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The predominate environmental factor of a tundra is ________.
a) rainfall
b) elevation
c) temperature
d) latitude
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Re: Science Quiz: Your Questions Please (#12)

Causal Scaling Seeds are:
1)an alternative to inflation
2)either an alternative or an addition to inflation
3)hypothetical genetically modified seeds that can be used for terraforming
4)seeds of the exotic plant "Causal Scaling"
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The acronym "AM" used in time-telling stands for ___________.
a) arriving-meridian
b) adoni-mamaridia
c) after-midnight
d) ante-meridiem

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What atmospheric component is the main absorber of infrared radiation from space?
A) the ionosphere
B) water vapor
C) carbon dioxide
D) none of the above

In terms of atmospheric gas, the four inner planets, or terrestrial planets, of the Solar System are relatively devoid of which types of gases compared to the Jovian, or outer four, planets?
A) Hydrogen and Methane
B) Hydrogen and Helium
C) Helium and Ammonia
D) Helium and Argon

The "dark side" of the moon is really?
A) the side of the moon which never receives sunlight
B) an incredible rock album
C) a product of the moon's synchronous rotation
D) an effect caused by the solar wind

Does the moon have a magnetic field?
A) yes
B) no
C) yes, but it did not always have one
D) no, but it had one at one time

Moonquakes, if measured on the Richter scale, are in the range of?
A) 0.5-1.5
B) 2.5-3.5
C) 4.5-5.5
D) none of the above

The Cassini division refers to what?
A) the pathway of the Cassini space probe
B) the form of mathematics developed by Giovanni Cassini in 1675
C) an apparent gap separating the A and B rings of Saturn
D) a disagreement among prominent astronomers of the 17th century
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Re: Science Quiz: Your Questions Please

A powerful source of gravity that distorts background images is called a _____.
A) black hole
B) quasar
C) gravitational lens
D) graviton

Which of the following is not a major category of galaxies?
A) spherical
B) elliptical
C) spiral
D) irregular

How many galaxies are observable from earth with the naked eye?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3

The discovery of Uranus is credited to which of these astronomers?
A) Galileo
B) John Couch Adams
C) Joseph Le Verrier
D) William Herschel

Which family of plants harbor bacteria that fix nitrogen into the soil?
A) sunflower
B) soybean
C) pea
D) cotton

A spectrometer measures what?
A) the spectrum
B) the distance between stars
C) nightvision
D) properties of light

Flint and chert are two naturally occurring minerals historically known for their ability to do what?
A) provide a stable foundation for medieval castles
B) make other minerals more cohesive in a mixture
C) create fire with steel
D) cure some forms of bone disease

Which of the following sequences are not present in Fibonacci's numbers?
A) 0, 1, 3
B) 21, 34, 55
C) 2584, 4181, 6765
D) 75025, 121393, 196418
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Which pair of cities is separarted by the greatest distance?

a) Caracas Venezuela to Memphis Tenessee US
b) Victoria British Columbia Canada to Honalulu Hawaii US
c) Lisbon Portugal to Beirut Lebanon
d) Mumbai India to Nairobi Kenya

How many hours elapse between one low tide and the next low tide?

a) 3
b) 6
c) 12
d) 24
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Each time zone on Earth encompasses ______ degrees of longitude.

a) 7 1/2
b) 15
c) 22 1/2
d) 30

Which of these indicator pairs positively delineates elevation on a topographic map?

a) legend and key
b) key and coordinates
c) coordinates and contour lines
d) contour lines and legend

A total Solar eclipse only occurs at which Moon phase?

a) Full
b) First Quarter
c) Third Quarter
d) New
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The Lunar Regolith is:
a) a monster, similar to the Rancor
b) large craters formed from impacts of ice rather than rock
c) a coating of dust so thick it would make your gran's skin crawl
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Re: Science Quiz: Your Questions Please

Roche lobes and inner Lagrangian points refer to?
A) binary star systems
B) black holes
C) Earth's satellites and their orbits
D) the formation of the Solar System

Core Hydrogen Burning is the process in which stars:
A) become red giants
B) convert hydrogen into helium
C) become dormant
D) convert hydrogen to oxygen

The temperatures of stars are traditionally measured in:
A) degrees Celsius
B) degrees Fahrenheit
C) Kelvins
D) Solar Metrics

Librations of the moon refer to what?
A) too much cheese
B) the Moon's elliptical orbit
C) Moonquakes
D) the remote sensing performed when the constellation Libra is behind the moon

Impact craters are always circular because:
A) alien spacecraft are circular
B) meteorites become circular from atmospheric pressure and friction
C) of temporal erosion
D) of shockwaves
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The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of which type of tectonic plate boundary?
a) spreading center
b) locked
c) subduction
d) strike-slip


A Homolosine map projection preserves _________.
a) distance
b) elevation
c) area
d) distance and area
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