Tag: science & technology

Questions Related to science & technology

How old is the earth?
general knowledge science & technology

  1. 5,000 years

  2. 5,000,000 years

  3. 5,000,000,000 years

  4. No one knows

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Correct Option: C

To reach another planet, a spacecraft must be aimed:
general knowledge science & technology

  1. At the planet

  2. Midway between the two

  3. Where the planet will be when the spacecraft reaches it

  4. Near the planet

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Correct Option: C

We now have evidence that some form of life exists beyond Earth, at least in primitive form.
general knowledge science & technology

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

We currently have the technology necessary to send astronauts to another star system within a reasonable time span. The only problem is that such a mission would be overwhelmingly expensive.
general knowledge science & technology

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

Some organisms can survive in space for years -- without any kind of protective enclosure
general knowledge science & technology

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

The response of plants to light is known as
general knowledge science & technology

  1. Hydrotropism

  2. chemotropism

  3. Phototropism

  4. Thigmotropism

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Correct Option: C

state true or false- The feathers of birds are good insulators.
general knowledge science & technology

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

Quinine is obtained from the bark of which tree?
general knowledge science & technology

  1. Eucalyptus

  2. Cinchona

  3. redwood

  4. Bunyan

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Correct Option: B

Which part of the human brain controls breathing?
general knowledge science & technology

  1. the cerebrum

  2. the cerebellum

  3. the hippocampus

  4. the medulla oblongata

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Correct Option: D

Which of these is usually NOT considered a mutagen?
general knowledge science & technology

  1. low temperatures

  2. ultraviolet light

  3. nuclear radiation

  4. formaldehyde

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Correct Option: A