The Week That Was 15/09/23

What is a thermal conductor?

• A material which lets electricity pass through

• A material which lets heat pass through

• A material which stops electricity passing through

• A material which stops heat passing through

Answer explanation

Conductors are the opposite of insulators. Heat passes quite easily through them. We can use conductors to move heat, for example, radiators are made from metal. That's because metal is a good conductor of heat and so metal radiators warm rooms or cool engines much more quickly than wooden ones would.

Where did God speak to Moses to give him the 10 Commandments?

• Mount Olympus

• Mount Edna

• Mount Sinai

• Mount Everest

Answer explanation

God told Moses about the 10 Commandments, which were engraved on two stone tablets. These were rules that God had made to tell people how they should live. God told Moses that people who disobeyed his Commandments would be punished.

What does the word 'quand' mean?

• Who

• When

• What

• Where

When did Britain declare war on Germany?

• May 1945

• December 1940

• September 1939

• July 1938

Answer explanation

Britain went to war in 1939 to defend the balance of power in Europe and safeguard Britain's position in the world. The Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, raising his hat to the crowd as he left 10 Downing Street on the day that Britain declared war on Germany, 3 September 1939.

What is the value of 3 in 1,639,004?

• 30,000

• 3,000

• 300,000

• 3

Spot the odd one out...

• ,

• -

• :

• ;

Answer explanation

All others can be used to punctuate parenthesis

Characteristics can be _________

Answer explanation

Living things inherit characteristics form their parents but not all siblings will inherit the same.

What is the name of the scientific explanation for creation?

• Astronomy

• Astrology

• Constellation

• Cosmology

Answer explanation

It is the science of the origin and development of the universe. Modern cosmology is dominated by the Big Bang theory.