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WorksheetsScience of Holiday Magic
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 36mins
Another name for a reindeer is...
Snowdeer
Caribou
Arctic deer
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A reindeer grows a new set of antlers every year
Reindeers have a poisonous spine on their back legs
The reindeers is the only species where the males and females grown antlers
Snowflakes are formed when...
Angel tears freeze on the way down from Heaven
Ice crystals form around dust particles in the atmosphere.
Frosty the snowman decides to have children.
Mrs. Fishclaus (African cichlid) had babies just in time for the holidays! She is a cichlid and considered a "mouthbrooder".
What does that mean?
African cichlids yell at their babies and tell Santafish to put them on the "naughty list".
African cichlids have poor oral hygiene and have to go to Hermie the elf dentist frequently.
African cichlids protect their eggs in a special chamber in their mouths until they hatch and become large enough to survive on their own.
Mistletoe is a plant hung over doorways during the holidays, to encourage gestures of love. Mistletoe grows on other trees and uses their nutrients for life, harming them.
What is the best word to describe mistletoe?
host
parasite
heterotroph
Which festive gift has the chemical symbol "Au"?
Frankincense
Silver
Gold
What would happen to Santa's reindeer if they ran out of oxygen?
They would create energy aerobically.
They would get muscle cramps due to the build up of lactic acid in their cells.
They would produce alcohol and crash Santa's sleigh.
You need to pour 25 ml of milk for Santa, which tool do you need?
Beaker
Scale
Graduated Cylinder
Which of the following is a solid?
Reindeer farts
Chimney smoke
Santa's beard
If Marley's ghost told you that you would be visited by 3 ghosts, who would you ask for advice?
Mrs. Peters because she can use a cool British accent to speak to them.
Mrs. Follweiler because of her vast knowledge of all things paranormal.
Miss Heacock because she can "SOLVE" her way out of anything!
Mr. Gutzmirtl! He can scare them away with his guitar strums.
Why doesn't Santa fly off into space when circling the planet?
Mass
Friction
Gravity
What is the pigment that makes Christmas trees green?
Chlorophyll
Carotene
Melanin
Sally decorates her house for Christmas. In which layer of Earth does both Sally AND her Christmas tree live?
Asthenosphere
Biosphere
Lithosphere
As Santa is eating a candy cane. His teeth break the candy down while his stomach acids dissolve it. These are examples of what type of weathering?
Mechanical
Mechanical and Chemical
Chemical
Santa's reindeer need tons of energy on Christmas Eve.
What organelle in their muscle cells produce the amount required to get through the night?
Chloroplast
Ribosome
Mitochondrion
Rooftops are covered with snow and ice.
What force does Santa's sleigh use to keep from slipping?
Friction
Gravity
Magnetism
When does Santa have the most stored (potential energy)?
When he is on top of a house.
When he is sitting at the fireplace.
When he is going down the chimney.
As Santa delivers presents to children in Florida, what type of landform is he most likely to see?
Mountain
Sandbar
Canyon
How many children received presents from Santa last year?
378 million children
3 billion children
3 children (all the rest are on the naughty list)
What is a comet?
Ice & dust in space that orbits the sun.
A rock in space that burns up while entering our atmosphere.
The name of Santa's dog.
What color is snow?
White
Blue
It has no color.
True or False? It is always snowing somewhere at any given moment on our planet?
True
False
Reindeer live up north in the arctic. In the summer months reindeer eat sedges, grasses, herbs, ferns and mosses. They can be best described as____.
carnivores
herbivores
producers
Gingerbread cookies are often made in North America during Christmas time. There is a children's story about a gingerbread man that comes alive. What characteristic of life do Gingerbread share with us?
They can reproduce.
They can respond to their environment.
They contain chemical energy that can be used to do work.
Santa knows he is over Asia when he flies over the Himalayas. What kind of plate boundary formed these mountains?
divergent
convergent
transform
What causes Rudolph's nose to glow?
Frostbite
Parasites
Bioluminescience
Which macromolecule is the main course during the Cratchit's Christmas dinner?
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Protein
Why is the Grinch is green?
He has chloroplasts in his cells.
He reflects green energy light waves.
He is is "green with envy"
What macromolecule do candles use to store energy?
Protein
Lipid
Glucose
Before loading the sleigh, the elves must check the mass of the presents.
What unit of measurement do do they most likely use?
liters
grams
meters
Santa loves cookies.
What molecule in the cookies does he need to have the energy to stay up all night?
Carbon Dioxide
Water
Glucose
Why do you use HOT water to make hot chocolate?
Um...'cause it is called "HOT chocolate".
the water temperature causes the drink mix to dissolve faster.
The water temperature slows down the diffusion of the dissolved drink mix.
If you are on the "naughty list" you may receive coal in your stocking. Initially, coal forms as a(n) _______ rock.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Santa is not a thin man. What type of macromolecule does Santa store around his waist to use as energy on Christmas Eve?
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Why does Santa wear a hat?
He needs to trap thermal energy produced by his body
Rudolf won't guide the sleigh if Santa doesn't match his nose.
Mrs. Claus likes the look.
What would be the closest type of modern science were the 3 kings using when they where following the north star?
Biology
Astronomy
Chemistry
If the North pole was a cell, what organelle would be Santa's workshop?
Vacuole
Ribosome
Lysosome
If the North pole was a cell, what organelle would represent Santa's gift bag?
Lysosome
Nucleus
Vacuole
If the North pole was a cell, what organelle would represent Santa's sleigh?
Golgi Complex
Nucleus
Nucleolus
It requires a huge energy output to get the sleigh off the ground and headed around the world. If the North pole was a cell, what type of transport would help Santa get where he needs to be?
Diffusion
Exocytosis
Osmosis
When snow melts in the spring, what type of reaction occurs?
Physical
Chemical
Both
How many inches of snow needs to be on the ground on Christmas morning to make it an official "White Christmas"?
6
12
1
What Scrooge lacks in "Christmas Spirit", he makes up for in his enthusiasm for money. Like money, cells must use "currency" to make the products necessary for life. Which type of energy is used as "money" within the cell.
Thermal
Solar
Chemical
Rudolph and Clarice fall in love and have a son. How did Rudolph most likely attract Clarice according to scientific theory?
He was the best in flight school.
He showered her with gifts and compliments,
He attracted her with his glowing nose.
Why is Santa's hair completely white?
He inherited white hair from both his parents
He wears a wig.
As he aged he stopped producing the pigment melanin
The ability to avoid detection through invisibility is scientifically known as...
hiding
cloaking
superawesomitosis
Many people buy real trees to decorate for the holidays. Once they get home, the first thing they do is fill the stand with water. Why does the tree need water?
It is needed to produce food through photosynthesis.
The tree needles absorb the water through stomata.
It is a storage for waste water created during photosynthesis.
According to legend, elves are "height impaired". According to science, elves are most likely this way due to this phenomena.
Poor Nutrition
Genetic Inheritance
Parasitic Infection
Santa is thirsty after eating many cookies. He grabs a glass of milk next to the cookie plate. Where does his milk come from?
Reindeer that can't fly
Polar bear mommies
Miss Murphy's farm
If you were going to measure a candy cane, which unit of measure would you use?
micrometers
kilometers
centimeters
