Put your thinking caps on, it’s time to test your skills in chemistry, time, space, tech and biology!
Congratulations!%20You%5C’re%20a%20real%20science%20whiz! Oh%20dear!%20Better%20brush%20up%20before%20the%20next%20quiz! Helium is one of the six naturally occurring noble gases, along with neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon. They’re all known for being odourless, colourless, and relatively non-reactive. There are 1 000 000 000 nanoseconds in a second. As there are 60 seconds in a minute, there are 60 000 000 000 nanoseconds in a minute. These are all names of rovers sent to Mars, but only Curiosity and Opportunity are still operational. Hyperloop is the name of a proposed mode of high-speed transport designed by a team from Tesla and SpaceX, currently being tested in the United States. Anthrax is an infection caused by bacteria, not a virus.
Results
#1. Helium is a noble gas, true or false?
#2. How many nanoseconds in a minute?
#3. Which of these Mars rovers are currently operating on the red planet?
#4. What is the name used to describe the proposed mode of transportation combining pods, reduced-pressure tubes, and magnetic levitation?
#5. Which of these diseases is not caused by a virus?
Do you know the differences between bacteria and viruses? Take a look under the microscope in Issue 23 of Double Helix magazine.
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