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Junior Science Quiz
It's time for some fun! We have put together a short quiz for people to test their general knowledge of science, technology and science history.
How does the quiz work?
This quiz is best suited to young people aged between 10 and 18. But why not have a go even if you fall outside this age range?
Follow the 4 steps below
Step 1
Go through the questions onscreen and keep a note of your answers to each question. Or you can print this page and mark your answers on the page.
Quiz
Q1. UV light has shorter wavelengths than visible light. Humans can't see them, but insects like bumblebees can. What do the letters UV stand for?
- ultimate value
- undulating value
- ultraviolet
- it doesn't stand for anything
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Q2. As progress on the International Space Station picks up pace, it might be interesting to reflect a little on the pioneers of space. How about this question for starters: Who was the first person in space?
- Neil Armstrong
- Buzz Aldrin
- Yuri Gagarin
- David Bowie
Play Astro Poop
Q3. In 2001, the world produced around 214 million metric tonnes (including salt in brine) of a mineral called sodium chloride (NaCl). You might know this product as something else. What would that be?
- lime
- salt
- battery acid
- red food colouring
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Q4. By now, most of you have listened to music stored in MP3 files. But did you know this is a file extension for MPEG (audio layer 3)? What is MPEG short for?
- motion picture efficiency grade
- moving picture expert group
- multiple program electronic grade
- none of these
More technology definitions
Q5. Surveys predict that up to 84% of Europeans will own a mobile phone by 2004. We have come a long way since the early days of telecommunications. By the way, who invented the telephone?
- Thomas Edison
- John Maynard Keynes
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Nokia
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Q6. What three words do the letters GMO stand for?
- genetically modified organisms
- genetically made organisms
- genetically manipulated organisms
- genetically multiplied organisms
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Q7. A meteor is a bright streak of light in the sky which most of us recognise as a 'shooting star' or a 'falling star' produced by the entry of a small meteoroid into the Earth's atmosphere. True or false: Meteorology is the study of meteors once they have made contact with the Earth's surface?
- true
- false
To read a meteor poem
Q8. Marsupials are a type of mammal found mostly in Australia and South America, though one species (the opossum) lives in North America. While they share some traits with placental mammals - e.g. they are all covered in hair or fur ¯ they have distinct characteristics. Which of the following describes marsupials most accurately:
- marsupials have pouches and lay eggs which incubate inside the pouch where it is warm and safe
- marsupials have pouches, give birth to their young like normal mammals, but have shorter pregnancy times and so the young suckle a nipple in the pouch while growing
- marsupials are burrowing mammals which have pouches facing the opposite way to regular mammals to stop them from filling up with dirt when they dig their burrows
- marsupial is the scientific name for kangaroos and kangaroo-like animals, which use their tails as a balancing tool
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Considered the outer portion of the geosphere and the inner or lower portion of the atmosphere, the transition zone between the earth and the atmosphere within which most terrestrial life forms are found is known as what?
- the milky way
- the biosphere
- the lifesphere
- the point of no return
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Q10. The rings around Saturn are made up of particles of varying size, from centimetres to decametres. Which of the following is not a particle found in Saturn's rings:
- ice particles
- traces of silicate
- cadbury particles
- carbon minerals
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