Science Quiz #724
Science and Nature Quiz for 30 November 2022
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Q1.
Rhabdomyolysis, the degradation and disintegration of striated muscle, can be an acute and possibly fatal effect of what?
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Q2.
In mathematical terms what is a digit?
B
Single symbols which represent a number on its own or within a combination
C
Understanding the answer
D
A short Australian musical instrument
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Q3.
Who was the first woman in space?
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Q4.
What is the technical term for the order to which wasps and ants belong?
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Q5.
What is or are Araucaria?
C
Conifers first known in the Middle Jurassic
D
Crystalline secretions in caves
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Q6.
What does the Mohs scale measure?
C
The hardness of minerals
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Q7.
Two of the brightest stars in Earth's sky, in the constellation Orion, are Betelgeuse and …?
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