What is the wingspan of a bald eagle, and what is a shadow? Try our kids’ quiz

1.Thomas, 9, asks: what is the wingspan of a bald eagle?

1 metre

2.1 metres

3.8 metres

7 metres

2.William, 6, asks: which birds make the smallest nests in the world?

Australian weebills

Sparrows

Wrens

Hummingbirds

3.Blythe, 6, asks: what is a shadow?

A shadow is something attached to your body that you can never get rid of

A shadow forms when light hits an object it can’t travel through

It is caused by darkness coming out of objects

We don’t know why shadows form

4.Earle, 9, asks: can tortoises feel it if you touch their shells?

No, there are no nerve endings connected to the shell, so they can’t feel anything

A tortoise can feel a hard poke but nothing else

Yes, tortoises can feel it when you touch their shells

Tortoises can feel heat and cold, but not touch through their shells

5.Kitty, 6, asks: why do your cheeks go red?

When you have eaten too much red foot, like ketchup or strawberries

If a ladybird flies close to you, your cheeks will turn red

As a sign that you are in distress and possibly angry

To relax the muscles in your face in times of stress, anxiety or heat

Molly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a weekly podcast answering children’s questions, out now as a book.

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What is the wingspan of a bald eagle, and what is a shadow? Try our kids’ quiz

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