Science Quiz #539
Science and Nature Quiz for 15 May 2019
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Q1.
James Frederick Ferrier introduced which word to cover the branch of philosophy concerned with "the theory of knowledge"?
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2
Q2.
Jugular veins carry blood away from which part of the body?
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3
A
A medical condition affecting the heart
B
An event that occurs every 12 months
C
A drug used to relieve pain
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Q4.
Which gas is the most common in the earth's atmosphere?
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Q5.
Which of these branches of zoology is to do with the study of animal behaviour?
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Q6.
What is the astronomical body 35P/Herschel-Rigollet, discovered in 1788?
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Q7.
What is a "white dwarf"?
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