The questions
- 1
Light travels faster than sound.
- False: sound is faster than light
- True: light is much faster
Answer: True: light is much faster
- 2
Water boils at 50 °C at sea level.
- False: it boils at 100 °C
- True: water boils at 50 °C
Answer: False: it boils at 100 °C
- 3
The Sun is a planet.
- False: the Sun is a star
- True: the Sun is a planet
Answer: False: the Sun is a star
- 4
Plants need sunlight to make food.
- False: plants make food in the dark only
- True: plants use sunlight to make food
Answer: True: plants use sunlight to make food
- 5
We usually talk about five senses.
- False: we usually talk about only three senses
- True: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch
Answer: True: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch
- 6
The heart is in your leg.
- False: the heart is in your chest
- True: the heart is in your leg
Answer: False: the heart is in your chest
- 7
Metal is a good conductor of electricity.
- False: metal stops electricity
- True: metal lets electricity pass
Answer: True: metal lets electricity pass
- 8
Sound can travel through space.
- False: space has no air for sound
- True: sound is loud in space
Answer: False: space has no air for sound
- 9
The Moon has no air.
- False: the Moon has thick air
- True: there is no air on the Moon
Answer: True: there is no air on the Moon
- 10
Bats are blind.
- False: bats can see, and use echoes too
- True: all bats are blind
Answer: False: bats can see, and use echoes too
- 11
Diamonds are made of carbon.
- False: diamonds are made of glass
- True: diamonds are pure carbon
Answer: True: diamonds are pure carbon
- 12
Your bones are alive.
- False: bones are dead like stones
- True: bones are living tissue
Answer: True: bones are living tissue
- 13
An octopus has blue blood.
- False: an octopus has green blood
- True: an octopus has blue blood
Answer: True: an octopus has blue blood
- 14
The Earth is flat.
- False: the Earth is round
- True: the Earth is flat
Answer: False: the Earth is round
- 15
Lightning is hotter than the surface of the Sun.
- False: lightning is cold
- True: lightning can be about five times hotter
Answer: True: lightning can be about five times hotter
- 16
Ice is heavier than the same amount of water.
- False: ice is lighter, that's why it floats
- True: ice is heavier and sinks
Answer: False: ice is lighter, that's why it floats
- 17
A tomato is a fruit.
- False: a tomato is a vegetable only
- True: a tomato is a fruit
Answer: True: a tomato is a fruit
- 18
Spiders have six legs.
- False: spiders have eight legs
- True: spiders have six legs
Answer: False: spiders have eight legs
- 19
Snakes can smell with their tongues.
- False: snakes cannot smell
- True: snakes smell with their tongues
Answer: True: snakes smell with their tongues
- 20
Humans can breathe under water without help.
- False: humans need air to breathe
- True: humans have gills
Answer: False: humans need air to breathe
- 21
The Earth's centre is very hot.
- False: the centre of the Earth is ice
- True: the core is hotter than 5,000 °C
Answer: True: the core is hotter than 5,000 °C
- 22
Rainbows have seven colours.
- False: rainbows have three colours
- True: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Answer: True: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
- 23
Clouds are made of cotton.
- False: clouds are made of water drops and ice
- True: clouds are made of cotton
Answer: False: clouds are made of water drops and ice
- 24
Penguins live at the North Pole.
- False: penguins live in the south
- True: penguins live at the North Pole
Answer: False: penguins live in the south
