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Why did charles babbage invent the computer?

Answer

Charles Babbage, the father of computer, invented the first general-purpose computer in an effort to prevent the mathematical errors that were prevalent in the human-calculated mathematics of his time.

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How fast do satellites orbit the earth?

A) 28,000 kmph B) 26,000 kmph
C) 17,500 kmph D) 22,500 kmph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 28,000 kmph

Explanation:

Satellites orbit the earth at a speed of 28,000 kmph.

Satellites that are further away actually travel slower. The International Space Station has a Low Earth Orbit, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the earth's surface. Objects orbiting at that altitude travel about 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,500 miles per hour).

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In 1933 congress repealed prohibition with the

A) 21st Amendment B) 20th Amendment
C) 19th Amendment D) 18th Amendment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 21st Amendment

Explanation:

In 1933, Congress repealed prohibition with the 21st amendment. At it’s heart, the scopes trial was a clash between religion and science. Nativists were opposed to immigration because they feared that immigration would be a damage to America’s traditions and that it would result in a loss of jobs.

The Prohibition Era in United States history lasted from 1919 to 1933. It was defined by a complete prohibition of the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

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I am a protector. I sit on a bridge. One person can see right through me while others wonder what I hide. What am I?

Answer

The Sunglasses. 


It protects us from the sunlight and it sits on the bridge means hangs on our ears and nose. Only who keeps that can see through it and others wonder what he is watching.

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Q:

The enzyme in whosepresence glucose and fructose are converted into alcohol is 

A) Diastase B) Maltase
C) Invertase D) Zymase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Zymase

Explanation:
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Laterite is chemically classified as

A) argillaceous rock B) metamorphic rock
C) caleareous rock D) sillcious rock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) argillaceous rock

Explanation:
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An ideal habitat with unlimited resources is associated with

A) Neither exponential growth nor logistic growth B) Population crashes
C) Logistic growth D) Exponential growth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Exponential growth

Explanation:

An ideal habitat with unlimited resources is associated with Exponential growth.

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Q:

Depth of ocean is measured by

A) Animometer B) Aerometer
C) Siesmometer D) Fathometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Fathometer

Explanation:

Fathometer is used to measure the depth of the ocean.

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