facts about the human body
How many bones are typically in an adult human body?
206 bones
What is the strongest animal overall?
Elephant
What are the three main things plants need to live?
Sunlight, water, air
What galaxy are we in?
Milky way
How many elements are on the periodic table?
118
What is the strongest bone in the body?
The femur (thighbone)
What is the biggest mammal?
Blue whale
What is the process of turning water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide into sugars called?
Photosynthesis
How many moons does Mercury and Venus have combined?
Zero
What is the smallest bone in your body?
The stirrup bone (ear bone)
What are the five vital organs in the human body?
Brain, Heart, Kidneys, Liver, and Lungs
What colour are flamingos born and how do they turn pink?
Flamingos are born grey, but the shrimp they eat turns them pink
What is the most common flower?
Rose
Other than earth what planet would be best for humans to live on?
Mars
What is the biggest desert?
Antarctica
How many times does the average person blink per day?
What is the fastest animal?
Peregrine Falcon
What is the fastest growing woody plant?
Bamboo
What two things have scientist report space smells like?
Metallic or a seared steak
Five
How many cells is the human body made up of? (it's probably more than you would guess)
about 37 trillion cells
How many animal species do scientist estimate are in the world?
8.7 million
What does this scientific term mean: Poa Pratensis?
It is the scientific word for Kentucky Bluegrass (the most common lawn grass
What are the 8 officially recognized planets in our solar system?
Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Earth, Saturn, Venus, and Neptune
What actually happens during a brain freeze?
When you eat or drink something cold too fast it drops the temperature of your palate drastically. This causes the blood vessels in your mouth to constrict to hold body heat and then quickly dilate to let warm blood rush through. It then repeats this process quickly over and over again. This movement triggers your trigeminal nerve (the one that controls facial sensation). Your brain then confuses the signal from the roof of your mouth and interprets it as a throbbing pain in your forehead.