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Science for You Trivia Quiz

It is a quiz made by mixed questions from environment and nature. Some may not related to these categories but are from science.

A multiple-choice quiz by Adhyayan. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Adhyayan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
353,340

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1320

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these naturally occurring deposits are referred to as fossil fuels? Hint

All of these

Zinc and silver

Coal and petroleum

Nitrate and sulfur

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which camel species has two humps on its back? Hint

None of these

Arabian camel

Bactrian camel

Dromedary camel

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Question 3 of 10

3. The surroundings in which a plant grows or an animal lives are, in ecological terms, its what? Hint

Adaptation

Home

Habitat

Shelter

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which condition in animals is characterized by white skin and hair and pink eyes? Hint

Melanism

Albinism

Atrophy

Hyperpigmentation

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Austrian monk (or friar) postulated a theory of heredity based on his observations of pea plants? Hint

Gregor Mendel

Louis Pasteur

Charles Darwin

Carl Linnaeus

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which African city are the headquarters of the UNEP, the United Nations Environment Program, located? Hint

Cape Town

Nairobi

Johannesburg

Pretoria

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the medical name of the disease known as "potter's rot"? Hint

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Leukemia

Varicella

Silicosis

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is a substance that is capable of causing or aggravating cancer in animals and humans? Hint

Carcinogen

Malignant

Anthropogen

Tumor

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a rapid flow of snow down a slope generally known as? Hint

Snow blindness

None of these

Frostbite

Avalanche

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does the 'Saffir-Simpson scale' measure? Hint

Floods

Hurricanes

Earthquakes

Water table

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these naturally occurring deposits are referred to as fossil fuels?

Answer: Coal and petroleum

Zinc and silver both are metallic chemical elements. Sulfur is a non-metallic chemical element and nitrate is salt or ester of nitric acid. None of these is used as fuel.

2. Which camel species has two humps on its back?

Answer: Bactrian camel

The Arabian camel is a type of dromedary camel which has only one hump and it is a large even-toed camel. The scientific name of dromedary camels is Camelus dromedarius and that species has only one hump.

3. The surroundings in which a plant grows or an animal lives are, in ecological terms, its what?

Answer: Habitat

Home is a place of residence or refuge (commonly used for humans). A shelter is a basic structure or building which provides cover. Certain structural or behavioral changes present in an organism help make it survive in a given habitat are known as adaptations.

4. Which condition in animals is characterized by white skin and hair and pink eyes?

Answer: Albinism

In melanism, the skin color of an animal or human changes to black. It is the opposite of albinism. Atrophy refers to wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part, usually owing to disease. Hyperpigmentation is the darkening of a patch of skin or nail due to an increase in melanin.

5. Which Austrian monk (or friar) postulated a theory of heredity based on his observations of pea plants?

Answer: Gregor Mendel

Charles Darwin was a English naturalist and he established that species of organisms evolve from common ancestors. Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist who invented the famous process of pasteurization. Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist. He laid the foundations of the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature.

6. In which African city are the headquarters of the UNEP, the United Nations Environment Program, located?

Answer: Nairobi

Cape Town has the headquarters of company Vodacom. The headquarters of the company De Beers is located in Johannesburg. Pretoria has the headquarters of the company 5DT (Fifth Dimension Technologies). Nairobi, Kenya, is the only answer not in South Africa.

7. What is the medical name of the disease known as "potter's rot"?

Answer: Silicosis

Silicosis is a lung ailment. The common name of bronchopulmonary dysplasia is chronic lung disease. Varicella is known as chicken pox. Blood cancer is the common name for leukemia.

8. What is a substance that is capable of causing or aggravating cancer in animals and humans?

Answer: Carcinogen

Anthropogen refers to a human impact on the environment. Malignant means something that is dangerous to health, while an abnormal growth of a tissue is termed as a tumor.

9. What is a rapid flow of snow down a slope generally known as?

Answer: Avalanche

Snow blindness is a type of temporary eye damage caused by snow reflecting UV light. Frostbite is a condition in which there is localized damage to skin and other tissue due to freezing.

10. What does the 'Saffir-Simpson scale' measure?

Answer: Hurricanes

Wind speed is measured by the Beaufort scale. There is no scale to measure floods and a fathometer is used to measure the underground water level or water table by using sound.

Source: Author Adhyayan

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