Science Quiz #348
Science and Nature Quiz for 16 September 2015
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Q1.
What adjective is usually applied to an owl?
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2
Q2.
Which of these is known for its yellow flowers?
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3
Q3.
Which planet has a year of 687 days, a day of 24 hours 37 minutes, a diameter twice that of the moon and a mass one tenth of the earth?
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Q4.
What attaches muscles to bone?
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Q5.
A waterbear or moss piglet, otherwise known as a tardigrade, is a minute extremophile organism. Which of these can it survive?
B
Water temperature ranging from absolute zero to boiling point
C
Pressure 6 times greater than in the deepest ocean, radiation 100-fold higher than lethal for humans
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Q6.
Why was the bougainvillea plant given that name?
A
The flower was fashionable wear when dancing
B
The botanist who described it was on a ship commanded by Admiral de Bougainville
C
It was a favourite plant of pirates
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Q7.
What is the name for what is commonly known as aspirin?
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