Science Quiz #661
Science and Nature Quiz for 15 September 2021
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Q1.
What branch of anthropology compares and analyses the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the ethnic, racial, and/or national divisions of humanity?
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2
Q2.
Graphic representation of a formula containing two variables one of which is the reciprocal of the other, is a what?
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3
Q3.
What number, on the Ph scale, represents "neutral"?
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Q4.
What does the acronym FAST refer to in astronomy?
A
An Earth-based radio telescope
B
A moving space telescope
C
Search for intelligent extraterrestrial communications
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5
Q5.
Which planet is closest to Neptune in size and composition?
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Q6.
Developments, initially by researchers in the University of Manchester, in creating a graphene sieve are aimed at doing what?
A
Trapping carbon dioxide
B
Filtering and de-salinating water
C
Breaking apart methane molecules
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Q7.
Which points on the Earth can see a total eclipse of the sun?
A
Those inside the moon's penumbra
B
Those completely inside the Moon's umbra
C
All points on the daylight side of the Earth
D
All points from 3 hours after dawn to 3 hours before sundown
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