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Middle round (ages 9–11): 🌋 Planet Earth · 🚀 Space · 🌳 Plants and trees · 🌦️ Weather. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.
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The ten, for a host reading aloud
- 1.About how much of Earth's land is desert?
- A about two-thirds
- B about one-tenth
- C about one-third
- 2.About how far is the Sun from Earth?
- A about 93 thousand miles
- B about 93 million miles
- C about 93 billion miles
- 3.What is the green pigment in leaves called?
- A keratin
- B chlorophyll
- C melanin
- 4.Thin, wispy cirrus clouds are made mostly of what?
- A raindrops
- B ice crystals
- C dust
- 5.Rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens is called what?
- A metamorphic rock
- B sedimentary rock
- C igneous rock
- 6.Who was the first American woman to fly in space?
- A Eileen Collins
- B Peggy Whitson
- C Sally Ride
- 7.Which kind of tree is among the oldest living things on Earth?
- A the bristlecone pine
- B the palm tree
- C the apple tree
- 8.Which became the world's first national park, in 1872?
- A the Grand Canyon
- B Yosemite
- C Yellowstone
- 9.About how many Earth days does Mercury take to go once around the Sun?
- A 687 days
- B 365 days
- C 88 days
- 10.The General Sherman Tree is the world's largest tree by which measure?
- A volume
- B age
- C height
🔑 Show the answers
- C: about one-third. Deserts can be hot or cold, but they are always dry. Source: U.S. Geological Survey
- B: about 93 million miles. That is about 150 million kilometers. Source: NASA Science
- B: chlorophyll. It is the most common pigment in a leaf, which is why most leaves look green. Source: National Park Service
- B: ice crystals. Cirrus clouds float very high up, where the air is freezing cold. Source: NOAA NESDIS (SciJinks)
- C: igneous rock. Granite, basalt and obsidian are all igneous rocks. Source: U.S. Geological Survey
- C: Sally Ride. She flew on the space shuttle in 1983 and later became a physics professor. Source: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- A: the bristlecone pine. Some bristlecone pines are thousands of years old, so their rings record ancient weather. Source: National Park Service
- C: Yellowstone. Its geysers and hot springs were a big reason it was protected. Source: National Park Service
- C: 88 days. That makes Mercury the fastest planet in our solar system. Source: NASA Science
- A: volume. This giant sequoia holds about 52,500 cubic feet of wood. Source: National Park Service
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