Astronomy
This body is the most responsible for making the tides on Earth happen
The Moon
The endless cycle of metamorphic to sedimentary to igneous to metamorphic, and so on, is known as the...
rock cycle
This organ is responsible for the absorbing of nutrients from the food you eat and is roughly 20 feet long!
Small intestine
If you can hear ___________ you are close enough to be ______________
Thunder; struck by lightning
Trees are 60 million years YOUNGER than these ocean dwelling predators.
Sharks
The sun is the biggest star in the galaxy.
(True or False)
False. The sun is called a "yellow dwarf" star
Sand is also known as this
Plants use Carbon Dioxide (CO2), water (H20) and sunlight during photosynthesis; they release these two gasses.
BONUS 200 points: Sugar is also made, how do you write it chemically? (Ex: H20 is water)
Water vapor H20 and Oxygen (O2)
BONUS: C6H12O6
The coldest temperature on Earth, −128.6 °F, happened on this continent in 1983.
Antartica
Orca have been known to prey upon this antlered mammal when they go swimming, looking for seaweed.
Moose
The sixth planet from the sun is the one that could float, if you had a big enough tub.
Saturn
An earthquake is caused by...
The moving of tectonic plates
The average length of this human organ is about 3 inches
Tongue
The hottest temperature ever recorded, 134.1°F, happened on this continent in 1913.
Extra 100 points for the exact place this was recorded.
North America
Extra: Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California
This animal can drink 50 gallons of water at one time, or more than 900 times what a human can hold in their mouth
Elephant
A "dirty snowball" is another name for these celestial objects that wander through the solar system, which were often thought of as bad omens.
Comet
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake, in this South American country, was the strongest ever recorded, a 9.5 on the Richter scale.
Chile
Although it makes up just 2% of the body's weight, this organ uses around 20% of its energy.
This is the name given to precipitation that falls from the sky, but evaporates before hitting the ground.
Virga
Eating too much of this vegetable will cause your skin to turn orange.
Carrot
The Schwarzschild radius is as close as you want to get to this dark object, otherwise you'll be sucked in and never seen again.
A black hole
A volcano that erupts under the ocean is called a ______, sounding like a type of Navy ship.
Submarine (eruption)
Aposematism, also known as warning coloration, is a defense mechanism where animals display bright colors or patterns to warn predators that they are
(Two acceptable answers)
Toxic or venomous
With roughly 1,800 thunderstorms each day on earth, this is the estimated number of lightning strikes per minute. (Hint: in the thousands)
6,000
A dog can only sweat from this place on its body.
Paws