Science Quiz #188
Science and Nature Quiz for 22 August 2012
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Q1.
What chemicals are used to transmit messages to other animals of the same species?
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Q2.
A synapse is a space where a nerve impulse travels between what?
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Q3.
A "parsec" is a measure of what?
Note: This question was updated in December 2020
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Q4.
What is the sum of the whole numbers from 1 to 10 inclusive?
Note: This question was updated in May 2019
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Q5.
How many orbits of the earth did John Glenn make in Mercury-Atlas 6 in 1962?
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Q6.
What temperature scale is referenced to absolute zero (i.e. where there is the theoretical absence of all thermal energy)?
Note: This question was updated in August 2023
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Q7.
What part of the body is affected by conjunctivitis?
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