Spring
This term describes the movement of birds as the weather shifts in temperature
What is migration
An area of land where any groundwater underneath of it or precipitation that falls on it drains into one river, basin, or sea
What is a watershed
This is the official flower of Washington D.C.
What is the American Beauty Rose
On the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, the sun rises directly over this part of the globe:
A) Longitude
B) Latitude
C) Equator
What is the C) the Equator
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emitted from industries and cars combine with precipitation in the atmosphere to form this
What is acid rain
This person was the first president to live in Washington D.C.
Who is John Adams
This always comes at the end of spring
What is the letter 'g'
This term is used to describe cities that have consistently higher temperatures than surrounding areas because of a greater retention of heat from buildings, concrete, and asphalt
What is the heat island effect
DAILY DOUBLE
This is the the number of exterior columns the Lincoln Memorial has, and what that number represents
What is 36, the number of states at the time of Lincoln's death
The name for a group of butterflies:
A) a Kaleidoscope
B) a School
C) a Pod
What is A) a Kaleidoscope
An increase in the concentration of chemical nutrients (i.e. phosphates and nitrates) in a body of water that promotes excessive algae growth which then depletes the amount of oxygen available to other organisms
What is eutrophication
This former MLB team relocated to Washington D.C. and became The Nationals
Who are the Montreal Expos
These are the four stages of a frog
What is Egg, Tadpole, Froglet, and Frog
Theory developed by Garrett Hardin that shared common resources are more likely to be overused and degraded when individuals act to fulfill their own short-term self interests over the interests of the group
What is Tragedy of the Commons
This is the number of electoral votes The District of Columbia gets for presidential elections
What is 3