Animals
What’s the largest species of shark in the world?
🦈 The whale shark
How is the periodic table organized?
atomic number
What is the boiling point of water?
🔥 A: 100°C
What organ controls your thoughts, memories, and actions?
The brain
What animal has 8 hearts and blue blood?
The octopus
What’s special about a chameleon’s eyes?
👀 Each eye can move independently
What is the periodic symbol for gold?
Au
Which two planets don’t have moons?
Mercury and Venus
Which part of your brain helps you keep your balance and coordinate movements?
The cerebellum
Are babies born with more bones than adults? True or False?
True
Which animal can rotate its head up to 270 degrees?
🦉 The owl
Name two properties of metals.
good conductors & malleable
What is the shape of your DNA called?
Double helix
Which side of your brain is usually responsible for creativity, art, and imagination
The right hemisphere
What muscle do lizards use to smell?
Their tongue
What do snakes use their tongues for?
🐍 To smell and sense their environment
Which element was known as the “water former” after it was discovered that it creates water when burned?
💧 A: Hydrogen (H)
What color is the sunset on Mars?
Blue
What is the wrinkled outer layer of the brain called that helps you think and make decisions?
The cerebral cortex
What animal can live without its head for a week?
cockroach
What animal can see behind itself without turning its head?
🐎 The horse
What do elements in the same column (group) of the periodic table have in common?
They have similar chemical properties
What strange metal becomes a liquid at room temperature and is used in thermometers?
🌡️ Mercury
What is the gap between two neurons called, where chemical signals (neurotransmitters) pass messages?
The synapse
What part of the cell controls all of its activities and contains the genetic material (DNA)?
The nucleus