Land Animals
Which of these animals belongs to the reptile family?
a. Grizzly Bear
b. Turtle
C. Peacock
D. Chinchilla
B. Turtle. Along with snakes, crocodiles, and lizards, turtles are reptiles. Unlike mammals, reptiles cannot regulate their own body heat and have to use their environments to stay warm.
What part of their bodies do jellyfish use to sting and paralyze their prey?
Tentacles. When jellyfish get hungry, they use small cells on their tentacles to paralyze food before putting it into their mouths. Jellyfish also use their mouths to go to the bathroom.
Which one of the solar system's planets is the sun's closest neighbor?
Mercury. Mercury might sit closest to the sun, but it's not the hottest planet. With temperatures that go over 700 degrees F, Venus gets slightly hotter.
Brisbane, Sydney, and Adelaide are major cities in what country?
Australia
With over 5 million people, Sydney is Australia's biggest city. Australia sits in the southern hemisphere, and it's also one of the seven continents.
How many teeth to adults have?
32
Before they fall out and become adult teeth, you have 20 baby teeth. When you're an adult, you will have 32.
What big, scary animal can go for over 6 months without food?
Crocodile. Both saltwater and freshwater crocodiles have been known to eat only twice a year. When a food source gets low, they often stick around until there's something else to eat.
Which of these would you never find in a shark's body?
A. Bones
B. Muscles
C. Gills
D. Stomach
If you were to x-ray a shark, you wouldn't find any bones. Instead, they have cartilage like the flexible, tough stuff that makes up your nose and your ears.
If you were looking at the planet that has a big red spot, which planet would you be seeing?
Jupiter.
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. It's so big that it can hold 1,300 Earths inside it.
Which language is the world's most commonly spoken?
Chinese.
Across the world there are around 6,500 languages spoken, and Chinese is the most popular. Over 900 million people speak a version of it called Mandarin Chinese!
What are your ears and nose made out of?
Cartilage
There are more of this bird than there are people in the world.
Chickens.
With 25 billion of them in the world, there are over three times more chickens than there are humans. A female chicken can lay over 300 eggs every year.
What do sea snakes like to eat the most?
Most kinds of sea snakes love to eat fish, but a couple of them prefer fish eggs instead. Sea snakes are poisonous, but their fangs never grow big enough to bite through wetsuits.
What do other planets have that Venus does not?
Moons.
Not only does Venus not have moons, it also is the hottest planet.
What gulf sits off Florida's western coast?
Gulf of Mexico (now Gulf of America)
There are 62 gulfs around the world. The saltwater there is four times more salty than the nearby Atlantic Ocean.
Do you know which of your fingers is also called the third finger?
Middle Finger
In the anatomy books, the middle finger is labeled as the third finger of your hand. It's always the longest human finger.
What part of the anteater would you say is the longest?
Tongue.
Anteaters use their long tongues to reach way down inside anthills and other insect nests.
What's the name of the ocean creature that has five arms and sand dollars for cousins?
Starfish. There are over 2,000 different varieties of starfish, and they always have five arms, sometimes more. If they lose an arm, they simply grow it back through a process called regeneration.
Shooting stars are also known by what name?
Meteorite.
A meteorite is a meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere.
What natural disaster occurs when there's an earthquake under the ocean?
Tsunami.
When an earthquake strikes on the ocean's floor, a huge wall of water called a tsunami ripples throughout the region. In 1958, a tsunami that stood 1,720 feet tall reached Alaska.
Your tongue has around 10,000 of what?
Taste buds
Your tongue is one big muscle and it's covered by 10,000 taste buds. As you get older, the number of them gets smaller.
What Arctic animal is sometimes called the skunk bear because of its black and white markings?
Wolverine. Wolverines are the biggest members of the weasel family and they love to eat. In fact they have been known to fight polar bears for it!
Which big marine mammal is the cousin of the dugong and sometimes called the elephant of the sea?
Manatee.
Both manatees and dugongs belong to a family of marine mammals called sirenians. With only 10,000 dugongs left in the world, it's important to protect them.
How much money would you have to save to buy a NASA spacesuit?
12,000,000
Each suit also weighs 47 pounds.
What mountain range is the oldest in the US?
Appalachian Mountains.
The Appalachian Mountains run all the way from Maine to Georgia. Since they were created over 480 million years ago, they are considered the oldest mountains in the world.
What's another name for the bony cranium that protects your brain?
Skull
Your brain is protects by 22 bones that fust together to make your skull. It doesn't stop growing until you are between 6 and 12 years old.