - J.J Thomson  He is the inventor of penicillin that prevented
 The Father of Nuclear Physics - Ernest a lot of soldiers from being infected. The
Rutherford discovery of Penicillin managed to
 A British physicist, was awarded the Nobel significantly boost the evolution of medicine
Prize in 1935 for his discovery of the industry. - Alexander Fleming
neutron. Bombarding elements with neutrons  Was an American painter and inventor who is
can result in penetration and splitting of best remembered today for his invention of
nuclei generating an enormous amount of single wire telegraph system and the co
energy - James Chadwick inventor of the Morse code method of
 Far more than just discovering the laws of translating textual information as a series of
gravity, he was also responsible for working on and off tones. - Samuel Morse
out many of the principles of visible light and  Known as the father of long distance radio
the laws of motion, and contributing to transmission and for his development of
calculus - Isaac Newton Marconi’s Law and radio telegraph system. -
 Discovery of electromagnetic induction - Guglielmo Marconi
Michael Faraday  In 1923 he was awarded with the Nobel Prize
 Has been described as America’s Greatest for discovering Insulin. - Frederick Banting
Inventor. He developed many devices in  The famous Italian physicist and
fields of mass communication and electric mathematician is the inventor of the
power generation - Thomas Edison barometer. - Evangelista Torricelli
 Was a french physicist best known for his  All forms of energy that we use are
work on radioactivity for which he won a ultimately transformed into heat energy
Nobel prize. As a result, the SI unit  In blood the percentage of water is 90%
Becquerel is named after him - Henri  Is the temperature of ice rises the ice melts
Becquerel and it's density increases
 Was a chemist who conducted pioneering  The temperature of the water below the solid
research on radioactivity. She was the first ice layer is 4° centigrade
woman to win a Nobel Prize. She is most  Paper is an insulator
famous for the discovery of the elements  For sending sound waves at large distance
Polonium and Radium. - Marie Sklodowska- radio waves are used
Curie  The carrier we used for the radio
 A German physicist, is best known for his transmission have the frequency of
proposition of the quantum theory of energy  Khz video camera is used to convert picture
for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize. into electrical signals
His work contributed significantly to the  In a color television the colors are green red
atomic and subatomic processes - Max and blue
Planck
 The waves used for sending signals to the  Ionosphere makes the radio transmission
satellite from the ground station are possible
microwaves  The unit of sound is decibel
 First telegraph signal was transmitted in  It is economical to transmit electric power at
1901 high voltage
 In a telephone receiver magnet is placed  The penetration of x-rays through an object
under the diaphragm depends upon the object's density
 Nowadays the international communication  The first rocket launched the Pakistan was
and transmission is being done through the rahber
waves known as radio waves  The first nuclear power plant in Pakistan was
 For being able to see three-dimensional established at Karachi
pictures we have to use epidiascope  Permanent magnets can be made from
 The highest recorded air temperature in the cobalt
world is 57 degrees Celsius  Tropic of Capricorn is in the southern
 Water has maximum density at 4° centigrade hemisphere
 The instrument that measure wind speed is  Tropic of cancer is it in northern hemisphere
the anemometer  Doldrums are the low pressure zones around
 The sun remains visible for some time after it equator
actually sets below the horizon this happens  Atom bomb works on principle of fission
due to atmospheric refraction  Battery used in automobiles or lead storage
 An iceberg is floating in sea 1/10 of its mass battery
will remain above the surface of water  Centripetal force purchase an object away
 Bat has the highest upper limit of audible from circle
range  Convex lens is used as magnifying glass
 Optical fibers work on the principle of total  When water boils temperature remains
internal reflection constant
 The rear view mirror of a motor vehicle is  Hygrometer is used in to measure the
convex humidity in air
 Meter per second is a unit of velocity  Dosimeter is a device used to measure
 The working principle of a washing machine nuclear radiation for safety purposes
is centrifugation  1 km is equal to 1,000 m
 Radioactivity was first discovered by Henry  Mechanical energy is stored in a dry cell
becquerel  One ton is equal to 1,000 kg
 Milk is an example of emulsion  Johan Gutenberg invented the printing press
 Hydrometer is used to determine specific  A drone can be traced by laser
gravity of liquids  One horsepower is equal to 746 watts
 Convex lenses are used for the correction of  Cusec is a unit of water flow
long-sightedness or hyperopia  A spectrum has seven colors
 A transformer is used to the increase or  The speed of sound is less than the speed of
decrease in ac voltage light
 Most of the explosions in mines occurs due to  The system international unit of temperature
the mixing of methane with air is centigrade
 A mobile phone sends and receives  Matter is anything that occupies space and
messages through radio waves processes weight
 Ordinary light spreads in all directions  To every action there's always an equal and
 Optical fibers are the fine strands of glass opposite reaction is newton's third law of
 The satellites which revolve in such an orbit motion
so that they move with each rotation are  Penicillin was discovered by Alexander
called geostationary satellites Fleming
 A nuclear reactor harnesses nuclear energy  The theory of relativity was developed by
by controlled chain reaction Einstein
 The mirror place near the driver of the bus is  The unit for measuring electric current is
concave mirror ampere
 X-rays are used to disintegrate bladder  1 megabyte is equal to 100,000 bytes
stones  Carl dv invented bicycle
 Red color has the longest wavelength and  Alpha rays is a positively charged particle
violet is the shortest wavelength emitted by radioactive element
 Dynamo is a device that converts mechanical  A chronometer measures time
energy into electrical energy  The best color of sun umbrella will be white
 The minimum velocity required to escape on top and block inside
from the gravitational pull is 11.2 km per  Geiger counter can detect radioactivity
second  Inertia is tendency state of motion
 Centrifugal force tends to away from center
 Archimedes is known for his law of floating
bodies

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