Science Quiz #501
Science and Nature Quiz for 22 August 2018
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Q1.
About 90% of the world's extractable material, used for the manufacture of ornamental objects and jewellery, is in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia on the Baltic Sea. What type of material is this?
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2
Q2.
What is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of vertebrates?
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3
A
Weapon used by Australian aborigines
B
Traditional north American dwelling made of hides
C
Large rodent native to South America
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4
Q4.
What number do you get if you add all of the 7 Roman numerals?
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Q5.
According to John Dalton (1766-1844) chemical reactions happen between what to form new substances
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Q6.
What about a tornado distinguishes it from a hurricane?
A
It travels exclusively over land
B
Its maximum sustained wind speed is 110 miles per hour (180 km/h)
D
It touches the surface of the Earth
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Q7.
The coxae, a trochanter, a femur, a short patella, the tibia, and the tarsus are the six parts of what, found in some arthropods?
B
Hind legs used for aggressive display
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