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#1. The bacteria Vibrio natriegens is famous for growing fast. How long does it take to double in population?
Vibrio natriegens can double in population in only 10 minutes, which is why many scientists are using it for their experiments.
#2. When iron rusts, what chemical does it become?
Iron reacts with oxygen to become iron oxide, more commonly known as rust.
#3. What colour of light won’t feed plants?
The chemical chlorophyll absorbs energy from light, and plants use this energy to make their own food. But chlorophyll doesn’t absorb green light, which is why leaves are typically green!
#4. How many lightning strikes happen every second on Earth?
NASA estimates there are around 100 flashes of lightning every second!
#5. In which direction do racing sailboats go fastest?
When boats go straight downwind, their wind disappears as they go faster – but a side-on wind stays constant no matter the boat speed!
#6. Which part of your digestive system absorbs dietary fibre?
Dietary fibre is a part of plant-based food that your body can’t digest. It helps to keep your digestive system healthy
#7. A 200-kilometre-wide object called 16 Psyche might be made of metal, but where is it?
16 Psyche was the 16th asteroid to be found in the asteroid belt. NASA is making a spacecraft to visit 16 Psyche, due to launch next year!
#8. Where does the spotted handfish rove?
The spotted handfish is found in the Derwent River in Tasmania.
#9. When a river goes around a bend, where does it erode fastest?
Rivers erode fastest on the outside of a bend. Over time, this makes bendy rivers even bendier.
#10. Which space agency controls the Curiosity Mars rover?
NASA landed the car-sized Curisoity rover on Mars in 2012, and it’s been exploring ever since!
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