Science Quiz #714
Science and Nature Quiz for 21 September 2022
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1
Q1.
Obsidian, caused naturally when lava cools very quickly, is what type of substance?
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2
Q2.
Which of these elements is the basis for calamine lotion?
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3
B
Indigenous peoples on the north-western coast of Canada
D
A fictional people on the planet Gliese 667
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4
Q4.
What animal makes its home in a "drey"?
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5
Q5.
The anatomy of the deepsea barreleye fish is exceptional in several ways, one of which is …?
A
Its ventral fins are usable as legs
C
Its head is largely transparent
D
Its skin phosphoresces at night
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6
Q6.
Most mushrooms or toadstools are not poisonous but a few are fatal. Which of these is NOT fatal?
A
Destroying Angels (Amanita species)
B
Death Cap (Amanita phalloides)
C
Autumn Skullcap (Galerina marginata)
D
Sulphur Shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus)
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7
Q7.
A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) mission to the asteroid Psyche, beginning in 2022, was designed to achieve three main goals. Which was one?
A
To understand a building block of planet formation: iron cores
B
To investigate mining possibilities
C
To establish a base for space observation
D
To test a new form of rocket propulsion
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