Quiz about Science Bee Multiple Choice

Question 1

Which flying insects, closely related to butterflies, are often attracted to light?

Accepted Answer

Moths

Answer

Dragonflies

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Grasshoppers

Answer

Beetles

Question 2

Which disease is characterized by malignant tumors of abnormally growing cells?

Accepted Answer

Cancer

Answer

Diabetes

Answer

Influenza

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Pneumonia

Question 3

Which aquatic mammal is the largest animal ever to exist on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Blue whale

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Orca

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Humpback whale

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Elephant seal

Question 4

Which type of pathogen multiplies by infecting host cells with genetic material?

Accepted Answer

Viruses

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Prions

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Protozoa

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Bacteria

Question 5

Which process in plants converts carbon dioxide into glucose?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

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Photolysis

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Glycolysis

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Fermentation

Question 6

Which structures are composed of proteins and a single molecule of DNA?

Accepted Answer

Chromosomes

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Ribosomes

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Centrioles

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Spindles

Question 7

Which term describes a sequence of organisms that feed on each other?

Accepted Answer

Food chain

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Energy pyramid

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Photosynthetic web

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Ecological niche

Question 8

Which cells are responsible for receiving sensory input and sending motor signals?

Accepted Answer

Neurons

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Nephron cells

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Glial cells

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Epithelial cells

Question 9

What term describes a location where two or more bones connect?

Accepted Answer

Joint

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Tendon

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Ligament

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Membrane

Question 10

Which large carnivorous dinosaur lived during the Late Cretaceous?

Accepted Answer

Tyrannosaurus rex

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Spinosaurus

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Diplodocus

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Archaeopteryx

Question 11

Which organ pumps blood throughout the circulatory system?

Accepted Answer

Heart

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Lung

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Liver

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Kidney

Question 12

Which substance is fossilized ancient tree resin?

Accepted Answer

Amber

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Tar

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Opal

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Coal

Question 13

Which type of cell contains a nucleus, unlike a prokaryotic cell?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic

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Myeloid

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Stem

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Plasmid

Question 14

Which tropical birds are known for imitating human speech?

Accepted Answer

Parrots

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Peacocks

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Toucans

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Penguins

Question 15

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans typically have?

Accepted Answer

23

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20

Answer

21

Answer

22

Question 16

Which tissue type comprises the vertebrate skeletal system?

Accepted Answer

Bone

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Cartilage

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Muscle

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Adipose

Question 17

Which plants reproduce by releasing spores from their fronds?

Accepted Answer

Ferns

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Conifers

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Cacti

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Grasses

Question 18

Which medical event occurs when blood flow to part of the heart is blocked?

Accepted Answer

Heart attack

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Stroke

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Aneurysm

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Cardiac arrhythmia

Question 19

Which lunar phase makes the Moon appear invisible from Earth?

Accepted Answer

New moon

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Quarter moon

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Full moon

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Waning gibbous

Question 20

Which unit is about six trillion miles, the distance light travels in one year?

Accepted Answer

Light-year

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Astronomical unit

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Parsec

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Kilometer

Question 21

Which radio telescope in Puerto Rico was famous for detecting electromagnetic waves from space?

Accepted Answer

Arecibo

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Green Bank

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VLA (Very Large Array)

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Chajnantor

Question 22

Which term refers to a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun?

Accepted Answer

Exoplanet

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Dwarf planet

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Rogue planet

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Binary planet

Question 23

Which region lies between Mars and Jupiter, containing the dwarf planet Ceres?

Accepted Answer

Asteroid belt

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Kuiper Belt

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Scattered Disk

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Oort Cloud

Question 24

Which triple star system is closest to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Alpha Centauri

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Procyon

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Sirius

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Polaris

Question 25

What event occurs when one celestial body blocks sunlight from another?

Accepted Answer

Eclipse

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Occultation

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Transit

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Conjunction

Question 26

Which region in space has gravity so strong that light cannot escape?

Accepted Answer

Black hole

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Nebula

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Quasar

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Pulsar

Question 27

Which U.S.-based satellite network is used for navigation?

Accepted Answer

GPS

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Galileo

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GLONASS

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BeiDou

Question 28

What do we call a stellar explosion that occurs when a star runs out of fuel and collapses?

Accepted Answer

Supernova

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Nova

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Pulsation

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Flare star

Question 29

Which region beyond Neptune includes Pluto and its moon Charon?

Accepted Answer

Kuiper Belt

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Asteroid belt

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Oort Cloud

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Trojan region

Question 30

Which objects can create impact craters upon colliding with Earth?

Accepted Answer

Meteoroids

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Comets

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Gas clouds

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Meteorites

Question 31

Which are high-energy electromagnetic waves often generated by astronomical events?

Accepted Answer

Gamma rays

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Radio waves

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Infrared rays

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X-rays

Question 32

Which recognizable pattern of stars is not officially classified as a constellation?

Accepted Answer

Asterism

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Globular cluster

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Open cluster

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Dark nebula

Question 33

Which was the first artificial satellite launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

Sputnik

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Soyuz

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Vostok

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Progress

Question 34

Which planet hosts the Great Red Spot, a massive storm?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

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Mars

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Uranus

Question 35

Which metal, symbol Ag, is the most electrically conductive element?

Accepted Answer

Silver

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Gold

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Copper

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Platinum

Question 36

Which yellow-green gaseous halogen is often used to disinfect swimming pools?

Accepted Answer

Chlorine

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Helium

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Fluorine

Answer

Bromine

Question 37

Which element, the fifth most abundant in the universe, is commonly used for luminous signs?

Accepted Answer

Neon

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Argon

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Krypton

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Oxygen

Question 38

Which arrangement of elements was first developed by Dmitri Mendeleev?

Accepted Answer

Periodic table

Answer

Atomic chart

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Elemental series

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Electronegativity grid

Question 39

Which heat-treatment process, named for a French chemist, kills microorganisms in food?

Accepted Answer

Pasteurization

Answer

Fermentation

Answer

Decantation

Answer

Distillation

Question 40

Which metal, symbol Sn, combines with copper to form bronze?

Accepted Answer

Tin

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Titanium

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Zinc

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Lead

Question 41

Which metric measures acidity or basicity on a scale often said to be 0 to 14?

Accepted Answer

pH

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Hardness

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Electrochemical potential

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Conductivity

Question 42

Which subdiscipline of chemistry deals with carbon-containing compounds, key to all known life?

Accepted Answer

Organic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

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Physical chemistry

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Biochemistry

Question 43

Which process describes a solid changing directly to a gas?

Accepted Answer

Sublimation

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Melting

Question 44

Which historical practice aimed to turn base metals into precious metals like gold?

Accepted Answer

Alchemy

Answer

Astrology

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Metallurgy

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Hermeneutics

Question 45

Which element is the first in the periodic table and the most abundant in the universe?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen

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Helium

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Carbon

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Nitrogen

Question 46

Which substances, such as water and honey, have a definite volume but no fixed shape?

Accepted Answer

Liquids

Answer

Gases

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Solids

Answer

Plasma

Question 47

Which exothermic reaction between a fuel and an oxidant releases heat or light?

Accepted Answer

Combustion

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Neutralization

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Hydrolysis

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Redox

Question 48

Which laboratory device, named for a German chemist, produces an open flame?

Accepted Answer

Bunsen burner

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Van de Graaff generator

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Erlenmeyer lamp

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Sievert torch

Question 49

Which family of elements in Group 18 is noted for extremely low chemical reactivity?

Accepted Answer

Noble gases

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Alkaline earth metals

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Halogens

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Lanthanides

Question 50

Which toxic molecule consists of one carbon and one oxygen atom (CO)?

Accepted Answer

Carbon monoxide

Answer

Carbon dioxide

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Carboxyl

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Formaldehyde

Question 51

Which metal, symbol W, is used as filaments in incandescent bulbs?

Accepted Answer

Wolfram (Tungsten)

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Nickel

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Chromium

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Magnesium

Question 52

Which American chemist, Gilbert N. ________, developed a classification for acids and bases?

Accepted Answer

Lewis

Answer

Wheeler

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Pettigrew

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Dalton

Question 53

Which process separates solids from a fluid by passing the mixture through a medium?

Accepted Answer

Filtration

Answer

Distillation

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Crystallization

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Clarification

Question 54

Which substances cause or promote cancer, such as arsenic?

Accepted Answer

Carcinogens

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Antigens

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Antibodies

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Hormones

Question 55

Which decentralized digital currency type includes Bitcoin and Ethereum?

Accepted Answer

Cryptocurrency

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NFTs

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Commodity money

Answer

E-coupons

Question 56

Which markup language is used to create webpages for the World Wide Web?

Accepted Answer

HTML

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CSS

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Python

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SQL

Question 57

Which immersive environment is generally experienced through a headset?

Accepted Answer

Virtual reality

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Augmented reality

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Mixed reality

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Holographic reality

Question 58

Which component, abbreviated CPU, interprets and executes instructions on a computer?

Accepted Answer

Central processing unit

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Graphics processing unit

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Sound card

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Power supply

Question 59

Which term describes mass-sending of unwanted messages via email or text?

Accepted Answer

Spamming

Answer

Surfing

Answer

Phishing

Answer

Telnetting

Question 60

Which technology provides wireless networking protocols for internet connectivity?

Accepted Answer

Wi-Fi

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Bluetooth

Answer

Ethernet

Answer

4G LTE

Question 61

What is a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem in computer science?

Accepted Answer

Algorithm

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Data structure

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Flowchart

Answer

Code library

Question 62

Which programming language was originally developed at Bell Labs?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

Fortran

Answer

Java

Answer

Pascal

Question 63

Which period, also called the Last Ice Age, ended roughly 11,700 years ago?

Accepted Answer

Last Glacial Period

Answer

Precambrian

Answer

Holocene Thermal Maximum

Answer

Mesozoic

Question 64

Which molten rock erupts during a volcanic event?

Accepted Answer

Lava

Answer

Magma

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Basalt

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Ash

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