Science and Nature Quiz for 12 May 2010
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1
In probability theory and statistics, what is a measure of the variability or dispersion of a population, a data set, or a probability distribution?
B
A posteriori probability
D
Regression discontinuity
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2
Which of these is a burrowing insectivorous animal with small eyes and close fur?
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3
A prune is the dried fruit of which tree?
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4
A
The science of the classification of living and extinct organisms
B
The art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals
C
The avoidance of paying a contribution to a nation's revenue
D
The art of cooking a Mexican dish of meat etc. in a folded or rolled tortilla
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5
What instrument for measuring radiant heat was devised by Langley, an American physicist, in 1881?
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6
What is the name for the phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the sun shines onto droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere?
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7
The highest temperature at which a liquid can have a stable existence is known as what?
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