Science Multiple Choice #2 - Statistics

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What has been the primary cause of the increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere in recent decades? Emission of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels
94%
True or false. Every single human on Earth has the same number of chromosomes. False
84%
About what percent of the Earth's atmosphere is made up of Oxygen? 21%
82%
What causes the sound of approaching objects to be at a higher pitch than receding objects? Doppler effect
82%
Is it possible to see Saturn from Earth with the naked eye? Yes
77%
What is the coldest possible temperature? −273.15 °C
75%
About what percentage of an atom's mass is in its nucleus? > 99.9%
74%
Which of these animals is most closely related to homo sapiens? Humpback whale
73%
What is the approximate diameter of the universe? We don't know, possibly infinite
71%
When did the non-avian dinosaurs go extinct? 66 million years ago
69%
Can a virus alter your DNA? Yes
68%
What is a telomere? A region of repetitive DNA which protects the end of a chromosome
65%
Which of these planets is the largest? Earth
62%
What is the name of the current geological epoch, which began about 11,650 years ago? Holocene
57%
About how much has the level of the sea risen since 1900? 0.2 meters
52%
Is a tree-kangaroo a real animal? Yes
51%
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