Earth Science
Rainforests
What is the clearing and burning of rainforests by humans called?
What is deforestation?
The world’s longest wall is located in what country?
What is China?
What did Renaissance painters use to make Indian Yellow paint?
What is cattle urine?
On average how long does it take for a meal to pass through your body?
What is 24 hours?
The height of a horse is measured in units called what?
What is hands?
Rainforests
What part of the rainforest is called the “canopy.”
What is the top layer?
The Eiffel Tower is made out of what?
What is Iron?
What type of paint has egg yolk in it?
What is tempera?
Which vitamin aids in healing wounds by helping blood clot?
What is vitamin K?
Which of the followingnflowers is not grown from a bulb? Dahlia Orchid Marigold
What is Margold?
Earthquakes
What is the most commonly used scale for measuring the magnitude of earthquakes?
What is the Richter Scale.
How many elevators are found in the Empire State Building?
What is 73?
What state is Georgia O’Keeffe from?
What is New Mexico?
Freckles and some moles are caused by a high concentration of what substance in a small area?
What is melanin?
Apple trees are usually grown/planted by what?
What is grafting twigs?
Prairies
Prairies once covered 40% of the United States. What percent of North America’s prairies still exist?
What is 1%?
What closed the Golden Gate Bridge three times during the 20th century?
What is high winds?
‘American Gothic’ hangs in what art museum?
What is Art Institute of Chicago?
What is the medical term for foul foot order?
What is bromidrosis?
Which state grows the most walnuts?
What is California?
Hoodoos
Hoodoos have totem pole shaped bodies. What type of rock are they formed in?
What is sedimentary rock?
In 2008 (before it was even completed) what skyscraper in Dubai became the worlds tallest building?
What is Burt Khalifa?
(163 floors)
What type of Paint did Monet mostly use?
What is oil?
What is the loss of the sense of smell?
What is anosmia?
Pumpkins belong to what family?
What is the cucumber family?