Science Quiz #315
Science and Nature Quiz for 28 January 2015
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1
What is the name of a device, consisting essentially of two wires of different metals, whereby heat energy may be changed to electrical energy?
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2
What reddish-brown bean-shaped organs lies in the abdomen just under the diaphragm, one on each side of the backbone?
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3
What is the more common name for methylenedioxymethamphetamine?
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4
What appeared in the Netherlands in 1608, developed by Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius, and improved by Galileo in 1609?
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5
How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?
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6
What substance was believed by Alchemists to transmute other metals into gold?
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7
What are spiracles used for?
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Drawing a mathematical figure
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