Science Quiz #373
Science and Nature Quiz for 9 March 2016
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Q1.
What name is given to the silvery aureole enveloping the sun's chromosphere?
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2
Q2.
Pharology is the study of what?
A
The measurement of very long distances
C
Use of prisms in nano-technology
D
Lighthouses and signal lights
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Q3.
What weather condition can cause a "whiteout"?
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Q4.
What is a navigation instrument used until the 18th century to measure the angles between heavenly bodies, or between them and the horizon?
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Q5.
An aircraft flying at 40,000 feet can be heard to break the sound barrier when it achieves a speed of how many miles per hour?
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Q6.
What is the next number in this sequence: 4; 16; 256; 65,536?
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Q7.
What number, when multiplied by itself, has the same answer when it is added to itself?
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