Science and Nature Quiz for 15 July 2009
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1
Verdigris is the name for the green deposit formed after exposure to air on what metal?
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2
What measure is used to measure the warmth of a duvet?
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3
What is the name of the type of curve traced by a point on a rolling wheel?
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4
What species of tree of the genus Prunus, native to the Middle East, produces a seed in a corrugated shell which is botanically not a nut, but a drupe?
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5
Tinnitus affects which part of the body?
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6
What is a word for giddiness, often associated with a disease of the inner ear?
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7
What name is given to the pressure which, when applied to a conductor of 1 ohm resistence, will produce a current of 1 ampere?
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