Science
This force keeps planets orbiting starts and prevents you from floating into the sky.
gravity
5x − 15 = 35
10
This is Earth’s largest ocean.
Pacific Ocean
This streaming service released Stranger Things.
Netflix
This ship struck an iceberg in 1912.
RMS Titanic
Plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into food through this process.
photosynthesis
A rectangle has a perimeter of 34in and length 10in. Find the width.
width = 7in
This desert stretches across much of northern Africa.
Sahara Desert
This social media platform became known for short-form videos and trends.
TikTok
Ancient Romans reportedly used crushed mouse brains, ashes, and strange mixtures as this everyday hygiene product.
toothpaste
Astronauts on the Moon could jump much higher because the Moon has about one-sixth of Earth’s ______.
gravity
h=−16t^2+80t+4h
104 feet
This line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What are the Andes Mountains?
This movie featured a giant blue alien world called Pandora.
Avatar
This empire eventually split into eastern and western halves.
Roman Empire
A species develops traits over generations because individuals with favorable characteristics survive and reproduce more often.
Natural selection
A student says: “I studied for 6 hours, got 2 hours of sleep, drank 3 energy drinks, and now I have a 99% chance of passing.” Which mathematical concept did the student probably misunderstand?
probability
A traveler begins in Quito, crosses the Equator, travels through the Southern Hemisphere, passes the Tropic of Capricorn, and eventually reaches one of Earth’s coldest continents. Name the continent.
Antarctica
This phrase describes opening one short video “for only five minutes” and somehow realizing the sun is rising.
doomscrolling
In medieval Europe, animals occasionally went on trial in actual courts. Pigs were among the most commonly prosecuted animals. Name the animal.
pig
During swimming, two hearts stop pumping efficiently—which is one reason scientists think they may prefer crawling. Name the animal.
Octopus
A bacteria culture doubles every hour. It starts with 3 bacteria. After 6 hours, how many bacteria are there?
192
This country spans two continents, controls the Bosporus Strait, and was once the center of both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires.
Turkey
This phenomenon became common in the streaming and social media era: a song, dance, phrase, or video suddenly explodes in popularity because algorithms repeatedly push it to millions of users, creating rapid online imitation and trends.
Going viral
Scientists estimate your body contains more bacterial cells and microorganisms than there are people on Earth. These tiny organisms collectively make up your ______.
microbiome