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the way science works quiz
Sharon Anne Holgate has come up with our new quiz and you'll find that she's written some great science general knowlege questions.
This is because NOT ONLY is she featured in MEET YOUR MATCH as a science journalist, she has also found time to write a whole book called 'The Way Science Works', in association with The Science Museum...
...which - by an amazing coincidence - is exactly what the prize for this quiz is!
It is a Dorling Kindersley book, LAVISHLY lllustrated with loads of info and experiments you can conduct yourself at home.
Off you go then!
GOOD LUCK!
01 What appears in the sky when sunlight passes through raindrops?
A rainbow
A comet
A thundercloud
02 What instrument is commonly used to measure temperature?
A barometer
An ammeter
A thermometer
03 What kind of waves do we hear?
Microwaves
Sound waves
Light waves
04 Which type of electricity causes lightning strikes, and makes some clothes crackle as we take them off?
Alternating current
Static electricity
Direct current
05 What covers nearly three-quarters of the Earth's surface?
Rock
Water
Vegetation
06 What is our nearest star called?
Proxima Centauri
The Pole Star
The Sun
07 Which common 'state' of matter expands to fill the space available to it?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
08 Who is thought to have made the first compass?
The Victorians
The ancient Chinese
The ancient Egyptians
09 How much of the air we breathe is oxygen?
21%
78%
0%
10 Which of these subatomic particles was discovered first
The proton
The neutron
The electron
Answers:
1= Rainbow • 2= Thermometer • 3= Sound Waves • 4= Static Electricity • 5= Water • 6= The Sun • 7= Gas • 8= The Ancient Chinese• 9= 21% • 10= The Electron
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