General Science Flashcards
Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to other cells in your body
Haemoglobin
What instrument measures blood pressure
sphygmomanometer
Longest bone in human body
Femur (thigh)
Largest Internal organ
Liver
largest organ of the human body
Skin
Chemical name of Bleaching powder
Calcium Hypochlorite
Chemical name of washing soda
Sodium Carbonate
Chemical name of baking soda
Sodium Bicarbonate
the most abundant gas in earth’s atmosphere
Nitrogen
Methane is also known as
Marsh Gas
Nitrous oxide is also known as
laughing gas
which gas is used in light bulbs
argon gas
the metal with highest melting point
Tungsten
unit of measurement of power
Watt
the metal with the highest thermal conductivity
Silver
measurement of force
newton/dyne
measurement of work/heat/energy
joule
the loudness of sound can be measured in
decibels
what is known as nearsightedness or shortsightedness
myopia
blood cancer in which rapid production of useless white blood cells is there
Leukemia
