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	Normal Science & Technology Quiz 1 - What particularity of Europa is of particular interest to scientists? It is believed to be the last remain of a planet having collided with Jupiter Its atmosphere is very rich in oxygen Rocks covering its surface might date from the beginning of the Solar System There is a remote possibility that its ice-covered oceans might harbor life 2 - Neanderthals are named for the place where their bones were discovered, which was a: river bed cave mountain top valley 3 - Which of the following companies has not developed an 'Office suite' of programs for the Windows OS? Lotus Microsoft Corel Oracle 4 - What is the name of Pluto's satellite? Centaur Charon Chronos Pluto does not have a satelite 5 - Which of these is a star? Andromeda Antares Ceres Orion 6 - What is a micro-kernel? A new breed of genetically engineered corn A computer operating system that provides a minimal set of services A theory in fundamental particle physics involving immutable laws A philosophical premise that says that one should have as few axioms or assumptions as possible 7 - Refraction is due to: Light changing frequency Light changing speed Light changing brightness Light changing phase 8 - For what accomplishment did Einstein receive a Physic Nobel Prize? The discovery of the Law of the Photoelectric Effect The Theory of Special Relativity The Theory of General Relativity The discovery of radio-activity 9 - Brass is an alloy of which two metals? gold and copper gold and tin copper and tin copper and zinc 10 - What element has "H" for symbol? Helium Hydroxide Hydrogen Hafnium 11 - What is a prion? A neutrally-charged elementary particle A protein believed to be responsible for the Creutzfeld-Jakob disease A GPS-controlled Chinese anti-aircraft missile A radio-active element used in certain atomic calculators 12 - What is the most massive planet in the Solar System? Jupiter Saturn Earth The Sun 13 - If a phenomenom has a periodicity of 6 miliseconds, it has a frequency of: 600 mhz 6 hz 1.66 hz 166 hz 14 - What is the unit of energy? Newton Einstein Joule Watt 15 - Roughtly how long ago did the Sun form? One hundred and twenty million years ago One billion years ago Five billions years ago Twelve billions years ago 16 - What are currently the two ways to achieve temperature and pressure required to initiate nuclear fusion? Gravity, magnetic confinement Electromagnetic confinement, electrical confinement Magnetic confinement, Inertial confinement Nuclear fission, gravity 17 - Which is not a computer graphics file standard? Joint Photographic Experts Group Graphics Interchange Format Pictorial Binary Encoded Material Tagged Image File Format 18 - In the English system of measurement, what was the original value of a yard? (it is now 36 inches) the distance between the king's nose and thumb if he stuck his arm out at a right angle with his thumb pointed up the distance between the front and back legs of the finest horse in the king's stables the longest distance the king could cover in one stride the distance the king could throw a specific weighted ball called the Canterbury Sphere 19 - What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? (di)Nitrogen (di)Oxygen Water Vapor Carbon Dioxide 20 - What are the four bases found in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)? oxygen, phosphate, ribose, cytosine purine, pyrimadine, ribose, uracil guanine, cytosine, adenine, thymine ribose, oxygen, nucleic acid, phosphate Homepage