Rivers
What is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America?
Columbia River
The lake is named after a Oregon politician, judge, and conservationist?
Waldo Lake
About what percent of the Earth’s surface is covered in water?
75%
According to the theory of evolution, how many years ago did our first fish ancestor live?
50 million years ago.
There are 3 main parts in a plant: the leaves, roots, and …
Stem
What is the name of the river located in southwestern Oregon which flows about 215 miles in a generally westward direction from the Cascade Range to the Pacific Ocean?
Rogue River
What lake is a natural body of water in the southern part of the U.S. state of Oregon? It lies near the junction of Oregon Route 138 and Oregon Route 230 in the Umpqua National Forest in Douglas County.
Diamond Lake
How many oceans are there?
5
What is the only fresh-water fish in the British Isles that can swim backward?
Eel.
Why do some plants have sharp thorns or spines?
To defend against animals that feed on them
What river is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow?
Willamette River
What lake is a volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon in the western United States? It is the main feature of a National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity.
Crater Lake
Which is the largest ocean?
At around 165 million square kilometers (64 million square miles), the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean by far.
Where does caviar come from?
Eggs from the sturgeon family: Acipenseridae.
What is the name of the male part of a flower?
Stamen
Which river drains part of the Cascade Range east of Eugene and flows westward into the southern most end of the Willamette Valley?
McKenzie River
What lake is one of the twin crater lakes in Newberry Crater, central Oregon, United States? It is located 6,331 feet above sea level in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument near La Pine.
Paulina Lake
Which ocean did the European explorers sail in to get to America?
To get to America, early European explorers sailed through the Atlantic Ocean.
What are fish eggs otherwise known as?
Roe.
Paper was originally made from what plants?
Papyrus
What is the river that is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 284 miles long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States? It is also known as the Mah-Hah River by the Cayuse people, the original inhabitants of the region.
John Day River
What lake is a reservoir impounded by the Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River 46 miles southeast of Salem, Oregon, United States.
Detroit Lake
How many known species are thought to live in the Earth’s oceans?
There are around 230,000 known species living in the Earth’s oceans, but because most of it is unexplored, the total number could be much higher.
How many different types of Goldfish are there?
More than 100.
Where can we find up to 85 per cent of plant life?
In the oceans
What is the name of the river located in central Oregon and is a major tributary of the Columbia River? This river provides much of the drainage on the eastern side of the Cascade Range in Oregon, gathering many of the tributaries that descend from the drier, eastern flank of the mountains.
The Deschutes River
What lake is a natural body of water near the crest of the central Cascade Range in Deschutes County in the U.S. state of Oregon? This lake is about 26 miles west-southwest of Bend along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway in Deschutes National Forest.
Sparks Lake
What body of water separates the Arctic Ocean from the Pacific Ocean?
The Bering Strait, located in between Russia and Alaska, is a narrow body of water that separates the Arctic from the Pacific.
How many teeth can a Shark have over its lifetime?
50,000; each time one is lost, another grows.
What is the substance that gives plant leaves their green color?
Chlorophyll
What is the river that is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States flowing 1,078 miles long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean.
The Snake River
What lake in Oregon is a ribbon lake 1 mile south of Joseph, Oregon, United States, at an elevation of 4,372 ft? This lake is impounded by high moraines, it was formed by a series of Pleistocene glaciers. On the south end of the lake is a small community made up of vacation homes, lodging, restaurants, as well as other small businesses.
Wallowa Lake
At which landmass do the Pacific and Atlantic ocean meet?
The Pacific and Atlantic Ocean meet at Cape Horn, the southern most headland of Chile
What color is a live lobster?
Blue/black
What is photosynthesis?
The process in which plants make food from sunlight
What is a female fox called?
Answer: Vixen