Something's a little batty...
What city is plagued every year with thousands of bats flying through the air?
Austin, Texas
What habitat does the Sandpiper live in?
Shallow Water/ Aquatic
Fill in the blank:
Energy can't be created from_____.
Nothing.
What type of dog is most related to the wolf?
Husky
If volcanoes floated on water, like people thought in the 1700's, they would spew ______, not lava.
Water.
What is Austin's hockey team called?
Ice Bats
Why are flamingos pink?
Special pigments in the food they eat.
What is a perpetual motion machine?
A machine that moves on it's own.
None
What are the four layers of the Earth?
Crust, Mantle, outer core, and inner core.
How many bugs can a bat eat in an hour?
About 600.
How does mucus help birds eat?
It gets the bugs stuck so they can't escape.
Who invented the perpetual motion machine?
Bhaskara
In what year was Yellowstone made a National Park?
1872
Who was the god of the sea and earthquakes?
Neptune
What are bats young (babies) called?
Pups
Where does the North American Dipper build their nest?
Streams and rocks
Why does Bhaskara's not take batteries?
It is a perpetual motion machine.
How long did they keep the wolves in pens?
10 Weeks.
Who invented the modern seismograph?
John Milne
How much money do people spend during Austin's "Batfest"
About $1,000,000
What is the length of the Wandering Albatross's wingspan?
11 Feet
Wilkins's machine used these four parts:
magnet, metal ball, sloping channel, and curved channel.
How many wolfs roamed freely in North America in the 1600's before Europeans arrived?
About 250,000
How hot is the inner core of Earth?
6,700-12,600 degrees