Landforms
A _____ is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales. Rivers have a natural tendency to cut through underlying surfaces, eventually wearing away rock layers as sediments are removed downstream.
Canyon / George
What is a period of 10 Years is called?
Decade
If you had a nasal problem, what part of your body would be affected?
Nose
What type of creature is a redback?
A Spider
Is an encyclopaedia fiction or non-fiction?
Non-fiction
In geography, a _____ is a flat, sweeping landmass that generally does not change much in elevation. Plains occur as lowlands along the bottoms of valleys or on the doorsteps of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands
Plain
How many months have 31 days?
7
Light striking the surface of a photoreceptor activates a protein, rhodopsin, that initiates a chemical cascade of signals through intricate cellular wiring that ultimately converge in ganglion cells, neurons whose axons form the optic nerve. Processing, sorting, and condensing of signals actually starts here in the _____.
Retina
Which animals are shown on the 1980 Philippine 50cent piece?
Philippine Eagle
The Anzacs were men from which country?
Australia and New Zealand
In geomorphology, a _____ is an isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top; buttes are smaller landforms than mesas, plateaus, and tablelands
Butte
What is the next prime number after 11?
13
Where on your body do you have a lifeline and a line of the heart?
Palm/hand
A cygnet is a young what?
What are you doing if you take 40 winks?
Sleeping
In geology and physical geography, a _______, also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain, that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with steep slopes.
Plateau
What is the sum of the first three odd numbers?
9
Which body part brings blood back to the heart: veins or arteries?
Veins
Which animal is considered to be the fastest land animal in the world?
Cheetah
New Zealanders are colloquially called _____.
A _______ is a large-scale structural formation of rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flat-lying strata. Structural basins are geological depressions, and are the inverse of domes. Some elongated structural basins are also known as synclines
structural basin
How many sides does a dodecahedron have?
12
Also known as CN1, the ____ nerve is the first of 12 cranial nerves located within the head. It relays sensory data to the brain, and it is responsible for the sense of smell. The nerve's ______ receptors are located within the mucosa of the nasal cavity.
Olfactory
What Animal Kingdom Penguin belongs?
Bird Kingdom
What starts with 'T', ends with 'T' and is filled with 'T'
Teapot