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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. Solar panels turn sunlight into what?

SoundWindHeat onlyElectricity

2. What is the chemical formula for water?

H2OCO2O2H2O2

3. What kind of object is the Sun?

A planetA cometA starA galaxy

4. At what temperature does fresh water freeze?

10 °C-10 °C5 °C0 °C

5. At sea level, water boils at what temperature?

120 °C90 °C100 °C80 °C

6. Which of these materials conducts electricity well?

PlasticDry woodCopperRubber

7. Which gas do plants take in for photosynthesis?

NitrogenCarbon dioxideHydrogenOxygen

8. What happens when you push the north poles of two magnets together?

Nothing happensThey push apartThey pull togetherThey lose their magnetism

9. How does a vaccine protect you?

It kills every germ in your bodyIt makes your blood too thick for germsIt replaces your immune systemIt teaches your immune system to recognise a germ

10. What is the scientific unit of force?

The voltThe newtonThe wattThe joule

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