Planet Science Randomise

jump to main menu

competitions & quizzes...pit your wits & win with Planet Science

april aquifer quiz

It's April when, traditionally it rains a bit. This is enough of an excuse for making our quiz about water.

If you get all the answers right then you go into the hat for one of three water battery powered clocks - water powered? Yep - it's very clever and nano sized technology, as you'll read.

So don't be a drip...

Ready, steady, FLOW!

Click here for the answers...

01
 If you wanted to avoid rain showers, which of these places would be best to visit?
Norfolk in July
The Lake District in December
Northern Ireland in October

02
 Which of these is NOT a word for rain?
Mizzle
Drizzle
Wizzle

03
 Which of these foods contains the most water, at around 95%?
Watermelon
Steak
Milk

04
 What is the longest anyone has survived without water?
Jonathon Rutter survived on a desert island for 8 days without water.
For 14 days Margaret Butler was stuck in an abandoned well.
Andreas Mihavecz survived for 18 days, forgotten in a jail cell without food or water.

05
 Which of these animals can live its entire life without having to drink anything?
Camel
Kangaroo rat
Dog

06
 If there was no fresh water and you drank seawater what would happen to your body?
You become more dehydrated... the body loses more water removing the salft than it gains from drinking it.
You become very sensitive to the Sun... disastrous if you're in a lifeboat!
Too much saltwater destroys the retinas in the eyes... it leads to blindness.

07
 The fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is the tallest seawater fountain in the world. It can shoot water higher than which of these buildings?
CN Tower in Toronto
Canary Wharf in London
Taipei 101 in Taipei

08
 If 40,000 Olympic swimming pools were filled with seawater how much gold would there be in total?
None
1 gram
1 kilogram

09
 Heavy water is toxic to small animals and can be dangerous for humans if this is all they drink. What is heavy water?
Water with added lead
Water made of deuterium instead of hydrogen - deuterium has an extra neutron
Water with lots of added calcium - it is an extreme form of hard water

10
 Where else in the solar system might we find liquid water?
Under the ice on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons
In the Sun's corona
The poles of the Moon

Answers

1= Norfolk in July • 2= Wizzle • 3= Watermelon • 4= Andreas Mihavecz • 5= Camel • 6= You become more dehydrated • 7= Canary Wharf • 8= None • 9= Water made of deuterium • 10= Unde the ice on Europa

Go to Quiz Menu

<< Go Back