Science Quiz #443
Science and Nature Quiz for 12 July 2017
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Q1.
Where was the world's most powerful recorded volcanic eruption?
D
Thera (Santorini) around 1470 BC
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Q2.
Which of these is a rodent?
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Q3.
What best describes the asteroid Cruithne's orbit around Earth?
A
Tightly wound kidney-bean shaped spiral
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Q4.
What is the usual diet of armadillos?
B
Insects, grubs, ants and similar
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Q5.
What is a key source of energy in humans?
A
Structural polysaccharides
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Q6.
The yellow, brown and red pigments known as ochres are oxides of which metal?
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Q7.
What important discovery was made in 1964 by radio astronomers Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson?
A
Cosmic microwave background radiation
B
The earth goes around the sun, not the other way around
C
The solar system is moving in space
D
Pluto can not be regarded as a true planet
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