Christmas Science

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Another name for a reindeer is

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Caribou

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How fast would Father Christmas have to go in order to deliver all the presents in one night? Options: 90 miles per hour, 60 metres a second, 1000 miles per hour, 650 miles per second.

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650 miles per second

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Which of the following statements about reindeers is NOT true?

• A reindeer grows a new set of antlers every year
• Reindeers have a poisonous spine on their back legs
• The reindeer is the only species where the males and females grow antlers
• A reindeer's antlers can grow up to 1.3m long

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Reindeers have a poisonous spine on their back legs

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A star is NOT:

a massive, luminous ball of plasma

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another planet far away

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a celestial body of hot gases

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a thermonuclear reactor

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another planet far away

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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How are snowflakes formed?

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Cloud temperatures reach freezing point allowing ice crystals to form around dust particles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is "Snowball Earth"?

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A period in Earth's history when the entire planet was frozen over

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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What type of heat transfer does Grandma experience when she feels heat from all sides of the fire?

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Radiation

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What is the best word to describe mistletoe, a plant that takes water and nutrients from trees it lives on?

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parasite

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Which festive gift has the chemical symbol Au?

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Gold

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True or False? All snowflakes are unique.

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True