Here are the answers to Science & Nature Quiz #30…
1. After Oxygen, what is the second most common component of the earth’s crust?
A. Silicon
2. What name is given to the elementary particle believed to have been finally discovered at CERN in 2012?
A. Higgs Boson
3. To the nearest whole number, roughly what proportion of their DNA do chimpanzees and humans share?
A. 98%
4. What is the square root of 225?
A. 15
5. In what year did Apollo 17 make the final visit to the moon?
A. 1972
6. It used to be called ‘Quicksilver’, by what name is this element now known?
A. Mercury
7. The smallest bone in a humans body is found in the ear, what is it called?
A. Stirrup
8. Used by dolphins, in underwater navigation, what does the acronym ‘SONAR’ stand for?
A. SOund Navigation And Ranging
9. Geothermal power is generated using heat from what?
A. Rocks in the earth’s crust
10. Rickets is caused by a deficiency of which vitamin?
A. Vitamin D
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