18 questions
Another name for a reindeer is
Hart
Pudu
Caribou
Muntjac
How fast would Father Christmas have to go in order to deliver all the presents in one night
90 miles per hour
60 metres a second
1000 miles per hour
650 miles per second
Which of the following statements is NOT true
A reindeer grows a new set of antlers every year
Reindeers have a poisonous spine on their back legs
The reindeers is the only species where the males and females grown antlers
A reindeer's antlers can grown up to 1.3m long
A star is NOT
a massive, luminous ball of plasma
another planet far away
a celestial body of hot gases
a thermonuclear reactor
Snowflakes are formed when:
Angel tears freeze on the way down from Heaven
Space dust freezes upon entering out atmosphere
Cloud temperatures reach freezing point allowing ice crystals to form around dust particles
The wind blows sea salt into the upper atmosphere
What is "Snowball Earth"?
A type of frost in Alaska
A frozen chocolate pudding
A dirty lump of snow
A period in Earth's history when the entire planet was frozen over
As Grandma sits next to the fireplace she notices she can feel the heat from all sides of the fire. What type of heat transfer does she experience?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
During Christmas, you may hear people talk about "kissing under the mistletoe," a plant decoration. While mistletoe is a plant, it takes a lot of its water and nutrients from trees that it lives on. What is the best word to describe mistletoe?
host
parasite
autotroph
Which festive gift has the chemical symbol Au?
Myrrh
Frankincense
Silver
Gold
True or False? All snowflakes are unique.
True
False
How many sides or branches does a typical snowflake have?
3
5
6
8
On Christmas Eve, Santa has 32 hours to deliver presents. Why does he have longer than a day?
he travels east to west maximise darkness
he travels west to east maximise darkness
He travels faster than light
The elves help for 8 hours
You need to pour 25 ml of milk for Santa, which tool do you need?
Graduated Beaker
Spring Scale
TBB
Graduated Cylinder
Which of the following is a solid?
Hot candle wax
Reindeer farts
Chimney smoke
Santa's beard
Santa needs to move quickly to deliver all of the presents to the good boys and girls. He decides to use the jet stream to help his sleigh move faster. Which direction would he travel within the jet stream?
West to East
East to West
North to South
South to North
How does a metal cookie sheet help with baking holiday cookies?
metal is a good insulator of heat
metal is a good conductor of heat
metal helps block radiation
metal prevents burning
When Santa is travelling very quickly which force stops him from flying off into space?
Mass
Friction
Weight
Gravity
Name the substance that makes Christmas trees green.
E-102 (tartrazine)
Chlorophyll
Chloroplasts
Phenolphthalein