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Exercise 12

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Task reminder: Listen to each question and give a short spoken answer (1–2 words is enough). You have 10 seconds. Reveal the answer to self-check.

1. What is the name of the process by which a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly?

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Metamorphosis

2. What do you call the speed of sound?

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Mach 1

3. Which organ produces insulin?

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Pancreas

4. What is the name of the layer of gas surrounding the Earth?

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Atmosphere

5. What do you call a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning?

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Homophone

6. What is the capital city of Australia?

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Canberra

7. What branch of science studies rocks and minerals?

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Geology

8. What do you call the centre of an atom?

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Nucleus

9. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?

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Nitrogen

10. What is the term for the study of the stars and planets?

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Astronomy