Everyday Science MCQs 18

Evaporation from water surfaces exposed to air is not dependent of the:
(a) velocity of the wind
(b) humidity
(c) temperature
(d) depth of the water-✔️

Earth quake waves travel fastest in
(a) Soil
(b) Molten rock
(c) Water-✔️
(d) Flexible rock

Yeast, used in making bread is a:
(a) plant
(b) fungus-✔️
(c) bacteria
(d) seed

Who was the marine biologist and author of Silent Spring who was one of the first people to warn of the dangers of pesticides like DDT?
(a) Jacques Cousteau
(b) Rachel Carson-✔️
(c) Charles Darwin
(d) Marlin Perkins

Who was the first scientist credited with pointing out that certain gases could cause a greenhouse effect?
(a) John Tyndall-✔️
(b) Charles Darwin
(c) Roger Tory Peterson
(d) Stephen Jay Gould

Who is known as the Father of the Atomic Bomb?
(a) Albert Einstein
(b) J. Robert Oppenheimer-✔️
(c) General Leslie Groves
(d) Edward Teller

Who is called the Father of the Nuclear Navy?
(a) Edward Teller
(b) Robert Oppenheimer
(c) Hymen Rickover-✔️
(d) Chester Nimitz

Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?
(a) Coriander
(b) Mustard
(c) Cumin
(d) Fenugreek-✔️

Which of the following plants is not capable of manufacturing own food?
(a) Algae
(b) Mushroom-✔️
(c) Carrot
(d) Cabbage

Which of the following nutrients is not a structural component of the plant?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Calcium-✔️
(c) Phosphorus
(d) Potassium