Science of the Holidays

Another name for a reindeer is

• Hart

• Pudu

• Caribou

• Muntjac

During Christmas, you may hear people talk about "kissing under the mistletoe," a plant decoration. While mistletoe is a plant, it takes a lot of its water and nutrients from trees that it lives on. What is the best word to describe mistletoe?

• host

• parasite

• autotroph

On Christmas Eve, Santa has 32 hours to deliver presents. Why does he have longer than a day?

• he travels east to west maximise darkness

• he travels west to east maximise darkness

• He travels faster than light

• The elves help for 8 hours

Which of the following is a solid?

• Hot candle wax

• Reindeer farts

• Chimney smoke

• Santa's beard

Name the substance that makes Christmas trees green.

• E-102 (tartrazine)

• Chlorophyll

• Chloroplasts

• Phenolphthalein

Reindeer live up north in the arctic. In the summer months reindeer eat sedges, grasses, herbs, ferns and mosses on the tundra. They can be best described as____.

• carnivores

• parasites

• herbivores

• producers

Rudolph helped save Christmas when his red nose guided Santa's sleigh. The fog that night was a ____ factor that almost ruined Christmas.

• abiotic

• biotic

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What is the brightest star seen on Earth

• North

• Sun

• Sirius

• Vega

Which festive gift has the chemical symbol Au?

• Myrrh

• Frankincense

• Silver

• Gold

True or False? All snowflakes are unique.

• True

• False