Science Quiz #550
Science and Nature Quiz for 31 July 2019
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1
What is the name for the displacement at, or height of, each crest of a sound wave?
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2
What was tuberculosis previously known as?
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3
What fraction, having 10 or a multiple thereof as the denominator, is represented by a full stop?
A
Proportional distribution
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4
In the acronym NTSC, used in the television industry, what does the "C" stand for?
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5
Canvey Wick in the Thames estuary, Essex, UK, is a nature reserve focussed on what?
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6
Over 99.9% of an atom's mass is concentrated in what part of the atom?
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7
What is the sum of 1 and 1, in base-2, when expressed as a number in base-10?
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