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November Quiz |
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All answer sheets need to be handed in to a member of the
science department by November 28th.
You can print an answer sheet after clicking the 'Answer Sheet' button on
the left.Decide
which answers are true and which are false.
Tie breaker: For those that are ‘false’, what is the
correct answer?
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| 1.
The average length of an adult human intestine is 2
metres. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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2
The average human heart pumps enough blood
every hour to fill a bath tub. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 3.
The coldest temperature that anything can ever be is
about –15oc. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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4. Stalagmites are columns of minerals that grow
downwards from the roofs of caves. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 5.
Quartz is the most common crystal of all. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 6.
Hot water is less dense than cold water. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 7.
The smallest bones in your body are in your toes. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 8.
Iron is the only magnetic metal. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 9.
Bacteria are so small that a single drop of liquid may
contain 50 million of them. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 10.
A mosquito has 24 teeth. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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October Quiz |
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THE ANSWERS TO THE
OCTOBER QUIZ ARE IN BOLD TEXT |
| 1.
Iron nails cannot be used in oak because the acid
in the wood corrodes them. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 2.
The first metal to be discovered was gold. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 3.
It takes twelve and a half minutes for light to get
from the sun to the earth. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 4.
It takes one 15- 20 year old tree to produce 700
paper grocery bags. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 5.
Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to
watch T V for three hours. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 6.
North Wales produces 2/3 of the worlds gold |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 7.
Diamond dust is colourless |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 8.
The bark of a redwood tree is fireproof so fires
that take place in a redwood forest take place inside the trees. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 9.
A ‘jiffy’ is an actual unit of time for one
thousandth of a second. |
| a) True |
b) False |
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| 10.
The process of splitting atoms is called ‘fusion’ |
| a) True |
b) False |
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THE ANSWERS TO THE
SEPTEMBER QUIZ ARE IN BOLD TEXT |
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September Quiz |
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All answer sheets need to be handed in to a member of the
science department by September 25th. |
| 1.
How much water would you find in a cubic mile of fog? |
| a) less than 5 litres |
b) about 50 litres |
c) more than 500 litres |
| 2.
How long does a fully loaded ‘supertanker’ travelling at normal speed take
to stop? |
| a) less than 10 minutes |
b) at least 20 minutes |
c) 2 hours |
| 3.
How many gallons of fuel does a jumbo jet use in order to take off? |
| a) 1000 |
b) 4000 |
c) 8000 |
| 4.
At what speed does a normal raindrop fall at? |
| a) 2 miles an hour |
b) 7 miles an hour |
c) 10 miles an hour |
| 5.
What does a ‘pedometer’ measure? |
| a) size of feet |
b) walking distance |
c) pedal size on a bike |
| 6.
Which wind speed is necessary in order for it to be called a hurricane? |
| a) 40-55 miles an hour |
b) 56- 73 miles an hour |
c) 74 miles an hour or more |
| 7.
How many faces does an ‘enneahedron’ have? |
| a) 7 |
b) 8 |
c) 9 |
| 8.
Bamboo is the world’s tallest grass. How fast can it grow? |
| a) 90 cm a day |
b) 100 cm a day |
c) 110 cm a day |
| 9.
At what speed does the Earth travel through space? |
| a) 550 000 miles per hour |
b) 660 000 miles per hour |
c) 770 000 miles per hour |
| 10.
Which is the most common atom to be found in the universe? |
| a) gold |
b) carbon |
c) hydrogen |
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Look out for the November
quiz next month. |
