Category 1
Which continent contains countries like Ethiopia, Morocco, and Uganda?
Africa
Which continent contains countries like Italy, Spain, and France?
Europe
Which continent contains countries like Japan, India, and China?
Asia
Which continent contains countries like Argentina, Peru, and Brazil?
South America
We say that the earth spins on an imaginary line that runs through the center of the planet. What is that line called?
the earth's axis
The earth’s axis runs from which pole to which pole?
north pole to the south pole
The shape of the state of Florida has a specific geographical shape. What’s it called?
a peninsula
Frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders are all part of which category of animals?
amphibians
Do amphibians live all of their lives in the water, all of their lives on land, or do they split their lives between the water and the land?
They split their lives between the water and the land.
Lizards, snakes, turtles, and crocodiles are all part of which other category of animals?
reptiles
Are reptiles warm blooded or cold blooded?
cold blooded
What is a giant wave (or series of waves) in the ocean called? This kind of storm is usually caused by a volcanic eruption or earthquake under the ocean floor.
Tsunami. The largest tsunami wave ever recorded struck Lituya Bay, Alaska in 1958. The largest wave was over 1,700-feet tall!
What kind of storm drops balls of ice on the ground instead of rain? These balls of ice can be quite large, the largest was even bigger than a baseba
a hail storm (The largest hailstone ever recorded fell in Bangladesh in 1986 and weighed 2.25 pounds.)
What is it called when the moon passes in front of the sun, and temporarily blocks it for a moment?
a total solar eclipse
What kind of dinosaur had three horns on its head?
Triceratops
What kind of dinosaur had a very long neck and flat teeth, because it only ate leaves from trees?
Brontosaurus
What kind of dinosaur flew in the sky like a bird?
Pterodactyl
What’s the fastest animal on land?
The cheetah—it can run up to 70 miles per hour!
What’s the fastest fish in the ocean?
The black marlin—it can swim up to 80 miles per hour!
Who swims faster, dolphins or whales?
Dolphins. (They’re some of the fastest marine mammals in the world, and swim faster than the fastest whale, the orca. Dolphins can swim up to 37 miles per hour.)
What’s the largest bird in the world?
The ostrich. (They can weigh up to 346 pounds and stand 9 feet tall.)
What’s the largest mammal on Earth?
The blue whale. (It can grow to be more than 100 feet long!)
What bird is often thought of as the symbol of the United States of America?
the bald eagle
By area of land, what's the largest U. S. state?
Alaska
What is the capital of the country of Canada?
Ottawa