MegaFlash/Snowplow
What happened in a storm on October 22, 2017?
record breaking lightning
What is the most popular Christmas tree?
Fraser fir
How did they come up with the names of the new minerals?
named after geologists from New Mexico
How long does it take most people to get to the top of Mr. Everest?
1 month
What disease discussed in Numbers In the News is coming back?
measles
Texas to Missouri
Name one of the things that affects trees because of climate change.
The article talked about solids with a repeating atomic structure. What are they?
crystals
How long did the article say it take the British climbers?
5 days
When was the 1st measles vaccine introduced?
1963
How many miles was the megaflash?
515 miles
Which state produces the most Christmas trees?
Oregon
Minerals are naturally occurring solid substances with a specific chemical composition and __________.
structure
What noble gas was used by the British climbers?
Xenon
Why are cases of measles and other diseases going up?
people are choosing not to get vaccinated
Why do scientists think that certain storms make megaflashes of lightning?
They do not know why
What animal did the article say were studied to try to learn more about why we need sleep?
fruit flies
Name one of the properties that minerals have.
Luster OR streak OR hardness
Some people say that using the noble gas to get to the top of Mt. Everest is ___________.
Cheating
How may people end up in the hospital when they get the measles according got the article?
1 in 4 OR 25%
The snow plowing bot is autonomous. What does this mean?
works on it's own
What structure in the cell could be responsible for our sleep?
mitochondria
Which mineral looked like a green crystal?
A. virgilluethite B. raydemarkite C. stunorthropite
A. virgilluethite
What does the noble gas increase that helps people use oxygen better? The people who got there first in 1953 did not have this.
amount of red blood cells that carry oxygen
To the closest million, how many people have died from the measles since 1974?