Science Quiz #296
Science and Nature Quiz for 17 September 2014
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Q1.
REM is a term sometimes applied to what?
C
Archaeology in New Zealand
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2
Q2.
Which branch of astronomy studies radiation with wavelengths greater than approximately one millimetre?
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3
Q3.
What instrument is used for measuring relative humidity?
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4
Q4.
Cherry barbs, koi, bristlenose pleco and neon tetras are types of what?
C
Freshwater tropical fish
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Q5.
Which of these animals is native to Africa?
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Q6.
What is kept in the sump of a motor car engine?
A
Windscreen washer fluid
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Q7.
What does anosmia indicate?
C
Citizenship of Nosmeh in northwest Iran
D
Deficit of self-awareness
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