cooking
This cooking method involves heating a liquid until large bubbles break the surface.
what is boiling
Often called the "Red Planet" due to iron oxide in its soil, it is the fourth planet from the Sun.
What is Mars?
Clocking in at speeds over 70 mph, this spotted feline is widely recognized as the fastest land animal.
What is a cheetah?
Often called the "Eternal City," this capital began its Jubilee 2025 celebration with special events scheduled throughout the year.
What is Rome?
This is the only metal that remains a liquid at room temperature, often used in older thermometers.
What is mercury?
This French phrase translates to "everything in its place" and refers to having all ingredients prepped and organized before you start cooking.
What is mise en place?
This is the name of our home galaxy, classified as a barred spiral galaxy.
What is the Milky Way?
This marine creature is the only species of "whale" that is actually a member of the dolphin family.
What is an orca/killer whale?
This de facto capital of Bolivia is officially the world's highest administrative capital, sitting at an elevation of approximately 3,640 meters (11,942 ft).
What is La Paz?
Making up roughly 78% of Earth's atmosphere, this gas is the most abundant by volume in the air we breathe.
What is nitrogen?
This red sauce, typically served with tortilla chips, has basic ingredients including chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño.
What is salsa?
This planet has a density so low it would actually float if placed in a large enough body of water.
What is Saturn?
This Australian marsupial is the only animal in the world known to produce cube-shaped droppings.
What is a wombat?
Known as the "Waterfront Wonderland," this Florida city holds the record for the most canals of any city in the world, with over 400 miles of navigable waterways.
What is Cape Coral?
This scientific term describes the process of a solid turning directly into a gas without passing through a liquid phase, such as with dry ice.
What is sublimation?
To cook food directly under or over high heat, often used for meat or vegetables to achieve a charred exterior.
what is broiling
This is the specific term for the "point of no return" around a black hole, where nothing—not even light—can escape its gravity.
What is the event horizon?
While their fur appears white to help them blend into the Arctic, these bears actually have solid black skin underneath.
What is a polar bear?
While historically second, some 2025 reports indicate this Southeast Asian metropolis has overtaken Tokyo to become the world's most populous city, with over 41 million residents in its greater area.
What is Jakarta?
In genetics, this 12-letter term refers to a random change in a gene that can sometimes result in a new trait for an organism.
What is a mutation?
This is the culinary term for cutting food into small, evenly shaped cubes, typically about 1/4-inch in size.
What is dicing?
Located roughly 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus, this nebula is officially recognized as the coldest known place in the universe.
What is the Boomerang Nebula?
To prevent drifting apart while sleeping in the open ocean, these fluffy marine mammals are famous for holding hands.
What are sea otters?
This Central European capital is famously known as the "City of a Hundred Spires" because of its iconic skyline of gothic churches and medieval towers.
What is Prague?
These specific cellular organelles are unique because they contain their own DNA and are responsible for converting nutrients into energy.
What are mitochondria?