TERM: PAPER
SCIENCE TERMS
I'LL NEED A TRANSLATOR
THE NORTH PACIFIC
ON NETFLIX
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This hyphenated term refers to individual sheets held in a binder
Loose-leaf
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The vernal one of these, around March 21, marks the start of spring in the northern hemisphere
equinox
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Japanese for "wearing thing", this garment dates from the 7th century
A kimono
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Over 1,300 miles from Oahu, Kure Atoll is the farthest west part of this archipelago
The Hawaiian islands
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President Obama says "Life in Washington is a little more boring" than what's portrayed on this Kevin Spacey drama
House of Cards
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A type of strong, durable paper is called this, like a famous fictional spy
Bond
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Livermorium, atomic number 116, is considered unstable; this is less than 60 milliseconds
half-life
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On an invitation R.S.V.P. means "please answer" & stands for repondez this French phrase
s'il vous plait
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Good morning! This U.S. territory sits at the south end of the Marianas
Guam
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Available seasons of this series include "Coven" & "Freak Show"
American Horror Story
600
You hear this 3-letter term for a single layer when people are talking about bathroom tissue
Ply
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mtDNA is short for this type of DNA; it was used in 2013 to identify Richard III's remains
mitochondrial
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A boring class can seem to go on & on, like this 2-word Latin phrase meaning "to the point of sickness"
ad nauseam
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This Mexican port 50 miles south of San Diego has been called the "Cinderella of the Pacific"
Ensenada
600
Krysten Ritter plays a different kind of Marvel heroine as this private eye with a painful past
Jessica Jones
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This term for a large sheet of paper is used in the name of the first complete Shakespeare play collection
Folio
800
You've got about 300 million alveoli in these organs
the lungs
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This U.S. state's name is from an Aleut word meaning "mainland"
Alaska
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In 1849 this Canadian island was made a British colony; 17 years later, it became part of British Columbia
Vancouver island
800
See Gregory Peck in his Oscar-winning performance as lawyer Atticus Finch in this film based on a novel
To Kill a Mockingbird
1000
The light weight of this old-fashioned paper makes it good paper airplane material; if you know your produce, you can see why it has this 9-letter name
Onionskin
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This imaginary line used to indicate 0 degrees longitude terminates at the North & South Poles
the Prime Meridian
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Literally German for "time ghost", it's the prevailing spirit or mood of a period in history
a Zeitgeist
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Between 1946 & 1958, 23 nuclear tests were conducted in this tiny atoll in the Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll
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Good news for fans of this show! Netflix aired 4 new 90-minute episodes featuring Lorelai & Rory
Gilmore Girls