Get into 2019 with this brain work out! This megaquiz will test your knowledge of all the quizzes we wrote in 2018. The questions are randomly selected, so if you want more questions, you can just reload the page!
Results
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#1. How fast is the International Space Station moving as it orbits Earth?
The International Space Station orbits Earth once every 93 minutes. That means it’s travelling at more than 27 600 kilometres per hour!
#2. In which month is Earth closest to the Sun?
Earth is closest to the Sun in January. It’s about five million kilometres closer than in July, which might seem like a long way, but it’s only a fraction of the average 150 million kilometres to the Sun.
#3. After nitrogen and oxygen, what’s the third most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Argon is the third most abundant gas in our atmosphere, making up almost 1%.
#4. What is a trilobite?
Trilobites were animals that lived in the ocean and looked a bit like slaters or woodlice. They went extinct about 250 million years ago.
#5. What is the name for the region around a black hole that nothing can escape from?
The event horizon is the point of no return around a black hole, which nothing can escape from.
#6. What does a crepuscular animal do?
Crepuscular animals are most active at twilight, around dawn and dusk.
#7. Atoms are made of protons, neutrons and electrons. Which are smallest?
Electrons are smaller than protons or neutrons.
#8. What does a dendrochronologist study?
1. Dendrochronologists study tree rings to work out exactly when the tree lived and died.
#9. Where do trees get most of their carbon atoms from?
Trees absorb carbon atoms from the air in the form of carbon dioxide. The carbon is then used in photosynthesis, to make sugars.
#10. Which of the following would a herpetologist study?
Herpetologists study reptiles and amphibians, including lizards, turtles and frogs.
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