Science Quiz #96
Science and Nature Quiz for 17 November 2010
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Q1.
Which of these is a breed of dog?
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2
Q2.
What is the thick watery substance filling the space between the lens and the retina of the eye?
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Q3.
What important discovery was made in 1964 by radio astronomers Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson?
A
Cosmic microwave background radiation
B
The earth goes around the sun, not the other way around
C
The solar system is moving in space
D
Pluto can not be regarded as a true planet
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Q4.
What is the name of the reverse image on film, from which a photograph is printed?
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Q5.
What is a frog before it matures?
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Q6.
Complete the title of a book by Doctor Benjamin Spock: "The Common Sense Book of ..."?
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Q7.
What is the name of the principle that "if two explanations account equally well for a particular phenomenon, the one to be chosen is the one with the fewer assumptions"?
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