Fun Facts
Geology Gems
Ecosystems & Ecology
Astronomy
Tallest, Fastest, or Largest
100
The animal from which wool is obtained?
What is a sheep?
100
Molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth is called this.
What is Magma?
100
An organism that feeds only on plants is an example of this?
What is a What is a herbivore?
100
This former planet was demoted in 2006.
What is Pluto?
100
The tallest mountain in the world.
What is Mt. Everest?
200
The president's face that is on the American penny.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
This is the hottest layer of the Earth.
What is the Core?
200
Solar energy is an example of this type of resource.
What is renewable?
200
The two U.S. presidents for which we celebrate birthdays for in February.
Who are George Washington and Abraham Lincoln?
200
The tallest living thing in the world (you can see one in the state of Washington).
What is a giant redwood tree?
300
This scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his work on theoretical physics.
Who is Albert Einstein?
300
This type of rock is formed from layers of eroded earth.
What is Sedimentary Rock?
300
The sequence of who eats who is referred to as..
What is the Food Chain?
300
This planet in our solar system is the largest.
What is Jupiter?
300
The largest continent (not country).
What is Asia?
400
This creature can jump 130 times its height.
What is a flea? Flea's can jump 130 times higher than their own height. In human terms this is equal to a 6ft. person jumping 780 ft. into the air.
400
This is the hardest mineral. registering a 10on Mohs Hardness Scale
What isa dimond?
400
Tundra, Taiga, and Deserts are examples of these.
What are Biomes?
400
Comets are composd of these.
What is Ice and Dust?
400
The deepest part of any ocean in the world with a depth of 35,797 feet is located where?
What is the Mariana Trench?
500
The art of Japanese paper folding is called this.
What is origami?
500
The five 'Great Lakes' are : Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and _____________________.
What is Lake Erie?
500
This is the percentage of the world's energy use comes from fossil fuels
What is 90%?
500
Our Milky Way is an example of this type of galaxy.
What is a Spiral Galaxy?
500
This is the height +/- 3' inched of the tallest person ever.
What is 8'11.1" tall. (Robert Pershing Wadlow)