Science Quiz #517
Science and Nature Quiz for 12 December 2018
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1
Q1.
The feet of which are referred to as trotters?
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2
Q2.
Which of these is used as an artificial and concentrated sweetener?
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3
Q3.
Which of these is not the name for a theoretical short cut in space?
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4
Q4.
In the surveying method called LIDAR, what does the acronym stand for?
A
Light inspection, diversion and ranging
B
Light inversion and distant review
C
Light detection and ranging
D
Light detecting radiowaves
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5
Q5.
Which of these is the word for an irrational fear of bees?
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Q6.
What is the rich soil known as loess?
B
Rock which has been ground by glacier action
C
Deep sea matter thrown to mountain height by tectonic action
D
An accumulation of wind-blown dust
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Q7.
What proportion of the 206 bones in the human body is contained in the hands and feet?
Note: This question was updated in February 2023
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