Oceans
Oceans cover how much of the Earth's surface?
a) 20%
b) 50%
c) 70%
d) 99%
c! Oceans cover almost 71% of the Earth's surface
What is the closest star to the Earth?
The sun!
Can you name a famous building?
Eiffel Tower, the pyramids, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Taj Mahal are some examples!
What does STEM stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
Can humans fix coral reefs? True or false.
True! In the book The Brilliant Deep we read about how the Coral Restoration Foundation is working to fix coral reefs!
Who was the first person to step on the moon?
Neil Armstrong!
What do people use to plan buildings? (hint: think a color of paper!)
Blueprints!
True of false: Lightning is hotter than the sun?
true!
The largest mammal on earth lives in the ocean. What is it?
The Blue Whale!
Are computers ONLY the electronic devices you're watching this Zoom on?
No! Before electronic computers, there were people called computers who did math!
What is an architect?
An engineer who designs buildings!
What is the largest land animal alive today?
The African Elephant. These gigantic creatures can weigh as much as 7 tons!
What is the name of the deepest area of the ocean?
Located to the east of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, the Mariana Trench is the deepest known area of Earth’s oceans. It has a deepest point of around 11000 metres (36000 feet).
What is the order of the planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. An easy mnemonic for remembering the order is “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles.”
Where did Phillip Freelon build the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture?
Washington DC!
How many bones does a shark have?
Sharks do not have bones. Sharks use their gills to filter oxygen from the water. They are a special type of fish known as "elasmobranchs", which translates into fish made of cartilaginous tissues—the clear gristly stuff that your ears and nose tip are made of.
Scientists divide the world's oceans into FIVE different oceans. Can you name them all?
From biggest to smallest, they are the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Southern, and the Arctic Oceans.
Who was the first man in space? Was he American?
Yuri Gagarin was a cosmonaut from the Soviet Union!
What Am I?
I have a frame but I’m not a bicycle
I’m found throughout the house but I’m not a photo
I’m sometimes tinted but I’m not a pair of sunglasses
I’m mostly made of glass but I’m not a fish tank
I can often be opened or closed but I’m not a door
A Window!
How many elements are listed in the periodic table?
118