Science Quiz 6 - Nuclear Science Quiz

Nuclear Science Quiz/General Science Quiz

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1. The word "atom" is derived from the Greek word "atomos" which means

indivisible
invisible
tiny
untraceable

2. Which was the world's first nuclear power plant to generate electricity for a power grid?

Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, USSR
Siberian Nuclear Power Station, USSR
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant , Japan
Shippingport Atomic Power Station, USA

3. The design of Apsara, the first nuclear reactor of India, was conceptualized by:

Jawaharlal Nehru
Homi Jehangir Bhaba
APJ Abdul Kalam
JRD Tata

4. Which Asian country released a postage stamp on Marie Curie in connection with IYC 2011?

India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka

5. What does DNC stand for in connection with Nuclear Reactor?

Decalred Net Capacity
Digital Network Connection
Dynamic Network Capacity
Dynamic Nuclear Control

6. What was the name given to the project led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II?

Trinity test
Manhattan Project
Little Boy
Tube Alloys

7. The mobile radiology installations during the world war was known as

Mobile X-Rays
Radion
Little Curies
Radiological Ambulances

8. Marie Curie spent a lot of time and effort to extract the radioactive elements contained in a ton of pitchblende, which was donated by the government of what country?

Germany
Austria
USA
United Kingdom

9. Chernobyl Disaster occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Where is it located?

France
USA
Ukarine
Japan

10. Maria Skłodowska–Curie Institute of Oncology was founded in 1932 as the Radium Institute by Maria Curie. Where is it located?

Warsaw, Poland
Paris, France
Stockolm, Sweden
Hamburg, Germany



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Atmosphere Quiz 2 - Environment Quiz

Quiz on Atmosphere 2

Environment Quiz with questions on Earth's atmosphere.

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1. Identify this atmospheric layer where The International Space Station orbits.

Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere

2. Which one of the following is NOT part of the ionosphere?

Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere

3. Which phenomenon gives Earth a blue halo when seen from space?

Refraction
Reflection
Absorption
Scattering

4. Name the highest clouds in Earth's atmosphere, located in the mesosphere at altitudes of around 76 to 85 kilometres

Noctilucent
Cirrostratus
Nacreous
Nimbostratus

5. What is the study of clouds called?

Nephrology
Nephology
Nepology
Meteorology

6. Which one of the following natural satellites (moons) have the densest atmosphere?

Moon (earth)
Titan
Ganymede
Triton

7. What is the name for the small, expendable measuring device carried by a weather balloon to measure atmospheric temperature, pressure, humdity etc?

radiosonde
dropsonde
rocketsonde
none of these

8. Which of the following is used to measure the atmospheric pressure?

Barometer
Ammeter
Manometer
Lactometer

9. What is the coldest layer in the atmosphere?

Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere

10. Which is the outermost layer of the atmosphere?

Troposphere
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere



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Atmosphere Quiz 1 - Environment Quiz

Quiz on Atmosphere 1

Environment Quiz with questions on Earth's atmosphere.

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1. Name the atmospheric layer closest to the ground

Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere

2. The most abundant gas on the earth's atmosphere is

Oxygen
Carbon
Nitrogen
Hydrogen

3. What atmospheric layer has most of the clouds?

Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere

4. An altitude of 100 kilometres (62 mi; 330,000 ft) above the Earth's sea level marks the beginning of space where human travellers are considered astronauts. What is it called?

Appleton–Barnett layer
Karman line
Heaviside layer
Van Allen belts

5. The study of weather is called?

meteorology
climatology
aeronomy
aerology

6. Which one of the following is NOT a primary layer of the atmosphere?

Mesosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Stratosphere

7. A millimetre of mercury is a manometric unit of pressure, defined as precisely 133.322387415 pascals. What is the symbol for a millimetre of mercury?

hhMg
MPA
mmHg
inHg

8. Name the atmospheric layer that is completely cloudless and free of water vapor.

Exosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere

9. The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Which layer of the atmosphere contains ozone layer?

Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere

10. What is the average atmospheric pressure at sea level as defined by the International Standard Atmosphere?

101325 pascals
14.6959 pascals
1013 pascals
984.43 pascals