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1 Whose thought experiment involving a cat in a box illustrates a key feature of quantum theory?
A Erwin Schrödinger. Quantum theory suggests that until an observer opens the box and makes a measurement, the cat exists in a superposition of both alive and dead states.
2 What is the name of NASA’s car-sized robotic rover that landed on planet Mars on 6th August 2012?
A Curiosity. It is part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission.
3 Which species of bird is the largest member of the crow family native to the UK?
A The raven (Corvus corax). The world’s largest member of the crow family, as large as a buzzard! Ravens have shiny black feathers and a huge, thick beak.
4 Which name labels the branch of biology that studies fungi?
A Mycology, a group that includes the mushrooms and yeasts.
5 Which artificial object first left the solar system?
A Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977. It crossed the heliopause, the boundary of the sun’s influence, in August 2012, entering interstellar space.
6 What is the name for a geometric angle between 180 and 360 degrees?
A Reflex angle. The names of basic angles are Acute angle, Obtuse angle, Right angle, Straight angle, Reflex angle and full rotation.
7 Which metal is obtained from the ore siderite?
A Iron. Siderite contains iron(II) carbonate. The Ancient Greek term for iron, $\sigma\acute{\iota}\delta\eta\rho o\varsigma$ (sídēros), provides the mineral’s name.
8 What is the largest land mammal native to the UK?
A Red deer – The badger is the largest predator in the UK
9 What name is given to a parallelogram, with no right angles, whose sides are all equal in length?
A Rhombus. A rhombus with right angles would become a square.
10 Which planet in our solar system has an orbit around the Sun of 687 Earth days?
A Mars. Mars rotates once every 24.6 hours, nearly mirroring Earth’s 23.9-hour day. Scientists label these Martian days “sols”—short for “solar day.” The planet completes one orbit in 669.6 sols, which equals 687 Earth days.