Science Quiz #474
Science and Nature Quiz for 14 February 2018
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Q1.
What are some of the most important physics principles involved in enabling ice skaters to perform on the ice?
B
Conservation of angular momentum, and melting point of ice
C
Newton's principle of action and reaction
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Q2.
Which of these diseases can appear 40 to 50 days after the bite of an affected dog, fox or wolf?
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Q3.
What is a description of the inflammation of a nerve or the general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system?
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Q4.
Where does a grunion lay its eggs?
A
Along the stalks of coastal kelp
B
In exposed roots of mangroves
D
In coastal sand just above high tide mark during exceptionally high tides
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5
A
An infection common to all vertebrate animals
B
Transmission of infection in zoos
D
Any disease or infection naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans
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Q6.
Which of these is almost the world's largest moth?
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Q7.
What causes the scent to develop in the aromatic resinous wood known as agarwood, or aloeswood?
B
A particularly long drought
D
Close association with Macaranga plants and Crematogaster ants tending Coccus scale insects
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