How mercurial...
Along with bromine, mercury is one of only two elements that possess THIS physical property
What is LIQUID STATE at room temperature
Despite resulting in a new colour, the combination of blue water and yellow water is actually an example of THIS physical change
What is DISSOLVING / DISSOLUTION
Threatened by habitat fragmentation and vehicle traffic, this aquatic predator has evolved a solitary fang on its upper jaw
What is a SNAPPING TURTLE
In 2017, a tight-knit class of science students presented Mr. Wyman with a plush doll of THIS cartoon character
Who is STITCH
Despite a shoulder height of up to 7 feet, THIS imposing & iconic Canadian mammal is under threat from tiny parasites that have proliferated due to longer summers
What is a MOOSE
Due to low heat capacity, mercury was once commonly used in THIS piece of lab equipment
What is a THERMOMETER
The scientific evidence that verified THIS model was not collected until several decades after Copernicus proposed it
What is the HELIOCENTRIC MODEL
A snowshoe hare's fur changing colours with the seasons is an example of THIS type of physiological adaption
What is CAMOUFLAGE
In spring of 2025, Wyman agreed to participate in THESE TWO charity events run by Woodlands clubs
What are FAMILY FEUD and PIE FACE
Say it three times! This red supergiant in the Orion constellation is thought by some astronomers to already have entered the final stages of its stellar life cycle
What is BETELGEUSE
Due to its difficulty at bypassing cellular membranes, mercury is said to do THIS in organisms that ingest it
What is BIOACCUMULATE
THIS planet, once volcanically actively and hosting liquid water, is now completely dry on its surface, possibly due to the loss of its magnetic field to shield it from the Sun's radiation
What is MARS
THIS form of symbiosis is typified by flying squirrels using trees for food & shelter, while spreading fungus spores that extend the trees' root network
What is MUTUALISM
Mr. Wyman's love of cinema was born when he first watched this animated film in a movie theatre in 1991
What is BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (to date, still the greatest thing Disney has ever produced)
The gravitational forces beyond THIS boundary of a super-massive black hole have such a steep gradient that objects crossing it would become "spaghettified"!
What is the EVENT HORIZON
The large difference between it aphelion and perihelion makes Mercury an anomaly amongst inner planets. It's not crazy! It's just THIS
What is ECCENTRIC
The constant rate of change of the potential difference across a load with a change in the current passing through it can be computed as THIS property
What is RESISTANCE
Exhumed from the Alberta Badlands, fossils of scaphognathus crassirostris include a long index talon believed to support THIS useful adaptation
What is a WING / SKIN FLAP for gliding
At age 16, Mr. Wyman's first paid "teaching job" was instructing children aged 5-13 in THIS subject
What is DRAMA
The Sudbury Basin is one of the largest asteroid impact craters on earth, responsible for the region's rich deposits of THESE TWO consecutive transition metals used in coin manufacture
What are COPPER and NICKEL
When excited by an electric current, mercury vapour in CFLs emits THIS type of radiation, which has a slightly shorter wavelength than the most energic visible light
What is ULTRAVIOLET radiation
A fluctuating species population in an undisturbed ecosystem trends towards THIS theoretical value over time
What is the CARRYING CAPACITY
THIS behavioural adaptation of young grizzly bears helps supply the temperate rainforests of northwestern Canada with ocean-borne proteins all year round
What is CARRYING SALMON IN-LAND
In 1984, Mr. Wyman's mother had a close call with a bolt of lightning in THIS southeast African country
What is ZIMBABWE
At a staggering 1.21 x10⁹ Joules/second, THIS metric unit for electrical power was famously mispronounced by Doc Brown in Back to the Future
What is a GIGAWATT