Plant seeds are distributed by the wind or by animals. How are the seeds of the spiceherb distributed?
Plant seeds are distributed by the wind or by animals. How are the seeds of ticklegrass distributed?
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Which of the plants on Mundus needs plenty of light to flower?
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You want to cultivate the climb-up plant back on Earth, so you collect a number of seeds from the plant. What will the seeds need in order to sprout?
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There are spiceherb seeds in the soil of the hills on Mundus. What region of Mundus do these seeds mainly come from?
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These are droppings. Which organism do they come from?
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According to observations, there are more ringflies halfway through klang raf raf than halfway
through klang blof. Why is this?
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Shellbeasts are especially aggressive in one particular season. Why are they so aggressive then?
drolletje met stukjes ringvlieg en steekgraszaadjes
There are hills on Mundus. The hills consist of layers of soil – see the cross-section that another researcher has drawn. How much time did it take for one layer to form? A day? A season? A year?
Why does it take Mundians less time to travel from Blof-wom• to Blof-wom•• in klang tomi?
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How many Mundian days are there in a Mundian year?
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Mundus has three seasons that are all exactly the same length. How many Mundian days are there in one season?
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Planet Mundus revolves around Star XC20, just like planet Earth orbits the Sun. This causes the three seasons. How long does it take Mundus to complete one orbit around Star XC20?
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The stronger the force of gravity, the faster an object falls. On Earth, objects take 4.5 seconds to fall 100 metres / 330 feet. Is the gravitational force on Mundus stronger, weaker or equal to that on Earth?
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The river rises quite a lot in one of the seasons, even though there is little rainfall then. The waters rise because the snow in the mountains is melting. In what season does this happen?
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What year is it on Mundus according to the Mundian calendar?
Planet Mundus rotates on its own axis, just like planet Earth. This is what causes the rhythm of day and night. Does Mundus rotate faster, slower or at the same speed as Earth?
The bigger the planet, the stronger the force of gravity on that planet. Is Mundus larger or smaller than Earth?
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You can do calculations with the Mundian number system. What does this symbol stand for?
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You can do calculations with the Mundian number system. What does this symbol stand for?
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You can do calculations with the Mundian number system. What does this symbol stand for?
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You can do calculations with the Mundian number system. What does this symbol stand for?
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We use a base-10 number system. After every ten, we continue as if we have started counting again (11, 12, 13, and so on). What base does the Mundian number system use?
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Mundians have six fingers, three on each hand. You’re wondering whether that had any influence on their language or culture. What may have been influenced by their having six fingers?
Mundians are unable to
distinguish between two spoken sounds that we hear as very distinct. They sometimes use one sound and sometimes the other in the same word, but they don’t notice the difference. What are the two sounds involved?
What does the Mundian word pi mean?
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What does the Mundian word gretti mean?
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The three seasons on Mundus are klang tomi, klang raf raf and klang blof. The seasons are named after the most common type of weather in that season. What does tomi mean?
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The three seasons on Mundus are klang tomi, klang raf raf and klang blof. The seasons are named after the most common type of weather in that season. What does raf mean?
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The three seasons on Mundus are klang tomi, klang raf raf and klang blof. The seasons are named after the most common type of weather in that season. What does blof mean?
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Mundians have different names for the different regions (ara ara) of their planet. What does ara blof mean?
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How do Mundians turn a singular noun into a plural noun?
The word tedep means hello but it also has another meaning. What else does it mean?
How would you write this word using our alphabet?
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How would you write this word using our alphabet?
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How would you write this word using our alphabet?
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How would you write this word using our alphabet?
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Does an adjective precede or follow a noun in the Mundian language?
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What does the Mundian word dok mean?
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Do letters in the Mundian alphabet stand for a sound (as they do in English) or for a whole word or idea (for example as in Chinese)?
English is written from left to right, Arabic from right to left, and Chinese from top to bottom. In which direction is the Mundian language written?
When we’re speaking, we signal that we are asking a question by making our voice go up at the end of the sentence. How do Mundians indicate that they’re asking a question?
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What era does document x1 come from?
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The Mundians used to breed livestock. Why is that no longer the case?
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What era does document x2 come from?
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Mundians have a gesture that means ‘danger’ or ‘be careful’. They make the gesture with their hands. What is that gesture?
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Before the dark era, were
Mundians taller, shorter or about the same size as now?
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What species of animal lived on Mundus in the dark era, except for the Mundians themselves?
In which era were the Mundians
the shortest? Do Mundians trade nowadays?
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Did Mundians trade during slip dok dok?
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What are the most common decorative shapes used in Mundian art? One of your fellow scientists thinks there are probably two different ones.
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The Mundians also refer to slip dok dok as slip kalif maya. Why?
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Where does the symbol for ‘danger’ come from?
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Why have so few written Mundian records survived?
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What do Mundians do in their spare time? Three examples are enough for a publication.
What does the shape of the climb-up flower have in common with the Mundian number 144?
