Science
What are the three states of matter?
The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.
True or False? The Sun is so large a million Earths could fit inside it.
True
What is the country just south of Texas?
Mexico
With which three states does California share a border?
Oregon, Nevada and Arizona
What is the name of the imaginary line that separates the earth's top and bottom halves?
The Equator
How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation around its axis?
One day. The Earth rotates every 24 hours.
Much of America was carved out by large sheets of moving ice called ________.
Glaciers
Canada is on which continent?
North America
What is the body of water between Florida and Texas called?
The Gulf of Mexico
In what state is Mount Rushmore?
South Dakota
What does a paleontologist study?
Ancient life, such as dinosaurs.
What type of rock comes out of a volcano?
A. Metamorphic B. Sedimentary
C. Igneous D. Granite
Igneous rock comes out of volcanoes, in the form of molten magma.
What land mass on Earth is known as the "Island Continent"?
Australia
In what state is the geographic center of the lower 48 states?
A. Oklahoma
B. Kansas
C. Nebraska
Lebanon, Kansas
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
What does a botanist study?
Plants
What is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
In terms of distance, the U.S. is closest to which of the following countries?
A. Cuba
B. Brazil
C. Russia
Russia - The Alaskan and Russian mainlands are only about 55 miles at their closest point.
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
The names of how many states begin with the letter "O"?
3 - Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon
Which of these was invented first?
A. TV B. Frozen Food
C. Lie Detector D. Pop-up toaster
The pop-up toaster was invented first, 1919. The lie detector was invented in 1921, frozen food and TV in 1923.
The type of waves created by an earthquake are called __________.
A. Plasmatic B. Ecstatic
C. Seismic D. Volcanic
Seismic
What is the world's second largest country in terms of land area?
Canada
Hoover Dam is on the border between what two U.S. states.
Arizona and Nevada
If Bermuda and Miami form 2 points of the Bermuda Triangle, where is the 3rd point located?
San Juan, Puerto Rico