A tree that loses its leaves in the winter.
What is a deciduous tree?
The imaginary line at 0° longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian?
The past tense of seek.
What is sought?
The bending of light as it passes through different materials.
What is refraction?
The fear of public speaking.
What is glossophobia?
The tendency to favor information that confirms existing beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
The number of amendments in the U.S. Constitution.
What is 27?
The location of the smallest bone in the body.
What is in the ear?
A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
What is a transform boundary?
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses.
What is an isthmus?
An intense, persistent fear of deep, vast, or dark bodies of water like oceans, seas, or lakes.
What is thalassophobia?
The process by which a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas, skipping the liquid phase.
What is sublimation?
Cutting a vegetable into thin strips.
What is a julienne cut?
The study of fungi.
What is mycology?
A low-lying, thin, gray cloud layer which may, if thick enough, produce drizzle, ice prisms, or snow grains.
What is a stratus cloud?
A story in which characters and events represent deeper moral, political, or religious meanings.
What is an allegory?