Science Trivia Facts Quiz On Environment And Extinct Animals!

40 Questions | By Newscientist | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 4410

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Welcome to the Science Trivia Facts Quiz on Environment and Extinct Animals! The earth’s environment is changing on a daily basis, and this calls for living things to adapt to the changes or end up going extinct. How many animals do you know are extinct and the reason behind this? Do take up this quiz and get to find out for sure.

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1.

What name is given to the science of classification?
- A.
  
  Toxophily
- B.
  
  Taxonomy
- C.
  
  Taxidermy
- D.
  
  Toxoplasma
2.

Which of these is not a weasel - or rather, which is not a member of the weasel's family, the Mustelidae?
- A.
  
  Otter
- B.
  
  Wolverine
- C.
  
  Civet
- D.
  
  Stoat
3.

The Apatosaurus is a genus of dinosaur formerly known as
- A.
  
  Allosaurus
- B.
  
  Brontosaurus
- C.
  
  Camptosaurus
- D.
  
  Diplodocus
4.

In the Linnaean system of classification, the animal kingdom can be divided into about 36 large groupings called phyla. How many different phyla would you be eating in a paella with the following ingredients: chicken, bacon, ham, langoustines, mussels, monkfish?
- A.
  
  1 phylum
- B.
  
  2 phyla
- C.
  
  3 phyla
- D.
  
  4 phyla
5.

An entirely new phylum was identified in 1995 when a tiny sac-like creature called Symbion was discovered, with a body plan unlike all previously known animals. Where was Symbion found to be living?
- A.
  
  In the armpits of Japanese newts
- B.
  
  On the lips of Norwegian lobsters
- C.
  
  Among the eyelashes of Indian antelopes
- D.
  
  Inside the guts of South African termites?
6.

Nuclear physicists, with their famous sense of humour, have named their unit of area the "barn" because in nuclear physics terms it is really quite large. How big is a barn?
- A.
  
  10^-8 square metres
- B.
  
  10^-18 square metres
- C.
  
  10^-28 square metres
- D.
  
  10^-38 square metres
7.

Particle physicists, being equally whimsical, are fond of inventing hypothetical subatomic particles with slightly silly names. Three of these four are genuine. Which one is the false hypothetical particle?
- A.
  
  Leptino
- B.
  
  Wino
- C.
  
  Wimpzilla
- D.
  
  Axion
8.

A microlith is
- A.
  
  A mineral inclusion found in plants
- B.
  
  A very small stone tool
- C.
  
  A bacterium that digests iron pyrites
- D.
  
  A particle of lunar soil
9.

A candidate for world's smallest horse was born in New Hampshire in April. At one week old he stood less than 36 centimetres and weighed less than 3 kilograms. The foal is named
- A.
  
  Darwin
- B.
  
  Einstein
- C.
  
  Galileo
- D.
  
  Bob
10.

In 2006 a creature was discovered in Sumatra which became the record-holder as the smallest vertebrate, with adults less than 8 millimetres long. Was it a type of
- A.
  
  Frog?
- B.
  
  Salamander?
- C.
  
  Carp?
- D.
  
  Weasel?
11.

European astronomers are planning to build a large telescope on the 3000-metre mountain Cerro Armazones in Chile. According to its name, just how large is this large telescope going to be?
- A.
  
  Very Large
- B.
  
  Extremely Large
- C.
  
  Overwhelmingly Large
- D.
  
  Unfeasibly Large
12.

Which of the following stars is a red supergiant with around a billion times the volume of our sun, and the first star beyond the sun to be imaged in any detail?
- A.
  
  Antares
- B.
  
  Betelgeuse
- C.
  
  Canopus
- D.
  
  Deneb
13.

The nesting seabirds on Gough Island in the south Atlantic are threatened by monstrous predators. What are they?
- A.
  
  Giant rats
- B.
  
  Giant bats
- C.
  
  Giant mice
- D.
  
  Giant lice
14.

The largest gravitationally bound objects in the universe are clusters of galaxies, although our own cluster, called the local group, is a relatively small one. Which of the following is not a galaxy in the local group?
- A.
  
  Andromeda
- B.
  
  Triangulum
- C.
  
  The Fornax dwarf galaxy
- D.
  
  The Sombrero galaxy
15.

The proton beams in the Large Hadron Collider travel through a pretty hard vacuum, which is pumped down to a pressure of about 10^-10 millimetres of mercury, not much more than one 10-trillionth of standard atmospheric pressure at sea level. At what height above the Earth does atmospheric pressure fall to roughly the same?
- A.
  
  10 kilometres
- B.
  
  100 kilometres
- C.
  
  1000 kilometres
- D.
  
  10,000 kilometres
16.

Most of Earth is reassuringly solid, but which layer is a liquid?
- A.
  
  Inner core
- B.
  
  Outer core
- C.
  
  Inner mantle
- D.
  
  Outer mantle
17.

Which of the following volcanoes is not active?
- A.
  
  Hualalai, Hawaii
- B.
  
  Etna, Italy
- C.
  
  Erta Ale, Ethiopia
- D.
  
  Merapi, Indonesia
18.

The action of glaciers during past ice ages has given us many picturesquely craggy landscapes, but which of the following types of landform is not of glacial origin?
- A.
  
  Ria
- B.
  
  Esker
- C.
  
  Corrie
- D.
  
  Drumlin
19.

Earth is pre-eminent among the planets of the solar system in terms of
- A.
  
  Size
- B.
  
  Density
- C.
  
  Reflectivity
- D.
  
  Magnetic field strength
20.

If you were to use the entire planet Earth as a component in an electrical circuit, it would act as
- A.
  
  A capacitor of 700 microfarads
- B.
  
  A resistor of 120 teraohms
- C.
  
  An inductor of 4Π millihenries
- D.
  
  A simple diode, allowing current to flow north to south, but not vice versa
21.

What marine creature bears an uncanny resemblance to an ape?
- A.
  
  Gorilla fish
- B.
  
  Orang-utan crab
- C.
  
  Gibbon shrimp
- D.
  
  Bonobo lobster
22.

The rate of change of position is velocity, and the rate of change of velocity is acceleration. What name is given to the rate of change of acceleration, an important factor in the design of roller coasters?
- A.
  
  Shock
- B.
  
  Tug
- C.
  
  Oomph
- D.
  
  Jerk
23.

Which of the following is not a group of asteroids?
- A.
  
  Floras
- B.
  
  Hildas
- C.
  
  Marias
- D.
  
  Phoebes
24.

In the UK general election of May 2010, the Brighton Pavilion seat was won by a party whose name represents electromagnetic radiation with what wavelength?
- A.
  
  450 nanometres
- B.
  
  550 nanometres
- C.
  
  650 nanometres
- D.
  
  750 nanometres
25.

Which of the following "ologies" is not a science, being pseudologous (made up)?
- A.
  
  Trenology
- B.
  
  Tribology
- C.
  
  Bryology
- D.
  
  Limnology