How Geeky Are You in Science?

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Reality-based experiment programs like Mythbusters and Mad Labs have generated further interest about science. It has even gotten you curious about the world we live in and how science affects it. Do you think your brain is too geeky for science? Let's find out!

1. How much of the moon do we see from earth in a month?

a. Half of it. It spins at the same time as the Earth.

b. All of it. Since it spins at the same time as the Earth, we also get to see the moon rotate.

c. More than half. The moon actually looks wobbly if viewed for a month.

2. What is the process that animals in deep ocean levels rely on as their source of energy?

a. Photosynthesis

b. Chemosynthesis

c. Sulfurosynthesis

3. What causes Down Syndrome?

a. An extra chromosome

b. A mutated gene

c. A bacteria that attacks during pregnancy

4. What part of the body is where the end of the digestion process happens?

a. Anus

b. Small intestines

c. Large intestines

5. What element has the highest atomic number?

a. Hassium

b. Lawrencium

c. Ununoctium

Answer Guide:

1. C. Even though the moon is tidally locked to always face the Earth, some conditions make it possible to see more than half of its surface. Astronomers call this phenomenon "libration."

2. B. Chemosynthesis. While organisms on the earth's surface rely on sunlight to create energy, animals that are deprived of sunlight rely on carbon dioxide or methane as their energy source.

3. A. Down Syndrome is caused by an third Chromosome 21 in the body.

4. B. Small intestines is where nutrient absorption and digestion of food takes place. Once it is done, waste is stored in the large intestines before being brought out by the anus.

5. C. Not only ununoctium has the highest atomic number, it also has the highest mass among known elements.