Groundwater collects in these massive underground structures
aquifers
This is the difference between tortoises and turtles
tortoises live on land and turtles live in water
The status of Pluto was altered from planet to this back in 2006
dwarf planet
The War of 1812 began in this year
1812
The country of Iran was previously know as this to the Western World
Persia
Oxygen comprises 21% of the atmosphere and the other 79% is this diatomic element
Nitrogen
Elephants hold the title for the world's largest ______
land animal
Super Novas are the product of the violent death of these massive objects
stars
The Civil War began when Confederate troops fired on this South Carolina fort
Fort Sumter
Pu Yi was the last emperor of this nation after the government was overthrown in 1912
China
Everest is the tallest mountain and ___ is the second tallest
K2
The characteristic pink color of the flamingo is a result of ______
their diet
The Milky Way galaxy is a spiral galaxy with this many arms
This president set a record for being the only one to serve 4 consecutive terms
FDR
There are four countries that comprise the Central Powers in WWI: Germany, Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, and _______
Bulgaria
This is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere
Thermosphere/Exosphere
'Armadillo' is Spanish for ______ which accurately describes the animal's appearance
little armored one
The Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter is comprised of meteoroids/asteroids, but the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune is comprised of these
comets
This president is the only one to serve two nonconsecutive terms
Grover Cleveland
Singapore was most recently a part of this country (post decolonization)
Malaysia
The Northern Lights are the result of this phenomenon
solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetosphere
Whales were able to reach their massive size because ______
weightlessness in water, being big helps keep them warm, large range to gather food
The name of the largest object in the asteroid belt
Ceres
The Gadsden Purchase completed the modern contiguous US borders in 1854 after buying this region from Mexico
Southern Arizon/New Mexico
The city of Constantinople had its name officially changed to Istabul in the 20th century, but _____ was the name prior to Constantinople.
Byzantium