Science Quiz #793
Science and Nature Quiz for 27 March 2024
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Q1.
What is the value of the Chandrasekhar limit?
A
Less than 0.075 solar masses
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Q2.
The stars Betelgeuse, Rigel, Bellatrix, Mintaka, Alnilam, Meissa, Alnitak and Saiph are found in which constellation?
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Q3.
Which speeds up chemical reactions?
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4
Q4.
In terms of atomic radius, which is the smallest known atom?
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Q5.
Which is the third element on the periodic table?
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Q6.
William Saville-Kent, an English naturalist in Australia in the 1880s and 1890s, studied and photographed marine life and the Great Barrier Reef in detail in order to provide what?
A
A benchmark for study of the health of Australian fish stocks and potential for development
B
Research for a paper for the Royal Zoological Society, UK
C
Material for his marine science publication for the general public
D
Material for the Great International Fisheries Exhibition in London in 1883
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Q7.
What is typical of an ungulate?
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