Science Quiz #194
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Q1. What measurement has been used for the magnitude of earthquakes?
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Q2. Why is the scarlet pimpernel, a low-growing annual plant found in Europe, Asia and North America, known as 'the poor man's barometer' and 'the poor man's weatherglass'?
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Q3. What is the scientific term used when something is moving from a solid to a gas without passing through a liquid state?
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Q4. What bird is nicknamed "man of war" because it steals food from other birds in the air?
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Q5. The first Transit of Venus in the 21st century took place on 8 June 2004. What was the date of the next one?
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Q6. What does "xylophilous" refer to?
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Q7. Which tree, native to Western Australia, has flowers that are used to make honey, and long, straight trunks which provide a deep rich reddish-brown, termite-resistant wood with an attractive grain?
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