Science Discoveries II Quiz

Quiz

1. A researcher at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been toying with the speed of light. What has she done?

  • Made light travel even faster.
  • Slowed it way down.
  • Made it go back in time.

2. In their search for cancer-killing medication, drug researchers have turned to the sea. Which type of sea life might help doctors attack cancer?

  • Hard coral.
  • A soft, delicate sea plant.
  • A clam.

3. Scientists recently discovered that sandpipers have a "high-tech" method for finding food. What is it?

  • Infrared vision.
  • Pressure sensitive beak sensors.
  • Radar.

4. New research says that Venus could tell us a lot about something on Earth. What is it?

  • The climate.
  • Prehistoric life.
  • The Earth's core.

5. A scientist named Thomas Gold claims that there is life living way underground--several miles underground! What kind of living organism is he talking about?

  • A rare form of groundhog.
  • A deep-sea mollusk.
  • Simple bacteria.

1. A researcher at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been toying with the speed of light. What has she done?
Slowed it way down.

2. In their search for cancer-killing medication, drug researchers have turned to the sea. Which type of sea life might help doctors attack cancer?
A soft, delicate sea plant.

3. Scientists recently discovered that sandpipers have a "high-tech" method for finding food. What is it?
Pressure sensitive beak sensors.

4. New research says that Venus could tell us a lot about something on Earth. What is it?
The climate.

5. A scientist named Thomas Gold claims that there is life living way underground--several miles underground! What kind of living organism is he talking about?
Simple bacteria.

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