From telescopes to tectonics The Hindu Science Quiz
This July 13, 2016 file photo shows one of the largest single-dish radio telescopes at the Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
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Recently the telescope - Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder – is in the news for being able to map three million galaxies in just 300 hours. It is located in Western Australia. What extent does it spread over?
- One kilometre
- Five kilometre
- Six Kilometre
- 12 kilometre
Located in the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia, ASKAP has 36 dish antennas that occupy the traditional lands of the Wajarri people in Western Australia.
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Last month the U.S. National Science Foundation announced that an iconic telescope located in Puerto Rico will be closed down as the cables supporting its 900-tonne platform broke suddenly. What is the name of this telescope?
- James Webb Telescope
- Arecibo Observatory Telescope
- Very Large Telescope
- Square Kilometer Array
The Arecibo Observatory Telescope was one of the largest in the world. It was built in the early 1960s.
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Where in your body would you find the amygdala?
The Amygdala is a collection of cells near the base of the brain. It consists of two almond-shaped areas within the temporal lobes of the brain.
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Tectonic plates are massive rocky sections into which the earth’s lithosphere is cracked. How many major tectonic plates are there?
There are seven major tectonic plates African, Antarctic, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, North American, Pacific and South American.
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Organisms without a nucleus and organelles are called prokaryotes. Which of the following is a prokaryote?
- Streptococcus
- Fungi
- Yeast
- Amoeba
Streptococcus is a genus of gram-positive round bacteria. As they grow they form pairs or chains.
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