Science Quiz #682
Science and Nature Quiz for 9 February 2022
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1
Q1.
The New Stone Age was what period?
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2
Q2.
Sei, fin and bowhead are species of what?
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3
Q3.
What name is given to a substance which, when swallowed, injected or inhaled, will induce vomiting?
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4
Q4.
Relative to the sun in our solar system what does 1.30 parsecs represent?
A
Distance to the sun's nearest neighbour star, Proxima Centauri
B
The speed needed to escape the sun's gravity
D
The energy emitted by the average flare
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5
Q5.
Bumblebees of the subgenus Bombus Psithyrus raise their young in what way?
B
By forcing other bumblebee species to raise them
C
Under the protection of wasp colonies
D
On vegetation rafts in large ponds or lakes
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Q6.
The term "radar", of American origin, coined in 1941, replaced the British abbreviation "RDF" which stood for "Radio Direction Finding". What does "radar" stand for?
A
Radio Amplification to Detect Aerial Raiders
B
Radio Aerial Routefinding
C
Reconnaissance Activated by Diffusion and Reception
D
Radio Detection and Ranging
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7
Q7.
What technique do some woodpeckers, who nest in tree cavities, use to protect the nestlings?
A
They close the entrance up except for a small gap for the mate to deliver food
B
They excavate and maintain resin wells immediately below and around the nest cavities
C
They peck and polish a long slippery slide below and around the nest
D
They station previous years' nestlings on permanent watch round the nest
Select from the options above.