Scientists aim for accuracy, but it’s not always possible to be exactly right. This quiz is all about getting close, and not always close enough! So how close to full marks can you get?
Diprotodon were the largest marsupials known to exist and went extinct around 44 000 years ago.
The Mars Climate Orbiter had a problem with its software, which miscalculated the thrust of its engines. As a result, it came too close to Mars and was lost.
Burton’s legless lizard has two rudimentary hind legs.
When it’s closest, Venus is around 40 million kilometres from Earth. At closest approach, Mars is about 55 million kilometres away.
Whale sharks are the largest species of carpet shark.
Congratulations! You are a real science whiz!
Oh dear! Better brush up before the next quiz!
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21 July, 2020 at 12:34 pm
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