Science Week Brain Break Activity

A baby Koala is called a 'joey.' Which of the following Australian animals do NOT have babies called joeys?

• Kangaroo

• Wombat

• Dingo

• Tasmanian Devel

What causes the sound of your stomach rumbling when you are hungry?

• Bubbles of stomach acid popping when they reach the food

• Stomach muscles squeezing gas bubbles from air swallowed while eating

• Eating lots of cabbage and broccoli

• Gas moving from your bloodstream into your stomach

Which type of material makes up most of the rubbish found in Australia beaches?

• Metal

• Paper

• Wood

• Plastic

If you slip on ice or a banana peel, like in Mario Kart, what force do you NOT have enough of?

Indigenous rock art is made using colours from natural materials, including charcoal and ground up rocks. What is the name for the ground up rocks used in rock art?

What do whales feed their babies?

Which planet in the Solar System is closest in distance to Earth?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• It depends on when you look

Which of the following minerals from the game Minecraft also exists in real life?

• Glowstone

• Amethyst

• Redstone

• Netherite

Which of the following ancient devices used for telling the time does not work after the sun sets each night?

• Sundial

• Astrolabe

• Water clock

• Incense clock

Which continents have native marsupials?

• Australia, North America and Asia

• Australia, North America and Africa

• Australia, North America and Europe

• Australia, north America and South America