Science and Nature 1 - Answers

Published: Friday 27th March 2020A free quiz covering all aspects of science and nature.
  1. Troglodytes troglodytes is the scientific name for which bird? Wren.
  2. In trigonometry what is calculated by dividing the opposite by the hypotenuse? Sine.
  3. Which blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart? Arteries.
  4. What is the more common name of the Aurora Australis? Southern Lights.
  5. Dorper, Texel and Merino are all breeds of which animal? Sheep.
  6. What is the main protein found in milk? Casein.
  7. What substance gives plants their green colour? Chlorophyll.
  8. How are the elements Helium, Neon, Krypton and Argon collectively known? The Noble (Inert) Gases.
  9. A deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy? Vitamin C.
  10. What is the sum of the internal angles of a triangle? 180 degrees.
  11. What name is given to the young of a hare? Leveret.
  12. What was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928? Penicillin.
  13. Which plant were oast houses built to dry? Hops.
  14. What type of animal is a Dik-dik? A small antelope from Southern Africa.
  15. Which element is number 6 in the periodic table? Carbon.
  16. Which gas occupies around 78% of the Earth's atmosphere? Nitrogen.
  17. In medical terms what is meant by TB? Tuberculosis.
  18. For what is scientist Tim Berners-Lee most famous for? Inventing the World Wide Web.
  19. Of what is Pedology the study? Soil
  20. In the world of radio what the term FM refer to? Frequency Modulation.

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