The Week That Was- 13/10/2023

"a process in which some living things survive better in their environment and are able to reproduce and pass on their genes" is the definition of what?

• Variation

• Inheritance

• Natural Selection

• Charactersitics

Answer explanation

Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success. This process causes species to change and diverge over time.

What is a dividend?

• The answer

• A whole number

• The number to divide by

• The number to be divided

Answer explanation

It is the whole which is to be divided into different equal parts, e.g 450 ÷ 9 = 50.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Venus

Answer explanation

The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Mercury is closest to the Sun. Neptune is the furthest away.

Spot the odd one out

• who

• which

• that

• how

Answer explanation

All other options are examples of relative pronouns which begin a relative clause.

Who were gas masks issued to in World War 2?

• Just soldiers

• Children

• Everyone

• No-one- they had to be purchased

Answer explanation

In 1938, the British Government gave everyone, including babies, gas masks to protect them in case the Germans dropped poison gas bombs on Britain.

What is un boulangerie?

• a bakery

• a butchers

• a library

• a chemist

What does consensual mean?

• Everyone agrees and approves

• No-one agrees or approves

• One person agrees

• Someone else agrees on your behalf

Answer explanation

Consent is a person's permission or agreement by choice to anything that involves them.

How many fire alarms should there be in a two-storey house?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

They must all be fully functional too.

Which Psalm is a response to Genesis 1?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Answer explanation

Psalm 8 praises God for His amazing power and creation, while marveling at the idea that such a being would give any further thought to something as frail and limited as man.

What number is one-tenth the size of 5430?

• 543

• 54300

• 54.3

• 5440

Answer explanation

To find one-tenth, you divide by 10.