Science in the News Quiz.Directions: Read the late-breaking science news stories in our Science News section on pages 4-6. Then, test your knowledge by answering the questions below. Circle the correct letter. 1. Earthquakes usually occur a. after a hurricane. b. on the equator. c. on a fault line. d. all of the above 2. Early this year, major earthquakes hit a. Italy and Greece. b. the Galapagos Islands. c. El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. and India. d. Florida and Texas. 3. In many earthquakes, most deaths are caused by a. the collapse of poorly-constructed buildings. b. falling trees. c. collapsed bridges. d. aftershocks. 4. Seeing-eye ponies may be better than seeing-eye dogs because a. they live longer. b. you can ride them. c. they're smaller. d. all of the above 5. Miniature ponies a. have exceptionally flexible legs. b. are dwarfs. c. are usually brown. d. all of the above 6. By early 2000, a. 3 million Americans were online. b. 30 million Americans were online. c. 30 million people had e-mail. d. 300 million people were online. 7. Last January, the Galapagos Islands were a. hit by a tidal wave tidal wave, term properly applied to the crest of a tide as it moves around the earth. The wavelike upstream rush of water caused by the incoming tide in some locations is known as a tidal bore. . b. hit by an oil spill oil spill: see water pollution. . c. overrun by sea urchins and algae algae (ăl`jē) [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that . d. studied by Charles Darwin. 8. The Galapagos Islands are home to a. sea lions. b. blue-footed boobies. c. marine iguanas. d. all of the above 9. About 10 percent of candles sold in the U.S. a. are used for aromatherapy aromatherapy Therapy using essential oils and water-based colloids extracted from plant materials to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual health and balance. Single or combined extracts may be diffused into inhaled air, used in massage oil, or added to bathwater. . b. emit bad odor. c. emit lead into the air when they burn. d. emit mercury into the air when they burn. 10. NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. scientists are trying to fly planes a. using robot pilots. b. using chimpanzee chimpanzee, an ape, genus Pan, of the equatorial forests of central and W Africa. The common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, lives N of the Congo River. Full-grown animals of this species are up to 5 ft (1. pilots. c. by remote control. d. using only human muscle movement. 1. c 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. d 7. b 8. d 9. c 10. d |
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