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 number of amendments in the U.S. Constitution.
What is 27?
The fear of public speaking.
What is glossophobia?
The tendency to favor information that confirms existing beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
What is a transform boundary?
The location of the smallest bone in the body.
What is in the ear?
The process by which a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas, skipping the liquid phase.
What is sublimation?
A low-lying, thin, gray cloud layer which may, if thick enough, produce drizzle, ice prisms, or snow grains.
What is a stratus cloud?
An intense, persistent fear of deep, vast, or dark bodies of water like oceans, seas, or lakes.
What is thalassophobia?
The study of fungi.
What is mycology?
Cutting a vegetable into thin strips.
What is a julienne cut?
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses.
What is an isthmus?
Cooking food partially in boiling water, then shocking it in ice water.
What is blanching?
A story in which characters and events represent deeper moral, political, or religious meanings.
What is an allegory?