Science Quiz #642
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1
Something formed to resemble glass is known as what?
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2
Mastitis affects what part of the body?
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3
What is the Mars rover, Curiosity, investigating in its first ever drilling operation in 2013?
A
Chemical composition of the soil
B
Shiny pebbles embedded in sandstone
C
Evidence of microbial life
D
What look like water-created minerals
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4
Which of these is a herb?
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5
What was the Giotto spacecraft sent to investigate in 1985?
D
The atmosphere of Uranus
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6
What is the name for a hare's nest?
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7
Which of these plants is used both as a substitute for jute for making burlap as well as in folk medicine as a diuretic, mild laxative and treatment for cardiac and nerve diseases and cancer?
A
Sisal (Agave sisalana) of which Brazil is the major world producer
B
Roselle, a species of Hibiscus
C
Cannabis sativa sativa, produced mainly in Canada, France & China
D
Manila hemp, obtained from the leaves of the abacá, a relative of the banana
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