Science Quiz #412
Science and Nature Quiz for 7 December 2016
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Q1.
What is the popular name for Sirius, which is 9 light years from Earth?
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2
Q2.
When the passage of a wave, such as light or sound, changes to a different density medium what is originating it can appear reversed, shifted, and magnified in a process known as what?
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Q3.
Dunbar's Number is a proposition of what?
A
Maximum number of people with whom one can maintain a network
B
Effective working group size in the animal kingdom
C
Maximum number of people in a stable inter-personal social relationship
D
Predicted size of "friend" list on Facebook
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Q4.
What is "Too much money chasing too few goods"?
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Q5.
Which of these is an example of the law of conservation of momentum?
B
A stone rolling down a hill
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Q6.
What name was given to the architectural style adopted in Britain from 1714 to 1820?
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Q7.
Which does Cavendish relate to?
A
A town on Prince Edward Island, home to Green Gables (as in L.M. Montgomery's famous book)
B
A type of flavoured tobacco
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