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100
Name all 8 planets, starting closest to the sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
100
Early humans were known to travel around from place to place never staying long at a specific site. They were known as...
Nomads
100
In their new settlements, people now had more to lose (Crops, property, animals, homes...). They became dependent on natural phenomenon that they could not explain scientifically, so they made up stories oftentimes known as .... that explained these events.
Myths
100
The North Star is also known as
Polaris
100
What two college football teams play (played) for the national title on Monday?
Ohio State and Notre Dame
200
The Earth has a satellite. We call it THE...
Moon
200
The idea of settling down came mostly from the discovery of this...
Agriculture
200
In Greek Mythology, which god is associated with the sun?
Apollo
200
If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, the sun rises in the...
East
200
What is the capital of Chile?
Santiago
300
The Seasons don't have much to do with the distance from the Earth to the Sun but more to do with the Earth's...
Tilt
300
During these times, people were able to see many more stars than we are able to see from Hudson today. This is because now we have more...
Light Pollution
300
In the Rape of Persephone, Greek Mythology tries to explain what natural phenomenon?
The changing of the seasons
300
Besides Polaris, why is it difficult to navigate using other stars?
Because they move throughout the night and throughout the year.
300
What WRA teacher has a daughter named Harper and a son named Silas?
Mr. Zetzer
400
Our solar system is one of many inside of a galaxy known as the...
Milky Way
400
In ancient Egypt, they were able to predict when the next flood would be because of the appearance of this star who shares its name with a Harry Potter character AND a popular satellite radio service.
Sirius
400
Give me 4 civilizations that we've spoke about that, while far away from each other, had made up similar deities to represent the same natural phenomenons.
Greek, Roman, Aztec, Chinese, Indian, Mayan, Mesopotamian, Egyptian...
400
What ancient architectural marvel did we talk about whose 4 corners match almost perfectly with the four cardinal directions?
Piramid of Giza
400
Name the animal
Tardigrade
500
If the Big Bang ocurred on January 1st, when did the first humans appear and at what time?
December 31st at 11:52pm
500
Explain why we don't see the same stars at night during different times of the year.
The combination of Earth’s orbit around the Sun and its position at night determines which stars and constellations are visible. This seasonal variation creates a "celestial calendar," with certain constellations marking specific times of the year.
500
Name the star cluster that was known in ancient mythology as 'the 7 sisters'.
The Pleiades
500
If you see look directly north and see the sun about 2 fingers on top of the horizon (low), where are you? what season is it? and around what time is it?
Southern Hemisphere, Winter, Noon
500
What pseudoscience do we all wish was real?
Lizard People