Animals
It is estimated that there are between 1 and 10 quadrillion ants (1 000 000 000 000 000-10 000 000 000 000 000)!
If there are 7 billion humans, that means there are 1 million ants for every 1 human!
How much of the Earth's oceans are explored?
Only 5%!
There are 230 000 known species in the ocean right now.
Scientist know more about space than they know about the ocean.
Roughly 33.9% (about one-third) of the United States land area is covered in forests
What are the four Seasons?
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
What is the fastest animal?
The cheetah.
It can run up to 70 mph (112 kmph)!
How much of the Earth is covered in water?
About 72%
How can you determine the age of a tree?
What is the sound called that results from a lightning strike?
Thunder
What is the USA's national animal?
The bald eagle.
What is the biggest animal in the ocean?
The blue whale is the biggest animal in the ocean and it is bigger than all the animals on land.
The blue whale has a heart the size of a small car
What is the most beneficial thing trees do for humans?
They absorb carbon dioxide and give us oxygen.
What is the center of a hurricane called?
The eye.
What is the slowest animal?
The Three-Toed-Sloth.
These sloths can only move up to 0.003 miles per hour (0.0048 kmph).
That means they can only move up to 100 feet per day!
What ocean borders British Columbia?
Pacific Ocean
Name one main type of forest.
Boreal, Tropical, and temperate
What do you call the person who forecasts the weather?
Meteorologist or Weather Forecaster.
What is the most painful animal bite?
The bullet ant.
They can grow up to 1.2 inches (3 cm)
What are the 5 main oceans?
Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Antarctic
What is a threat to forests?
Deforestation
What is rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain all categorized as?
Precipitation.