Science Quiz #368
Science and Nature Quiz for 3 February 2016
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Q1.
Which seabird that ranges widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific has the largest wingspan of any existing birds?
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2
Q2.
What is the next number in the series 1, 8, 27, 64, 125?
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3
Q3.
What is the name for the unit of work done by a force of 1 dyne moving through a distance of 1 centimetre?
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Q4.
What is a common feature of komodo dragons, aphids, and whiptail lizards?
A
They are indigenous to Indonesia
C
They can survive for several months without water
D
The ability to reproduce asexually
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Q5.
What is the world's largest rodent?
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Q6.
Although the speed of light is a constant 186,000 miles per second (299,792,458 metres per second) when passing through a vacuum, it slows in dense mediums. What is the densest of these mediums, i.e. slows light the most?
B
A gas of bosons (Bose-Einstein condensates) at near absolute zero
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Q7.
In the human body, the adrenal glands are directly above which organ?
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