Amazing Earth
Earth is this many planets from the sun.
What is three?
Fly Me to the Moon
Fly me to the moon, Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand, In other words, baby, kiss me
Fill my heart with song, And let me sing forever more
You are all I long for, All I worship and adore
In other words, Please be true
In other words - I love you
This wildflower, which blooms throughout summer in and comes in varying shades of pink, is Iowa's state flower.
What is a wild rose?
My Wild Irish Rose
My wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flower that grows.
You may search everywhere,
But none can compare with my wild Irish Rose.
My wild Irish Rose, the dearest flower that grows,
And some day for my sake, she may let me take the bloom from my wild Irish Rose.
Earth is made up of (about) this percentage of water.
What is 70%.
Oil, natural gas, and coal.
What are fossil fuels?
Coal Miner's Daughter
Well, I was borned a coal miner's daughter
In a cabin, on a hill in Butcher Holler
We were poor but we had love
That's the one thing that daddy made sure of
He shoveled coal to make a poor man's dollar
My daddy worked all night in the Van Lear coal mines
All day long in the field a hoin' corn
Mommy rocked the babies at night
And read the Bible by the coal oil light
And ever' thing would start all over come break of morn'
This molecule gives plants their green color and converts sunlight to energy.
What is chlorophyll?
What a Wonderful World
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself - what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue, and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself - what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do
They're really saying - I love you
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself - What a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself - What a wonderful world
This region produces 20% of the planets oxygen.
What is the Amazon rainforest?
This Iowa State Park features an old dam circa 1936 spanning across the Cedar River.
What is Palisades Park?
Palisades Park
Last night I took a walk after dark, A swingin' place called Palisades Park
To have some fun and see what I could see - That's where the girls are
I took a ride on a shoot-the-chute, That girl I sat beside was awful cute
After we stopped she was holdin' hands with me - My heart was flyin'
Up like a rocket ship, Down like a roller coaster
Back like a loop-the-loop And around like a merry-go-round
We ate and ate at a hot dog stand, We danced around to a rockin' band
And when I could I gave that girl a hug - In the tunnel of love
You'll never know how great a kiss can feel
When you stop at the top of a Ferris wheel
When I fell in love - Down at Palisades Park
In 1969, an Ohio river was filled with so much waste and pollution that it did this over 30 times.
What is caught fire? (The Cayahuga river)
Fire and Rain
Just yesterday mornin', they let me know you were gone
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Humans have long been harnessing the power of this energy in the Earth's crust, which originates from the formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of materials.
What is geothermal energy?
Ninety-nine percent of at-risk species are at-risk because of this.
What is human activity?
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing.
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago.
Where have all the flowers gone?
The girls have picked them every one.
Oh, When will you ever learn?
Oh, When will you ever learn?
2020 tied with 2016 for what?
What is being the hottest year on record?
Heat Wave
We're having a heat wave
A tropical heat wave
The temperature is rising
It isn't surprising, she certainly can - can can
She started that heat wave
By letting her seat wave
In such a way that the customers say that
she certainly can - can can
This NW Iowa National monument features a collection of animal-shaped mounds built by prehistoric Native Americans. The landscape is also dotted with evidence of all those who have settled in the area since that time.
What is effigy mounds?
The world's largest source of renewable energy.
What is hydropower?
This Land is Your Land
This land is your land and this land is my land
From California to the New York island
From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me
If you have it, this system uses up the most energy in your household.
What is air conditioning?
Where Do the Children Play
Well, I think it's fine building jumbo planes
Or taking a ride on a cosmic train
Switch on summer from a slot machine
Yes, get what you want to if you want 'Cause you can get anything
I know we've come a long way, we're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?
Well, you roll on roads over fresh green grass
For your lorry loads pumping petrol gas
And you make them long, and you make them tough
But they just go on and on and it seems that you can't get off
Oh, I know we've come a long way, we're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?
This animal, the loudest in the world, utters a sound that can be heard over 800 km.
What is a blue whale?
Accentuate the Positive
You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, E-lim-i-nate the negative
latch on to the affirmative, Don't mess with Mr. In-between
You got to spread joy up to the maximum, Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith, or pandemonium is liable to walk upon the scene
To illustrate my last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they do, just when everything looked so dark?
Man, they said we better ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative, latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr. In-between, no don't mess with Mr. In-Between
There have been this many mass extinctions in earth's history.
What is 5?
The End of the World
Why does the sun go on shining?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
'Cause you don't love me any more
Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when I lost your love
Once covering the majority of the state of Iowa, prairie now accounts for this percentage of our land.
What is 1%?
Iowa Corn Song
We're from I-O-way, I-O-way. State of all the land
Joy on ev-'ry hand. We're from I-O-way, I-O-way.
That's where the tall corn grows
68.7% of the fresh water on Earth is trapped in these.
What are glaciers?
This country has the highest carbon footprint.
What is China?
Slow Boat to China
I'm gonna get you, On a slow boat to China, All to myself alone
Get you and keep you, In my arms evermore
Leave all your lovers weeping on a faraway shore
Out on the briny, with the moon big and shiny
Meltin' your heart of stone
I'm gonna get you On a slow boat to China
All to myself alone
The name given to the study of birds.
What is ornithology?
When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin' along along
There'll be no more sobbin' when he starts throbbin' his old sweet song
Wake up wake up you sleepy head get up get up get out of bed
Cheer up cheer up the sun is red live love laugh and be happy
What if I've been blue now I'm walkin' through fields of flowers
Rain may glisten but I still listen for hours and hours
Well I'm just a kid again doing what I did again singin' a song
When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin' along along
The Scottish Highlands, Ouachita mountains, and this American Mountain range were all once part of one central mountain chain in the middle part of the supercontinent Pangae, which stretched across the continent from northeast to southwest during the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic periods.
What are the Appalachians?
Wayfaring Stranger
I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling through this world below
There's no sickness, no toil or danger
In that bright land to which I go
I'm going there to see my father
And all my loved ones, who've gone on
I'm just going over Jordan
I'm just going over home
As the last glaciers passed over Iowa, this corner of the state remained untouched, resulting in this striking region of gashed and furrowed terrain with panoramic vistas along the byway - include views of the majestic limestone bluffs, forested valleys and winding river bottoms carved by the Mississippi, Yellow and Upper Iowa Rivers.
What is the driftless area?
Des Moines, Iowa, lies at the confluence of Des Moines river and this river.
What is the Raccoon River?
Old Man River
Ol' man river, that ol' man river
He don't say nothin', but he must know somethin'
He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along
He don't plant taters, and he don't plant cotton
And them what plants em, are soon forgotten
But ol' man river, just keeps rollin' along
You and me, we sweat and strain, body all achin' and racked with pain
Tote that barge and lift that bail, You get a little drunk and you lands in jail
Ah gits weary, an' sick of tryin', I'm tired of livin', And scared of dyin'
But ol' man river, he just keeps rollin' along
This device, when added to a car‘s exhaust system eliminates much of the pollution produced by gas combustion.
What is a catalytic converter?
In My Merry Oldsmobile
Come away with me, Lucille, In my merry Oldsmobile
Down the road of life we'll fly, Automobubbling, you and I
To the church we'll swiftly steal, Then our wedding bells will peal
You can go as far as you like with me
In my merry Oldsmobile.
A deciduous hardwood tree found in the Northern united states, the sap from which can be made into soda.
What is a birch?
Say hey, good lookin' - what ya got cookin'?
How's about cooking somethin' up with me?
Hey, sweet baby - don't you think maybe
We can find us a brand new recipe?
I got a hot rod Ford, and a two dollar bill
And I know a spot right over the hill
There's soda pop and the dancing's free
So if you wanna have fun, come along with me
Say hey, good lookin' - what ya got cookin'?
How's about cooking somethin' up with me?