Science Quiz #402
Science and Nature Quiz for 28 September 2016
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Q1.
What is the scientific symbol for calcium?
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2
Q2.
In the acronym PAL, used in the television industry, what does the "L" stand for?
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Q3.
Where digital computers deal in bits what do quantum computers involve?
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Q4.
What device, with a scale of 60 degrees was used in marine navigation for measuring the altitude of a celestial object above the horizon?
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Q5.
Early investigations, in 1985, into the existence of a carbon molecule C60 later called a fullerene tried to replicate the conditions of what?
A
The carboniferous geologic period
C
The atmospheres of red giant stars
D
The magma chamber of a volcano
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Q6.
What does the "P" stand for in the CRISPR system used in gene-editing?
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Q7.
What is the next in the series: Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic … ?
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