, 15 June 2022
We had our eyes on the skies as we wrote this quiz. Can you reach for the stars or are you coming back down to Earth?
Scientists think that a combination of lightning and intense pressure could cause diamonds to rain down on large planets, including Saturn and Jupiter.
A beautiful yellow glass beetle found in Tutankhamun’s tomb was carved from 29-million-year-old glass from a meteorite impact.
There are many different animals that can glide including some frogs, squid, and lizards. However, all penguins are flightless.
Ozone is oxygen, but it’s a bit different to the oxygen you breathe. A regular oxygen molecule has 2 oxygen atoms, but a molecule of ozone has 3 oxygen atoms!
There are about 100 lightning flashes on Earth every second, or 6,000 every minute!
Congratulations! You are a real science whiz!
Oh dear! Better brush up before the next quiz!
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