Why do pigs roll in mud, and when might you get to meet an alien? Try our kids’ quiz

1.Mina, 9, asks: why do pigs roll in mud?

It helps to maintain them cool

So different pigs can’t see them

As a result of they love the sensation of the squidgy mud

They simply love getting soiled and making a large number

2.Seren, 11, asks: will folks sooner or later get to fulfill an alien from one other planet?

No, as a result of there are not any things like aliens

We'd discover life on different planets in our lifetime

In 2032 we are going to meet aliens

Possibly we’ve already met aliens, we simply didn’t realise

3.Parker, 7, asks: why have C and Okay within the alphabet after they make the identical sound?

It is a good query with no reply

They make barely totally different sounds

The primary king of England mentioned we should always have two letters for a similar sound

As a result of a number of English phrases are tailored from different languages

4.William, 6, asks: what's the world’s oldest identified plant?

A Nice Basin Bristlecone pine in California

Algae within the ocean

A moss within the rainforest

An enormous redwood tree in California

5.Abigail, 17, asks: why is the sky blue?

The solar releases a blue fuel which fills the sky

There are many tiny blue bugs floating in it

As birds fly by the sky, they fart out a blue fuel

The Earth’s environment scatters the solar’s gentle and waves of blue gentle are scattered essentially the most

Molly Oldfield hosts Every part Underneath the Solar, a weekly podcast answering youngsters’s questions, out now as a guide.

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