Space (Hard)
Rank the size of the following objects: the sun, the earth, and the moon
1) Sun (by a lot)
2) Earth
3) Moon
What is the term for the hot material that comes out of volcanoes?
Lava comes from Earth's mantle
Name three animals that have four legs
Answers will vary
What temperature is a fever (when the body heats up to fight an infection)
99.5° F - have you ever been sick?
What is the name of the group of species that became extinct 65 million years ago?
Dinosaurs became extinct after a major meteor struck Earth (the meteor struck a place in modern-day Mexico!)
There are more stars in the universe (Yes, the universe is that big)
What is it called when the moon covers the sun during the day?
A solar eclipse! (duh you should know this, it JUST happened)
Which animal has a bigger brain: dog or human
Humans have very large brains!
What are the three states of matter? Bonus: what is the secret fourth state of matter
Solid, liquid, gas, plasma
What force pulls objects down to Earth?
Gravity
How many planets are there in the solar system?
8 (but I will accept 9)
What is the name of the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean separates the USA from Japan (it's lowkey way bigger than everyone thinks)
What is the name of the fastest land animal? Bonus: What is the fastest bird?
Cheetah! Bonus: the fastest bird is the Peregrine Falcon
What temperature does water freeze into ice?
At 32° F (0° C), water freezes. This is why it will not snow unless the temperature is this low!
What is the closest star to Earth?
The sun!
What planet is known as the red planet?
Mars is the 4th planet from the sun!
How many continents are on Earth? Bonus: name them
7! North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
What is the name of the largest mammal in the ocean?
Blue whales can grow to be 80–110 feet long, which is longer than a basketball court. They can also weigh 200 tons, which is as much as 33 elephants
What gas do humans breathe to live?
What are tiny building blocks that make up everything around us?
Atoms are extremely tiny tiny tiny building blocks that everything is made out of
If the sun shrank to this size, and the earth shrank to this size, how far away would they be?
143.5 feet (By the way, they are 93 million miles away from each other)
What are earthquakes and how do they happen?
Earthquakes are sudden ground movements caused by the shift of tectonic plates
What do you call an animal that eats only plants? What about an animal that eats only meat?
Herbivores eat plants, and carnivores eat meat
What temperature does water boil into vapor?
212° F (100° C)
How many bones are there in the human body?