Animal Kingdom
What mammal has the most powerful bite?
Hippopotamus
Australian crocodile hunter Steve Irwin was famously killed by what type of animal?
Stingray
Plants get their food through what process?
Photosynthesis
The earth spins on an angled tilt called an?
Axis
Why isn’t it possible to walk on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune?
They don't have solid surfaces
What is a group of cats called?
What is a group of cats called?
What British overseas territory is partially protected from severe hurricanes due to a surrounding coral reef but remains frequently associated with disasters due to an allegedly large number of unexplained aircraft disappearances?
Bermuda/Bermuda Triangle
What makes plant leaves green?
Chlorophyll
Which age is known as the "Age of Fish"?
Paleozoic Era
How long does each season last on Neptune?
More than 40 Earth years
The age of a lion can be determined by its…?
Nose
What is the more common name for the Castor genus of mammals? It includes two species of a large, primarily nocturnal, semiaquatic rodent with enamel that contains iron and is more resistant to acid than the teeth of other mammals.
Beavers
Plants take in carbon dioxide through their ______ ?
Stomata
When a meander is cut off, what is formed?
Oxbow Lake
What do scientists call the disk that encircles a back hole?
Accretion Disk.
A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a…?
A lima bean
Wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and salinity differences are all different forces that create what continuous movement of ocean waters?
Currents
What is left over after photosynthesis?
Oxygen
What scientist purposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
What is the only planet not named after a God?
Earth
What is the deadliest creature in the world?
Mosquito
What slender-bodied shark is harmless to humans and named for the striking pattern of black saddle-like markings and large spots over its back?
Leopard Shark
Before a seed can sprout, what process must it go through?
Germination
What name was given to the west wind by the Greeks?
Zephyrus
How far away is the nearest star, not the sun?
About 4.22 light-years from Earth.