Space
Maine Wildlife
Science Class
Thermal Energy
Extreme Earth
100

What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates horizontally?

Uranus

100

What is the only bird that does not have hollow bones?

Loon

100

What is the system of measurement that is used in the scientific community?

Metric System

100

What direction does heat travel?

Up

100

60 percent of the world’s population lives on what continent?

Asia

200

Olympus Mons is a shield volcano that is the tallest mountain in the solar system. What planet is it on?

Mars

200

These playful mammals can stay underwater for up to 8 minutes.

Otter

200

This describes the amount of matter in an object.

Mass

200

This form of heat transfer happens through circulating air or water.

Convection

200

The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6°F in Vostok, which is on which continent?

Antarctica

300

A black hole has gravity so strong that not even this can escape.

Light

300

A town in northern Maine was named after this animal that became eradicated from the state in the early 1900s.

Caribou

300

What is the downward force on an object caused by gravity?

Weight

300

If you use a metal rod to roast a marshmallow, you may burn your hand as a result of this type of heat transfer.

Conduction

300

Lake Baikal, which is the world’s deepest lake and goes down 2,442 feet, is located in which country?

Russia

400

Polaris, also known as the North Star, is a part of what constellation? 

Ursa Minor, aka the Little Dipper

400

This animal’s name comes from the Algonquin word for “eater of twigs.” 

Moose

400

This is an idea or prediction that you test during an experiment.

Hypothesis

400

This is the only form of heat transfer that can travel through the vacuum of space.

Radiation

400

Measuring nearly 7 miles deep, the Mariana Trench can be found in which ocean?

Pacific Ocean

500

Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the moon. Who was the second?

Buzz Aldrin

500

It is believed that the fisher was introduced to Maine in order to prey upon this well armored animal. 

Porcupine

500

This branch of science studies living organisms.

Biology

500

What is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature?

Mercury

500

Averaging about 26 feet of snow each year, Aomori City is the snowiest place in the world and is located in what country?

Japan

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