, 25 August 2021
Find out how imaginary monsters have influenced science in this quiz. You’ll need a brave heart and a sharp mind to get full marks!
Jellyfish have lots of stages of life, going from larvae, to polyps, to ephyrae and finally to medusae.
There are many animals named after vampires. The vampire ground finch gets its name because it sometimes drinks the blood of other birds, while the vampire squid looks like it is wearing a cloak!
The Crew Dragon is the first American spacecraft to send astronauts into orbit since the Space Shuttle.
Proxima Centauri and the two stars of Alpha Centauri are all named after the centaur.
Albert Einstein called quantum entanglement ‘spooky action at a distance’, because measuring one entangled particle causes the other entangled particle to collapse, no matter how far away it is.
Congratulations! You are a real science whiz!
Oh dear! Better brush up before the next quiz!
If you’re after more fun science for kids, subscribe to Double Helix magazine!
Tags:
0 comments