WEATHER
In which direction do tropical weather systems move
East to west
What english word hold the record for most definitions?
RUN
Were playing cards first developed in Asia, Europe or Africa
Asia
What color is the hottest start
the Blue Star
What is commensalism
A relationship where one species benefits from another species and that species is not harmed or helped
What tool is used to measure humidity
A hygrometer
Name 4 types of industries
Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
What king colonized what is today known as DRC
King Leopold II
What is it called when the moon is getting smaller
WANING
Are viruses living or non living
Non living because they cannot reproduce without a host
What is the layer in our atmosphere where weather occurs
Troposphere
What is it called when the moon is more than one half full?
Gibbous
What is referred to as the Middle Passage?
The transportation of slaves for Africa to the New World
A long chunk of ice, dirt and rocks that usually comes from the Oort Cloud in a long eliptical orbit
A comet
What is Taxonomy
The study of the classification of alive things
The prefix NIMBO means what
Precipitation
What is the torque effect?
Low airspeed, high power, low angle of attack
What dynasty did Buddhism gain a strong hold in Asia
Han Dynasty
Amount of time it takes for the earth to complete a single 360 degree rotation
23 hours, 59 minutes and 4 seconds
Name 3 of the 5 kingdoms in biology
Animals, Plants, Bacteria, Protists, Fungi
Name the 5 layers from earth to exosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Largest planet in the solar system
Jupiter
What technological innovation most affected European exploration
The navigational compass
Only two planets not named for Roman gods
Haumea and Makemake
What are marsupials
Animals that give birth then grows the fetus in a pouch