PRE/POST TEST – SPORTS DRINKS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
WITH ANSWERS
1. Nanoparticles can be seen with: a. the naked eye; b. a strong magnifying glass; c. a compound light microscope; d. none of the above.
2. The number of nanometers in one meter is: a. one hundred thousand; b. one million; c. ten million; d. one billion.
3. When a person sweats they lose a lot of: a. potassium; b. sodium; c. both a and b; d. only b.
4. As gold nanoparticle size increases, the color shifts from: a. yellow-red to blue-green; b. blue-green to purple-red; c. yellow to black; d. black to yellow.
5. The different colors of nanogold come from a phenomenon called: a. surface plasmon resonance; b. electrolyte radiation spectrum; c. nano particulate fluorescence; d. oligodynamic effect.
6. Electrolytes are made up of two parts: a. one with positive charges and one with negative charges; b. one with acids and one with bases; c. one glucose and one with fructose; d. one with amino acids and one with fatty acids.
7. Electrolytes are important in keeping what part of your body functioning properly? a. your muscle cells; b. your heart; c. your circulatory system; d. all of the above.
8. Nanoparticles have strikingly different properties compared to larger pieces of the same substance. This is called: a. surface plasmon resonance; b. electrolyte radiation spectrum; c. nanoparticulate fluorescence; d. oligodynamic effect.
9. A nanometer is equal in size to: a. a glucose molecule; b. an x chromosome; c. a human egg; d. a human sperm.
10. Nanogold was first used: a. during World War II; b. just prior to the moon landing (1969); c. in the Middle Ages; d. after the millennium (2001).
Prepared by: Dr. Debbie Payne, Ruth H. Liddell, Shirley K. Scarbrough
Alabama State University, Math, Science Partnership, Spring 2013