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Christmas lights need a complete __________ for electricity to flow?
Circuit
“Jingle all the way!”
Name the carol.
Jingle Bells
Snow melts on your hand because heat moves from your hand to the snow. What type of heat transfer is this?
Conduction
In Home Alone, what is the name of the boy who gets left behind?
Kevin McCallister
This striped red-and-white treat is often hung on Christmas trees
Candy Cane
In a series circuit, if one Christmas light blows, what happens to the rest?
They all go out
Which carol includes the line: “Sleep in heavenly peace”?
Silent Night
When Santa jingles bells, what type of wave is produced — sound or light?
Sound waves
What is the name of the girl in the grinch who saves christmas?
This popular Aussie Christmas dessert is made of meringue, cream, and summer fruit.
Pavlova
What electrical property is measured in volts and helps push electrons through a Christmas light string?
This carol is about a snowman who “came to life one day.”
Frosty the Snowman
Reindeer fur traps air to keep them warm. Air is a poor conductor, meaning it is a good ________
Insulator
In Elf, what is Buddy’s favourite food group?
Candy / sugar
List five foods commonly eaten at an Australian Christmas lunch.
Cold ham
Roast chicken or turkey
Potato salad
Coleslaw
Prawns
Pavlova
Trifle
Fruit mince pies
Cherries
Sausages / BBQ items
Mangoes & summer fruit
Why are copper wires used inside Christmas lights instead of plastic?
Copper is a good conductor; plastic is an insulator.
Name the carol that begins with: “God rest ye merry, gentlemen…”
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
When Christmas cookies bake and rise in the oven, what scientific process is happening inside them?
A chemical reaction
In The Polar Express, the train is travelling to what destination?
The North Pole
Which country is famous for eating KFC as a Christmas meal?
Japan
A festive snow-globe lamp uses 2.5 A of current and has a resistance of 18 Ω.
Calculate the voltage needed to power it.
45 V
List five different Christmas carols.
They can be traditional or modern, but they must all be real carols.
Silent Night
Jingle Bells
O Holy Night
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
The First Noel
Deck the Halls
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Joy to the World
Away in a Manger
Little Drummer Boy
Santa’s sleigh runners heat up due to friction as he lands on rooftops.
Explain two different types of energy transfer involved in this process and how each one occurs.
Conduction: Heat transfers from the hot sleigh runners directly into the roof material when they touch.
Convection: Warm air around the heated runners rises and cooler air moves in to replace it.
Radiation (acceptable as a third option): Heat is emitted from the hot runners in the form of infrared radiation.
Which Christmas movie features the quote: “Seeing isn’t believing. Believing is seeing”?
The Santa Clause
This sweet drink is made from milk, sugar, eggs and spices. Name it.
Eggnog