Science Quiz #434
Science and Nature Quiz for 10 May 2017
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Q1.
Where is the Atlas Moth usually found?
A
Southeast Asia and the Malay archipelago
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Q2.
Mesons have an extremely brief life span, but when they exist where are they most likely to be found?
A
Hovering over a flowing stream
C
Underneath an Arctic ice shelf
D
In the centre of a whirlpool
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Q3.
In May 2016 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published guidelines for what?
A
Monitoring ocean pollution
B
Biodiversity monitoring
C
Managing protected areas in the face of climate change
D
Recreation of extinct species
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Q4.
For what is Sir Henry Bessemer famous?
A
Discovering a process for making cellophane
B
Developing a process for the manufacture of steel
C
Inventing the modern machine gun
D
Isolating the gene that determines blood type in humans
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5
Q5.
Charcoal production requires burning of wood in conditions with substantially reduced what?
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Q6.
Where is the forest cover known as taiga likely to be found?
A
Across the north of North America, Alaska, Eurasia and Russia
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Q7.
What product is derived from the distillation of wood, coal and shale?
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