Medium Nature Questions
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Question 51medium
In aeronautics, flaps and slats are used to control what on an aircraft?
A.Drag
B.Lift
C.Thrust
D.Weight
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Lift
Question 52medium
Which of these elements on the Periodic Table is a Noble Gas?
A.Colbalt
B.Iodine
C.Neon
D.Potassium
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. Neon
Question 53medium
Along with Oxygen, which element is primarily responsible for the sky appearing blue?
A.Carbon
B.Helium
C.Hydrogen
D.Nitrogen
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. Nitrogen
Question 54medium
Which of these stars is the largest?
A.Betelgeuse
B.RW Cephei
C.UY Scuti
D.VY Canis Majoris
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. UY Scuti
Question 55medium
Which psychological term refers to the stress of holding contrasting beliefs?
A.Blind Sight
B.Cognitive Dissonance
C.Flip-Flop Syndrome
D.Split-Brain
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Cognitive Dissonance
Question 56medium
Approximately how long is a year on Uranus?
A.109 Earth years
B.47 Earth years
C.62 Earth years
D.84 Earth years
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. 84 Earth years
Question 57medium
All the following metal elements are liquids at or near room temperature EXCEPT:
A.Beryllium
B.Caesium
C.Gallium
D.Mercury
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Beryllium
Question 58medium
In Chemistry, how many isomers does Butanol (C4H9OH) have?
A.3
B.4
C.5
D.6
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. 4
Question 59medium
What is the name of the cognitive bias wherein a person with low ability in a particular skill mistake themselves as being superior?
A.Dunning-Kruger effect
B.Freud-Hall effect
C.Meyers-Briggs effect
D.Müller-Lyer effect
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Dunning-Kruger effect
Question 60medium
Which desert is the only desert in the world where the "Saguaro" cactus grows indigenously?
A.The Arabian Desert
B.The Gobi Desert
C.The Sonoran Desert
D.The Yuma Desert
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. The Sonoran Desert
Question 61medium
What is the chemical formula for ammonia?
A.CH4
B.CO2
C.NH3
D.NO3
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. NH3
Question 62medium
Which of the following spacecraft never touched the moon?
A.Apollo 11
B.Luna 2
C.Mariner 4
D.SMART-1
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. Mariner 4
Question 63medium
What is radiation measured in?
A.Decibel
B.Gray
C.Kelvin
D.Watt
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Gray
Question 64medium
Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named after him?
A.Albert Einstein
B.Enrico Fermi
C.Niels Bohr
D.Sir Isaac Newton
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. Sir Isaac Newton
Question 65medium
What is the Linnean name of the domestic apple tree?
A.Appelus delectica
B.Malus americana
C.Malus pumila
D.Pomus domestica
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. Malus pumila
Question 66medium
Where did the dog breed "Chihuahua" originate?
A.France
B.Mexico
C.Russia
D.Spain
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Mexico
Question 67medium
Which of these choices is not one of the phases of mitosis?
A.Anaphase
B.Diplophase
C.Metaphase
D.Telophase
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Diplophase
Question 68medium
After which Danish city is the 72th element on the periodic table named?
A.Copenhagen
B.Herning
C.Odense
D.Skagen
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Copenhagen
Question 69medium
A positron is an antiparticle of a what?
A.Electron
B.Neutron
C.Photon
D.Proton
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Electron
Question 70medium
The "Tibia" is found in which part of the body?
A.Arm
B.Hand
C.Head
D.Leg
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. Leg
Question 71medium
On the periodic table of elements, what is the symbol for Tin?
A.Na
B.Ni
C.Sn
D.Ti
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. Sn
Question 72medium
Which of these is a type of stretch/deep tendon reflex?
A.Ankle jerk reflex
B.Gag reflex
C.Pupillary light reflex
D.Scratch reflex
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Ankle jerk reflex
Question 73medium
Which element has the atomic number of 7?
A.Hydrogen
B.Neon
C.Nitrogen
D.Oxygen
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. Nitrogen
Question 74medium
Which of these is NOT a part of the structure of a typical neuron?
A.Islets of Langerhans
B.Myelin sheath
C.Node of Ranvier
D.Schwann cell
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Islets of Langerhans
Question 75medium
The Axiom of Preventive Medicine states that people with ___ risk for a disease should be screened and we should treat ___ of those people.
A.high, all
B.high, some
C.low, all
D.low, some
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
C. low, all
Question 76medium
In Psychology, which need appears highest in the "Maslow's hierarchy of needs" pyramid?
A.Esteem
B.Love
C.Physiological
D.Safety
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Esteem
Question 77medium
Which one of these scientists conducted the Gold Foil Experiment which concluded that atoms are mostly made of empty space?
A.Archimedes
B.Ernest Rutherford
C.Joseph John Thomson
D.Niels Henrik David Bohr
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Ernest Rutherford
Question 78medium
Deionized water is water with which of the following removed?
A.Hydrogen
B.Iron
C.Oxygen
D.Uncharged atoms
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
B. Iron
Question 79medium
What does the yellow diamond on the NFPA 704 fire diamond represent?
A.Flammability
B.Health
C.Radioactivity
D.Reactivity
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
D. Reactivity
Question 80medium
When the Falcon Heavy was launched on it's test flight, what was the only part of the operation that failed?
A.Center Core Landing
B.Deployment of Starman
C.Ignition and Liftoff
D.Side Booster Landing
Reveal Answer
The correct answer is:
A. Center Core Landing
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