Science Quiz #423
Science and Nature Quiz for 22 February 2017
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Q1.
In probability theory and statistics, what is a measure of the variability or dispersion of a population, a data set, or a probability distribution?
B
A posteriori probability
D
Regression discontinuity
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2
Q2.
As reported in the November 2016 issue of the international science journal, Nature, what animals particularly like being tickled?
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3
Q3.
What is special about many of the ants which belong to the tribe known as Attini?
A
They are fungus-growing
B
They develop soldier ants
C
They have poisonous stings
D
They build conical nests above ground
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4
Q4.
What is cupping used for in medicine?
A
To form a mortar for pounding herbs
C
To create suction on parts of the skin
D
To heat patches of skin
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5
Q5.
Why do haloclines occur?
A
Weathering of rock by growth of salt crystals
B
When seawater salinities differ, forming a vertical area of increasingly saltier and denser waters
C
Volcanic eruptions under water or ice
D
Where the structure in the vitreous body of the eye is disrupted
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6
Q6.
What is the name for the point on the earth's surface that is directly above an earthquake?
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Q7.
Where is the incus found in the human body?
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