Solar System
What phenomena keep the planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
What is the longest bone in the body?
The femur, also known as the thigh bone.
How many oceans contain sharks?
All of them!
What is the smallest unit of matter?
Atom
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest. The mountain peak reaches 29,029 feet at its summit.
Sun
Where is the smallest bone of your body?
Your ear. The stapes bone, also known as the stirrup bone. It’s located inside your ear.
How many limbs does an octopus have?
Eight. These tentacles are divided up between six “arms” and two “legs.”
What did Isaac Newton discover?
Hint: An apple a day keeps the doctor away...
Gravity
How are earthquakes measured?
HINT: Same name as Conan O'Brien's sidekick.
They use something called the Richter Scale. The measure has been in use since 1935.
What is it called when the moon moves between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth?
Eclipse
What kind of blood type is known as the universal donor?
O negative
What animal is an Orca?
HINT: Dory speaks their language.
A whale!
How many states of matter are there?
Four. Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
What was Earth's supercontinent called?
Pangea. The area split into two landmasses some 135 million years ago due to a phenomenon known as “continental drift.”
What color is the sunset on Mars?
Blue
What do white blood cells do?
White blood cells protect you against illness and disease. “Immunity Cells” are another name for these components.
Which animal can change direction mid-air?
The cheetah. They are the only type of cat able to do so.
What do you call the word that defines what happens to a solid turning to a liquid?
Hint: Olaf says the best people in life are worth ____ for.
Melting
How many continents are there?
Seven.
What planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin
What can sharks sense that humans cannot?
Hint: Benjamin Franklin would have been jealous.
Electricity. They do this using organs called ampullae of Lorenzini.
What number is considered room temperature?
72 degrees
Name the continents.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America.