Science Quiz #778
Science and Nature Quiz for 13 December 2023
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Q1.
Which of these is not a member of the onion family?
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2
Q2.
What colour is used to describe Sagittarius A*?
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3
Q3.
First outlined in a paper in 1856 by Weber and Kohlrausch and used in an electrodynamics force law equation, what was Weber's constant later found to equal?
A
The speed of light multiplied by the square root of two
B
The consequent probability of events logically connected to given other probabilities
C
A function to bring together mechanics and optical theory
D
The function to determine the wave nature of light
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Q4.
What device removes a pilot from an aircraft in an emergency?
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Q5.
The drug "diazepam" is used chiefly to what?
D
Counter travel sickness
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Q6.
In mathematics, what does the "P" stand for in GIMPS?
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Q7.
The large wrinkled leaves of which plant provide digitalin, used in the treatment of heart conditions?
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