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What spins in the wind and makes electricity?
A windmill A car A ball A table
What colour is the earth inside?
Very hot and red Cold and blue Green and soft White and sweet
Which animal lives in the forest and eats nuts?
Squirrel Whale Seal Crab
What can you drive anywhere quickly with?
Car Snail Cow Book
What colour is the sun we can see?
Yellow Purple Green Black
Which animal gives wool?
Sheep Fish Bird Hose
What do seagulls do?
Flies Graves Climbing Crawl
What should you eat to get strong?
Vegetables Stone Paper Leaves
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What does seawater feel like?
Wet and cold Dry and warm Soft and fluffy Hard and sharp
What is carbon when it is made in nano form?
Stronger than steel Softer than wool Heavier than stone Slower than snail
Where is Stonehenge located?
In England In the Netherlands In Germany In Belgium
What can you use to see how hot it is?
A thermometer A spoon A ball A book
What are nanoparticles doing in smartphone screens?
Creating beautiful colours Making noise Getting warm Vibrate
What can drones do?
Flying and taking pictures Swimming underwater Singing music Cooking food
Where are nanoparticles in crayons?
To make beautiful colours To make it tougher To make it bigger To make sound
What is an excavation site?
A place where archaeologists dig A playground A shop A school
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What colour light do detectives use in the dark?
White light Green light Red light Blue light
How many sides does a triangle have?
3 sides 4 sides 2 sides 5 sides
When is the best time to see the stars?
At night In the morning In the afternoon In the evening at sunset
Which animals can fly?
Birds Elephants Fish Cows
Which animal is very good at climbing trees?
The monkey The fish The cow The whale
What can detectives find on a keychain?
Fingerprints Money Food Flowers
Which well-known constellation resembles a bear?
Big Bear Little Lion Big Dog Little Cat
What colour is turquoise?
Blue-green Red yellow Black-grey White-pink
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How does wireless charging of phones work?
With magnetic fields that transfer energy With small solar panels in the phone With radio waves from the air With the heat of your hand
What should you always do before starting an experiment?
Wash your hands Sing a song Take off your shoes Comb your hair
What do you see when the moon is full?
A round, light disc A half-moon Nothing at all A thin line
What happens to sea level due to global warming?
It rises It falls It stays the same It disappears
Which marine mammal has the largest brain?
A sperm whale A dolphin An orca A seal
Which animal is threatened by melting polar ice?
Polar bear Leo Elephant Kangaroo
How long does it take for light from the sun to reach Earth?
About 8 minutes 1 second 1 hour 1 day
How do you know if your hypothesis was correct?
By comparing your prediction with the result By asking your friends By searching the internet By guessing
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How can flying robots help in disasters?
By seeking people and bringing help By just taking pictures By just making noise They cannot help at all
Which drug is made using biotechnology?
Insulin Paracetamol Aspirin Vitamin C
What percentage of all waste can be recycled?
75% 25% 50% 90%
What is a USB port?
A connector to connect devices One battery type A part of the screen A kind of memory card
What happens to the mass of substances during a chemical reaction?
Remains the same Become more Becomes less Disappears
Which type of lamp uses the least amount of energy?
LED lamp Bulb Halogen lamp Energy-saving lamp
What material is used to make bicycle tyres?
Rubber Metal Wood Glass
What is lab-grown food?
Food grown in laboratories Food that is very expensive Food that is not healthy Food that is only for scientists
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What invention made it possible to preserve food for longer periods of time without spoilage?
Pasteurisation Vacuum packing Salts Smoking
What method is used to analyse ancient DNA?
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Carbon dating X-ray analysis Spectrometry
What technology does Virtual Reality (VR) mainly use?
Stereoscopic displays and motion sensors Holograms Magnetic fields Radio frequencies
Which invention is considered the forerunner of modern photography?
Camera obscura Daguerreotype Polaroid Film reel
What role does carbon dioxide play in ocean acidification?
CO2 dissolves in seawater and forms acid CO2 makes seawater more alkaline CO2 has no effect on pH CO2 only increases temperature
Which civilisation built the famous city of Petra?
Nabataeans Persians Romans Greeks
What is Bitcoin?
A digital cryptocurrency A computer virus A social media platform A video game
What are middle dumps?
Old rubbish heaps containing archaeological information Tomb rooms Temple foundations Defences
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Who developed modern atomic theory?
John Dalton Democritus Antoine Lavoisier Joseph Proust
Which invention by Chester Carlson changed office work dramatically?
Xerography (photocopying) The typewriter Carbon paper The calculator
What is an exoplanet?
A planet outside our solar system A planet without an atmosphere A former planet A planet bigger than Jupiter
Who discovered the law of electrolysis?
Michael Faraday Alessandro Volta Luigi Galvani Georg Ohm
Which scientist discovered the neutron?
James Chadwick Ernest Rutherford J.J. Thomson Niels Bohr
What technology is used to observe sea currents from space?
Satellite altimetry Infrared telescopes X-ray detectors Radio telescopes
What is the standard resolution of modern VR headsets per eye?
2160 x 2160 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels 3840 x 2160 pixels 1440 x 1440 pixels
What percentage of global electricity is generated by hydropower?
About 16% About 5% About 35% About 50%
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Who discovered radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie Lise Meitner Dorothy Hodgkin Rosalind Franklin
Which force is responsible for separation in centrifugation?
Centrifugal force Magnetic force Electrostatic force Van der Waals strength
What structure in the brain regulates the biological clock?
Suprachiasmatic core Hippocampus Hypothalamus Pineal gland
What is the function of the pancreas in digestion?
Production of digestive enzymes and insulin Storage of bile Filtration of blood Production of red blood cells
What technique is used to measure enzyme activity?
Enzyme kinetics Electrophoresis Crystallography Calorimetry
Which theory describes the quantum mechanical behaviour of particles in a potential well?
Schrödinger equation Heisenberg's uncertainty relation The Broglie wavelength Pauli exclusion principle
Which quantity is expressed in Siemens (S)?
Electrical conductivity Magnetic field strength Light intensity Radioactivity
Which cells in the immune system are responsible for cell-mediated immunity?
T-lymphocytes B-lymphocytes Neutrophils Monocytes
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What technique is used to cut and paste specific DNA sequences with extreme precision?
CRISPR-Cas9 PCR amplification Gel electrophoresis Southern blotting
Which isotope is used for radiometric dating of very old rocks (>1 billion years)?
Uranium-238 Carbon-14 Potassium-40 Rubidium-87
What method is used to determine the age of sedimentary layers without radiometric dating?
Biostratigraphy Magnetostratigraphy Lithostratigraphy Chemostratigraphy
What method is used to reconstruct the diets of ancient populations from bone analysis?
Isotope analysis Coprolite analysis Tooth loss analysis Trace element analysis
Which scientist conducted the famous 'double slit experiment' that demonstrated the wave-particle duality of light?
Thomas Young Isaac Newton Albert Einstein Niels Bohr
Which method is used to determine the moisture content in solids?
Karl Fischer titration Permanganometry Complexometry Argentometry
What kind of evidence is studied in forensic palynology?
Pollen and spores Fibres Skin cells Glass fragments
What is the name for the zone where oceanic plates dip down under continental plates?
Subduction zone Transform break Divergent border Convergent limit
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