Science Quiz #444
Science and Nature Quiz for 19 July 2017
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Q1.
What mountain's volcanic eruption, on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, has discharged the most material?
C
Thera (known as Santorini), around 1470 BC
D
Mt Aso, Kyoto, around 300,000 BC
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2
Q2.
What is the height of a triangle with an area of 16 square metres and a base 4 metres long?
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3
Q3.
What shape are the 4 faces of a tetrahedron?
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Q4.
Which of these is a cereal food made from the coarse particles of wheat produced during grinding?
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Q5.
In general terms what does tensile strength measure?
A
How far something can stretch before it breaks
B
Ability to work through a headache
D
How long a person or animal can stand before collapsing
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Q6.
What is the component in grasses, wood, and algae which is used to produce ethanol as a biofuel?
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Q7.
Which is the nearest star to Earth which could collapse into a white dwarf?
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