Omnivores
This farmyard bird, a Thanksgiving favorite, eats seeds, insects, berries, and even small reptiles.
What is a turkey?
This calm, sheltered body of water is partly enclosed by land, often used as a harbor for boats.
What is a bay?
This type of precipitation falls as frozen crystals and often covers the ground in winter.
What is snow?
This popular red flower is often given on Valentine’s Day and has thorny stems.
What is a rose?
This gas makes up about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
This small rodent with chubby cheeks munches on nuts, seeds, fruits, insects, and sometimes tiny birds.
What is a squirrel?
A flowing body of water that moves downhill toward larger bodies of water like seas or oceans.
What is a river?
This rotating column of air forms over water and becomes a waterspout when visible.
What is a tornado?
Known for turning toward the sun, this tall yellow flower produces seeds that people love to snack on.
What is a sunflower?
This protective atmospheric layer absorbs most of the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation.
What is the ozone layer?
This masked backyard visitor will raid your trash, eat fruits, veggies, insects, and even steal your leftover pumpkin pie.
What is a raccoon?
This long, narrow body of water between two pieces of land connects two larger bodies of water and is famous in Panama.
What is a strait?
A giant puffy white cloud that usually means fair weather unless it grows into a storm cloud.
What is a cumulus cloud?
This fragrant spring flower grows from a bulb and comes in many colors, especially in the Netherlands.
What is a tulip?
This thin layer closest to Earth’s surface is where weather happens.
What is the troposphere?
This highly intelligent forest omnivore uses tools, eats fruits, leaves, insects, and occasionally small mammals and shares about 98% of its DNA with humans.
What is a chimpanzee?
This body of water is where a river meets the ocean, creating a mix of saltwater and freshwater.
What is an estuary?
This tool measures atmospheric pressure and helps predict storms or clear skies.
What is a barometer?
This tropical flower, known for its large petals and vibrant colors, is the state flower of Hawaii.
What is a hibiscus?
This effect occurs when heat is trapped by gases like carbon dioxide, keeping Earth warm.
What is the greenhouse effect?
This adaptable canine species thrives in deserts, forests, and even cities, eating everything from rodents and fruit to human leftovers — earning it the nickname “the song dog.”
What is a coyote?
This partially enclosed body of water is larger than a bay but smaller than an ocean.
What is a sea
This phenomenon occurs when warm air gets trapped near the ground by a layer of cooler air above it, causing smog to linger.
What is a temperature inversion?
This delicate white flower is often used in wedding bouquets and is sometimes called “baby’s breath.”
What is gypsophila?
This boundary at about 100 km (62 miles) above Earth marks the beginning of space.
What is the Kármán line?