Science Quiz #709
Science and Nature Quiz for 17 August 2022
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Q1.
A Röntgen is a measure of what?
D
The destructive force of a tornado
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2
Q2.
What is NASA's craft called Ingenuity?
D
The control panel in the Mars rover
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Q3.
What is the calculation "the square root of 1.5 times the height in feet = the answer in miles" used for?
B
Land surveying using trig stations
D
Measuring the distance to the horizon
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Q4.
One of the stresses that causes a metal object to break is called metal what?
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Q5.
Nobel Prizes are awarded in several major fields but not in all, and several other high ranking prizes have been established to meet gaps. Which is the longest established award in mathematics?
D
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
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Q6.
A hexagon has how many internal angles?
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Q7.
Why was Dolly, the sheep cloned in 1996, so named?
B
She was small and dainty
C
That was the name of the lead scientist's wife
D
From the acronym for DNA Open Learning Institute which co-sponsored the work
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