Around the World
This country is both in Europe and Asia and has Istanbul as its largest city.
What is Turkey
This planet has the shortest year in our solar system
What is Mercury
This Chinese philosopher is known for teachings about respect, family, and order.
Who is Confucius
This mammal lays eggs instead of giving birth.
What is the platypus or echidna
This organ helps you breathe by taking in oxygen
What are the lungs ?
This capital city sits on the Yangtze River and has been China’s capital multiple times in history.
What is Nanjing
This gas makes up about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is nitrogen
This dynasty unified China in 221 BCE
What is the Qin dynasty
This biome is known for very low rainfall and extreme temperatures.
What is a desert ?
This is the longest bone in the human body.
What is the femur ?
This desert is the largest hot desert in the world
What is the Sahara ?
This force pulls objects into the earth
What is gravity
This trade route connected China to Europe
What is the SILK ROAD
This animal can change color to blend into surroundings
What is a chameleon?
This part of the brain controls thinking and memory
What is the cerebrum?
This river flows through Egypt and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile ?
This particle in an item has no charge
What is a neutron ?
This dynasty expanded the Great Wall and standardized writing
What is the What is the Qin or Han dynasty
Animals that eat both plants and meat are called this.
What are omnivores
This system carries blood through the body.
What is the circulatory system?
This Central Asian country was historically a Silk Road hub with capital Tashkent.
What is Uzbekistan
This process turn's liquid into gas at the surface without boiling
What is evaporation
This invention using magnetism allowed sailors to determine direction.
What is the compass ?
This Arctic animal has black skin beneath its white fur
What is the polar bear?
What is the polar bear?
This valve prevents backflow between the left atrium and ventricle.
What is the mitral valve?