Science Quiz #788
Science and Nature Quiz for 21 February 2024
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Q1.
Which of these numbers is closest to the number of hours in a leap year?
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2
Q2.
What is the name for the stretch of skin between the human thumb and forefinger?
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Q3.
What is a characteristic of the moon, Phoebe?
A
Its orbit is retrograde
B
It is completely iced over
C
It has active volcanoes
D
It is perfectly spherical
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Q4.
A diuretic could be prescribed as a treatment for what?
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Q5.
In Egypt in December 2021, a team led by Jiajing Wang from Dartmouth University uncovered the oldest known production - at 5,800 years ago - of what?
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Q6.
Online apps like Rosetta Stone, Busuu, Memrise, italki and Duolingo are aimed at facilitating what?
A
Understanding linguistics
D
Talking about anthropology
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Q7.
In the Unified Soil Classification System, a system of two-letter classifications, what does "O" stand for as the first letter?
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