Investigation 1
Forced into a smaller space
compression
In the classic Christmas movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch was described with three words. What are they?
Stink, stank, stunk
Air flowing from high pressure to low pressure
Wind
Which artist made history in 2020 as the youngest winner of the Grammys‘ four main categories?
Billie Eilish
In which American city would you find the Golden Gate Bridge?
San Francisco
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind Speed
One of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day. Which reindeer is that?
Cupid
The atmosphere is heated by these two types of energy transfer
Conduction and Radiation
Who created the viral “Renegade” dance on TikTok?
Jalaiah Harmon
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What do you measure air pressure with?
Barometer
The best part of Jewish holidays is often the food! To celebrate the "miracle of oil", fried potato pancakes are eaten in Hanukkah. What are these pancakes called?
Latkes
One huge body of air that has relatively uniform temperature
air mass
What day is Star Wars Day?
May 4th
What type of celestial body is the Sun?
A star
Can cause death and destruction to the environment
severe weather
According to the English lyrics of 'The Dreidel Song' which children sing at Hanukkah, out of what material is a dreidel made?
Clay
The cause of winds near the equator in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere to cure west
Coriolis effect
Name 3 members of one direction
Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik
What country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
Australia
Coldest layer of our atmosphere
Mesosphere
What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Home Alone
A predictable wind produced by the combination of high and low pressure areas and the Coriolis effect
Prevailing Wind
How many Harry Potter books and movies are there?
7 books and 8 movies.
Which two countries share the longest border?
Canada and the United States